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2. World: Evolution of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, selected countriesDeaths per one million population, days since 1 death per million
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NBF Economics and Strategy
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3. Evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, selected countries (continued)
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NBF Economics and Strategy
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4. Canada: COVID-19 cases versus selected countriesCases per one million population, days since 1 case per million
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE, Worldometers)
SWEQC
Days since 1 case per million
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AB
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5. Canada: COVID-19 deaths versus selected countriesDeaths per one million population, days since 1 death per million
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE, Worldometers)
SWEQC
Days since 1 death per million
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AB
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6. Latin America: COVID-19 cases versus selected countriesCases per one million population, days since 1 case per million
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html)
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BRABEL
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7. Latin America: COVID-19 deaths versus selected countriesDeaths per one million population, days since 1 death per million
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html)
MEX
Days since 1 death per million
CAN
BRA
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PER
# of people (log scale)
USA
ESPCHL
Average daily new Covid-19 cases per million population
March April May Last 28 Days Last 7 Days
Spain 66.15 83.78 17.97 14.00 27.14 93.8
Japan 0.44 3.20 0.68 2.23 4.04 81.6
Australia 5.7 2.9 0.6 6.9 12.2 76.4
Belgium 35.6 102.8 27.4 10.9 17.1 56.5
Israel 19.9 40.8 4.2 127.6 187.7 47.1
Netherlands 23.7 52.0 13.4 4.7 6.8 45.1
India 0.0 0.8 3.6 18.5 25.7 39.0
Austria 36.4 19.5 4.6 9.4 12.6 34.6
France 25.7 58.0 9.9 6.1 8.0 31.4
South Africa 0.7 2.4 14.7 163.8 206.7 26.2
United Kingdom 11.9 71.7 49.2 8.8 11.0 25.6
Canada 7.2 40.4 32.4 9.0 11.1 24.1
United States 18.5 89.4 71.1 165.5 203.2 22.8
Denmark 15.9 36.2 14.0 4.5 5.5 22.4
Switzerland 61.8 50.0 4.8 9.6 11.4 18.4
China 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.2
Mexico 0.3 4.7 18.0 45.9 50.3 9.5
Germany 27.6 36.3 7.9 4.9 5.4 8.9
Italy 55.8 54.9 14.7 3.5 3.3 -5.6
Brazil 0.9 12.8 64.9 170.1 157.1 -7.7
Finland 8.2 21.5 10.9 1.3 1.2 -8.2
South Korea 4.2 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.8 -8.7
Portugal 23.5 57.5 23.6 32.9 27.4 -16.7
Turkey 5.2 42.2 16.7 13.4 11.1 -17.0
Norway 27.5 19.0 4.2 1.9 1.3 -29.3
Sweden 14.1 55.0 52.5 67.6 31.4 -53.5
7 days compared to
28 days (% variation)
8. World, Daily new cases per million population
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Current
9. World: Perspective on the current COVID-19 casesDaily cases per million people, worst week before June and current week, selected countries
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE)
Cases per
million people
Average daily new Covid-19 deaths per million
population
March April May Last 28 Days Last 7 Days
Australia 0.02 0.10 0.013 0.034 0.101 200.0
China 0.01 0.03 0.000 0.000 0.000 140.0
South Korea 0.1 0.1 0.014 0.010 0.020 86.7
Israel 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 85.2
South Africa 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.9 2.4 25.8
India 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 23.8
France 1.7 10.6 2.2 0.3 0.3 16.5
Norway 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 14.3
United States 0.6 6.0 4.0 2.2 2.3 7.4
Brazil 0.0 0.9 3.5 4.8 4.9 1.0
Mexico 0.0 0.5 2.0 4.7 4.5 -5.5
Turkey 0.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 -5.6
Italy 6.6 8.6 2.9 0.2 0.2 -9.2
Belgium 2.0 19.8 5.2 0.3 0.3 -15.6
Switzerland 1.6 5.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 -20.0
Sweden 0.6 7.9 5.8 1.8 1.5 -20.3
United Kingdom 1.2 12.0 5.6 1.3 1.0 -24.6
Portugal 0.5 2.7 1.3 0.5 0.4 -26.1
Spain 5.8 11.5 1.8 0.1 0.0 -34.7
Canada 0.1 2.8 3.5 0.4 0.2 -35.3
Austria 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 -42.9
Japan 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -51.5
Denmark 0.5 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 -55.6
