The markets are clearly telling us that the markets are not pricing in the worstcase scenario when it comes to iran, or at least Portfolio Managers not. Stoxx europe 600 gaining some 0. 6 . On bloomberg surveillance, we will be speaking to the president of euler hermes, Wilfried Verstraete. That discussion is up very shortly. Lets get straight to the blumberg first word news. In new york city, heres Viviana Hurtado. We begin with the first stage of the u. S. China trade deal, set to be signed next week. China says its top negotiator is visiting washington, d. C. It is the latest move towards a detente. Contradictory reports this morning are emerging about what caused the ukrainian boeing 737 to crash and iran. Initially blaming a technical issue, then an engine fire. Ukrainian embassy running out terrorism, but then it amended its statement to offer no comment on the cause. All those aboard the plane were killed in the crash. Hong kong preparing a bold plan to boost its economy, accord
Very, very first new years eve celebration that is we are going to get throughout the hour on mornings with maria. Weve got a big show this morning, joining the conversation michael, Founder Michael lee, market analyst francis and real clear politics cofounder president tom bevin. Happy new year, guys. Happy new year. Cheryl weve had a phenomenal year. Typically when the market moves people get hesitant, just thoughts to stay positive in 2020, so in the summer of 2018 the market actually had roughly 10 below here, going off into the end of 2018, i think that spells well for 2020, this could really keep going, its been a good decade for stocks. Cheryl francis a lot to watch obviously for you this year, its been a blockbuster year. Its been a blockbuster, whats important is the catalyst that kept the market going, we kept getting news on the front and the fed keeps injecting money into the system which is good for equities. Cheryl i think its 2020, though. For sure. We have politics happ
The stoxx 600 flat, u. S. 10 year yields back to a level beside couple weeks ago at 1. 85, on the back of an easing of tensions regarding the u. S. And the middle east. Looking at brent crude, wayside volatile week, but ending friday at 65 and . 23. Coming up later, we speak with mary kudlow after the u. S. Jobs numbers are released, and that time. 2 30 p. M. London lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city. Bill begin with a brexit that clears the u. K. House of commons. It puts an end to the parliamentary gridlock that caused theresa may her job. The bill passes to the house of lords. Johnson wants it to become law by the end of the month. Federal reserve Officials Say policy is appropriate amid solid u. S. Growth, but there is a risk inflation that continues to fall short of the 2 target. The vice chairman telling the council on policy is in a good place. The fed leaving rates on its final on hold at its final meeting in 2019, signaling policy is on pause.
Hours as we await the next jobs number. Time now for global exchange. From london to berlin and washington come our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. We begin with irans response to claims that the ukrainian passenger jet crashed in tehran was shut down. The head of the countrys Civil Aviation authority said this on state tv. Law, i said, based on the there is full coordination between our air defense and civil system. Are Aviation Personnel and defense personnel sit sidebyside, so it is absolutely impossible for such a thing to happen. Alix for more, we are joined by stuart wallace, Bloomberg News director for the middle east, joining us from washington. What is the latest . Stuart tehran came out with that, and they are sticking to its story. They continue to stick to that line despite just about everyone theye world saying that have reasonably good intelligence that there was at least a possibility that airplane was hit by a missile. That hasnt been
This year, last friday, that round of risk off. It underperformed. That is true today. Over the last two days, down 2. 8 , the worst in more than a month. Investors not buying that area. One factor that could be at play, valuation. In blue, looking at the forward pe on the s p 500. Coming out of the financial crisis in 2009, we see suppressed levels for both. Over the past five years, lets call it 14 to 16 times. A pe on thee had s p 500 of about 8. 4 times. Unable to get back to that level. Last week hitting 20 times forward earningss, coming off of that level. It may suggest there could be a little bit of a coolingoff ahead given the frothy trading action. Renita i am looking at an big reduce her. The last timeshares had fallen this much was back in september. Big prices at the lowest for the season and at least a decade. They recently lost one of their major southeastern customers. All around, bad right now. Shut downans to older, less functioning, less efficient plants to defend th