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Pelosi rejects Democrat push for ‘stimulus vote’

Bloomberg Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected calls from some House Democratic moderates to hold a vote on a new, smaller stimulus bill and doubled down on her push to get the White House to agree to a $2.2 trillion package. The House last moved on coronavirus relief in May — passing the $3.4 trillion Heroes Act that died in the Senate ...

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Vaccine trial illness unlikely to be linked to shot: Oxford

Bloomberg Symptoms that prompted the University of Oxford and partner AstraZeneca Plc to pause trials evaluating their experimental coronavirus vaccine probably weren’t related to the shot itself, according to documents sent to participants. Safety reviews were carried out when participants in the Oxford study developed unexplained neurological symptoms including limb weakness or “changed sensation,” a participant information sheet posted online ...

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BOE readies for action as UK faces a turbulent end to 2020

Bloomberg Bank of England (BOE) officials are expected to lay the groundwork this week for yet more monetary stimulus as optimism over the UK’s economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic fizzles out. While economists and investors don’t see immediate action, they widely predict the BOE’s bond-buying program will be expanded again before the end of the year. The latest policy ...

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