And inflation hopes are fading fast. Then President Trump steps up his attack on his potential election rival joe biden, calling on china to launch an investigation. Later, apple made a pricey gamble on the iphone 11 camera as more people get their hands on the device, we will ask if the gamble has paid off, but first, lets get you a quick check of how markets are trading at the moment. We are seeing u. S. Futures currently unchanged at the moment. It is still early in the session, but this, of course, coming after the s p 500 rose the most in a month. We are talking. 8 gain for the s p 500 as we had Week Services sector numbers, the weakest weve seen in about three years. That, of course, sort of raised odds the fed could be moving, and that led to investors pricing and more rate cuts. The dow gaining 122 points, and the nasdaq leading those gains with gains of more than 1 . We also had financials higher, but a little bit of underperformance that we saw against the broader markets as
The highest ranking executive to leave amidst the 737 max crashes. China isreport saying planning to replace embattled chief executive carrie lam. Australian markets back online. Thats turn to sophie for what to watch and markets. Little australian stocks changed after a twoday gain. Plenty of corporate updates. A potential earnings downgrade looming. They maintained their fiscal guidance in the face of two reports from short seller J Capital Research. On itsnstruments slumped weaker than expected forecast, warning that customers are more cautious in cutting orders. It is back online after the enthronement ceremony. Stocks falling 1. 7 and wellington, led lower by power providers. Rio tinto reviewing options for its aluminum smelter i. The deficit narrowed more than forecast. A quick check on bonds this morning, aussie and he read 10year notes reversing course after a fiveday decline. Treasury futures slightly higher after cash treasuries rallied overnight on brexit uncertainty, which
Kong reels from a violent day of protest. Police fire water cannon, tear gas, and rubber bullets as Chinas National Day approaches. Shery lets get you started with how mark how markets are trading. U. S. Futures higher by. 5 . Ons coming after the s p 500 one point on friday fell below the 50 day moving average. Bounced back. Still ended the session down. 5 . We had some traded concerns with a bloomberg report that the u. S. Might be considering restricting those portfolio flows into china. Trade sensitive sectors were hit. The nasdaq. Lost more than 1 we also have oil moving, or seeing its biggest weekly loss since july. Now we are seeing wti starts higher at by a tens of 1 . 56 a barrel. Lets see how we are setting up in asia. Sophie futures are hinting at a cautious session potentially on a busy final trading day of september. The offshore yuan recovering a touch after slipping to a three week low on friday on the u. S. Report falling options. Board ahead of the visit to the u. S. A
Alleged phone call an apparent trade detente that was apparent flipflops leave beijing unsure of u. S. Policy. Is the first of chinas big touted by the u. S. Administration, we saw the yuan banks to report earnings. Six in terms of the senate how the trade war is affecting devaluation was the largest performance. Shery lets get you started since the beginning of august, when we saw the risk of event with a quick check up on how markets closed. Where the yuan bridged the seven level. Theintent is there from it was a wild ride, with u. S. Chinese site. Dogs paring back gains. The s p 500 finished down. 3 . If we see these levees continue to be raised on september 1 and it is a very financials leading the declines with the 10 year yield falling politically important date for below 1. 5 . He dow gave up 120 points the chinese. It is the 70th anniversary of the peoples republic of china. That is not something the chinese are willing to let slide it was a bit of a mixed picture with volatili
Cut. Unemployment is rising but so are home prices. On the edge, hong kong leader carrie lam under pressure after new reports that says she will quit if she could. We have the latest on the unrest. Kathleen it may be u. S. Labor day monday holiday, but that does not mean futures markets are trading. Lets start with the s p futures contract. 48 . Now down about Bloomberg News reported u. S. And china officials are having trouble scheduling actual talks after donald trump keeps more tariffs on the chinese. Chinese have retaliated. Trump says they will move ahead. That news is putting pressure on stocks. The dollar is pretty much flat, a little stronger. A mixed picture of a quarter of a percent. Weaker after Boris Johnson threatened a snap election. Everyone wonders what is going on with brexit . As for crude oil, with Hurricane Dorian having smashed across the bahamas, so much wreckage, heading for florida. People are wondering what is going to happen with oil demand . You have a trade