There we have active futures on the s p up by. 5 . Nasdaq as well. Just seeing what is likely to happen with the start of the indian session and about one hour and 44 minutes. Nifty gaining about. 2 wednesday, looking like we are adding to it. Have some news as well. There were fears among bond traders bond that could have played havoc on the bond markets. That is the yen. We have the pound which has been emerging as a strong currency against its u. S. Counterpart as we get brexit negotiations taking place and certainly it is the way the u. K. And European Union come to an agreement as to what happens after the u. K. Officially leaves the European Union. Seeing some progress with regards to all that. Haslinda lets get the first word headlines for you. President trump signed an executive order to expand u. S. Production of Rare Earth Materials. Amid concerns that Global Leader china they restrict exports. They are used in a vast range of goods. China accounted for 80 of americas imports
Battery day event. He announced a 25,000 electric car within three years. The u. S. And china clash again. This time, at the virtual u. N. President trump slammed beijing for the coronavirus. Xi jinping warns no one should profit from the problems of another. Haidi lets take a look at how we are setting up for the start of trading proper here in asia. We had a reasonable session in the u. S. , that tech rebound continuing to keep things afloat. This as we continue to get a little bit more news flow as to the stopgap measure being reached between the democrats and the gop. U. S. Stocks in the overnight session climbing. Tempering some of these concerns that came through from jay powell, pointing to slow economic recovery as well as Charlie Hedman saying the recession could worsen without more fiscal support. We see the nikkei 225 flat at the moment. We saw that japan markets have been closed. Futures have been dropping. We have seen during that time asia extra pen falling 2 asia x japan
The dollar gaining some ground after paring losses after that meeting. Fx sellinging asia off, especially the renminbi after reaching may 2019 highs. There are signs perhaps the currency is being overbought. Expecting boj, boe, and Bank Indonesia today. Those currencies and focus. Watching the bond market as well put it did not get adjustments on qe from the fed. We saw the 10 and 30 yield spike coming off a little now but that did lead to earlier the yield curve steepening and coming off a little. We are watching brent crude as well as wti. Also saw off some of the highs we saw overnight. There is optimism for demand but that is also losing some of those gains right now. Tom lets get you up to speed with some of the first word News Headlines and other stories. President trump says a Coronavirus Vaccine could be just tribute it widely as early as october, contradicting statements by some of his top health officials. The head of the centers for Disease Control and prevention told a Sena
Beijing praises the decision while President Trump says he is not a fan. A focusson says now on his cabinet lineup. And plans for structural reform. Are seeing a lot of investors sticking by the sidelines, a quiet session in the u. S. Overnight. Wall street hanging out to see what further guidance we get from the fed after their decision. A great chunk of investors will be waiting for more details as to the revamp inflation target. We are seeing futures trading flat. This after we saw u. S. Stocks rising. The s p seeing a Third Straight session of gains. For a change, we saw gains across tech, outweighing the decline we saw across financials. Treasury yields at the dollar end of the day, where they started. We are seeing the likes of the dollaryen holding steady, this as we look set to see the appointment of yoshida suda as the new japanese Prime Minister. As well as hearing more about whether we will see continuity across his cabinet appointments. We are watching at to see if another
Bytedance will retain overall control. President trump says he may change his mind about approval. We are joined exclusively by st. Louis fed president James Bullard ahead of jay powells trip to capitol hill. The fed chair will say the u. S. Faces a long and uncertain virus recovery. Shery heres how u. S. Futures are coming online. A little bit of pressure at the open, this after we saw the s p 500 lose ground for a fourth consecutive session in the regular trading our. It was the longest losing streak since february. We had banks sinking at least 3 on that report detailing suspicious transactions at global banks. ,e had also surging virus cases not to mention doubts over another round of stimulus measures. That really sent stocks down. We have the nasdaq at one point falling as much as 2. 5 , but it did pair back some of the losses with a bullish reversal in the afternoon. Down only 1 10 of 1 . We are this week watching closely what chair powell and secretary mnuchin will say in congr