Sunday Brief – November 8th 2020
Americas
#BREAKING: Joe Biden has been named winner of 2020 presidential election, making Trump a one-term president https://t.co/kr30IUePuu pic.twitter.com/mmpmhH1Vei
— The Hill (@thehill) November 7, 2020
#Biden to announce COVID-19 task force Monday – Axioshttps://t.co/rJ2WkQd09O
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 7, 2020
By the numbers: How Americans voted in 2020 https://t.co/NIM3HhaR16
— Financial Times (@FT) November 7, 2020
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (November 8th)
*Focus on restrictions, regional & national data and newsHT @calculatedrisk, @charliebilello, @COVID19Tracking, @JohnsHopkinshttps://t.co/aPBbCIKVDc
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 8, 2020
Exhaustion with Trump’s trade wars and disappointment over his failure to secure additional stimulus in the weeks before the election turned many on Wall Street against him https://t.co/hOsOyqXqKF pic.twitter.com/hB7K08DRNy
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) November 8, 2020
Asia
Melbourne residents will be allowed to travel freely to other areas of Victoria state after the Australian city went nine days without any new coronavirus cases https://t.co/FFVu8SUFSr
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) November 8, 2020
#China Shows the Payoff From Curbing the Virus: Eco Week Ahead
*#ECB holds virtual forum, U.K. reports third-quarter GDP data
*Link: https://t.co/lFgc2FyQtc pic.twitter.com/bG8tYzvVti— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 8, 2020
China’s consumers are spending as the economy extends its rebound from the coronavirus https://t.co/vv5ht55S0d
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) November 8, 2020
Singapore’s economy is unlikely to pick up in a “very vibrant sort of way very soon” as key export markets in Europe and the U.S. face renewed coronavirus outbreaks, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says https://t.co/Bj59Vj7DvN
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) November 8, 2020
China GDP: Xi Jinping says ‘completely possible’ to double size of economy by 2035, despite foreign hostility, reports @xinzhou #china #China #gdp #GDP #XiJinping https://t.co/w8UH42I8BB
— SCMP Economy (@scmpeconomy) November 8, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (November 8th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @macroandfinance, @ngbpadel2, @ramonfornose, @covid_stat, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/YP30IgTMJs
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 8, 2020
#Eurozone: Latest Restrictions Linked To #Covid_19 (An Update)https://t.co/yMbqqvdOOn
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 5, 2020
#France | Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said in an interview with Sunday paper Journal Du Dimanche that he will present a downgraded growth forecast for 2021 in the next two weeks.
*The current 2021 budget is based on a 8% expansion of GDP.https://t.co/RnzUBHb7xG— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 8, 2020
Spain’s government is too optimistic in its economic forecasts for next year and may need to revise its projections for output, the deficit and unemployment, the country’s central bank chief says https://t.co/HjncLD7xaz
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) November 8, 2020
Italy approves 2.9 billion euro aid package after new virus curbs https://t.co/3oI7U0O59k pic.twitter.com/RDHUGbYBhV
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) November 7, 2020
BOE Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe says there is no clarity yet on allowing banks to pay dividends as they may “still be a case” for restrictions until their robustness is assessed https://t.co/mVDgu964TK
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) November 8, 2020
EU says still far apart with Britain on fisheries, state aid in trade talks https://t.co/WyZbFBKnuf pic.twitter.com/FawOkEFCn5
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) November 7, 2020
#EUCO decided “to extend the sanctions against persons or entities involved in ’s illegal activities in ‘s continental shelf for another year” (until 12 Nov 2021).
European Council extends Ankara sanctions as Turkish F-16 jet flies over Samos island https://t.co/nA9BKEfYsL
— Niklas Nováky (@NiklasNovaky) November 8, 2020