Sunday Brief – September 6th 2020
Americas
U.S. considers blacklisting #China’s largest chipmaker as tech tensions escalate – CNBChttps://t.co/mHmB5YLy4J
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 6, 2020
#China’s SMIC Says Assumptions of Ties With Military Are ‘False’ – Bloomberghttps://t.co/okK8fPIOqG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 6, 2020
Small business owners are still withholding money for Social Security despite a presidential order allowing the tax to be deferred. They're wary about the plan, which allows employers to stop withholding the tax until Dec. 31. https://t.co/D302ITbFaG
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 5, 2020
About 1 in 5 Americans either have relocated during the virus outbreak or know someone who has https://t.co/kUToS5ony6
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 5, 2020
Trump’s push to reopen the U.S. quickly may have saved some economic damage. But indicators both at home and from around the globe suggest that until the U.S. gets its coronavirus outbreak under control, its long-term economic prospects remain dicey. https://t.co/JOnRVFXt7J
— POLITICO (@politico) September 6, 2020
The extent of Covid-19 across America this fall could depend in part on how people behave this Labor Day weekend https://t.co/LPgPjV6Xuv
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 5, 2020
A wave of data this week suggested that the 2020 presidential race was largely holding steady after the parties’ conventions. Here’s our weekly analysis of the state of the campaign: https://t.co/ZmSiFqxX4K
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 5, 2020
Asia
China’s top leaders next month will lay out their economic strategy for the next five years in a bid to insulate its economy from geopolitical fights https://t.co/0pHrvD1eIK
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 6, 2020
China will accelerate the opening up of its capital markets and deepen reforms to attract more foreign investors https://t.co/MioPJQh3eE
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 6, 2020
Iran looks to China as US sanctions bite https://t.co/krDgDjxFsB
— FT China (@ftchina) September 6, 2020
India has a new plan to tackle $140 billion in bad loans https://t.co/MPrGdYwUXO
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 6, 2020
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2 launches on Sept. 18 for $1,999 — take a look: https://t.co/aYlNucY4z5 pic.twitter.com/ZkSvzufKsT
— CNBC (@CNBC) September 5, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (September 6th)https://t.co/bj5gzIHiqR
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 6, 2020
– UK News Beyond BBG –
* BBC: Explore airport testing to cut quarantine – Labour
* Guardian: Covid-19 Virus ‘could be endemic in deprived parts of England’
* The Times: MPs unite in defence of free speechhttps://t.co/wdxUlvyt4y— Ed van der Walt (@EdVanDerWalt) September 6, 2020
Why the world worries about Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline https://t.co/3E0PMGLotI
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 5, 2020
Lithuania’s foreign minister issues Belarus warning to EU https://t.co/td79kZaPvO
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 6, 2020
EU sounds alarm on critical raw materials shortages https://t.co/Bt8i2Xixf0
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 1, 2020