Sunday Brief – January 24th 2021
Americas
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 24th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccinationhttps://t.co/jYDUnbQihn— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 24, 2021
Retail rents in Manhattan continue to fall in every major shopping district https://t.co/32ISFb79Ur
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 23, 2021
Hotels operators are filing for bankruptcy at a faster pace in the U.S. More may be on the horizon https://t.co/wU45IBcOAX
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 23, 2021
Democrats eye bill that would provide families permanent benefits of at least $3000 per child https://t.co/tN3wgmReK1 pic.twitter.com/gdMS9RW6yf
— The Hill (@thehill) January 24, 2021
The U.S. State Department urged China to engage in dialogue with Taiwan and cease putting military, diplomatic and economic pressure on the island https://t.co/zd3fXIdZ6X
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 24, 2021
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS | Chinese officials expect President Joe Biden to keep up the heat on such issues as trade. But many hope that he will be more open to dialogue and cooperation than predecessor Donald Trump, especially in areas like climate change.https://t.co/TryhGQtBFA
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 23, 2021
Asia
More than 50 foreign countries are already administering COVID-19 vaccines, but Japan has yet to approve any.#COVID #vaccinehttps://t.co/CMp7dolQiB
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 24, 2021
Australia has eye on vaccination drive even though coronavirus under control https://t.co/jVQJG3V46a pic.twitter.com/Pk2hb86Dkf
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021
Indonesia sees downside risks for economic growth in the first quarter as the government imposes more restrictions to curb a worsening coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/Cxt2B1T1mw
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 24, 2021
Taiwan says asking chip firms to help ease auto chip shortage https://t.co/o0hbddB4nM pic.twitter.com/TAgQq24waM
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021
China rescues 11 miners after 14 days trapped underground – CCTV https://t.co/QVubwin8yr pic.twitter.com/Nh7hFggI7x
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021
Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi have agreed to strengthen the alliance between their two countries https://t.co/rQvO55dtsY
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 24, 2021
South Korea's Moon moves US alliance up on agenda, with eyes north.https://t.co/23HuiDZSni
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 24, 2021
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 24th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @macroandfinance, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/mmmPosMMOP
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 24, 2021
Britain still a long way from easing virus lockdown, minister says https://t.co/VG5HQDXjhN pic.twitter.com/DujvHfV1XH
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021
Europe and the U.S. should jointly adopt a carbon tax on imports as a means to promote low-emission production globally, according to the leaders of Germany’s Greens, the country’s No. 2 political force https://t.co/pqFn8LLj1g
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 23, 2021
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first European leader to speak with U.S. President Joseph Biden since his inauguration in a phone call that focused on ways to strengthen ties https://t.co/WYyn6yJKrZ
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 24, 2021
Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU https://t.co/ka3s6GuC3n pic.twitter.com/khWRLdWWH4
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2021
Week Ahead
#Fed Takes U.S. Fiscal Temperature in New Era of Biden: Eco Week – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/JQrF4Euspv pic.twitter.com/oIryycOdFS— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 24, 2021
Schedule for Week of January 24, 2021 https://t.co/NpJojvFhs7 The key reports scheduled for this week are the advance estimate of Q4 GDP and December New Home sales. … The FOMC meets this week, and no change to policy is expected at this meeting.
— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) January 23, 2021
The U.S. earnings season kicks into high gear next week as over one-third of the companies set to report before Feb. 26 reveal quarterly results, offering a possible glimpse at what lies ahead amid the pandemic – Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/Y4XvgnSUWX
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 22, 2021
Here's what's happening next week in the credit market https://t.co/tcCNmEjlor
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 23, 2021
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