Macro Briefing | 24 August 2020

US FDA announces approval of plasma treatment for Covid-19: CNN
Two storms target US Gulf of Mexico: CNN
Companies rethink plans to reopen offices after Labor Day: WSJ
Sovereign wealth funds reconsider prospects for real estate investments: Reuters
More than half of US oil production is shut down as storms approach: Reuters
Majority of economists in survey: US recession will end late-2020/early 2021: BBG
Existing home sales continued to surge in July: Reuters
US Composite PMI, a GDP proxy, rises to 18-month high in August: IHS Markit