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Trump says he’ll resume coronavirus briefings

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he would resume his briefings to the public on the coronavirus pandemic, as infections surge around the country. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said he would probably hold a briefing on Tuesday at 5 pm in Washington. “We have had this big flare up in Florida, Texas, a couple of ...

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Kim hospital shows sanctions are biting

Bloomberg Kim Jong-un’s latest appearance, in which he dressed down officials building a showcase hospital, illustrates why the North Korean leader can’t afford to languish under sanctions forever if he wants to fix his economy. In a visit to the Pyongyang General Hospital, Kim lashed out at the building committee over “serious problems in economic organisation for the construction,” the ...

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EU leaders deadlocked over recovery fund

Bloomberg European Union efforts to agree on a 750 billion-euro ($856 billion) stimulus package ran into trouble as leaders were unable to reconcile differences over how much of the recovery fund should be distributed through grants versus low-interest loans. European Council President Charles Michel floated a new proposal that would reduce the size of handouts to 400 billion euros, down ...

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