Gdp readings are expected to show an 18 rebound from the covid19 fallout. 15 asiapacific nations formally launched the biggest freetrade deal. The accord covers 2 billion people and is a decade in the making. Howi lets take a look at it is feeding through. Havent seen much of a reaction when it comes to the kiwi aussie dollar. We are seeing bond markets the little bit cautious. We are seeing 3 10 of 1 when it comes to trading in sydney. Thirdquarter gdp numbers showing a sharp rebound in japan. We are seeing nikkei futures trading mildly optimistically. That is the picture when it comes to u. S. Futures. Back to thiss get incredible trade deal. After eight years of difficult negotiations, the largest ever freetrade deal has finally been signed. The regional, comprehensive, Economic Partnership includes 15 countries with china, japan, on. Ralia and all of aussie how important is the timing of this considering the damage caused by covid19 . This will be, as trade ministers will say, a bi
Boris johnson is due to the side on fridawhether to walk away from the talks. New zealand prepares to vote with polls indicating the Prime Minister will be a comfortable winner. Both party leade are criticized for not doing enough for women. Breaking news out of south korea. We are getting the jobless figures for the month of ptember coming in at 3. 9 , which is much higher than analysts had expected. Its also larger than the previous month, when it came in from august at 3. 2. 300 92,000 jobs were removed in september from a year earlier and we have seen the jobless rate ssawing. We did have the virus resurgence in south korea so that hit the labor market negatively and we had typhoons in september that might have skewed the numbers. The positive boost for the labor market in south korea is the governments planned fourth extra budget that should help the employment market. S p saying it will take many years for employment to return to prepandemic levels. We have seen the bank of korea
33 . Jobless claims rise for a second week with 17 million filing for benefits. International condemnation of hong kongs decision to bar a dozen prodemocracy candidates from Upcoming Elections as chinas new security law breaking news out of south korea. We are getting june Industrial Production numbers and they are a strong beat for the month on month numbers for june, a growth of 7. 2 . The estimate was for growth of around 2 . It is also coming after the previous number was revised downward, so its a bigger beat than expected. The year on year number still in contraction but only up. 5 percent. The expectation was for a plunge of 5 . The previous number was revised downward. We have seen a little bit more optimism. Manufacturers confidence in south korea rising. We have seen export declines starting to ease. Chinese demand rising, not to mention demand in the chip industry as well so the month on month number really a pop up 7. 2 growth, haidi. Today would be an interesting litmus te
The virus infections now pushed 8 million globally. Haveoutbreaks in the u. S. Some states weighing whether to pause reopening. Shery lets get you started with a quick check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Futures up 2 10 of 1 . It was a very volatile trading session. We had a boost after the fed pledged to follow through with the Corporate Bond purchase, but then again, we had concerns over a second wave of the pandemic. Not to mention the white house now ending an Unemployment Bonus Program on july 31. We have the s p 500 gained 8 10 of 1 . At one point, they lost as much as 2. 5 . It was a really volatile session. Financials and staples led to gains, after dropping last week by the most since march. Take a look at how the dollar is doing now. We have seen the dollar underperforming against all g10 peers and weakening to session lows after the Federal Reserve made the announcement. Right now, we are seeing more pressure on the bloomberg dollar index. The 10 year yield at 72 basis
Focus with back in more job cuts in the wake of a record loss. Lets get you started with breaking news out of south korea. The Unemployment Rate for the month of may, coming in at 4. 5 , much higher than economists had expected. 392,000 jobs were lost in may from a year earlier. 4. 5 would be the highest level since 2001. This would be the adjusted jobless rate. We have seen losses of jobs when it comes to the hospitality, retail, and manufacturing sectors. Pressured because of weakness in global demand. There was some positivity over easing social distancing. For the month of may, it seems the Unemployment Rate has jumped in april, the. 8 highest level since 2001. Theing us for more is jpmorgan chief economist. Great to have you with us. That seems to be much higher than expected. His it just the is it just the tip of the iceberg given that we are expecting external demand to continue to be weak for the time being . Good morning. Yes, that number is higher than our expectations, indee