Earlier bonds had been higher, as was the case yesterday. Yesterday i was speaking as that is one side of uncertainty. Even though stocks have been higher, bonds higher. On this news around President Trump said to have approved a broader stimulus plan, bonds are now lower. This tells you investors have some confidence a deal may get done sooner rather than later. We have heard so much back and forth on this narrative you will have to believe it once you see it, one something is agreed to and signed if that happens. David it is a little like lucy in the football. It feels like that right now. Thanks to Abigail Doolittle for a report on the markets. We have been looking not just at the polls but at Market Metrics showing how investors are pricing the outcome of the election. We welcome david hunt, president and ceo of pgim. Lets start with the breaking news. We just heard abigail say investors are getting their hopes up, maybe there will be a stimulus bill. Does this get your hopes up .
Plan, but Republican Leaders warned the gap remains wide. Mitch mcconnell says the plan contains poison pills. Bloomberg economics cuts its growth forecast for japan, saying the recovery is weaker than expected. This hour brings a survey showing what business thinks. We are getting breaking news crossing the bloomberg. President trump has moved to sign an order which would expand u. S. Mining, citing a threat from china. President trump has moved to expand rare earth mining in particular according to an official. We know china has in recent years have a huge presence when it comes to rare earth mining, which is used from everything from cars to mobile phones. Officials say President Trump has moved to expand rare earth mining for the u. S. There is a political element where union votes will be key going into the election. We will get you more details as they get to us. Lets take a look at the thursday session with sophie kamaruddin. Miers we are watching across the region following tho
Sharp snapback connectivity. It is a phase four package necessary . I think it is. The economy can get by without it until the election. Will bringnistration forward fiscal stimulus plans. I think we can make it to there. It is necessary as long as we get it in the next 12 two quarters, i think the recovery will be ok. In the meantime things are a delay ing, and ongoing negotiations does not help things. I think it hurts confidence and slows down economic momentum and prevents a quicker recovery of the economy. Back and forthd among three parties. The president of the United States, the Senate Republicans come in nancy pelosi. Hard to know where we are going. How big thef packages, there is a sense of whether it needs to be targeted or general. Can we if it does not address broad state assistance . Michael i think getting anything is better than getting nothing, for sure. Even if it were targeted on specific sectors like airline and maybe Small Business, that is better than doing nothi
The system . Michael no. He repeated that comment today as his parts of efforts to Tell Congress they need to do more in terms of lending programs, more in terms of fiscal support. Strategy oferall letting inflation run hot or is designed over the longterm to try to help by not cutting off credit to the economy when it starts to reach the lower levels , when Economic Growth starts to help the people he was talking about, which is what they did in the last expansion. Where theill take a long tipecd first 300 billion 300 Million Dollars will go. Andlked with their chairman ceo, brian moynihan, about that program. We have a billion dollars across 1 billion across those programs. One is entrepreneurship, one is educations and job creation, and another is health. You have the healthcare crisis, which affected these communities more than other communities, and that has been statistically proven. We have been doing a lot. Recently, we announced 25 million would go in nearterm health and issue
Virus. We are also getting headlines out of europe which are undermining confidence as well. The stoxx 600 is down by 0. 7 . The s p now down by 0. 4 . Eurodollar actually picking back up again. The 1. 16 level held, and what i am hearing is the real money accounts are back in the market. 1. 17,back now above 1. 1729 where we are right now. We have the ecb watchers event tomorrow, Christine Lagarde speaking in the morning, and then at 10 00 him him 10 00 a. M. Eastern, we will have speaking. E , the chief economist speaking, the chief economist. Alix the s p now down by 0. 4 . New york citys daily positive rate daily Positivity Rate is now over 3 for the first time in a month. Now offeringo is new enforcement for schools, saying if any of them do not over the rules, they will be closed. Governor cuomo will be speaking at 00 speaking at mike huckabee, speaking at 1 00 p. M. There are some granados stones globally. The deaths passing one the deathsly passing one million globally. Joining