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Benchmark Interest Rate at 0. 25 . That is expected. We had the debt maintaining it will continue with the policy of 0. 25 for the beginning of next year. They are maintaining the benchmark Interest Rate. This meeting coming after four new cases ending new zealands 100 today virus free run. Perhaps more later on. Auckland back in lockdown. A lot were surprised about the resilience of the economy. They have to weigh the global risks, as well. The qe purchases are interesting, as well. Most wereth...

Of the council on foreign relations. Her fourth book is a revelation. Who acts next in this backandforth . Jonathan the administration has been dancing around the issue of the trade deal announced back in january. The president has stopped dancing around the issue. It means much less to me. He repeated that about three times in a News Conference yesterday, and i wonder how that message evolves in the coming weeks and months. Tom i thought it would be a lazy friday, and i was wrong. Let me give y...

Agree with you. We really cant underestimate the size of this deal. What i have learned in the last 24 hours, it is only the beginning process. A lot ofi spent time with Wolfgang Munchau trying to stagger the european parliament. Jonathan the signal here is important. Europe is demonstrating they can borrow at the european level and distribute grants accordingly. That was unthinkable 10 years ago. Lisa they are also putting in certain taxation powers that give it more of a federation kind of fee...

A stimulus plan to offset the pandemic and another big week for earnings. Results from sap as europes largest tech companys speak year ceo speaks with us and ryanairs cfo. Speaking of ryanair, weve got numbers coming through from the airline. Tax, quarter loss after 185. 1 Million Euros. The estimated loss was 276. 9. That is a smaller firstquarter loss after tax than was expected. What we are hearing from ryanair in terms of commentary is the biggest fear is the virus second wave and fears are ...

U. S. . Moving on to some currencies, dollar weakness is still a trend at play. We are seeing that play out for the offshore cnh strengthening at around seven. In terms of the yen, 106 is the crucial level for that. Higher option volatility. In terms of hong kong, we are focused on the newtek tech index as part of the conversation. Aussie dollar currently up. 3 . Dollar weakness very much part of the play there. Lets look at what is happening with gold. It has been on a tear, and we are getting ...

Surveillance today on television, on radio. We welcome all of you worldwide, across this nation, where the linkage, the urgency that we see within our politics and our economics is truly front and center. Get out the calendar. I believe it is 23 july, and this is a nation staggering to the first week of august. Jonathan what urgency . It is sunshine and rainbows in the equity market. In washington, d. C. , we havent seen the urgency we actually need. There are a lot of people still out of work. ...

Expected to drop 24 year on year. The futures are looking slightly lower, down four points. We are looking at some of the currencies. As david would say in the last hour, the bloomberg dollar index is on track for its worst july in a decade. A more dovish start from the fomc. No big surprises from the fed, but the lower mantra weighing on the dollar. The dollar index is flat, at least for now. Wellussie in his flat as aussieyen is flat as well. We move on to the commodities and the yield story. ...

At the same time, we generated more capital through earnings. Thats why are ratio is 12. 5 . Talk to me about the merging of the two units. What is the reasoning behind that . The Investment Bank merger is something weve been discussing for months. Even my predecessor, it was already a topic. 2015, clearlyn the two had to be separated. We had to restructure the trading business. Are at a stage or we can put them back together again. Most of our competitors have it anyway. This is not a cost exer...

Yes, a fed meeting at 2 00. None of it matters. What matters is the drama, the guys fromof four Silicon Valley lined up in front of congress. And oh yeah, the stimulus. What has your attention . Jonathan funnily enough, the Federal Reserve, but only because somebody people are playing it down. A lot of people have shaken their head. What was the last three months about . We are about to see a shift away from the accommodation we have seen towards much more Forward Guidance, and the commitment, t...

Stage an uprising over the euro grew presidency striking a blow to the blocks major powers. Merkel says the eu needs to combine aid with rome forms reforms in a message to the fruit before. Equities slip. Stock rallyhot cools. State funds start selling, assign the government wants to slow the surge. Daily virus cases in the u. S. Continue to hit new highs, worrying investors. Stuck in the middle. Global banks risk being caught in the crossfire of chinas new law in hong kong. U. S. Sanctions agai...