Phone as china prepares tariff countermeasures. Investors bank in another quarterpoint reduction. Powell bow to the pressure . The u. S. Says it is disappointed with the u. K. Decision to release an iranian tanker. Penalties could be imposed on any company that does business take a look at the 10 year yield, coming back. We dipped below 1. 5 yesterday. This is a threeyear chart. Back to 1. 5 . Looking at decent gains across european futures. Dax futures. T the gains of 0. 6 . Across the board, really. Ftse futures up a little more. Wang. Get over to selina Chinese Paramilitary Police seen gathering near hong kong. Some are interpreting it as a sign beijing is ready to use increased force. Mirrors from the in comments yesterday. The hong kong situation is at a critical moment. We have full trust and if the situation deteriorates further, into i say our government, the Central Government will not sit back and watch. Is the special relationship in danger . The u. S. Says it is disappointe
Plus, verizons 5g focus. The ceo says 50 of consumers will have access to that technology and beyond meat is tumbling in the premarket, pricing a secondary at six times the ipo price and has new competition on the way. Stocks are looking to open higher after their worst day in two months yesterday the fed cuts rates by a quarter point, but the chair dampens expectations for more easing despite the selloff, the major indices still finished july in the green, their sixth positive month in seven, although were headed into the historically weakest two months of the year well, look, were making much too much of this mid cycle were going to forget what that means five days from now we wont be thinking about that. Well be thinking about it today until the market goes up then we say forget about it. He was in a spot hes in a spot because he has a president who cant fire him but would fire him, right . And send him down the elevator he wants to make it so that its not personal so he comes up wi
Nejra welcome to surveillance, with another record on the s p 500 yesterday. We could have another flat day. What will earnings bring . Thanksunderperformed underperformed banks underperformed. The fed decision is a big focus point at the end of the month. Yearrday, we saw the 10 bund yield dropped the most in four weeks. Edging up a basis point. Coming up, great interviews for you today. The acting managing director of the imf, david lipton at 10 a. M. London time. We begin with citigroup vowing to keep cutting cost despite managing to save more than expected. Trading revenue dropped 5 , Investment Banking slumped 10 . The chief executive says this year it aims to return 12 on tangible equity. Nancy pelosi says the house will vote on a resolution condemning President Trump for his attacks on four female lawmakers. Says the comments wont distract them from pursuing their agenda. Have beenents tweets widely condemned. If you are the leader of a great multicultural, multiracial society,
Check on markets. Some positivity still feeding through the back of that china data that came in better than expected in terms of the retail sales. S p futures on the front foot, up. 2 . Four days of gains. Closer to above 3000. How much farther does the rally have to go. We look ahead to earnings. The 10year yield is backed up a. 2 curve. Lets get the bloomberg first word news. President donald trump has been accused of racism this after suggesting four female lawmakers to back to their crime invested crime infested places they came from. Of the four women were born in the u. S. And are racial or ethnic my own minorities. The purchase of a Russian Missile defense system. The u. S. Says deploying the missiles jeopardized a fighter jet. The white house as picked a package of sanctions for turkey with an announcement coming soon. Dozens arrested as protests continue in hong kong. This includes clashes with the police in a shopping mall. Emmis traders were demanding demonstrators were dem
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