I this is boom bust the one business show you cant afford to miss. Im pretty boring. Washington coming up. Russias boasting the efficacy of its v vaccine as one nation has begun to import trial samples. Plus airlines have been battered as a result of cope with 1000 despite a recent bump in holiday air travel. While the dow is setting record highs straight ahead, were going to break down all of those numbers. And later brecks it is back in the spotlight as the dangers of a no deal loom large for one of the worlds top economy showed today. So lets dive right in and we leave the program with another update in the race for a covert 1000 vaccine. Now, following the last week of promising news regarding candidates from pfizer astra zeneca and madonna, russia said tuesday, it plans to produce 1000000000. 00 doses of its vbac scene and provide it at all less expensive cost and then its rivals. Now, Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund said of the situation, the cost of 1. 00 dose of the vaccine for I
Brussels European Union negotiators say they are determined to agree oppose breaks a trade deal with the u. K. But not of any price. Welcome to the program protesters in thailand are back on the streets for another day of antigovernment demonstrations thousands of people are gathering in central bangkok in defiance of an emergency decree that bans public gatherings police have stepped up action to try to deter them to activists were charged under a rarely used law that prohibits violence against the queen if found guilty the packet face life in prison thailands Prime Minister. Says he wont stand down and has defended his governments attempts to quell the unrest. Well aware of the situation beat it up the government must use the emergency decree. So we have to proceed with it because the situation became violent. And some of the things happening now that have never happened before. The protesters are demonstrating to coalfield resignation. Really whats your decision oh im not quitting.
A few but hundreds of thousands of them we meet an environmental activist in russia. And increasing numbers of migrants are willing to attempt the illegal and very risky crossing from frumps to britain. Most people who flee their homes do so out of utter desperation war violence human rights abuses hunger and the effects of the Climate Crisis are often behind displacement every year tens of thousands of people try to reach europe roups often change and new ones are added instead of leaving from libya many now set out from tunisia on a dangerous journey across the mediterranean or from lebanon to e. U. Member state cyprus. At the end of 2019 there were around 6600000 refugees in europe but landing on european soil. Well marks the start of a new odyssey those who want to reach the United Kingdom face an illegal and potentially deadly crossing over the channel estimates suggest that so far this year 7000 people have managed it. Crossing the English Channel in rubber dinghies its a journey
Prices decline. The asx down nearly 1 . We dont have trading in india either because it is mahatma publics birthday, a holiday. Futures are trading on the nifty in singapore down zero point 3 . The 10 year yield slipping back as anticipated. A slight move to the downside with regard to the futures contracts. You see the currencies and weakness creeping in into the dollar overnight. We have seen a reversal of that this morning. You have the yen a tad weaker. Sterling had rebounded to 1. 29. Seenis after we have brexitinduced losses. The aussie dollar unchanged. Haslinda lets get the first word headlines. Top white house aide hope hicks has tested positive for covid19. She traveled with President Trump on air force one to tuesdays debate in cleveland. The president says there is no indication he contracted the virus. Tested positive, National Security advisor robert obrien. He has spent as much time with the president as hicks has. Coronavirus infections continue to surge with the new yo
7. 0159. Hore yuan at lets get a check on the markets. Abigail doolittle has the details. Abigail certainly a risk on day at the markets. The s p, the fifth day in a row for the winning streak. The optimism carrying right into the new week after some strong economic data. Of course, we have that continuing rally in china. 100 set for its third record close in a row, being helped out by amazon. And above 3000 for the First Time Ever for amazon. Has a 1 trillion market cap once again. Olibre is above 1000 for the first time. Nasdaq a member of the composite and nasdaq 100. Speaking of these records, its incredible. If we look at a chart on the march lows, the nasdaq is now up more than 51 . Did not exist in the Great Depression, but some say the rally for the s p 500 is Great Depression like after its huge drop. Only time will tell. It seems some of the folks that have been reluctant are finally joining in. These are member ranked returns. Money markets had reached a high of 4. 8 trillio