Poweris more left promises. Longerterm there is uncertainty. And how these actions will affect real people and real purchases and real jobs. Bornhe new economy is from the crisis but it could leave some markers behind. Moreneed to think creatively about inclusion in the workforce. There is a discussion from the decisions made during the crisis and the longerterm ramifications. Get a lot of this can theoretical the connection between the fed approach and the framework and what actually happens in the real economy. Lets first talk a little bit more about these projections for the Federal Reserve. I think one of the key things is, you know, look, there is improvement. Byy see gdp only shrinking 3. 7 , they see unemployment at 7. 6 is sent, extremely elevated we were at 3. 5 going into the crisis most importantly there, inflation still nowhere near their goals. That is a big part of the reason and i think, romaine, youll be looking at why they see themselves at the factor zero rates for se
Powell makes his strongest plea for greater spending. Stocks selloff into the close, and treasury yields slide. Christine lagarde warns of a cliff effect if fiscal aid is ended too soon. France downgrades fourthquarter growth expectations to 0 . On nightlife. Down the german capital joins paris, madrid and london setting a curfew for businesses amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases across europe. Lets look at german industrial output figures. Speaking of the economic engine of europe, august industrial output falling 0. 2 month over month, that is worse than the estimates for a 1. 5 percent gain. In terms of an industrial output, things do not look good. News lets get breaking here in london. Numbers coming through from various corporates including tesco. Up by 7. 2 , the estimate was 7. 3 . They werenting appointing a new cfo, who will join the board. I think we knew the previous incumbent was going to leave the business, and this new cfo interesting to see if they give any comment o
London mayor sadiq khan is set to recommend more restrictions. Bruised. Leaked documents related to troop 2 trillion in transactions, showing banks profiting from powerful and dangerous actors, even after the u. S. Introduced penalties. Low inlls to a 25 year hong kong. Plus, pet review. The eu starts an evaluation of a pandemic bond buying program. Policymakers are expected to discuss how long they should continue as well as whether or not they should widen the rules for older programs. Just an hour away now for than the start of from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Lets look at where markets are pointing us futures are pointing us. A drop in asian stocks. Ftse futures off one full percent. Concern of course about further or another renewed lockdown driving that market down further than the others. You see dax futures up 0. 8 . Look at u. S. Futures, not down as much right now. Looking at a drop in u. S. Across the s p, the dow, and the nasdaq, about 0. 5 right now. Anna f
By was johnsons plan passes its first hurdle in parliament. But he faces big obstacles in the house of lords. Heated debate President Trump clashes with california state officials over whether Climate Change is causing wildfires in the region. And the acts falls at the the citi,lls at citigroup resuming job cuts. Anna absolutely, lets talk about the jobs market, specifically in the u. K. , we are getting jobs numbers coming through. Jobless claims arising by 73,700 in august. To give you some context to that, that is lower than the previous number. In the prior month, jobless claims numbers rose by 94,000 in july. Perhaps if you are looking at that rate of change or the pace of the surge we have seen in jobless claims, it is not as much as last month, but we are living in a very strange o job market in the uk given the furlough scheme that is keeping in a lifesupport certain businesses thereby limiting the number of jobless claims. In the unemployment rate, the same applies. For threeo
Bad reaction. Astrazeneca slams the brakes on a phase 3 vaccine trial after one test patient contracted an unexplained illness. Watch the vaccinemakers at the open tomorrow. The rout resumes. Asian equities post losses after more devastation for u. S. Tech investors. Slumps ses 7 but tesla by a stock record 21 in yesterdays u. S. Session. England prepares to reimpose coronavirus restrictions on the public. Starting next monday, gatherings of more than six people will be banned. Youve been warned. Just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Lets look at the futures picture right now after, you know, the major u. S. Equity benchmarks dropped more than 2 . The nasdaq more than 4 . Now were seeing red arrows once again for european futures. Yesterday was a down day for european stocks as well. Take a look at u. S. Future this is morning after the big drops that we experienced yesterday. Remember yesterday was the first day of trading for u. S. Stocks. They were