Friday here. We had the range bound markets all week, maybe with the exception of gold. All of that pushed aside by the ramifications of the pandemic. We dont need to go into it now, but i really wonder over the andend, as the economists equity strategists write how they adapt and adjust their q3 view out of the news we are seeing from the sunbelt. Jonathan it is going to be a tugofwar for the next few weeks and months. Beneath the surface, the fragility is really going to start to show in places like texas and florida. Lisa this is the tension. The traditional data we rely upon, getting some of it today at 8 30 a. M. With u. S. Personal income and spending, this data is outdated well before we even get it. There is a question of what do you look at. Do you look at restaurant rivers rations restaurant reservations . Do you look at mobility trends . These are things i am watching in the day ahead. The universityt of Michigan Consumer sentiment survey. At 2 00 p. M. , u. S. Airline execu
Talking about what he sees happening in the economy. Tom it is an extra ordinary hour, folks, particularly looking at the fabric of europe and the european model. The disinflation dynamics has dramatically rolled over in the last 48 hours, clearly somewhat off the german ruling. There is no question about that. You see it expressed right now with ever stronger yen versus euro. Disinflation wins, just extraordinary. Yeah, on the u. K. , and i would mention the chancellor yesterday suggested it would end sooner rather than later because people become addicted to it. Lets get to bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika President Trump is wrapping up his push to reopen the country. He says americans should begin returning to their everyday lives even if that leads to more sickness and death from the pandemic. The president spoke in phoenix. Made the announcement with the task force. Toll. K. Coronavirus death has now surpassed italy, making it the worst hit coun
The economy in the next 3, 6, 18 months. Tom it has been an extraordinary recharging of global recession. Germany looking at recession calls back to 2009, really no surprise there. But it has been the additive facts that we have seen over the weekend measuring global slowdown. There is no place you see it more than thiss morning, not only in the price decline of oil, but specifically brent has had worldwide crude has an extremely difficult six hours. Francine yeah, we also have to look at currencies, dollar had quite a move, and dollar of course is now benefiting, or at least moving on the back of the Credit Rating downgrade from other countries. We look at pound, a lot a lot of volatility there. Thats get to first word news in new york city with viviana hurtado. Viviana President Donald Trump wants the public to continue practicing social distancing until at least the end of april and not by easter come as he previously suggested. Dr. Anthony fauci telling cnn if efforts to mitigate t
Even though it might be a happy new year, not so happy in risk assets. Second down day. Dropping the most in more than three weeks. Caution coming into equity markets and risk assets here at the end of the year. Most currencies gaining against it. Edging out. Yield same dynamic where money is moving out of equities but also out of bonds. The10 year yield, it was arrest the stock the financial world. Carlos ghosn was put on trial in japan. Allegations that he denied. The former head of nissan said he fled to lebanon to escape injustice and political persecution. Lets bring in will. Great to have you with us. Carlos ghosn has been under house arrest and was allowed out on bail in april. How did he manage to get out of japan under such heavy surveillance . Surveillances is in the right term for this. Its a mystery. Has his threed he passports so perhaps he escaped from japan using a different name, different passport. But he was under very tight surveillance, house arrest since april. Ver
A postbrexit trade talk. Matt good morning, lets take a look at what you need to know this morning, starting with gold. It is on track for a fifth day of gains. Lets look at the nasdaq, why dont we . Yeartodate to date, hitting another alltime high. There you see gold. Actually down this morning. If it rises, it will be a fifth straight day. Interesting to look at u. S. Treasuries right now. We do have a story out on the bloomberg where Michael Kelly from pine bridge investment expects it to be up to. 5 in the spring. Almost 100 billion. Have to listen to what he says about the 10 year yield. In asia overnight we see gains in european futures. Tech shares is really the top headline. Amazon was among the top performers. It reported a recordbreaking Holiday Season. Bloombergs index of consumer comfort hit a nine week high on greater optimism about the economy. What do you think about all of the good news we have had on tech in the Holiday Season . Haseems like the growth expanded at a re