The FED has a new index that is quite interesting. Check it out!
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Evidently not much eating out happening unless people are convinced that the pandemic is at least somewhat under control

China's industrial capacity utilization rebound is quite impressive.

Quick Overview is up to date

• The New York Times:   About 5.4 million Americans lost healthinsurance in the pandemic, more than have ever lost coverage through job losses in a year, an analysis found 

• Bloomberg : Almost 40,000 Robinhood accounts added shares of Tesla during a single four-hour span on Monday.

• More than half of wealthy investors responding to a UBS survey said they were worried about staying liquid in another pandemic and that they may not have as much cash to pass along their heirs.

• Bloomberg: Biden to Call for $2 Trillion in Spending onClean Energy 

• Singapore GDP QoQ - 41%

• Axios:  UnitedHealth Group registered more than $6.6 billion in profits in the second quarter — by far the conglomerate's highest quarterly profit ever, according to an analysis of company financial data from FactSet. Why it matters.

• Disney shuts Hong Kong Disneyland again as coronavirus cases rise.

• UN reports global e-waste production soared beyond 53 million tonnes in 2019

• If the numbers are correct  China’s economy has returned to growth

However the total # continues to be horrifying

A bit of good news regarding the virus. The national death rate  remains much lower than it was three months ago.

COVID-19 gives the lieto global healthexpertise

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak began spreading in Europe and the USA, a chart started circulating online showing ratings from the 2019 Global Health Security Index, an assessment of 195 countries’ capacity to face infectious disease outbreaks, compiled by the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health’s Center for Health Security. The USA was ranked first, and the UK second; South Korea was ranked ninth, and China 51st; most African countries were at the bottom of the ranking. Things look different now. 

Expert warns China's Three Gorges Dam in danger of collapse

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As torrential rains in China continue to wreak havoc on more than 24 provinces, notable Chinese hydrologist Wang Weiluo (王維洛) has questioned the safety of the massive Three Gorges Dam, warning that it could collapse at any moment.