On that. Lets check on the euro. 117. 5,nce coming in estimation was 116. 7. You can see the leg up for the euro at 11858. If you break it down, he will have the current confidence. You have the Business Climate to get that pretty much in line, a touch better. Thats why we are seeing a bit. F an impact on the euro 118. 50 one. 1858. Nine 30 a. M. London time, we talk about the housing luxury ceo in london, with a thats a 9 45. Lets get straight to bloomberg first word news. Here is at ludlow. Germanys Opposition Party is opening talks on backing a government led by chancellor Angela Merkel. Social democratic secretarygeneral says the department of ready two start the discussion. The is it and eight hours of talks at the s of the leadership that wrapped up this morning. U. K. Officials have tried to accelerate brexit negotiations by suggesting that rather than wielding a veto next month, ireland could hold fire and block a final accord. Avoid a hard avoiding a hard border and island is
Someon good morning. You all get a gold star for supervening security in this building and being on time. We appreciate it. I am jane harman, the president and ceo of the wilsonid center. I have to say its hard to some hopeful about the subject we will address after the past week. Hundreds were gunned down last night in las vegas. I dont think we know yet what the gunmans motives were. Two women were stabbed to death in front of a train station in marseille france by an asus sympathizer, and there seems to be an unprecedented disconnect between the efforts of our secretary of state and our president. Strategy to walk north korea back from threats of nuclear war. Vice president pentz was here a few months ago, he is an old friend of mine from our congress days, and he said the president strategy of America First does not mean america alone. At the Wilson Center, we all hope Vice President pentz is rate. Ce this is the fourth time ambassador eva and the Chicago Council are here to releas
Japan. By the time we come in tomorrow, we will have to centralbanks. We are going to celebrate with a double dose of centralbankitis. Francine lets get to first word news. Vonnie a big night for donald trump and Hillary Clinton, both scored dominating wins in the northeast and president ial primaries. Ve states,all fi pennsylvania, connecticut, maryland, delaware and rhode island. He widened his lead over ted cruz and john kasich. Trump calls himself the presumptive nominee and took aim at the Democratic Front runner. Mr. Trump i think the only card she has is a womans card and she has got nothing else going. Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, i do not think she would get 5 of the vote. The only thing she has got going is the womens card and the beautiful thing is women do not like her. And look how well i did with women tonight. Clinton returned fire after winning four of the five states. Mrs. Clinton mr. Trump accused me of playing the women card. If fighting for Womens Health
European banking and their struggles but a lot going on across the commodity space as well. I am stunned by the gloom among the pundits in the last few days. I honestly can say i have never seen it. Each of them has an interesting shade and color. We will have some optimistic push optimism to push against the gloom. Francine when you talk about gloom, i know in davos, any ceos were optimistic and there is a reshift. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news with vonnie quinn. Consumer prices in china keep rising although they are still below the governments target price. It is the Third Straight monthly increase. Food prices with a big reason. Investors want to know exactly what the and come and president does incoming president of the philippines will do. He was elected with 39 of the vote and campaigned on a platform of fighting crime. He has sustained Investor Confidence on an economy that grew an average of 6 a year in the last decade. North korea staged a massive parade.