The initial results are in - both candidates have managed to hold onto the states that their party won in 2016. No surprises there, but possibly several yet to come. Biden is likely to flip AZ, but Trump looks set to hold NC. GA, MI, WI and PA will define it. #Election2020

The jobs recovery in 2021 is hinging on two things: the vaccine rollout (cc: Cailin Birch) and more support for the millions of workers affected by the pandemic (cc: Heidi Shierholz) cnn.com/2020/12/30/eco…

Tonight on ABC News #TheWorld 10pm AEDT: What to expect on #InaugurationDay Julia Manchester and an hour-long bulletin at 11pm AEDT: #DonaldTrump expected to leave the #WhiteHouse in the coming hours Cailin Birch on what legacy he leaves behind. File pic: Reuters

Join Agathe Demarais, Cailin Birch and Andrew Viteritti in our next live webinar as they debate Joe Biden's top policy priorities for the coming months. Register here: bit.ly/3dfZwmz

Many thanks to my excellent speakers at this morning's ECN #MENA Regional Strategic Forecast (a hybrid in-person/online event) for their great insights: Helmut von Struve CEO Siemens Middle East, Patrick Chalhoub CEO Chalhoub Group, Khalid M Sharaf of @expo2020dubai & Cailin Birch of Economist Intelligence: EIU.

Congratulations to my Economist Intelligence: EIU colleague Cailin Birch for winning the Consensus Economics 2020 Forecast Accuracy Award for the United States. It is the reliable forecasts of our super-talented analysts that power our ECN briefing and advisory services. consensuseconomics.com/cf-2020-foreca…

Chinese consumer recovery will come later than expected, Cailin Birch, global economist at The Economist Intelligence Unit Economist Intelligence: EIU, tells CNBC.

A pleasure to be back on CNBC Squawk Box Europe today talking about the US & global outlook. cnbc.com/video/2023/04/…