Sunday Brief – February 7th 2021
Americas
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 7th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine trackerhttps://t.co/kViDDS7tGb— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 7, 2021
More U.S. bankruptcy filings are happening with restructuring plans already in place, a trend that’s likely to extend as companies look to save time and money by reorganizing before they get to court https://t.co/8xSWM6y674
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 6, 2021
GOP blames White House staff for lack of COVID-19 relief deal https://t.co/bYZLSs9QWO pic.twitter.com/szwf9NHdS0
— The Hill (@thehill) February 7, 2021
The Biden administration is withdrawing the U.S. from agreements with three Central American countries that restricted the ability of people to seek asylum at the southwest border, @AP reports https://t.co/BjAtIw2xvI
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 7, 2021
Biden reviews US global military presence with eye on China.https://t.co/m7qXDlALfK
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) February 7, 2021
#Chip Shortages Force More Cuts at North American Auto Plants – Bloomberghttps://t.co/sdHZfHPWIJ
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 7, 2021
Asia
Seven weeks into China’s vaccination campaign, the picture is surprisingly underwhelming https://t.co/VOygvWD5ZT
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 7, 2021
The People’s Bank of China sold 50 billion yuan of 14-day reverse repurchase agreements, an operation aimed at ensuring liquidity is stable before the Lunar New Year holiday https://t.co/zxQdqlTfow
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 7, 2021
#CHINA END-JAN. FOREX RESERVES AT $3.2107T; EST. $3.2220T – BBG
*CHINA END-JAN. GOLD RESERVES AT 62.64M FINE TROY OUNCES— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 7, 2021
China is stockpiling computer chips and the machines that make them to protect itself from a widening U.S. technology ban https://t.co/6pNMSfLFBE
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 7, 2021
Japan boosts incentives to counter China’s factory dominance (via @ynohara1) https://t.co/LASTcOqWVz
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 7, 2021
The Philippines is targeting to raise $23.7 billion externally this year to help finance the budget deficit and priority projects https://t.co/L3PCIb226l
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 7, 2021
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 7th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italyhttps://t.co/BHqYa61mT9
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 7, 2021
French COVID-19 cases, patient numbers ease as AstraZeneca inoculations start https://t.co/eOHWxiZjjB pic.twitter.com/OSEzSZmKZm
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) February 7, 2021
#ECB’s Lagarde Sees Summer Recovery, Tricky Post-Pandemic Phase – Bloomberghttps://t.co/xBjvu9MyO1
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 7, 2021
European bonds gave Mario Draghi a seal of approval last week. The euro suggests he’s not quite the silver bullet for the region’s challenges https://t.co/gG5KGuhxnM
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 7, 2021
UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times https://t.co/ungm8HlPwD pic.twitter.com/jJMP6R2FaA
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) February 7, 2021
Some EU leaders, including Angela Merkel, have criticized Facebook and Twitter's Trump bans.
But the EU’s digital rules chief agrees with their decision, and adds that the bloc’s new online content proposal would’ve intervened before that happened. https://t.co/F0gGfw7k6g
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) February 7, 2021
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