Colleges are told to offload holdings of mainland companies. Australia signs a deal to make any covid19 vaccine for all. The government will distribute should it prove successful. More vaccine optimism playing out in australia. Lets look at how we are shaping up in terms of the u. S. Future session. Another renewed push of momentum in u. S. Markets overnight, hitting the record, propelled again by the same names. Also betterthanexpected u. S. Housing data. 2016 helping out sentiment, as well. We have positivity when it comes to the active futures trading at the moment. The nikkei 225 trading in chicago, looking flat at the moment ahead of a trade balance numbers, as well as machinery orders. We do have the topix, best performer in terms of Global Markets so far in this month of august. We are looking at broad weakness when it comes to the u. S. Dollar. The dollar sinking to his lowest levels since may of 2018. Im worried about the u. S. Economy with yet no relief package, stimulus pack
That investors will look at. We can change the board and have a look at whats happening in the fx raise. Index,omberg dollar marginal gains up over three days by about 7 10 of 8 . Turnarounde seeing a in the u. S. Dollar, but some of that will be contingent on the stimulus taking place in washington. We had a fix of 6. 9 and that is where it currently is. 6. 98 for your offshore currency. In terms of the aussie dollar, that is flat. The aussie decision is out today and expected to stay on hold. 117. Uro is at milan terms of commodity in terms of gold prices. Still has a forecast of potentially 3000 for spot gold, currently at 1975. Thats what your copper futures are doing. Nymex is down 6 10 of 1 . They have more oil onto the market with demand amid the virus being a question. There is your yield on the 10 year,. 56. Its get the first word news with Karina Mitchell in new york. The and added states remains the focus of the coronavirus pandemic, with several area starting to see faint i
Politics is taking over the trend. Im fascinated by the challenges to the leadership and belarus. Francine i am, too. Something the started last week that seems to be growing. We will followup on belarus and russias support to the leader. Lets get first word news with ritika gupta. Ritika nancy pelosi has called the house back from vacation to do with the Postal Service crisis this week. Warned 46 service has states that it may not be able to deliver their ballot on time for the election. Polls indicate joe biden maintains a solid lead over President Trump going into this weeks Democratic Convention. Biden was up nine points in the wall streets journal poll. In japan, the economy shrank in the Second Quarter by the most on record. Gdp declined at an annual rate of 27. 8 . There worlds thirdlargest economy was already hurting when the coronavirus outbreak hit. Japan had already slipped into a recession. In belarus, it was the biggest antigovernment protest yet. Tens of thousands demonst
Board, again, trying to challenge the tesla hold on the market. Wm has a factory in shanghai. Lets check the markets. Risk off on the u. S. , falling 2 on wall street on the back of concerns about u. S. Jobless claims. The virus, above 4 million cases now in the United States. And as we said, concern that the economy in the u. S. Is in trouble. Screen, read on the broadly across the msci asiapacific, down. 6 . On the mainland would just talked about the proposed ipo by wm motors, small caps setting off more than 2 as we get for the end of the week. Ong kong looking attractive to investors, it seems, down. 2 percent, up despite concerns highlighted earlier. Weakened byyuan. 1 , currently around seven in terms of the offshore yuan. The aussie dollar and the japanese yen, looking at that as well, the 10year basis point, 58 for the 10 year as a result of the risk off we had at the end of the day on wall street. Chinese, 2. 91. Gold at 1. 46 in terms of the goldsilver index, and philadelphi
Topal coronavirus cases 16. 3 million as the republicans lay out their 1 trillion plan for the next round of u. S. Stimulus. Democrats are expected to join the conversation shortly. Begins final stage testing of the Covid Vaccine is the government releases another half a billion in funding for the company. We hear from the ceo later this hour. Shery lets get you to the press conference happening right now. Senator Mitch Mcconnell presenting the republicans 1 trillion plan on stimulus measures for the u. S. Economy. You are listening to senator grassley who is taking to the podium to say what these deals will consist of. Take a listen. Adults, orey somebody elses dependent. Have additional unemployment insurance. Thats on top of whatever the different 50 states give. And on top of the Economic Impact statement i just gave. We want to continue to help the unemployed, but we want to encourage work, and weve learned a very tough lesson that when you pay people not to work, what do you expe