The saga. U. S. Authorities are investigating whether people hired by bill ackman may have been potentially trying to drive town the companys stock. Welcome to the show. After a couple of down days in wall street a rebound on wall street, the s p 500 and the dow back in the black for the year. The bond market and currency market clearly reacting. We had some good days in europe and some bad. The same is true for the u. S. Thats part of a broader sentiment but we had this long six year rally and it starts to lead to more meaningful correction. Some say u. S. Markets are looking more fully priced. The european stoxx 600 index up. U. S. Futures interestingly enough a mixed picture. The s p 500 with a higher open around 2 points. Dow jones down and nasdaq up about 5. As we were telling you a couple of days on wall street. A strong rally for the s p, the dow, and the nasdaq. Well see if that continues in todays trade. Here in europe the rally continues. The french markets down 2 points. Italian market up about four points. When you look at the german dax its on pace for the 9th straight week of gains and the ftse 100 seeing a gain but basically plat on the day. Commerce bank shares sharply higher after reaching an agreement to pay 1. 45 billion to u. S. Authorities to settle allegations of sanction and Money Laundering violations. The german bank was accused of previously ignoring sanctions on countries like iran and sudan. The one off charge caused a steep decline in commerce banks 2014 profit. As you can see up about 4 . Well keep an eye on this stock. Its a mixed finish to the week for european equities. At the start of the week it was very clear that european equities were outperforming u. S. Equities because of the Monetary Policy. In the equity market its less clear but that differential is very clear. Highlighted by the u. S. Ten year yield at 2. 13 . Its been above 2. 1 for awhile and ticking up at the margin where as yields in germany were incredibly low. Since the Bond Buying Program started on monday here in europe yields remain very very low across the board. Highlighted by italy 1. 14 . The u. K. Not part of that Bond Buying Program at 1. 77 closer to the yields in the u. S. Lets look at this trend of course best highlighted by the euro dollar weakening again today. Yesterday that u. S. Dollar strength trend just becaused. Weaker retail sales data but continuing that trend for the best part of a week or two. The euro highlighted it. Thats off another. 2 today. U. S. Dollar rallying against the yen today and similarly against the aussie dollar. The pound is flat today. Lets check in on commodities quickly as well. Brent at 57. 02 and of course we have been highlighting that u. S. Dollar strength. That rate factor as reason for u. S. Equity weakness. Now sri is standing by in singapore for us as ever. Over to you. Very good to see you, sir. Lets take a look at these regional markets. I want to focus on the nikkei 225. A very convincing break above the 19,000 handle. Youre looking at fresh 15 year highs for the nikkei share average. The stock you were watching today this is the manufacturer of industrial robots. Now investors were reacting to a report saying they would raise the dividend and consider a stock buy back. This is an index heavy weight so it was responsible for the bulk of the gains on japanese equities. Take a step back and look at how the nikkei has performed over the week. Up 1. 5 . The fifth weekly gain and that is the longest since june. So strong showing for the nikkei. Very different picture for some of the other markets. Its been straight. The new zealand benchmark hit another record high. I wanted to highlight the benchmark nse index in india. That is on the defensive now. Down by 1. 4 and getting worse. What investors seem to be reacting to is the february cpi number Consumer Price inflation number yesterday. 5. 2 was a bit hot so thats got some people thinking perhaps the he reserve bank of india may be more cautious in the future about the pace of easing. They may dial back. So that is what investors are jittery about. Remember the rbi easing before the scheduled meeting was one of the reasons why the market really got juiced. So some feedback now for india. Next week will be critical with the fomc. What janet yellen says. Theres a press conference there. Is it going to provide more ammunition . Are we going to see further depreciation in local currencies . Thats one of the big stories next week. Back to you in london. Absolutely. All eyes on the fed and Global Market reaction. Lets talk more about that with head of european fx strategy at morgan stanley. A pleasure to have you on this morning. Morning. Lets talk about what is dominating the investor discussion this week. The stronger dollar the weaker euro. Some of the traders say the euro has fallen too low. Especially when looking at the latest growth numbers. You look at the employment number and inflation number as well. Were seeing an up tick. Has the euro fallen too low . Why is it not responding to some of the Economic Data points . Yes, thats quite an interesting question. I think we are likely to see the euro changing its behavior relative to Economic Performance and relative to asset markets. You can see a break down in the correlation between the euro and equity markets. Out performing