Reuters reports, citing an unnamed official
The €96.2 billion in new debt – to be used to finance measures in tackling the virus crisis – would be the second-highest since the end of WWII and comes after the government already took on a record borrowing of roughly €218 billion this year.

Comments by EU chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier
The context here is that he was asked if he is optimistic about a deal, in which he responds that he remains „determined“ and refuses to comment on the internal market bill.

UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, outlines new coronavirus restrictions as he speaks in parliament
– Schools, colleges, and universities will stay open
– This is by no means a return to the full lockdown in March
As far as restrictions go, these aren’t really that harsh all things considered. In some countries, these are even standard protocol over

Comments by Irish foreign minister, Simon Coveney

Forex news from the European trading session – 22 September 2020
Headlines:
Markets:
– GBP leads, EUR lags on the day
– European equities higher; E-minis up 0.2%

USD/JPY trade a little lower at 104.40 levels currently
The pair looked almost set for a break under 104.00 yesterday before a bid came through near the figure level to .

Sky News political editor, Beth Rigby, tweets
„Was decided in June there would be informal talks before the 9th round (next week). EU source tells me that talks have been going a bit better than expected & there is a ‚window of opportunity‘ (subject to the full application of WA)“

Forex news from the European trading session – 21 September 2020
Headlines:
Markets:
– JPY leads, NZD lags on the day
– European equities down heavily; E-minis down 1.5%

Norway publishes the white paper on its sovereign wealth fund proposals
The proposition suggests that the sovereign wealth fund should change its „geographical composition“ and should reduce its share holdings of developed markets in Europe, instead increasing its share of US and Canadian stocks.

Comments by UK chief medical adviser, Chris Whitty
So far, the briefing is a bit of a boring one as they are mainly outlining the current virus situation across the UK and saying that it needs to be taken seriously.