It is a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Biden held a News Conference on tuesday. He was joined by Vice President elect harris and the individuals he selected. Most of the nominees must be confirmed by the senate. Antony blinken was picked as secretary of state. He was deputy secretary of state during former president obamas second term. He nominated former deputy cia director haines to be the director of national intelligence. She will be the first woman to hold that post if she wins confirmation. Alejandro mayor casse was nominated to be the secretary of homeland security. He will be the first latino and first immigrant to fill that role, if confirmed. The News Conference was held one day after the countrys General Services administration cleared the way for the transition of power to officially begin. But President Donald Trump has not conceded defeat.
We need to prevent a collapse of the medical system. Stricter measures are necessary now. The request for establishments that serve alcohol to close early is expected to last for 20 days. Officials sabusiness that comp will be entitled to subsidies. Tokyo officials are also planning to suspend the campaign that offers discounts on dining and are urging residents to refrain from nonessential outings. Pub owners disappointed by the news. This is the third time april they have been asked to close early. Sgltsz the last two times i thought the measure was inevitable, but this time i feel, not again. They shouldnt just ask us to shorten our business hours, but rath take drastic steps to tackle the virus. Otherwise this will happen again. The measures come just a day after the Central Government temporarily excluded sapporo and osaka city from a Domestic Tourism campaign aimed at the stimulating the economy. Despite the spike in tokyo, it will remain part of the campaign. So far on wednesday
Inflation unexpectedly slowed any third quarter. It could add to signs that the rbnz could deliver more stimulus in the coming months. Rishaad we are at the moment drifting. Lets have a look at what is going on with some other Asset Classes and benchmarks. Bloomberg dollar index pretty much unchanged after gains overnight. 10 year yield, very little going on. Still 85 basis point. Hang seng up about. 4 . Shanghai lurching slightly lower. We do have this headline. 9. 9 i posting near 10 , rise in revenues between january and september. They came in at 671 billion yuan. That is huawei coming out with numbers. But really, we are just sort of drifting, arent we . Juliette we are indeed. Lets get a check now of the first word headlines. Stimulus negotiators in washington say they are moving closer to an agreement with nancy pelosi, saying they are just about there on a relief package. The speaker says she and Steven Mnuchin are close to agreeing how to allocate funds while letting schools r
Are made after winning the fda approval. Linda severe is the first to gain fdarst approval. President trump used it when he had the coronavirus. Lets see sydni joining the fray and this fridays session. Week ofto the last trading. We are seeing pretty modest gains at the start of trading. Under 1 10. The aussie dollar is showing strength. Broaderitting against a drop kiwi stocks are just moderately. Going out to stir up merck conversation as to when they would feel to take a break and negative territories. Markets are looking at that in the early part of next year. The kiwi dollar is holding firm. In terms of what else we are watching, and the japanese markets, we are seeing a pretty lackluster start to trading there. Singapore is expected to drop a little bit later as well. Story,to our top President Trump and joe biden are preparing to face offer a second and final time. Their last debate will be in nashville in a couple of hours. The biden camp is saying that they are repaired for p
Photographers. That National Archives cohost of this event. The Army Signal Corps photographic collection is one of the largest in the National Archives. Roughly 1 million images from world war i to 1981, chronicled military activities during war and peace of the frontline, as the front line i like to welcome the Strategic Communications officer for the u. S. Army center of military history. He retired from the army reserve and 2017. He had the rank of colonel and 35 years of military service. He deployed three times and commanded the American Forces network in iraq baghdad plus direct Media Operations and assisted spokesman for commissions at guantanamo bay, cuba and was the chief of Media Operations and a senior spokesman for detention operations at guantanamo. He was also an assistant professor of military science at usc. [applause] good evening and thank you. My name is lee reynolds. It i am a strategic medications officer for the u. S. Army center of military history. The center i