and rebounding strongly. But the euro has come under pressure and that is very much a function of the Monetary Policy within europe because of the qe getting underway. You can see that break down in that relationship continuing and even extending further. So while we have this environment in place it does mean that the euro is unlikely to add to positive data coming from europe. So while we may see more signs of growth slowly coming through within europe thats unlikely to be enough to pull the euro out of its down trend. Lets also just talk about the other trend weve seen this week. Its not just a weaker euro and stronger u. S. Dollar. Weve seen the emerging market currencies suffer in recent weeks. You do say blame the euro for that. But its not as simple as the countries with foreign vulnerabilities that are suffering. This is actually quite a complicated picture now for free emerging markets. Theres many global themes that will provide challenges for emerging market currencies. You mention the stronger dollar and also the rising in yields in the u. S. Which have a big impact on to Global Funding costs. Particularly countries that have high foreign liabilities. Thats going to be a major thing thats going to continue to challenge many emerging market currencies but also with the weaker euro and the fact that its likely to export deflation particularly into asia we believe as well where deflation is already started. It will come a bigger theme as well. Thats going to start an impact on axj currencies. Were starting to put our focus on to the asian regional currencies. We think theyll be at the forefront of having to address and to meet the challenges of these global risk events. And of course we have a Russian Central Bank decision today as well. Inflation still high but not quite as much pressure as there was about a month or so ago. Can we expect a rate cut today . Well i think as far as russia are concerned we need to keep a close eye on the International Environment as well as the domestic environment. We are still very cautious with regards to the russian currency and were not particularly looking at that closely at the moment. So we still think thats going to be a bigger risk into the region as well and even have a potential to be a further risk factor to the euro. So overall, when you look at the currencies within the g10 world that we see that the euro still continues to stand out as probably being the weakest and the most exposed to domestic and to international factors. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Much appreciated. Head of european fx strategy at morgan stanley. Another programming note for our european viewers. Well bring you special coverage of the russian Rate Decision at 11 30 cet. Investors will get a taste of inflation data with february ffi out at 8 30 a. M. Eastern. Just before 10 00 a. M. We get the first read on march consumer sentiment. A pair of earnings today, retailers, ann taylor and the buckle. Economic reform in italy. Stay tuned as we hear from a former italian minister from economic development. Thats live coming up in a couple of minutes here on worldwide exchange. 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The United Steelworkers Union struck a deal with shell that could end a strike at a dozen refineries. It provides for wage increases, protects Health Benefits and addresses levels and workloads. They created unsafe working conditions by requiring extensive overtime and hiring more workers they claim were not as well trained. Meanwhile, italys Prime Minister continues to push ahead with the broad reform agenda. Thousands of students staged a march on thursday over the weak state of italys educational system. Julia is at the workshop on the shores where italian ceos and politicians are meeting to debate the financial markets. Lets get out to julia now. Thank you wilfred. Lets kick off on this idea of the reform and the possible risks to implementation as far as that Reform Program is concern concerned. Sir, there seems to be a lot more optimism about italys prospects right now. To what extent should it be qe and the weaker euro an how much of that is about the program and what he has achieved in the last year . We can certainly be more optimistic because of the policy. Qe is effective. Its not enough. We now have a scenario situation that can push the economy but at the same time we should avoid the mistakes that japan has done in the past. We need more economic stimulus. Monetary policy is a prerequisit but not enough for the economy. Looking as far as italy is concerned i speak to the deputy secretary general this morning and her view on even if we look at it, the impact is far smaller than what the government believed will happen. Youre concerned but not enough. We need to match more. Not only more economic stimulus but much more deep structural reforms. What we are doing is certainly a little step in the right direction but we need much more. The Prime Minister skirting on the surface. It sounds big but its not enough. Hes announcing a lot of things but the content of the reforms is not courageous enough. Risks are only going to get bigger. You dont even think were going to be able to implemented the reforms . No. Some reform but not enough. More, more more attention on execution. If were talking about qe in europe getting it through to the real economy, a huge challenge for italy because the Banking Sector still needs a clean up. Were talking about a bank taking place in italy, how big does that need to be in order to have any kind of impact given the scale and the size in this country . I dont believe thats such a big problem. Money is there. The problem is with demand with the fiscal stimulus where i was talking about before i dont believe in the bad bank concept. I dont believe in these interventions to fix private banks problems. But, again, thats not the main problem. We have to push economy. We have to push investment both private and public and there is nothing like that on the way today. 