China Stocks Surge and NYC Real Estate Craters: 5 Stories Shaping Markets Today

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this extended Brief, NLW tells the story of the economy through five themes:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The story of the economy as told by five macroeconomic indicators including Chinese stocks, New York City real estate, coronavirus cases and more.</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">China stocks surge – but how much is it driven by Chinese state-sponsored media hype?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A tale of two cities – real estate in New York City and Hong Kong are telling very different stories</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A global currency crisis in Lebanon - foodstuffs are up 100% in the last two weeks as the pound continues to falter </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The COVID-19 ticker - daily cases continue to grow in the U.S. but deaths are declining </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The cost of the U.S. losing its place in the world - from travelers turned away in Italy to decreasing capital inflows </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus a bonus: what the Nasdaq all-time highs really mean</span></li> </ul>