Sunday Brief – December 6th 2020
Cryptocurrencies
MicroStrategy Buys More #Bitcoin at Average Price Above $19,400 – Bloomberghttps://t.co/nok6mkh6Cu
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 5, 2020
#China | https://t.co/5AoBvXMpfI Will Become The First Online Platform To Accept Digital #Yuan https://t.co/AXckYtAJfK
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 5, 2020
Americas
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 6th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Latest Restrictionshttps://t.co/aQsAIe6AFX— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 6, 2020
Xinjiang: US moves swiftly to enforce ban on cotton products linked to forced labour, reports @fbermingham #Xinjiang #china #China #cotton https://t.co/jBLRqBXxsz
— SCMP Economy (@scmpeconomy) December 4, 2020
The U.S. Department of State has terminated five exchange programs with China which it said “are fully funded and operated by the PRC government as soft power propaganda tools” https://t.co/seRk8D5K8p
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 6, 2020
The Trump administration prevented President-elect Joe Biden's transition team from meeting with its counterparts at Pentagon intelligence agencies this week, a source says https://t.co/druwxenl9I
— CNN (@CNN) December 6, 2020
"The president can pardon himself but that does not mean he should" via (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/DyvMzAea8h pic.twitter.com/vKhmXtCVxv
— The Hill (@thehill) December 6, 2020
Asia
South Korea will impose heightened social distancing rules for the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as health authorities struggle to contain the largest wave of coronavirus infections in nine months. https://t.co/kDOl3Frzr8
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) December 6, 2020
Beijing prepares to approve 600m inactivated doses by end-December. #vaccine #China #COVID #Covid19 https://t.co/5e1d7RS7VG
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) December 6, 2020
Pfizer seeks emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccine in India, media say https://t.co/2BX5qY9yx3 pic.twitter.com/MaNvK9qKDt
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) December 6, 2020
Japan mulls limited resumption of inbound tourism from spring: media https://t.co/HqR1Iotyjl pic.twitter.com/RAQmP0a0mU
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) December 6, 2020
Australia lacks an overarching approach to handling a “much more assertive” China, opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong said https://t.co/puQXulX2f6
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 6, 2020
US and Germany warn companies about backdoors in Chinese tax software. #spyware #malware #taxsoftware #FBI #security #cybersecurity https://t.co/O5ouijz3ii
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) December 6, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 6th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @ReutersUK, @mianrey, @nicolasberrod, @vincentglad, @starjoin, @GuillaumeRozier, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/HDOpGsOKNP
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 6, 2020
#France #Covid_19 | L'objectif des 5000 cas ne sera pas atteint le 15 décembre.
*Une légère ⬆ est possible à CT pour des raisons statistiques (incorporation des tests antigéniques) et fondamentales (relâchement des comportements + ⬇ des températures).https://t.co/pF53QXzBtv— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 6, 2020
UK and EU negotiators will resume trade talks on Sunday as both sides strive to patch up serious last-minute differences that are threatening to derail a deal https://t.co/5EJ73M4ykr
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 6, 2020
Irish Foreign Minister has 'very strong view' EU-UK deal can be done – newspaper https://t.co/DIDZrU1gqC pic.twitter.com/55HXiehBZF
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) December 6, 2020
Poland’s EU budget veto stokes talk of ‘Polexit’ https://t.co/CfUsfJM5DE
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 6, 2020
The European Central Bank will extend two key stimulus programs through the end of next year to support the economy, according to economists https://t.co/QTC9MWQQK1
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 6, 2020