15 drop in investment in the euro zone since the financial crisis. They dont have the latitude to do it. Great to chat with you. Guys ill hand back to you. Were going to be back in a few minutes talking to thomas glocer. The former ceo of Thompson Reuters and investor to get his idea of what we should do to boost levels. Thank you so much. Coming up on the show Tech Companies are stepping up their game in the market for augmented reality but are the products worth your while . Well investigate the latest trends coming up next. Heroes charge explosion explosion explosion lead your heroes in the hit mobile game download heroes charge now Research Firm says theyre holding off buying and the stronger dollar makes pcs more expensive in other countries. On thursday intel cut the First Quarter revenue forecast partly because of weaker than expected demand for desktops. I think it ended down but definitely one of the big movers in yesterdays trade. Another stock to keep in mind is ibm. Theyre considering adopting the Technology Behind bitcoin to create a cash and payment system. According to reuters the company is looking at whether Block Chain Technology could be used for transactions in u. S. Dollars. A very interesting story that well continue to follow whether this old Legacy Company like ibm can make strides in this cutting edge palt space. A very big effort. Now as part of our tech transformer series we have been investigating the latest trends and augmented reality and what opportunities there could be for businesses there. Check this out. Using the telephone. This isnt the augmented reality you might have imagined. Its clumsy and clunky and not as effortless as the movies would have you believe. Its like popping bubbles. One of the things we suffer from is hollywood making it feel hike its already here and already available and so easy to use. The reality isnt always what the fantasy is. The consumers arent exactly jumping on the augmented reality train just yet but businesses are seeing the benefits. Those slow to adopt could be at a disadvantage. Theyre seeing it as significant business advantage and thats what is driving kind of the exgrowth were seeing right now. If a company were to not deploy an august ltsolution theyre missing out on efficiencies. They allow developers to create 3d digital layouts. Zoom in and take the roof off if youd like. But theres many other applications. Were seeing a lot of cases around health care education, logistics, industries that are doing really complex things. We work with all the major pharmaceutical companies. All the major brands really. But while companies are doing it more the industry is still young and underdeveloped. Its moving paster than the mobility wave. So its becoming real and in the next 3 to 5 years well see more of this. It may not look cool but its quickly turning from fantasy to reality. And you can read more about our augmented reality investigation plus loads more on our Tech Transformers page. Head to cnbc. Com to check all of that out. When i was at mobile World Congress a lot of Companies Including samsung and htc unveiled this virtual technology. You tried it out. I tried it out. The question is will it be a game changer . Is it enough to unveil a set off in the new industry if you will. It seems theyre still too clunky at the moment. Perhaps. But i find it cool. Well see how the futures are trade ago head of the open on wall street indicating a higher open after the rally on yesterdays trade. And price action what to expect in todays trade coming up after this break. For the first time American Kids are slated to live a shorter life span than their parents. 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But theyre still on pace for the third weekly loss in a row. Russia central bank is expected to cut rates when it announces its decision in about 30 minutes time. And theres a new twist in the herbalife saga. Theyre investigating whether people hired might have been intentionally trying to drive down the stock price. That rally on wall street a weaker dollar and stronger euro helping to push stocks higher today despite the misappointing retail sales numbers. Taking advantage of this weeks brief sell off. The s p 500 in positive territory. Futures indicating a higher open. European markets have had a mind of their own. They officially launched quantitative easing this week. So the focus on how it will feed through to the real economy. Not just financial markets. Were higher across the board. The dax on pace for the 9th week of gains. The out performance of the German Economy in focus with better than expected unemployment numb