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(Bloomberg) -- Welcome to Tuesday, Americas. Here's the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help you start the day:
- In the U.S., people once in the middle class are struggling to secure food, shelter and a decent income. Others are enjoying rising home prices and new models of work
- Republicans will likely block Democrats' attempts to have the Senate follow the House in boosting stimulus payments for most Americans to $2,000, even though President Donald Trump backs the bigger checks
- From the advent of Covid-19 vaccines to a new U.S. administration, there's reason to believe that 2021 will be the year when the world economy moves firmly onto the road to recovery
- Mexico will likely approve a bill making the central bank the nation's dollar buyer of last resort following changes that will ease concerns it could force the institution to take illicit funds, a top senator said
- The European Union and China indicated they could clinch an agreement within days to open the Chinese market further to foreign investors in what would be a major economic and political victory for both sides
- Smaller Chinese companies and those in the retail industry are struggling to access credit amid a weak recovery in consumer spending
- The Brexit deal is too little, too late for U.K.'s car industry
- A pandemic-induced rush to escape the city is pushing rents in London and the rest of the country in opposite directions at the fastest pace in at least five years
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