Thursday, November 19, 2020

Business Intelligence Monitor 201120

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Schumer reportedly says McConnell agreed to new talks
※   New aid for U.S. businesses seen supporting economic growth
※   U.S. technology stocks drive Nasdaq higher


[Indicators]
•   US Oct. Existing home sales: U.S. Home Sales Rose to 14-Year High in October
•   US Weekly Jobless claims: U.S. Unemployment Claims Rise Amid Coronavirus Surge
•   US Weekly Bloomberg consumer comfort index: U.S. Consumer Comfort Rises a Third Week, Matches Pandemic High
•   Indonesia Benchmark rates: Bank Indonesia Cuts Benchmark Rate to Record Low


[News]
•   OilPrice.com: Will The UAE Withdraw From OPEC?


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(J. Bradford DeLong): The Siren Song of Austerity
•   FT(Editorial Board): The elusive promise of Bitcoin
•   FT(Philip Stephens): The case for a Biden-Putin thaw
•   FT(Edward Luce): Biden’s dilemma on global democracy
•   WSJ(Daniel Henninger): Hey, Trumpians, Cheer Up!
•   WSJ(Karl Rove): How Republicans Kept Texas Red
•   WSJ(Joseph C. Sternberg): The Polls Are Dead, Long Live Politics
•   WSJ(Ted Rall): Thank You for Voting and Get Out
•   NYT(Nathaniel Persily, Charles Stewart III): So, Did ‘Bad Things Happen’ With the Election in Philadelphia?
•   NYT(Elisabeth Rosenthal): When Will We Throw Our Masks Away? I Asked Dr. Fauci
•   Bloomberg(John Authers): Markets Can't Avoid the Reality of a Dark Winter
•   Bloomberg(Timothy L. O'Brien, Nir Kaissar): What Winning the Covid-19 War Would Look Like
•   Bloomberg(Jonathan Bernstein): Trump’s Antics Show Contempt for His Own Voters
•   Bloomberg(Noah Feldman): Michigan’s Failed Coup Should Live in Infamy
•   Bloomberg(Therese Raphael): $16 Billion Won't Buy a Green Industrial Revolution
•   Bloomberg(Adam Minter): A Hard Winter Looms for Rural America
•   Bloomberg(Claudia Sahm): Congress, Don't Forget the Long-Term Unemployed
•   Nikkei Asian Review(William Pesek): Lame-duck Trump is about to take Asia for a wild ride - Nikkei Asia

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