Other question is where what has apple become . Tom instead of the markets and the nasdaq war that we have seen , ties into apple, this was actually, francine, a huge deal yesterday. Arguably the biggest meeting they have had in three years. We are not going to go apple fan boy on it and explain all the stupid is that and the other thing. But i also want to go in with alex webb, sort of the racket that theyve got where everybody has to upgrade because this is old technology. This phone is a failure. I have to get rid of it. Francine the question i have been asked the most is, do we have 5g here, and people just dont know yet. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news with leighann gerrans. Leighann prospect of another stim list package before election day look bleak. President donald trump and Senate Republicans are at odds. The president is urging them to go big or go home. Senate majority leader mitch admitting to aly vote on small businesses. Nancy pelosi says the latest offer is no
Ministers brief reporters, and it is brutal on the negotiations. Tom brutal is the right word. There was one photo ice saw. E looking justutt exhausted. For those of you who have not followed the soap opera, it is still not over. This monday isn deceptive, extraordinary. Out of china, the virus particularly in america, and this european donnybrook it is amazing. And then the market reaction. Francine it is quite a lot for a mid july market. Now lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Here is ritika gupta. The their repeating European Union may be on the verge of a deal with denmark and Sweden Holding of the oceans. They appear to be ready to greet that 450 billion of the fund would be made available as grants with the rest of it coming as low interest or loans lowinterest loans. Brexit negotiations are in a tense standoff, dashing hopes of between the u. K. And the European Union, which failed to make progress last month. British negotiators say the e. U. s concessions are
The worst vics from the , to today. It is certainly better today. Francine here is ritika gupta with first word news. Ritika there has never been a month as bad as april for the british economy. Gdp fell more than 20 as the coronavirus lockdown took hold. On a threemonth basis, economic output shrank more than 10 . The imf says the Global Economy is recovering more slowly than expected from the coronavirus. The fund expects it will have lingering scars from the experience. The imf will release economic with injections june 24. It expects them to be worse than the last forecast in april. The imf says in general asian economies are further along in the recovery path. President trump is rejecting calls to overall Law Enforcement to cut funding. He says a Strong Economy will be the fix for racial injustice. The president is working on an executive order that he says asks police to meet the most current standards. There are few details on what that program will look like. North korea accuse
Saying. We are getting headlines out of the iea. It depends on what is happening in the middle east given what has happened in iran and the last 15 days. The International Energy agency saying the oil supply is a vulnerable as middle east tensions flare up. Ieas always good to see the thinking. You can see the brent. Stocks are gaining 0. 4 . We are we have to see and i will show you later that we have a tight range when it comes to treasuries and dollar pound. Significant one because there is more bets that the bank of england will cut rates in january i believe january 30. Coming up, we hear from the chief executive of allianz. Something you do not want to miss. That is coming up a little bit later. Lets get to first word news. Viviana we begin here in the u. S. , the house of representatives sending two articles of impeachment. It is the first step to begin Donald Trumps trial almost certain to end in acquittal. Chief Justice John Roberts of the u. S. Supreme court will preside over
Nejra welcome to bloomberg surveillance. Francine lacqua is in helsinki at the nordic business form. First, lets check in on the markets. European equities turning negative of the stoxx 600. The 10 year yield moves lower after jumping ive basis points yesterday. So a little bit of risk off in terms of equities and yield. But the weaker dollar suggests there might still be optimism out there. Conflicting headlines ahead of the trade talks. Francine lacqua is at the Nordic Business Forum. Do not miss her interview with the ceo and founder of zuckerberg media. Thats coming up just after 9 30 a. M. And later, francine will speak to finlands economic minister just after 9 45 a. M. U. K. Time. Lets get first word news. To force kurdish militants away from the region, turkey has launched a military incursion into syria. Four years them and kara for ankara has fought and says it will not allow the kurdish protostate on the border. When asked what President Trump would do if turkey wiped out th