1. The British Lancet magazine published the results of phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials of Russian “satellite V” vaccine on the 4th: all the volunteers who received the vaccine produced a stable immune response; compared with COVID-19 patients, the antibody levels of these volunteers were 40% to 50% higher; no serious adverse reactions were found.

2.Recently, a report released by (Handelsblatt), a German business daily, showed that during the epidemic, Mercedes-Benz lost 600 euros (4885 yuan) for every car sold; BMW even lost 1100 euros (8956 yuan) for each car sold.

3.COVID-19 has jumped to become the second leading cause of death in the United States, second only to heart disease, according to a report released by the Institute of Health indicators and Assessment at the University of Washington. By January 1, 2021, more than 410000 Americans will die from novel coronavirus, but if masks are widely worn, the number of deaths will be reduced by 30%.

4.Monday, September 7, is Labor Day, and US financial markets, including US stocks, will be closed for one day. Canadian Labor Day is also on the same day, and the Toronto stock market is also closed on the 7th. In addition, September 7 is Brazil’s Independence Day, and the Sao Paulo stock market is closed for one day. Normal trading resumed on September 8.

5.Peru: the global COVID-19 epidemic has hit tourism, one of the pillar industries of the Peruvian economy, and about 600000 tourism workers have lost their jobs. Peru’s tourism industry will usher in a slow recovery period and is expected to return to pre-epidemic levels by 2026.

6.The World Gold Council: central banks around the world sold 17.7 tons of gold in July, the highest level since July last year. It was in July that the international gold price broke through the high set in September 2011 without resistance. At the same time, the global gold ETF sang a different tune with central banks and continued to increase its positions “crazily”. As of July, there was a net inflow of global gold ETF for eight consecutive months, with total global positions reaching 3785 tons, a record high again.

7.The World Gold Council: central banks around the world sold 17.7 tons of gold in July, the highest level since July last year. It was in July that the international gold price broke through the high set in September 2011 without resistance. At the same time, the global gold ETF sang a different tune with central banks and continued to increase its positions “crazily”. As of July, there was a net inflow of global gold ETF for eight consecutive months, with total global positions reaching 3785 tons, a record high again.

 8.The recombinant COVID-19 vaccine, developed by a team of academician Chen Wei from China, has been approved for phase III clinical trials in Russia and Pakistan. The recombinant COVID-19 vaccine won the national patent on Aug. 11, and it is the first COVID-19 vaccine in China to enter the clinic to obtain the patent right.

9.The eighth round of UK-EU talks will be held in London on the 8th. On the 6th local time, Frost, the chief negotiator for Brexit negotiations, said in an exclusive interview with the British “Sunday Mail” that the government was not “afraid” that an agreement could not be reached and that Britain would not accept EU restrictions on fishing rights and veto of laws, thus becoming a “subordinate country” of the European Union. British Prime Minister Johnson will make it clear to the European Union that the deadline for a free trade agreement between the two sides is October 15 and will not be delayed any longer, Reuters reported. Johnson also said that if an agreement could not be reached, the trade relationship between Britain and the EU would adopt the Australian model.