Macro Briefing: 5 March 2021

* Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus relief bill set for Senate vote this weekend
* Crisis threatens on US southern border amid spike in migrant crossings
* UN Security Council to meet as Myanmar crisis continues
* China set to gut remaining vestiges of Hong Kong’s democracy
* China sets goal for 6% economic growth in 2021
* Commodities supplies at risk of nationalizing in natural-resource-rich nations
* Italy blocks exports of vaccines to Australia
* Fed’s Powell says “we’ll see inflation move up”
* Fed’s Powell reaffirms support for easy money policies
* 10-year Treasury yield rises above 1.5% again after Fed chairman’s comments
* Factory orders in US rose more than expected in January
* US jobless claims continued to surge last week: