Summary: LA County tops 1MM casesGlobal deaths top 2MNorway sees cases of vaccine-related health complications rise to 8029 people over 75 have died after receiving the first vaccine doseIndia vaccinates 165K+ as vaccine rollout beginsUS hospitalizations, cases continue to slowIreland blames Christmas for latest outbreakRussia lifts some travel bansIsrael rolls...
US Reports Another Daily Case Record; COVID Deaths In UK, Germany Top 1K: Live Updates
Summary: US sees record 310K new casesNJ reported nearly 20K new casesCA reports 50K casesUK, Germany daily deaths top 1KUK tops 3MM casesUK deaths top 80KPortugal reports 9K+ casesJapan may extend emergency orderChina moves to expedite vaccinations* * *Yesterday, we reported on speculation about a new hyper-infectious COVID-19 strain that...
Crypto Assets Top $1 Trillion Market Cap As Novogratz Sees New Stimulus Checks Funding More Bitcoin Buying
Amid the chaotic scenes in DC yesterday, and confirmation that both Democrats won their Georgia Senate seats, cryptocurrency prices have accelerated higher once again, crossing the stunning level of $1 trillion in total market capitalization for the first time in history...Source: CoinMarketCap“The more that people perceive that their assets, particularly...
World’s Top Economies Brace For $13 Trillion Debt Maturity Vortex
To kick off the New Year, the world's largest economies face a massive global debt overhang due to the coronavirus-downturn; some $13 trillion in debt is coming due and will need to be refinanced in an ultra-low rate environment. Seven top economies plus several major emerging markets economies "face the heaviest...
Schumer Says $2K Stimulus Checks Will Be Top Priority For New Congress
Update (1255ET): Schumer said on Wednesday that one of his first priorities would be to push through the $2K stimulus checks that both Nancy Pelosi and President Trump have said they would support (before the measure was scuttled by Mitch McConnell).passing legislation to provide $2K stimulus checks will be one...
Top US Official Says ‘Growing Body Of Evidence’ Shows COVID-19 Leaked From Chinese Lab
The most 'credible' theory about the origin of COVID-19 is that it escaped from a Chinese laboratory, according to US National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger, who made the comment during a Zoom meeting with UK officials."There is a growing body of evidence that the lab is likely the most credible...
US COVID Cases Top 20MM As California Deaths Hit New Record
Summary:US cases top 20MMCalifornia sees new death recordRussia new cases topped 27KPortugal reports nearly 7K new cases* * * Several US states have been plagued by reporting delays over the holiday, but with California expanding lockdowns around the state, and more cases of B.1.1.7, the mutant strain first discovered in the...
Iran Puts Maritime Forces On Higher Alert As Top General Warns ‘Ready To Respond’ To US Pressure
While populations across the globe rang in the new year and are now enjoying the holiday, wondering what 2021 will hold, tensions in the Persian Gulf between the US and Iran just grew hotter.CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr reports Iran's forces in the Persian Gulf are now on high alert, possibly...
America’s Top New Year’s Resolutions For 2021
For many, 2020 has been 'a year', which makes getting a fresh start in 2021 feel very appealing. The turn of the calendar brings both the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months and, as Statista's Claire Jenik notes below, the chance to begin planning for the next dozen.For...
Goldman’s Top Charts Of 2020
In the year's final report published by Goldman's economists the bank has summarized key global themes that stood out this year and are likely to shape 2021 in a series of charts.First, here are some of Goldman's key observations on the global economy:The global economy came to a sudden pandemic...