Market. In the we want to begin in washington, where the u. S. Passed a record 2. 2 trillion economic rescue package. The house will vote potentially on friday. Going this is kevin cirilli. Walk us through some of the highlights here. Kevin shortly before midnight, the senate, in a resounding 960 trillionsed the 2 economic stimulus bill. That puts pressure on the house of representatives to get this done quickly. Theres been some comments from farleft progressives and far right republicans that they may have some issues with this version of the bill. I do not it is about that being enough to significantly stop this from being passed, based upon my reporting. I can tell you that the likely vote will come friday, and President Trump has said he is going to sign this virtually immediately once it lands on his desk. Alix thanks so much. As i mentioned earlier, europe really stepping up its effort to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus. The latest is the ecb started buying bonds, but
Still waiting for the French Market and the German Market to really get into their stride perhaps this morning. he british pound up around 0. 3 as we hone in on december 12. The Options Market is currently adjusting itself around that kind of timing. The dollar index is down by around 01 . 1 . s look at 0. Lets get a look at the sector perspective. And the outer space, what is good for one company doing m a might be bad for another. Financials looks to be an area of red, as does health care. A couple of areas of green coming through their but essentially read in both of those, as is staples. Utilities and staples looks to be fairly green. That looks a bit defensive on of what we are seeing here from sectors. One of the sectors we have focused in on a lot is the auto sector of course. The vw share price is trading higher, up by 1. 9 . There was no change in revenue on margin guidance from vw. Weve been speaking to the vw ceo, that is frank witter, about the cut to the forecast. Frank ma
That european equities are largely on holiday and think that trend does actually continue. The stoxx 600 is down by 1. 1 today. Theres a big china effect, but in this youre looking at names like hsbc, which has a u. K. Effect as well, but also a chinese effect. Plus some of the miners acting as a little bit of a drag. So stoxx 600 down, maybe moving away from that 460 level. The names that i think are actually interesting today speak kind of against that narrative. The european consumer seems to be alive and well right now. The u. K. Consumer seems to be alive and well right now, which is surprising considering what is being chucked at them. Marks and spencer, the stalwarts of the british high street, has been revamping its stores, refining its strategy. Its beginning to work. Theyve upgraded their numbers. But its interesting, its not just in clothing. Its also in high end groceries as well. This is fascinating. This was unexpected. Marks and spencer responding to it. Look at that sha
Paul good morning and welcome to daybreak australia. I am paul allen in sydney. Annabelle i am Annabelle Droulers in hong kong. We are counting down to asias major market opens. Shery good evening from bloombergs World Headquarters in new york, i am shery ahn. The top stories this hour. The treasuies rout intensifies and stocks struggle is hawkish ed messaging raises beds and another fed hik. Also ahead, jp morgan ceo jp diamond jamie dimon lays out his risks in our exquisite interview. There factors that would drive it higher than where it is today . A 10 year bond at four. 7 . Yes. Shery it is decision date for the rba, with economists expecting a hold with the first brit from their new governor Michelle Bullock. Take a look at how u. S. Futures are commandline, muted after star struggled for direction during the u. S. Session. We saw the s p 500 clawing back most of the lessons of the day just to finish unchanged. The nasdaq 100 actually outperformed in the new york session despite
Shery you are watching daybreak asia coming live from hong kong that sydney. Annabelle were couni down to asias major market opens. Pa top stories this hour, asian shares falling as hawkish fred messaging intensifies. The trade the yen trading closer to 150. Two the dollar j. P. Morgans ceo lays out his geopolitical risks in our exclusive interview. If you go to 7 the answer is yes, are there factors that will drive it higher than where it is today, talking about the 10 year bond, now, yes. Paul investors are looking past teslas thirdquarter delivery miss as analysts maintain a bullish outlook. Anabelle thanks, paul. We are about to open. We will keep watching that as we get into the final, first few moments of trading. The direction of equities, are going to be determined by what happens in the bond space. In wall street session we will get to the details. Still, this selloff really starting to intensify here. Equities on course for some sort of correction. The 10 year yield trading a