Colleges are told to offload holdings of mainland companies. Australia signs a deal to make any covid19 vaccine for all. The government will distribute should it prove successful. More vaccine optimism playing out in australia. Lets look at how we are shaping up in terms of the u. S. Future session. Another renewed push of momentum in u. S. Markets overnight, hitting the record, propelled again by the same names. Also betterthanexpected u. S. Housing data. 2016 helping out sentiment, as well. We have positivity when it comes to the active futures trading at the moment. The nikkei 225 trading in chicago, looking flat at the moment ahead of a trade balance numbers, as well as machinery orders. We do have the topix, best performer in terms of Global Markets so far in this month of august. We are looking at broad weakness when it comes to the u. S. Dollar. The dollar sinking to his lowest levels since may of 2018. Im worried about the u. S. Economy with yet no relief package, stimulus pack
Its wednesday, january 15th and fbn a. M. Starts right now. Keep on turning. Proud mary keep on burning. Rolling, were rolling, were rolling on the river. I tell you were rolling, rolling, rolling on the river. Cheryl lauren we are rolling this morning. Hell welcome to fbn a. M. Im lauren simonetti. Cheryl rolling into wednesday. Good morning. Im cheryl casone. Lauren the dow is up 32 points yesterday, small declines this morning ahead of earnings from bank of america and Goldman Sachs. Dow down 49 points. The chinese delegation in washington to sign the trade deal. Cheryl asian markets, there has been optimism so far this week until today for asian markets. Some other issues going on. The nikkei down half a percent. Hang seng and kospi in the red. Lauren as were waiting for ink to paper for the phase one, the ftse is up a quarter of 1 in london. Cheryl breaking this morning, it is our top story, the u. S. And china set to declare a trade truce today. The two countries going to sign th
Shery President Trumps impeachment moves forward. The house formally notifies the senate but a trial could begin tuesday. Lots of headlines to digest today. Australian markets have just opened. How are they reacting . Sophie investors probably liking to play defensive today. Nudging slightly higher belittle change as it is looking to crack the 7000 level. Futures looking elsewhere just nudged slightly higher at the start of cash trade. Youre keeping an eye on resource stocks. We had would side an update. The Energy Player expecting growth on energy and liquid production and aluminum minors in view as well. Deal isng the new trade the best catalyst for demand. Lets address the board to check in on currencies. We are seeing steady currency markets just below 110. Trading near a july high. Dollar not budging much. Bond moves to the upside. 10 year yield on the upside. Back to the aussie dollar, i just want to highlight the snapshot. It is unlikely that they will be shifting their position
Optimism. Upside and. 1 to the friday coming out of the doldrums with regards to the hong kong market. Profit plunge perhaps possible, coming things down as the bank index. Lets have a look at currencies in play and whether the rally can last. Some predicting we will see 70 u. S. Cents. Still, holding on and it is 1. 29 still. The bears doing do likewise. The dollar much unchanged, andngthening in the system three currently. Hat is where we find ourselves su keenan has a first word news. We are going to start with saudi aramco. The companys worth maybe 1. 5 trillion for even less according to research by potential investors. The 2aluation is below trillion target initially set for the kingdom and it suggests a struggle. That it will start stock trading next month. To add a foot note to that, you see oil prices 20 and thenout came down by 10 and all the future traders saw this. We have 1 8 of the Oil Production in the world and the oil traders they saw this and that means it is really s
We will discuss. New polls out on warren and the rest of the Democrat Field about what fol rx saying about sanders folks are saying about Sanders Health as a voting factor. And where Illegal Immigrants are most likely to be apprehended on i. C. E. Plus another city that says it is done working with i. C. E. Im Ashley Webster in this evening for elizabeth mcdonald. The evening edit begins right now. Ashley and of course we have all the angles covered for you, from Edward Lawrence in washington with the very latest on President Trumps meeting with chinas vice premiere tomorrow. Also gerri willis on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the Market Impact on the new optimism in trade talks if there is any optimism. Lets kick it off with edward the u. S. Trade representatives in a marathon session with the chinese negotiating some eight hours inside the u. S. Trade Representatives Office today. They are trying to work out a trade deal between the worlds first and worlds second largest