Sunday Brief – January 17th 2021
Americas
Wall Street's main indexes finished lower, weighed down by big U.S. banks after their earnings reports and concerns about the viability of President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan. More here: https://t.co/uNfaODwoUs pic.twitter.com/21v1NORs5h
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 16, 2021
The start of earnings season failed to give Wall Street the excitement investors had hoped for as the main U.S. stock indexes finished lower. More here: https://t.co/uNfaODwoUs pic.twitter.com/7P2NgQ5f9k
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 16, 2021
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 17th)
➡ Regional/national datahttps://t.co/sOTFphoc4s— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 17, 2021
San Francisco’s office market is being hit so hard by the pandemic that, by some measures, it’s worse than the financial crisis or dot-com collapse https://t.co/k21ieAJe4V
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 16, 2021
Democrats seize on rare opportunity of GOP donor fallout https://t.co/mrvA5xSh3D pic.twitter.com/zC3gdRxrpF
— The Hill (@thehill) January 17, 2021
The blacklisting comes as Xiaomi makes an ambitious bid for global growth.https://t.co/bYZnlWgI4b
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 17, 2021
Asia
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate for the three months ended December is likely to exceed the highest level in 16 years, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said https://t.co/cscHAxLjtV
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 17, 2021
China’s economic ascent is accelerating barely a year after its first coronavirus lockdowns, as its success in controlling Covid-19 allows it to boost its share of global trade and investment (via @hancocktom & @EndaCurran) https://t.co/008pCFkkju
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 17, 2021
In Japan, planning for natural disasters is a serious business. Here's why the rest of the world should take note https://t.co/tjZ8aJwzIw via @citylab
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 17, 2021
Moon's party seeks to force Korean tech giants to share profitshttps://t.co/oCw3sRqSzq
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 17, 2021
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 17th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @KristenN_06, @macroandfinance, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/umsuRtzuBI
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 17, 2021
U.K. Considering All Measures at Border to Curb #Virus, Raab Says – Bloomberghttps://t.co/EM0es52IC8
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 17, 2021
UK eyes one-off COVID-19 grant instead of permanent benefit hike – Times https://t.co/AgoLeoN7PP pic.twitter.com/8wlFMa74IV
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 16, 2021
The ECB won’t need to boost its monetary stimulus again to pull the euro-area economy out of its current crisis, according to a Bloomberg survey (via @WeberAlexander) https://t.co/v68rM0fPTh
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 17, 2021
The EU and U.S. have a chance to reach an elusive agreement on aircraft subsidies within 6 months of President-elect Joe Biden’s entry into office, according to a senior EU trade official https://t.co/zTT3cOqw2i
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 16, 2021
Israel will begin gradually reopening its economy from February, and much of it will be active by March, Finance Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday https://t.co/7LLAl9C4PD
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 17, 2021