He c. E. O. Of verizon, Hans Vestberg as we proceed throughout the hour. Francine european economies are starting to claw their way out of recession and we had encouraging p. P. I. Physician and the confident p. M. I. Jumped to 54. 8 with the services and manufacturing sectors expanding. Joining us now from paris is william, the Bnp Paribas Group chief economist. It feels like this was a good week for europe. We have the p. M. I. More than expected and the Recovery Fund. If you look at job losses theyre going to get ugly in europe. William that is a concern i have if you look at the p. M. I. Data today. What strike is that yes, manufacturing significantly and new export levels in germany are just flying but the employment series is showing that companies are under no intention whatsoever to increase hiring and on the contrary. Thats a concern. Its a concern because the recovery will depend on what households do, how much they spend and they need confidence. Alix what is going to give t
Texas. Meantime, covid19 cases continuing to rise with 4 million reported across america. But today, the u. S. Centers for Disease Control that is control is advising schools to open, after originally highlighting the risks. It added up to another down day for stocks. Joining us, abigail doolittle. Abigail a lot to digest, and you nailed all the issues. A big piece of it has to do with the big xl off, but the rising tensions with china have been the backdrop for the past two years, but really coming into the forefront here. And economic data, frankly, not right. Investors are paying attention to that. You put it together, nasdaq 100 down. 9 , down on the week for the second week in a row. Stocks hit even harder, down 1. 6 . What intel really disappointing, at lowes down 18 per soient, worst day at that point since 2000 to one Third Quarter guidance for that chip to let you talked about, and also the idea that manufacturing of their trips could be changed. We had investors going into a
U. S. To helping chinese intelligence. Claims to there are the South China Sea. Coronavirus cases topping millions, and florida surpasses new york as the second most affected state behind california. A daily record for deaths. Pause as they debate new stimulus. Republicans would like to extend the jobless payments to cover 70 of lost wages as the Economic Outlook dims. Shery lets look at how markets are trading at the moment. We see u. S. Futures to the upside after stocks fell last week with escalating china tensions, not to mention the wrangling in washington. For thegold sent above First Time Since 2011, and the , the nasdaq composite finishing at a twoweek low. Take a look at what well is doing. Is doing, brent above 43 dollars a barrel. This, of course, after we saw some pressure last week on signs of weakness in the u. S. Labor market. Prices dids oil manage a gain. The dollar index fell to a sixmonth low, the week dollar overshadowing concerns. Yes, lets take a look at asia, a p
China sea. Coronavirus cases are in the u. S. Florida passes new york is the second highest state after california. Gold futures had a record, beating levels last seen in 2011. Sasol are plunges. Lets take a look at how export thesis shaking up when it comes to the start of trading here in asia. This is what we are seeing when we are seeing futures. U. S. Stocks fell for a second day on friday. There is a faltering sense of recovery in the u. S. This is expected to focus on unemployment insurance. Pelosi has called that passage contracted the futures is down by a 10th of 1 . Japanese stocks coming back online. Mildly positive. Sydney futures extending losses down about a half percent. A flat start to the cash trading session. Lets take a look at gold. That is always the been the story. Gold prices are not looking too far behind. General concerns about where the Global Recovery goes from here. Global virus cases have exceeded team. 1 million while there are signs the virus spread is slo
Million. What about 2 million . Thats a bit high. Wow. Im a little shocked that its at that level. Thats right. Santa clara county association of realtors data found the median Single Family home price hit 2 million for the first time in april. Were talking the midpoint between the highest home sales price and the lowest. T data shows the top three median prices were in Los Altos Hills at 5. 8 million, monte sereno 4. 5, and saratoga at 4. 2. Only five cities in the south bay are under the median san jose at 1. 7 million, along with san martin, milpitas, morgan hill and gilroy. Scc president Michelle Perry says there are only about 700 homes for sale, and low inventory drives prices up. It has been a problem for many years and now its just out of control. The demand will not go away because the inventory is just too low. So, there needs to be significant amount of homes built in a short period of time, and we just dont see that happening. Real estate expert brad gill says its not just