Going to session lows area traders have been looking past the escalating tensions to signs of the pandemic recovery. Hong kong is bracing for what the biggest protest in months as the City Government meets to discuss criminalizing disrespect for chinas National Anthem. Shery looking at markets trading at the moment, u. S. Futures are down. 1 as the s p 500 and the rest of the broader markets are in the green. Still fading in late trading sessions. The s p 500 going back below the 3000 level. It had stayed up but bloomberg reported the u. S. Is mulling sanctions on u. S. Officials and firms over Hong Kong Chinese officials and firms over hong kong. We got chipmakers exposed to china tumbling at the end of the session. The usual laggards led the gains today which was an interesting rotation when it comes to the markets. We had data, Consumer Confidence was stabilizing in may. Looking at a mixed session in asia as we get these conflicting signals like concerns over the u. S. China relatio
Index to session lows in the final halfhour. Asian markets face an uncertain retention ofs want u. S. Actions. Meanwhile, hong kong braces for what could be the biggest protesting month as the City Government needs to discuss criminalizing disrespect for chinas National Anthem. Haidi lets get a look at the markets, which are being jolted by prospects of more u. S. China tensions, the prospect of these further sanctions from washington to beijing as well as Key Developments in hong kong as we get the second reading of this controversial bill as well as the expectations of more protests. Held by newg upside zealand markets. We heard from the annual testimony report there could be more mobility to the countrys Financial Institutions, hearing from the governor. Upside in kiwi trading at the moment. U. S. Futures stumbling. A little downside when it comes to trading in the futures on the back of the failure to hold onto the key psychological 3000 level for the snp, geopolitical concerns get
The dawning realization of what we are seeing across all of latin america, but, yes, it was a testimony of dr. Fauci. I would point out that an hour and a half before dr. Fauci spoke, there was very difficult inflation data, disinflation the, deflation data in United States of america, and that seemed to shift the mood. Francine and also it is , a pretty bigood plunge, and a lot of people say this is only a taste of things to come. Thats get to first word news in new york city with richie but the lets get to first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Tolda the head of the cdc the committee that the u. S. Is not out of the woods yet on from. Anthony fauci warned that communities that ignore guidelines for reopening are in danger of new outbreaks. He said he has a confrontational relationship with president trump. We are waiting to see if Jerome Powell gives anything away about what he will do next. Time, he. M. New york may announce doing something about mass unemployment. He d
Million. Brazil is the worlds pandemic hotspot. Infections in india rising at the fastest in asia. The fed chief is staying neutral on u. S. Aid, dodging senate attempts to make him take sides. He says more help would be needed but stopped short of a full endorsement. Shery we are seeing further afterre of u. S. Futures stocks fell to the last part of the trading session. We have had a strong start in week but there was a report on modernas vaccine study did not produce enough Critical Data to ss its success. There are similar patterns with drug makers like gilead. We saw the selloff. The s p 500 fell for the first time in four sessions for the nasdaq was outperforming at one point but turned negative. Look at what oil is doing, seeing wti above the 30 a barrel level after closing at the highest in nearly two months. We have june futures expiring tuesday. A month ago when may rises plunged prices plunged, we are not seeing that reaction this time around. There is more signs of markets
Hotspot while infections in india rise at the fastest pace in asia. Zealandsnks new postvirus recovery. We are joined this hour by the rbnz governor, adrian or. Orr. Haidi lets take a quick look at markets. We saw that exuberance over the Moderna Vaccine progress really dissipate quickly. We saw the late session swing when it comes to trading in the u. S. As it has concerns over the efficacy data from moderna causing some concern. Take a look at the futures in asia. We are seeing downside when it comes to futures trading in japan, australia, and hong kong, although we are looking at a little bit more of a positive open when it comes to trading on the mainland, and just also keeping an eye when it comes to Energy Markets as well given that we are starting to see backwardation between that june and july contract for the wti, suggesting some of the storage issues have started to ease. Lets take a deeper look at the markets. Investors are increasingly debating whether the broader stock mar