Germany 0.3 2.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 -59.0
Netherlands 2.0 7.3 2.2 0.1 0.0 -108.7
Finland 0.1 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 -500.0
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10. World, Daily new deaths per million population
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Current
11. World: Perspective on the current COVID-19 deathsDaily deaths per million people, worst week before June and current week, selected countries
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE)
Deaths per
million people
Average daily new Covid-19 cases per million population
March April May Last 28 Days Last 7 Days
Manitoba 2.4 4.2 0.4 1.0 3.0 190.0
New Brunswick 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.7 166.7
British Columbia 6.3 7.2 2.9 3.3 6.9 106.7
Saskatchewan 5.0 5.8 7.0 6.38 11.00 72.5
Alberta 5.0 35.2 12.1 15.0 24.6 64.5
Quebec 15.7 91.3 88.8 11.6 16.6 43.1
Ontario 4.3 35.0 26.3 10.0 8.0 -20.4
Nova Scotia 4.9 27.3 3.6 0.2 0.1 -33.3
Prince Edward Island 4.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 0.9 -55.6
Newfoundland 9.4 6.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 -100.0
Canada 7.2 40.4 32.4 9.0 11.1 24.1
Data via Johns Hopkins CSSE
7 days compared to
28 days (% variation)
12. Canada, Daily new cases per million population
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13. Canada: Perspective on the current COVID-19 casesDaily cases per million people, worst week before June and current week
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE)
Cases per
million people
14. United States, Daily new cases per million population, selected cities
Average daily new Covid-19 cases per million population
March April May Last 28 Days Last 7 Days
Philadelphia 26.8 276.8 166.2 86.5 124.2 43.6
San Francisco 14.5 41.7 39.8 85.9 115.9 34.9
Miami-Dade 25.2 122.0 70.5 799.2 1016.0 27.1
Los Angeles 9.7 67.1 102.1 259.8 322.9 24.3
Seattle (King County) 33.3 57.4 27.0 64.5 78.8 22.2
Minneapolis (Hennepin County) 5.2 40.4 169.6 110.5 128.4 16.3
Houston (Harris County) 4.7 40.1 40.5 257.8 294.1 14.1
Chicago (Cook County) 28.1 207.2 259.4 80.6 87.9 9.0
New York City 166.8 497.2 138.6 38.4 41.2 7.2
United States 18.5 89.4 71.1 165.5 203.2 22.8
Data via Johns Hopkins CSSE
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15. United States: Perspective on the current COVID-19 casesDaily cases per million people, worst week before June and current week, selected cities
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE)
Cases per
million people
16. United States, Daily new cases per million population
Average daily new Covid-19 cases per million population
March April May Last 28 Days Last 7 DaysMissouri (MO) 6.5 32.7 26.1 90.2 135.3 49.9Maryland (MD) 8.9 110.7 165.6 83.2 121.9 46.5Michigan (MI) 24.6 107.6 43.5 51.6 74.3 44.0Indiana (IN) 10.3 77.5 79.9 77.3 109.7 41.9Wisconsin (WI) 7.8 31.2 64.0 110.1 149.1 35.4Virginia (VA) 5.3 60.0 108.7 93.9 125.6 33.7Tennessee (TN) 11.3 40.7 55.8 231.2 302.9 31.0Texas (TX) 4.2 28.6 40.0 278.4 364.6 31.0Washington (WA) 23.0 38.9 31.2 88.5 112.3 26.9Georgia (GA) 11.9 70.0 63.1 267.9 336.5 25.6Ohio (OH) 6.1 45.1 48.3 93.6 113.8 21.6California (CA) 6.7 35.4 50.5 192.6 233.2 21.1Florida (FL) 10.1 41.8 33.5 432.6 518.5 19.9Illinois (IL) 15.2 123.3 171.2 75.2 90.1 19.7Massachusetts (MA) 30.9 268.7 162.6 34.1 40.7 19.3North Carolina (NC) 4.7 29.3 55.4 161.0 184.7 14.8New York (NY) 125.7 391.6 110.1 34.6 37.2 7.5Arizona (AZ) 5.7 29.2 54.4 444.5 419.2 -5.7New Jersey (NJ) 67.9 375.1 151.8 30.3 23.2 -23.6Pennsylviana (PA) 12.5 112.0 70.9 42.3 15.7 -62.9United States 18.5 89.4 71.1 165.5 203.2 22.8
Data via Johns Hopkins CSSE
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Current
17. United States: Perspective on the current COVID-19 casesDaily cases per million people, worst week before June and current week, 20 most populous states
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE)
Cases per
million people
18. United States, Daily new deaths per million population
Average daily new Covid-19 deaths per million population
March April May Last 28 Days Last 7 DaysTexas (TX) 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.3 4.1 74.8Florida (FL) 0.1 1.8 1.8 3.2 5.3 67.5Arizona (AZ) 0.1 1.4 2.6 7.0 10.6 50.2North Carolina (NC) 0.0 1.3 1.6 1.4 2.0 48.4Tennessee (TN) 0.1 0.9 0.8 1.7 2.1 24.1California (CA) 0.1 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.5 23.6Washington (WA) 0.9 2.6 1.3 0.8 1.0 22.0Georgia (GA) 0.3 3.2 2.8 1.8 2.0 14.2Ohio (OH) 0.2 2.6 3.3 1.5 1.5 3.1Wisconsin (WI) 0.1 1.7 1.5 0.6 0.6 3.0Indiana (IN) 0.2 5.3 4.9 1.4 1.3 -7.4Missouri (MO) 0.1 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.8 -16.5Michigan (MI) 0.9 12.3 5.6 1.0 0.7 -24.6Maryland (MD) 0.1 6.2 7.4 1.8 1.3 -26.0Massachusetts (MA) 0.4 16.8 15.4 2.9 2.1 -26.3Pennsylviana (PA) 0.2 6.3 7.8 1.7 1.2 -27.7Virginia (VA) 0.1 2.2 3.2 1.8 1.1 -37.4New York (NY) 5.4 36.5 9.8 1.3 0.8 -39.4Illinois (IL) 0.3 5.9 7.7 2.3 1.1 -51.4New Jersey (NJ) 1.0 26.1 16.2 11.0 2.5 -77.4United States 0.6 6.0 4.0 2.2 2.3 7.4
