Constructive. It needs funds to help reduce a crippling total debt of 130 billion. The streets of hong kong, demonstrators clashing with police for a 16th consecutive weekend. Shery lets get you started with a check of the markets. Seeing u. S. Futures gaining ground,. 5 . This after the s p 500 lost ground on friday. We have seen stocks higher throughout the session. The we got reports that chinese delegation in the u. S. Had canceled their visit to u. S. Farms. That led markets lower. We had trade sensitive stocks, like consumer stocks and tech, leading the declines. The nasdaq fell the most in over two weeks. After the close, we saw local media reports in china that the cancellation of those trips to u. S. Farms had nothing to do with trade negotiations. Perhaps risk on sentiment being felt across the market. Treasuries rallied throughout the week. 10 year yields now at the moment at 172 level. Lets see how things are shaping up in asia. Japan markets are closed on holiday, but the
Dropping below the s p 500 dividend yield which is crazy. You can make more money on the yield on the s p 500 than on the 30 year. Unfortunately the algorithms are utilizing global yields as the correlation to equities and that seems to happen from time to time. Remember prior to that it was the chinese currency any time that traded above a 7 Point Equities move lower. So youre looking at global yields and youre basically understanding that protectionism doesnt exist in global asset pricing. What do you mean . Thats exactly what is going on right now so the United States is blessed with technology. The United States is blessed with low energy. Zero versus the rest of the world. Correct but why is that becky . Because we are seen as the best economy globally and thats where i see protectionism doesnt exist in asset pricing the rest of the world is just driving capital here. So you can see bond yields coming down precipitously but still see it being something that doesnt drag the stock m
In sport, edmund defies the heat to win in melbourne. Hes through to the fourth round for the first time after a 5 set win. I want to be a pilot. I want to be a game designer. I want to be a maths teacher. From sports stars to social media icons, well find out what thousands of children said when they were asked to draw their future careers. And matt has the weather. Good morning. I certainly am, i have come in search of snow and i have found it, what is of the showers again today across parts of north west england, Northern Ireland scotla nd north west england, Northern Ireland scotland and in southern scotland there could be some issues later. I will have all of the details in your full forecast in the next 15 minutes. Maps, thank you. Mat. Good morning. First, our main story. Scientists in the us are close to a major cancer breakthrough, after trials for a new universal blood test detected eight common forms of the disease. Overall, the test found 70 of the cancers but researchers s
Nairobi. When it comes to politics, kenya has a history of violent and disputed elections. I am at the home of the veteran Opposition Leader raila odinga for this exclusive interview. He has gone and had himself sworn in as the peoples president in an act which the government says amounts to high treason. Is he acting irresponsibly, is legally and stoking tensions . Illegally. Raila odinga, welcome to hardtalk. Honestly, do you really believe you are president of kenya . Do i look president ial . You are wearing a sharp suit. I really do believe i am the president. If you listen to what people are saying, for example, alien fm Radio Station that supports the government, they say things like your so called swearing in ceremony is meaningless. Whereas Raila Odingas state house, a Farewell Party for you. That is what kenyans are saying. There are a few kenyans to say that. Of course it is just a joke they are making. They know that the occasion was a serious occasion. It was aimed at endi
About a 20minute ride from san rafael. Overall, pretty good. An hour out of tracy into dublin. Thats our slow and go usual morning spot with speeds of 25 to 19 miles an hour. Give yourself extra time. Ace trains are a great way to go. Both trains 1 and 3 are running on schedule. Sue, thank you. Theyve been tracking these days of warm weather. All around, flowers popping up early. There are other signs, too. Like ski store putting their equipment on deep discount because theres just no snow. Abc 7 News Reporter matt keller at the beach. Live in santa cruz. Good morning, reggie and natasha. Its going to be 76 degrees today. A lot of people head to the beach so you have to be prepared and you have to get here early like this guy. Check him out. Hes prepared. Look at this. Hes got the flipflops and the sensible swim trunks. Short sleeve shirt. Hes got the sun hat and the shades. Hes ready to go. This guy has the right idea. Beach is not the only place that the warm weather is going to have