Petro currencies not doing so well. Guy . N europe, lets look yeah, at what is happening in europe youat least the dollar is down. Dollar is not continuing to rocket fire as it has been the last few days. We are waiting, as you say, to find out what is happening on capitol hill. We think of what will happen around noon eastern. The vote will happen around in eastern. To session highs before fading again. We have a bit on the euro today, that is good news to the pound has been pummeled. Germany out with a big stimulus package earlier on today. It is going to be issuing more debt. That is the reaction in the bond market. We got a bid on the german bund today, which is good news. Equities and bonds are moving in different directions. They are acting as a bit of a counterweight to each other, which wasnt happening at some point last week. That is the good takeaway today. Vonnie exactly. Purchase of agency, Mortgage Backed securities, it is a new vehicle for this to happen from the Federal
Available almost immediately as president is pressing regulators to fast track potential treatments. Traumatized by war now terrified of the virus well look at efforts to prevent an outbreak in the camps of Northern Syria. Also ahead 4 men are executed for a gang rape and murder that shocked india. Has now killed more people in italy than anywhere else its death toll more than 3400 surpassed that reported by china where the virus 1st emerged iran spain and germany chad more than 15000 cases worldwide according to Johns Hopkins university more than 242700 people have contracted the illness while over 85000. 00 of them have recovered a total deaths are approaching 10000. 00 the u. S. Death toll is now at 200. 00 President Donald Trump says hes pushing regulators to fast track rhinovirus treatments including an antimalaria drug but his own officials later talked that down more on that in a moment 1st lets begin in italy paul brennan has our report. Its. The head of the World Health Organi
Tack to time to write down the stories i have lived in the last year and a half. What inspired you to write this book. Guest my editor of the bork called me right after the election and said, my gosh, we have this Record Number of women in congress, and such an interesting mix of women in congress so many firsts for so many different districts and for congress, period. Dont you think that would be great book . You have covered congress over the years. Id love you to do it. You have six months or something. So killer deadline. I thought that would be great. All new people, and i had had the experience of covering when we republicans took over and the Tea Party Wave and what that was like to we have a whole new breed in town. I thought theyre book ends. Host thats an interesting contrast. From your book you tell a lot of stories, many of them personal to me. What ones stand out as the most remarkable stories that you if you had coffee with somebody you would want to share with them about
For their reaction to the pandemic. We have a garden here we have dogs. Shes not a medical pounds. And i dont know how are you get through this as more u. S. Restaurants and shops closed their doors thousands of workers are wondering how theyll survive and sport the English Premier League is holding an emergency meeting to discuss ways of trying to complete its season the worlds most watched football competition is already off until at least april the 4th. Lets get going almost 2 weeks now since italians were ordered to stay at home italy confronts its worst National Crisis since world war 2 the confinement of millions of people has crippled the worlds. 8th biggest economy but the Prime Minister says its the only way to fight a virus thats led to the deaths of nearly 3000. 00 to town ians Prime Minister says he will extend the restrictions italy has reported a record 475. 00 deaths more than any nation on one single day it is the worst affected country in europe similar measures in spa
Couple of hours issuing a Global Travel advisory now to americans saying that any american abroad should return to the United States immediately or plan to remain in place now just to give some perspective that level of the highest level advisory against travel for american citizens is the theme that the state department would use for an area of war for example and in this case it is the global coronavirus pandemic that is being advised for americans not to travel hi joe castor there joining us live with the latest from washington d. C. Heidi thank you. For Global Markets are trading up slightly after a major losses thanks to several Central Banks scrambling to soften the impact of the pandemic the dow jones in new york and fitzy 100. 00 in london both closed almost one percent higher but trading of course remains volatile it comes after the u. S. Federal reserve bank of england and the European Central bank will that fresh measures to support the Financial Markets or cases of corn a v