Data via Johns Hopkins CSSE
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Current
19. United States: Perspective on the current COVID-19 deathsDaily deaths per million people, worst week before June and current week, 20 most populous states
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE)
Deaths per
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20. New York City: Then vs nowWeekly deaths per 100 000 population: 1918 pandemic vs COVID-19 (COVID-19 last obs.: July 12 to 18)
Weekly deaths per 100 000 population
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Johns Hopkins CSSE, Wikipedia, Markel and al. Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Implemented
During the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic)
COVID-19
1918 pandemic
# of weeksWeek 1: September 14 1918/ March 14 2020
Shaded area represents length of nonpharmaceutical interventions in
1918, line represent start of measures in 2020
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21. United States: Perspective on pandemic related deaths
NBF Economy and Strategy (data via CDC, Census Bureau)
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Spanish flu (1918) COVID-19 (as of July 15)
% %
AgeAge
22. World: Perspective on trafficDifference in congestion level vs 2019, 7 day moving average (last obs.: July 13 to 19)
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Tom Tom Traffic)
Percentage points
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23. World: Perspective on restaurant reservationsYear over year change in restaurant reservations, 7 day moving average (last obs.: July 18)
y/y change
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Open Table)
CAN
USA
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Global
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23. World: Back to normal indexGoogle mobility data for retail & recreation, grocery & pharmacy, transit and workplaces, 7-day mov. average
% change from baseline*
SWE
USACAN
GBR
FRA
ESP
*The baseline is the median value of the corresponding day of the week during the 5 week period from January 3 to February 6
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Google)
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25. Canada: Back to normal indexGoogle mobility data for retail & recreation, grocery & pharmacy, transit and workplaces, 7-day mov. average
*The baseline is the median value of the corresponding day of the week during the 5 week period from January 3 to February 6
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Google)
% change from baseline*
CAAB QC
BC
ON
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26. Canada: Perspective on financial stressNBF financial stress index
Stdev
NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Bloomberg and Refinitiv)
Lehman bankruptcy
and AIG bailout
U.S. government
credit downgrade
and Eurozone
crisis
Fear of Chinese
recession and
petrol supply
shock
COVID-19
outbreak and
OPEC/Russia oil
price war
NBF Financial Stress Index for Canada
Beta S&P/TSX financials β = cov(r,m)/var(m) calculated daily over a rolling 1- year time horizon, where r = daily percentage change in the
S&P/TSX Financials Total Returns Index. m = daily percentage change in the S&P/TSX Total Returns Index.
Financials bond yield spreadApproximated by the AA-rated long-term corporate bond yield, of which most constituents are financial issuers,
minus the 10-year Canadian government bond yield.
S&P/TSX equity risk premium proxyThe S&P/TSX 12-month forward earnings divided by the price of the index minus the 10-year Canadian
government bond yield.
S&P/TSX historical 1-month volatility 1-month historical volatility of the S&P/TSX.
USD/CAD historical 1-month volatility 1-month historical volatility of the USD/CAD exchange rate.
BBB rated corporate bond yield spread BBB rated long-term corporate bond yield minus the 10-year Canadian government bond yield.
Provincical spread Long-term provincial government bond yield minus the 10-year Canadian government bond yield.
Source: NBF Economics and Strategy (data via Bloomberg and Refinitiv)
Variables Estimation