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July 16, 2024
Meetings. Says the talkso are likely to include discussions on how free nations can Work Together to handle threats from china. The vatican is staying notably silent after pope francis appeared to back samesex civil unions. The comments made during an interview for a new documentary reportedly took even the most senior levels of the Catholic Church by surprise. Popeses per spokesperson has not returned emails or calls looking for clarification on the comments. Many are wondering if they indicate...
July 16, 2024
Germany is set to rein in public and private parties. Its inflation rate falls further below zero. The ecb may need to do more. Christine lagarde speaks in 90 minutes time. Disney cuts deep. They will lay off 28,000 workers at its resort business, leaving one of the deepest economic scars of the covid era. Welcome to the program. Just gone 7 00 in london. Waiting for data to come out from the u. K. Economy and some news expected from shell. Lets get to the u. K. Data first. This is the final rea...
July 16, 2024
Nervous and seeking that safety. Now you have the 10 year yield higher. Over the long run, if that continues, that will actually be a headwind. Today you have to take it as a signal investors not wanting havens. , the new yorkand faang complex, the mega cap tech stocks, that is down 1 . That part of the market is still weighing on the s p 500 while you have the financials and the energy and some of the other cyclical sectors doing well. David talk about that faang index. Earlier you said the rea...
July 16, 2024
Thedual listing could be biggest share sale in history. Softbank makes headlines again. Amassedid to have 20 billion in a stock trading movement despite a skeptical response from shareholders. Lets take a look at how markets are trading at the moment. At this as we are just getting some line through when it comes to the reserve bank of australias assistant governor. They are giving a speech saying it is more complex to assess the policy stance than it has been in the past. Due to the economic an...
July 16, 2024
Retail sales and Industrial Production gained momentum in september. The economy is set for a faster rebound than any of its peers. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Vonnie it is 1 00 p. M. In new york, 6 00 p. M. In london, and 1 00 a. M. In hong kong. Im vonnie quinn. Welcome to bloomberg markets. Here are the top stories we are following on the bloombe...
July 16, 2024
Trump saw the quarter in the air, he said hey, thats how much i paid in taxes last year, and it went downhill from there. Because of the pandemic, theres no opening hand shake, no physical contact. The candidates remained socially distant. It was like date night with melania. Biden faced an unusual challenge. How do you diebate a pathologicl liar. Its like debating a parrot. The parrots going to repeat the same things and then take a dump on the New York Times. Their views on the integrity of th...
July 16, 2024
Nix says the material could have an adverse effect. Government would like state leaders to do more. Check in on how markets are trading. U. S. Futures are coming online 0. 5 higher. We were bracing for some more turmoil this week after President Trump was hospitalized late friday. We havent had such big or huge losses. The president was headed to Walter Reed Hospital for treatment. Down a seeing it come little bit. 0. 3 . Gaining this after it dropped to its lowest level since june based not onl...
July 16, 2024
The wrong guy, the wrong night, the wrong time. Biden and donald trump clash on issues from the economy to covid in an ill tempered debate. Biden says the president panicked and just looked at the stock market. The quotetrump blames china plague for hurting the u. S. And says beijing eight bidens lunch. Fresh pmi data showed the nations recovery is gaining pace. Lower asocks tick the month draws to a close. The markets will watch a speech from the ecb president. German inflation drops below zero...
July 16, 2024
Closer to the mainland. Wrapping off the iphone 12. It is bigger, pricier, and supports 5g. It could trigger a wave of growth. Lets get a check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Futures under pressure at the open. This after u. S. Stocks retreated from sixweek highs during the regular session. Prospects for us fiscal for a fiscal stimulus have remained stalled and we have mixed corporate views. The s p 500 lost 0. 06 , nine sectors were down. Financials leading the declines. We had a positive ...
July 16, 2024
Elusive. And suppose he says the house is. Transformed samsung into a global tech giant has died. Paul lets take a look at the markets right now. The asx in australia has just opened for trade at the start of the new week. We do have a staggered open. Pretty hard to get a bead on things. Pretty flat at the moment. We are waiting for cocacola to open on the news of this deal that the European Partners are moving to acquire the Company Valued at 9. 3 billion to underscore some of the consolidation...