Hong kong security law tomorrow. Starbucks, pepsico are the latest companies to curtail ad spending on facebook. Tossure on the group crack down on hate speech shows no signs of slowing. Manus 6 00 a. M. In london. 7 00 a. M. In paris, 9 00 a. M. In dubai. It is the best year for bonds ands 1995. Charts,ne in the unchained melody. I wont sing it for you. The fed was cutting rates and get this. I know you will choke on this. 6. 47 for 30 year bonds. I could have retired. 5. 79 . Ht money was good morning. Nejra good morning, manus. I love your trips down memory lane. It is extraordinary we have seen the best first half of the year since 1995. Look, there might be more in the lower orpush yields higher this week because we got fed chairman Jerome Powell speaking to congress along with secretary of the treasury steve mnuchin. Interesting is the disconnect because youve got bonds. To that extent, but also equities bid to such an extent so a different story being told in the equity and bond
On the rise ofis infections across the world. European stocks are edging higher along with s p 500 futures. Now, they are pretty much flat, down 0. 09 . Investors weighing scattered signs of economic improvement against the spread of coronavirus. Im looking at eu sovereign bonds, dipping. Treasuries little changed. Lets get to the first word news with leighann gerrans. Hasresident donald trump tweeted video of a man yelling white power. Confrontation was between antitrump supporters and his supporters. Senator tim scott, the sole black republican in the chamber, urged the president to delete the tweet that is fueling accusations the president is fomenting Racial Division after the killing of george floyd. More protests in hong kong as beijing debates a new national thatity law for the city the hong kong executive says people have nothing to worry about as long as they abide by the wall. Residents must avoid crossing red lines. In poland, voters systemsne country, two consideration when
Global equity markets looking pretty decent, firming up in europe with the ftse up about 48 points. Futures positive in the United States. Yields on the 10 year, pretty much unchanged at 124 1. 84 . Look out for that. Table at the moment, 146, its a stronger pound. We will get to that. Then imac of about. 4 . The brand down for the sixth straight day. The lira strengthening down to 297, the Turkish Central Bank cutting its rates to 945 . Lets go to indepth coverage of our top stories. Guy johnson in london, where mark carney talks brexit. Matt miller in frankfurt. In brussels, where finance managers meet on greek simin demokan. Jonathan the bank of England Governor Mark carney is testifying this morning. Guy, the momentum seemingly behind the remain campaign. What is mark carney have to say . Guy he has the responsibility to stand up and make clear the risks that are associated with the referendum. Hes not backing down on that. Everything you said today felt very caveated. It wasnt the
To make the race cleaner and greener. A suicide bomber has blown herself up inside of a Police Station in istanbuls hess hess Historic District. Lets go straight to bernard smith. What happened . Reporter jane we have been given a briefing by istanbuls governor who visited the scene. This happened at about half past 5 00 this afternoon this istanbul. This woman walked into a Police Station which serves mainly tourists in the district of istanbul one of the most touristy parts of the city and apparently she said in english that she has lost her wallet all theres no indication that she was british or english, but she said in english that she lost her wallet. And then she detonated herself. And with her, she has also killed a Police Officer who was nearby and another one has been wounded. So we just have confirmation that a Police Officer has been killed in that attack. The area has been sealed off, although the tram that runs by there, that now seems to be running normally but immediatel