Strongso getting some data coming through and it comes to pending home sales. The month on month number blowing past expectations. We do better on a month by month basis of 8. 8 . That was well above expectations. That takes the nonseasonally adjusted year on year number two 20. 5 . This is a market that has come back in a really big way. Alix and continues to stay strong, like auto sales, undermining that fall off a cliff scenario. ,ast night, the highlights president trump, democratic nominee joe biden, which a debate, but turned out to be a boxing match. Everyone knows hes a liar. Pres. Trump you are the liar. You graduated last in your class. Mr. Biden you are the worst president america has ever had. Pres. Trump when needed, i wear masks. I dont wear masks like him. He could be speaking to hundred feet away from you and he shows up with the biggest mask ive ever seen. What is the Trump Health Care plan . Pres. Trump first of all, i guess i am debating you, not him, but thats ok. I
That plays how throughout the afternoon, but it is certainly cassidy a pallor certainly casting a pallor over these markets. The stoxx 600 down more than 3 . All of the major indices, from the docks to the ftse 100 to the 3 . 40 down more than group just one stock 3i group just one of the stocks bucking the trend, up more than 5 . Prudential, the insurer, down 8 . It says it will be a difficult Second Quarter. We will speak with another insurer headquartered out of london little later on, the lloyds of london Ceo John Neal about difficulties for ensuring markets in this environment. That is all to come in the next two hours. Lets get back now to the u. S. Initial jobless claims coming in at 2. 9 8 million last week, topping initial estimates. That brings the total now to 36. 5 million since the coronavirus pandemic began shutting down businesses midmarch. Lets get to our guest, who also has a focus on latin america. We are speaking with catherine rivera, bulltick with kathryn ofney ver
Seriously when you have such weakened trading volumes. In oil, a choppy session overnight after a big gap down sunday. The direction now depends on when the Global Economy will be able to open up, and that will be the indicator for all of the economic data, as well as risk appetite. Time for todays market moving news from our new york team. We begin with a historic price deal. Plus coming to an agreement to to cut minutes output. ,inutes after the deal was done the Saudi Oil Minister saying that opec is up and alive. With more is in reordering. What do we with more is annmarie hordern. What do we know now . Annmarie they were able to finally clinch this deal, 9. 7 Million Barrels a day. I would say that the main takeaway, goldman put it as historic, but insufficient, given how bad the demand loss is and how bad the supply glut is. These cuts of 9. 7 Million Barrels a day. We should also say that goldman puts it at 4. 3 Million Barrels a day, when you take from First Quarter levels, ass
Yields down by about eight basis points, once again under 1 for the 10 year. Time now for global exchange. From hong kong to washington to new york, our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. Want to beginning asia. Total coronavirus cases around the world is now above 95,000. Cases seem to slow in south korea, while switzerland reported its first death. With us now is sophie kamaruddin. Is reporting an increasing number of recovery patients, roughly 62 of those who have been diagnosed who have been discharged from hospitals. The number of fatalities reported wednesday totaling 31, all of which were in hubei province. Jinpings scheduled visit to tokyo has been delayed, and Prime Minister shinzo abe did reveal tighter border controls and japan, including two weeks of quarantine from visitors arriving from china and iran, as well as south korea, where cases have topped 6000, but the daily count has slowed has monday at the country been testing hundreds of thou
Washington, our bloomberg voices are on the ground with todays top stories. Newndia, protests against a citizenship law sparked unrest across the country, raising concerns that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken his agenda too far. Joining me from new delhis bloombergs Southeast Asia government editor. These protests have been going on for about a week now. What do they want . What is the goal here . Reporter they want this new law overturned. This law bans undocumented migrants from neighboring citizenship,king while allowing migrants of other religions. Ifi has pushed this wrapped policies in the past, like his decision to demonetize 80 of the countrys currency, and yet he was reelected with a massive mandate in may. But the depth of this anger really hints that he is pushing his hardline hindu agenda too hard this time. Alix now we had to london, where the threat of a new deal poundsas wiped out the postelection gains. Joining us is jess shankleman. What happened the last few ho