Sunday Brief – October 4th 2020
Americas
Trump likely got infected at the super-spreader event in the WH last Saturday & he knew by Monday he was positive. So he & his clan arrived late to the debate on Tue 2 avoid being tested there as per debate rules. So he went to debate knowing he was sickhttps://t.co/6ZYg7uC9EW
— Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) October 3, 2020
Most of them attended the super-spreader event at the WH for the ACB nomination. This is where/when most likely Trump got infected. And if he gets tested once/twice a day what is the chance he didn't know he was Covid-positive 4 days later when he went into the debate with Biden? pic.twitter.com/mwCsD7hQXI
— Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) October 4, 2020
One week ago today…
(Photo credit AP / Alex Brandon) pic.twitter.com/A2HHCTY5TE
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) October 3, 2020
The doctors at Walter Reed are offering information about the timeline of the president’s illness that seems to conflict with the timeline the White House has offered the public. When asked for specifics, Trump’s doctors deflect and obfuscate like political operatives.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 3, 2020
JUST IN: A source familiar with the president's condition tells reporters:
“The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery.”
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) October 3, 2020
Trump's diagnosis fuels uncertainty for skittish U.S. stock market https://t.co/fO8O1bllhm pic.twitter.com/Mk5M9DWxXr
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) October 4, 2020
Bloomberg Economics estimates the impact from the blazes on the West Coast could shave an annualized 0.7 percentage point from U.S. GDP growth in the third quarter (via @wingereliza) https://t.co/CBOkveUBEs pic.twitter.com/AI14Pne0Uw
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 3, 2020
#Trump administration to launch antitrust suit against Google as soon as next week – Politicohttps://t.co/9HQCzwB6NC
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 4, 2020
Asia
China rolls out experimental Covid vaccine as it eyes global market https://t.co/KZYQy0fNWK
— Financial Times (@FT) October 4, 2020
Vietnam's consumer confidence has plunged to a level not seen in at least 20 years.https://t.co/4GvxICzKnC
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) October 4, 2020
Australia’s budget forecasts will assume a coronavirus vaccine will be developed in the next year, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says https://t.co/iNzGg78jTo
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 4, 2020
Here are 5 things to watch when Australia unveils its budget to restart the economy https://t.co/Vp5yHsCwud
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 4, 2020
US human rights bill risks pushing Duterte closer to Chinahttps://t.co/Yo5gaTF89w
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) October 4, 2020
Japan's Sony and Kioxia seeking U.S. approval to supply to Huawei – Nikkei https://t.co/5n4hQVzS0V pic.twitter.com/3c3Tkcnn2j
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) October 4, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (October 4th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @Reuters, @ngbpadel2, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/zmSEbqlY32
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 4, 2020
⚠ POLITICO Coronavirus Daily Update ⚠
#Madrid goes into partial lockdown.
More than a third of the #UK is now under heightened restrictions.
The number of #COVID patients put in intensive care jumps 50% in a week in #Belgium.https://t.co/YqLHZFpkIS
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 4, 2020
Central Europe struggles in second Covid surge after earlier success https://t.co/CMplIFvKQR
— Financial Times (@FT) October 4, 2020
New Caledonia Votes on Becoming Independent From #France – Bloomberghttps://t.co/IWHtzeqCdt
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 4, 2020
Spain is paying a hefty price for its broken political system and is rapidly becoming the euro’s problem child https://t.co/r4wfGuHANe
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) October 4, 2020
Boris Johnson’s ministers try to shift the focus onto plans for Britain’s economic recovery, amid growing tensions in the ruling Conservative Party over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/4OU8khrlF2
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 3, 2020
Azerbaijan’s second-largest city of Ganca was hit by missiles fired from Armenia https://t.co/LRfCiFBBjT
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) October 4, 2020