Was 25 n the s p 500 better than average over the last month. We are waiting on the let us check of japan, as the pandemic puts more pressure on the economy already sliding into recession. Inflation numbers are due at this hour. Haidi lets check in on the markets. We had a pretty tepid handover from the u. S. Stocks edging higher. Volumes still below what we have seen over the past month or so. Very much a rangebound trading session. We continue to seek a new catalyst. We continue to see rising cases across the u. S. , driving the idea of a second wave. Beijing struggling with a second wave as well. Conflicting data not giving a great deal of intel as to what the future holds. We are dealing and upside on s p futures, up about. 3 . Nikkei futures also a little bit higher, japan weighing the frostburg of reopening. Also the potential demise when it comes to tourism. Sydney futures are a little bit to the downside at the moment. We could see a modest bounce at the start of trading here i
Geopolitical risks add to headwinds for investors. Oul says north korea must bear all consequences for its actions. Indian defense stocks gain on tension with china. The turnaround when i was sitting in this chair yesterday that we saw in u. S. Futures, the biggest since 2016, we saw a lot of green on the screen fueled by stimulus from the fed on corporate bonds, but also in terms of fiscal stimulus. Today is a different picture. The second wave has become front and center a little bit more again. Investors try to see where to go next. In terms of the equity rally, a mixed picture in asia. The Msci Asia Pacific index is flat. U. S. Futures edging into the red along with european futures. The 10 year yield missing a couple of basis points. Fx, you are not seeing a lot of moves either way for the dollar. G10, you are seeing underperformance of Commodity Currencies, also seeing a pullback in oil, retreating with the outbreak in china perhaps threatening the one bright demand spot there wa
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
Francine second wave fears. Beijing cancels flights and orders schools to close as coronavirus cases in the Chinese Capital rise. Florida and brazil report record new infections. Jay powell says the fed will use all tools to support the economy and defends its foray into Corporate Bonds. Robert kaplan tells Bloomberg Health care policies are key to the recovery. And geopolitical risks add to headwinds for investors. Seoul says north korea must bear all consequences of its actions. Indias defense stocks gain on rising tensions with china after a deadly clash in the himalayas. Good morning, everyone. This is bloomberg surveillance. Im francine lacqua, here in london. Tom keene in new york. A lot of the focus is on stocks. We are seeing european stocks adding to the rally. They seem to be shorting off concerns to the infection rates. The focus today once again is on government and monetary stimulus. The dollar is slipping. We are looking at a couple of data we are looking for we had the s
Deliveries. China is facing new tensions on two fronts. President trump prepares an executive order. Beijing slams london for interfering in hong kong. Shery lets get you started with a check of the markets. U. S. Futures right now opening flat. This after we saw stocks jumping in the regular new york session. We had broad bullish Global Sentiment as we saw the stock rally in china. The s p 500 closed higher for a fifth consecutive session. Where talking with the longest winning streak since december. Amazon rising past 3000 for the first time. The nasdaq composite closing at a record high. We had this risk on sentiment sapping demand for havens. The dollar index down for a fifth consecutive day. What oil is doing. Unchanged. Unchanged. Crude Oil Inventory data comes out later in the week. Investors weighing not only crude supplies and the surging infections but the u. S. Ecodata. We are talking about nonManufacturing Index confirming the economy is bouncing back fast with the Manufact