Significant challenges. Hedges rise, oil falls for a cplus talks ope are delayed for a third day. Crude had capped its biggest monthly increase since may. Heading for the exit. Unicredits ceo is stepping down after four years at the top of italys biggest bank. It comes amid clashes with Board Members over acquisitions. It is 6 00 a. M. In london, 7 00 a. M. In vienna. We are where we are supposed to be. You wanted to start with oil. I absolutely applaud the decision. There is this line that the prince threatened to resign. My question is simple, is that petulance, posturing, or productive . Good morning . Morning. Annmarie i am certainly sure it is not productive. They are meeting on thursday. A brilliant note overnight saying that like with everything with opec the first day, there is always drama. She compared it to as much as drama you would see in an episode of gossip girl. A lot of infighting. Usually, you and i will report on it between saudi arabia and russia. This time, it is r
Stepping down after arguments over strategy, the bank prepares its search for his successor. Morning, under one hour until the start of cash equity trading. Equity markets under pressure. The futures picture shows relief. Ftse futures up 0. 4 . U. S. Futures point to the upside, up 0. 8 . Global stocks up 12 in november, the biggest monthly gain on record. Lets not forget that will me think about the losses yesterday and the rally he will maybe see today. Greens what we see now, a picture and it comes to the asian stock markets. Data from to take asia whether chinese or korean on the factory side. Be taking aems to turn for the better. In china a decade high for chinese manufacturing. Up on thed enthusiasm, and commodities in focus. Oil prices moving to the downside for a third day. No deal yet on opec and opecplus, and their plans for january. That will be a focus on thursday. Lets get a first word news of eight. Laura president elect joe biden has chosen janet yellen as his treasury
France threatens to get out of the rescue plan altogether. 11,000 jobs slashed, the german giant fights for survival. Welcome to the program. Looking at the futures, reflecting the way the european and u. S. Equity markets closed yesterday. Futures down in europe, mixed in the u. S. , reflecting what we saw yesterday were the u. S. Wobbled into the close at the end of the session. New york schools closing seems to be the factor. Breaking news, some commentary from astrazeneca in connection phasehase two, not the three news we have been waiting for. That is expected to come within weeks. This is more detail on the phase two data. They are confirming the vaccines immune response in older adults, that is crucial considering who is most vulnerable to the virus. The lancet is publishing the findings. A lot of stuff we have heard already from phase three trials more advanced than this from other drug companies. It has not been peerreviewed or in journals. We are getting the phase two study,
Los angeles orders residents to stayathome. The clock ticks. France warns it could veto a trade deal between the u. K. And the eu if it doesnt like the terms. It comes as officials on both sides of the deal could be done in the next few days. Increased scrutiny. The house of representatives clears a china delisting bill, sending it to president trump. The measure could lead to companies being kicked off of the american exchanges. 6 00 in london. 7 00 in paris. 10 00 in downtime see iop. We have the lifeline of stimulus. Stimulus against the risk, the u. S. Deadliest day of hospitalizations so far. The reality of covid is trumped by stimulus. Good morning. Annmarie if i would have told you a few years ago that we would have the s p 500 hitting a fresh record high at the same u. S. Had its deadliest day with 2700 people dying due to covid. You would not believe me. This divergence between the market and the reality of covid is yet again playing out. Manus indeed. I take you back 24 hours
Companys shares slumped after reports it could be added to the u. S. Blacklist. Discord rains. Oil retreats as opec fails before todays meeting. The uae and pakistan are said to be opposed to the current cuts. 6 00 a. M. In london. It has just gone 10 00 a. M. In the dad. Rally . Uld stop the maybe if yields bust above 1 , but that looks highly unlikely in a world of quasiyield controls. Good to have you back in hq. Annmarie good morning, manus. Glad to be back in london hq. One of the things the market seemingly continues to forget about, but this weekend we heard from all the top experts in the united states. Dr. Deborah birx saying postthanksgiving we are already seeing the disease likely. S 10 times more awake is w keeps her awake is what could happen after memorial day. Aboutey are dealing with 100,000 infections a day. Manus go to the front of bloomberg. Com. We have the headlines coming up across the bloomberg terminal at the moment. Take a look at bloomberg. Com because at the