With the United States. We start within a positive note. Nejra funding the deficit, the u. S. Will start issuing twentyyear bonds in the first half of 2020. It comes as Steve Mnuchin continues to review bonds. Welcome to bloomberg daybreak europe. The data out of china and the u. S. Putting risk on across markets today, taking a look at asia, green on the screen for the Msci Asia Pacific index. He saw all three u. S. Benchmarks hit records again and tech stocks were leading that rally. Alphabet above a 1 trillion valuation for the first time. Futures look like we could build on those gains. We saw green on the screen yesterday and it looks like another day of gains. Switching out the board to look at other assets, the yen has been posting a little bit of weakness. We are at eight months low. Yield edged up after retail sales data and some other data out of the u. S. Pointed to a stronger consumer. 182 handle is where we sit. We have seen steepening after that announcement from siva mnu
600 gaining. A lot of the focus is on earnings and the economic backdrop. 1134. Ollar 1 it has fluctuated but is very arrangedbound. Rangebound. Coming up, the World Economic forum in davos. We bring you all the biggest names in banking. Lets get straight to first word news in new york city. We begin with the new york senate approving Donald Trumps new freetrade agreement with mexico and canada. It handles the president and a major win ahead of impeachment. The overhaul of the agreement was a priority for mr. Trump. Mitch mcconnell called vote a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation. The white house broke the law in withholding aid the ukraine. Accordingting to an independent watchdog, saying the president should not have delayed money. This is a key part of the impeachment case against President Trump. , quoteg with them obsessed with the u. S. Trade deficit. This is according to bill hogan, saying americafirst policies are bringing about a priceless moment for global trade. This came
Last few hours. These are current visibility readings. Were only spotlighting the north of cora costa valley. See that. 3 in santa rosa . Thats how far you can see down the road in miles. We already have issues. Tomorrow morning will be foggy, but theres help. The winds will pick up into the later hours, so tomorrow will be different than today in that the fog will only hold on for the Early Morning hours. By the time we get into the afternoon, the wind will start to clear it out. So thats good news. But the wind is coming in on the leading edge of the rain. Lets talk about that in detail. The good news on this is the rain is mainly going to be confined to late saturday night and early sunday morning. By that i mean from like midnight saturday night going into sunday, and by 9 00 a. M. Sunday, weve seen 90 percent of it. We pick up about a half an inch to an inch. Thats the first storm. The next one arrives in time for christmas, and we do need to talk about a chance of rain. Well have
Department. This is just over two hours. The committee will come to order. We are having a full hearing today on the nominations for several positions. Three very important nominations , department of transportation. We welcome the nominees and their families and thank them for their willingness to serve. First, we will consider the nomination of rear admiral and phillips ann phillips. Welcome. We are currently facing unprecedented challenges about reports of Sexual Assault the marine academy, investments into our port to ease congestion, and the need for strong leadership at the helm of the Maritime Administration. We are admiral phillips has significant experience in the u. S. Navy in many challenging situations, including operation desert shield, desert storm, in her capacity as director of the Surface Warfare for the chief of Naval Operations. After 31 years of naval service, she serves as a special assistant to the Virginia Governor with a focus on coastal adaptation and protectio
Department. This is just over two hours. The committee will come to order. We are having a full hearing today on the nominations for several positions. Three very important nominations , department of transportation. We welcome the nominees and their families and thank them for their willingness to serve. First, we will consider the nomination of rear admiral and phillips ann phillips. Welcome. We are currently facing unprecedented challenges about reports of Sexual Assault the marine academy, investments into our port to ease congestion, and the need for strong leadership at the helm of the Maritime Administration. We are admiral phillips has significant experience in the u. S. Navy in many challenging situations, including operation desert shield, desert storm, in her capacity as director of the Surface Warfare for the chief of Naval Operations. After 31 years of naval service, she serves as a special assistant to the Virginia Governor with a focus on coastal adaptation and protectio