Expected to move to trial, the phase one china trade deal expected to be signed at the white house this morning top trump economic adviser larry kudlow joins us first cnbc this hour. And financials are in focus, bank of america beats for the quarter, goldman hampered by litigation charges target shares are plunging. Holiday sales miss on estimates on weakness and toys and electronics. The u. S. china phase one trade deal said to be signed this morning this is what secretary mnuchin said about the agreement earlier this morning on squawk. We need to put together very significant laws to change rules and regulations and made strong commitments to our companies there will not be forced Technology Going forward thats a big win for our technology companies, businesses and American Workers we look forward to learning more in the wake of this signing. Jim, mnuchins appearance this morning brought us something new, the notion of phase 2a, phase 2b, phase 2c, so stories evolving rapidly i think
It disappointed greatly. About 500 and continues to rise. Delta also had a knockout quarter thanks to do messick demand, lower fuel prices thanks to domestic demand, lower fuel prices. Smile direct club is getting into direct company should with its main competitor. Guy european stocks are up a little bit. Oil acting as a little bit of a drag. Definitely the focus on the u. S. Banks. In terms of volume, we are ok today. German tenure backing away from the zero line. Cpi data out of the United States seems to have given the arrow a little but of a bounce. 1. 11, butl north of only just. Vonnie wells fargos quarterly profits slumped. Citigroup beat expectations on 49 fixed income surge. For more, lets bring in allison williams, bloomberg senior bank analyst. From, say, share Morgan Stanley and other banks . Alison we will soon see. At this point, the numbers are so strong. Jp morgan is the leader in that business. 80 from aup 75 to year ago, depending on if you adjust the number. That wa
Season jpmorgan crushes estimates, citi and wells are mixed ahead of the open. Plus sustainability is becoming the new standard, blackrock ceo saying the Climate Crisis is about to trigger fundamental reshaping of finance. And the tesla rally rolls on shares now up more than 100 in the past three months alone. Well start with bank earning, jpm, chase, citi, each posting better than expected results. Wells fargo shares moving lower on its miss. New ceo charlie sharp our cost structure is too high and i believe there are many areas where we will be able to increase our rate of growth. Efficiency really the story on wells, jim well, i got to tell you, im a total believer in Charlie Scharf and what he did at visa hes the most technologically inclined ceo in the bank group it has the most opportunity after this washout it is a washout. I dont think charlie will waste any more time. He has to address these things and he will. In the meantime, jamie diamond, what can i say about jpmorgan . It
The performance of wells fargo, which is proving to be a drag. The 10 year yield in the u. S. Is down to 1. 82 . Wells fargo down more than 4 , one of the worst performers in the s p 500. Plenty of other stocks we will talk about. Tesla is close to that 1 billion valuation mark. Delta boosted on its earnings and also the 737 max grounding, which it doesnt have. We just saw boeing delivery numbers, and for the first time in its 45 year history, it has seen its worst performance against airbus, fewer than half what airbus managed to deliver last year. Guy it will be interesting to see what the 2020 numbers look like this time next year. In europe, volumes are ok today. European equity markets going nowhere in a hurry, up by just 0. 2 . In terms of where we are with the german tenyear, we are now only down by one basis point, so we are a little bit better bid on the bond market today than we were yesterday. But are we going to continue to track back toward zero . 1. 1122. Ar trading to th
A lot of red on that board. These are modest moves. Market turmoil. Someone tweeted me that. Futures arent up a half percentage point pull out the market turmoil boards several headlines out of beijing overnight. Chinas exports rose imports are higher than expected chinas trade delegation arrived. We are learning more about the purchased targets that china would agree to at the phase one trade deal signing telling us china will commit to increase purchases from 32 billion over two years china will also pledge to buy an additional 80 billion 53 billion in Energy Supplies and 35 billion of u. S. Services over a twoyear period but will only only cost them half as much they are no longer a currency. You missed the other piece of information. They are allowed to no longer a currency manipulator. They arent going to do that was there a quid pro quo there has to be not a coincidence. Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said yesterday, china has made enforceable commitments to refrain from the c