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Key Takeaways

Europe expands lockdowns as the region becomes a global hotspot. Economists forecast 2.3 percent contraction in 4Q in the euro zone. The US election campaign enters final stretch.

Conditions Updates

A rundown of important global developments in markets, in business, and region-by-region, as well as statistical risk assessments by country and by US state.

Industry in Focus: Air Travel

Perhaps no single industry has been as deeply impacted by the coronavirus pandemic as commercial air travel. Immediately affected by travel restrictions and border closures, airlines continue to suffer from uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, travel restrictions, and consumer anxiety.

Country in Charts: US Third Wave

This past Friday, a record number of 32 states reported daily new cases of coronavirus over 1,000. The third wave is no longer a question, but a reality. Americans, tired of social distancing restrictions, have returned to high-risk behaviors, many out of the belief that the consequences of infection have been overblown citing the low fatality rate.

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