Liveblog Archief vrijdag 20 november 2020

GLOBAL TOP NEWS
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that key pandemic lending programs at the Federal Reserve would expire on Dec. 31, putting the outgoing Trump administration at odds with the central bank and potentially adding stress to the economy as President-elect Joe Biden organizes his administration.

Japan's core consumer prices fell in October at their fastest annual pace in nearly a decade as the boost from last year's sales tax hike petered out, heightening fears of a return to deflation for an economy still dealing with COVID-19.

Gilead's drug remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization panel said.


EUROPEAN COMPANY NEWS
AstraZeneca and Oxford University's potential COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response in older adults, data published on Thursday showed, with researchers expecting to release late-stage trial results by Christmas.

Airbus and Boeing are expected to turn to hybrid electric technology when they develop the next generation of airplanes because of limits on improving current engines, the head of a major aircraft lessor said on Thursday.

Thyssenkrupp plans to cut another 5,000 jobs to stem losses across its sprawling empire, it said on Thursday, after reporting its operations were 1.6 billion euro in the red in the latest financial year.


TODAY'S COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sage Group PLC FY 2020 Earnings Call
Internationella Engelska Skolan I Sverige Holdings II AB Q1 2021 Earnings Call
Nationwide Building Society HY 2021 Earnings Call
Crystal Amber Fund Ltd Annual Shareholders Meeting
Endeavour Mining Corp Annual Shareholders Meeting
Gulf Investment Fund PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
NorCom Information Technology AG Annual Shareholders Meeting
Taurus Energy AB (publ) Annual Shareholders Meeting
Hafnia Ltd Q3 2020 Earnings Call
SS Lazio SpA Shareholders Meeting
Ibersol SGPS SA Q3 2020 Earnings Release


ECONOMIC EVENTS (All times GMT)
0530 Netherlands Consumer Confidence Adj for Nov: Prior -30
0700 (approx.) Germany Producer Prices mm for Oct: Expected 0.1%; Prior 0.4%
0700 (approx.) Germany Producer Prices yy for Oct: Expected -0.7%; Prior -1.0%
0700 (approx.) United Kingdom PSNB Ex Banks for Oct: Expected 35.200B; Prior 36.101 bln GBP
0700 (approx.) United Kingdom PSNB for Oct: Expected 29.500B; Prior 35.367 bln GBP
0700 (approx.) United Kingdom PSNCR for Oct: Prior 31.484 bln GBP
0700 (approx.) United Kingdom Retail Sales mm for Oct: Expected 0.0%; Prior 1.5%
0700 (approx.) United Kingdom Retail Sales Ex-Fuel mm for Oct: Expected 0.1%; Prior 1.6%
0700 (approx.) United Kingdom Retail Sales yy for Oct: Expected 4.2%; Prior 4.7%
0700 (approx.) United Kingdom Retail Sales Ex-Fuel yy for Oct: Expected 5.9%; Prior 6.4%
0830 Sweden Capacity Utilization qq SA for Q3: Prior -6.3%
0900 (approx.) Italy Industrial Orders mm SA for Sep: Prior 15.1%
0900 (approx.) Italy Industrial Orders yy NSA for Sep: Prior 6.1%
0900 (approx.) Italy Industrial Sales mm SA for Sep: Prior 5.9%
0900 (approx.) Italy Industrial Sales yy WDA for Sep: Prior -3.8%
0900 Belgium Consumer Confidence Index for Nov: Prior -17
1500 Euro Zone Consumer Confidence Flash for Nov: Expected -17.7; Prior -15.5