Monthly Bulletin
November 2020
Economy Tracker
Key Indicators
Stock Indices
Global News
Economy
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Global economy recovering, but may be losing momentum: IMF Chief (U.S. News)
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Asia's economies are bouncing back. The West is headed in the other direction (CNN)
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The global economic bailout is running at $19.5 trillion. It will go higher (CNN)
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Attack of the debt tsunami’: Coronavirus pushes global debt to record high (CNBC)
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China says it needs 4.7% annual growth to reach 2035 GDP target (Bloomberg)
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Christmas shopping budgets could decline by 6% in Britain shows new research (The Fintech Times)
Industry
Trade
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Goods Barometer signals trade resilience amid ongoing COVID concerns (WTO)
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China signs huge Asia Pacific trade deal with 14 countries - RCEP (CNN)
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UK-EU trade faces major disruption even with deal, say auditors (The Guardian)
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COVID-19 cuts global maritime trade, transforms industry (UNCTAD)
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Four ways the Biden presidency could impact imports, tariffs, and trade agreements (Global Trade Law)
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2021 Trade Update: Uncertain global scenarios bear watching (Logistics Management)
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China’s Xi says country will speed up trade talks with EU, Japan and South Korea (CNBC)
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Chinese President Xi opens up to more trade deals and imports (BBC)
Industry Updates
Banking & Finance
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S&P Global strikes all-stock deal worth $44 billion to buy London-based financial data provider IHS Markit (Business Insider)
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SPAC listings hit a record high in 2020 — but what are these ‘shell companies’? (CNBC)
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BlackRock and the $15 trillion fund industry should be broken up, antimonopoly group says (CNN)
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Fintechs optimistic about Biden presidency amid increased gocus on industry (The Fintech Times)
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Q3 APAC Fintech funding hints at nascent recovery (S&P Global MI)
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More catalysts ahead for resilient insurance M&A activity (S&P Global MI)
Automotive
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Electric vehicle industry reacts to UK’s 2030 ban of new petrol and diesel cars (Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International)
- Shift to electric cars will need 'Herculean' effort, says industry (BBC)
- EU says it could be self-sufficient in electric vehicle batteries by 2025 (Reuters)
- Successful vaccine should lift auto sales in 2021 (Just Auto)
- UK car industry warns of £55bn no-deal Brexit hit (BBC)
- Tesla's Berlin battery plant to be 'World's Biggest' (Industry Week)
Technology
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China halts Ant Group’s blockbuster I.P.O. (NY Times)
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Salesforce is in talks to buy Slack, deal could be announced next week (CNBC)
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China prepares to impose new limits on its tech giants (NY Times)
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One big Challenge for Biden? China’s push for tech supremacy (Wired)
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UK national security bill could disrupt tech deal-making, experts say (S&P Global MI)
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Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules (Reuters)
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U.S. tech firms can compensate gig-workers with equity under SEC proposal (Reuters)
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Top Biden adviser seen as making tech regulation more likely (Reuters)
Must Reads
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The US will rejoin the Paris Agreement. What happens next? (Greentech Media)
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Green hydrogen in natural gas pipelines: Decarbonization solution or pipe dream? (Greentech Media)
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Industry innovation: How has COVID-19 changed global healthcare? (WEF)
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Using blockchain to monitor the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain (WEF)
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