Quickly. And staying strong. The worlds top iron ore prices are among the highest out of china. Shery lets get you started with another check of how markets are trading at the moment. Futures underu. S. Pressure as stocks fell to the lowest level in two weeks. We are seeing it down 0. 7 . Than 2 ,00 lost more same for the dow and the nasdaq. The dow losing more than 700 points. We had the sharp increase in virus cases, adding to economic anxiety. So risk off positioning was very strong last week. We did get positive data over the weekend, signs that the chinese economy is continuing to recover and profits rebounding in may for the First Time Since november. Take a look at what oil is doing because it continues to fall. Actually, we saw a second week of declines, the second weekly decline since april. We continue to have these lower prices after a cautious rebound, now headed towards 37 a barrel for wti. We also had chesapeake filing for bankruptcy in the u. S. , one of the biggest vict
Asia braces for a second wave. This hour brings the latest check on the japanese economy, we await gdp Growth Numbers in a quarter dominated by the outbreak. Lets take a look at markets as we set up the trading session. We are seeing this with u. S. Futures. Backandforth between washington and beijing really dominating our can sentiment at the moment. Seeing new zealand trading on , as new zealand moves out of the restrictions. Positive upside,. 6 higher for australia futures going into the start of trading today. We are watching the yen, which has been seeing strength. Looking at positioning by money positionsnet long yen are being extended. There could be further upside with the japanese currency. Seeing upside continue with wti. Gains ineen the recent oil, shery. Shery we see more economies reopen and we are hearing from apple. They are saying nearly 100 stores globally have opened their doors again. Are refining it doesnt mean stores will not be shot if needed. Apple saying the sto
Party rooms, that could reopen after may 28. A mix of good news there. We have some good news in the markets as well. We are seeing more reopening of economies. It seems like you cant really fight the fed at this point. We are seeing a second day of gains in the region. Jakarta coming back from that holiday. We are seeing again of. 5 . Also, india reopened today as well. Things are looking better. Lets see what else we are watching out for. Singapore is in focus. The outlook is not looking so good. The governor is slashing the to 7 . From 4 the hang seng as well, look at that, we are close to 400 points higher today. We are talking about the valuations and the steepest discount into decades. You have seen some depth buying dip buying happening. Take a look, currencies are looking a little quiet given the fact that the u. K. Saw thin trading with the london closing yesterday. See a liquidity injection from the pboc after a hiatus of 70 something days. When it comes to the sing this a we
Australiachina relations think again with beijing slapping penalties. Australia will challenge the move at the wto. Shery lets get you started on how the markets are trading. U. S. Futures under a little bit of pressure, down 1 10 of 1 of the open. This after u. S. Stocks jumped the most in six weeks during the regular session. It was a risk on trade. Stocks finish at the highest level since early march. The s p 500 saw gains in cyclical stocks that have been battered leg energy, autos, banks. More than 90 of the s p 500 gained ground. More haven stocks did lag. The nasdaq rose 2. 64 . We did get some comments from fed chair Jerome Powell before the hearing tomorrow. The fed prepared to use its full range of tools as the benchmark lending rate reaches zero until the economy is back on track. See how markets are shaping up in asia. Sophie kamaruddin joins us in hong kong. Soph . Sophie the bulls perk up in asia. We have futures pointing largely higher. Nikkei futures fell somewhat but h
Neede consensus shows no for a rate move next year, either. Erand the Christine Lagarde gets ready at the ecb. The worlds biggest ipo opens with a bang. Is or isnt saudi aramco worth 2 trillion7 some major banks announced changes and cutbacks. They have to meet their efficiency targets they set. Rosalind the eu unveils a plan to go green that has some businesses seeing red. You see there is pushback. Taxation does nothing for the environment. Rosalind its all straight ahead on bloomberg best. Rosalind hello and welcome. Im Rosalind Chin and this is bloomberg best, your weekly review of the most important business news, analysis, and interviews from Bloomberg Television around the world. Lets start with the day by day look at the top headlines. Another week began without a trade deal between the u. S. And china, and fresh data released on the weekend showed the trade balance shifting between the two superpowers. Chinas exports unexpectedly fell last month as Global Demand continues to w