The p. M. I. Well dive deep into this in a bit. Look at the boards. The dollar still holds on to the retreat. That is helping some asian currencies out there. Ere holding on 706. We were near the 100day moving average. Were siegristance now that the dollar seems to be hovering around the twoweek lows despite the fact but were seeing the dollaryen pretty much at 168 but seeing at least six days of gains so far for the japanese currency. Watching oil price. We see it climbs once again. You are seeing w. T. I. Futures. 4 higher for brent crude. Gold snapped out of four dives declines. It is largely unchanged. Hovering around 62 basis points now. We have the First Official gauge for chinas economy in april. Weakened again. Investors are waiting to see what steps the pboc may take to bolster the economy. Our guest from citigroup joins us this morning. What is your assessment of the p. M. I. Data that we got. Nonmanufacturing. Manufacturing below the forecast. Still in expansion territory. A
To try to get there first and that sort of thing so im hopeful we will very much try to learn as much as possible from that facility and from all the other ones too we have a lot to learn here. So well certainly be trying to do that. In terms of fiscal concern, so, you know, for many years ive been before the fed i have longtime been an advocate for the need for the United States to return a sustainable path from a fiscal perspective at the federal level. We have not been on such a path for some time, which just means that the debt is growing faster than the economy this is not the time to act on those concerns this is the time to use the great fiscal power of the United States to do what we can to support the economy and try to get through this with as little damage to the longerrun productive capacity the economy has possible the time will come, again, and reasonably soon, i think, where we can think about a longterm way to get our fiscal house in order, and we absolutely need to do
Can see Global Growth fears permeated throughout the market. Time now for Little Exchange to bring you todays market moving news from all around the world. Joining us from hong kong is bloombergs enda curran, from k, and is seb sale bloombergs david wehner is here in new york. We start with the latest trade of element. Soy prices go nowhere even after the Chinese Government gave waivers to buy from u. S. Companies without being hit by retaliatory tariffs. What is the significance . Adds to thek it mood music that both sides are showing a bit of good will to get these talks make some progress. We are talking up to 3 million tons of soybeans that would be three of tariffs for chinese buying from u. S. Sellers. This goes to the heart of Donald Trumps constituency, and china has said to the state media they are willing to come to the table on that side of things. Both sides are at least trying to make the talks work to get to the next level. That comes on october 10, would chinas vice prem
Former fed chair Alan Greenspan will join us. A new program were monitoring. That call and any news out of the Conference Call as he examines a tesla. Right now. Relatedly, we do have solar city. Did he help build those cars . Work on the Assembly Line . There are teslas everywhere in norway. One of the biggest usages hydropowered, as well. Its so interesting. So anyway we have earnings coming up here, as well. Earnings getting crushed after weak guidance on the companys Conference Call last night. Down about 14 right now. Investors are looking to see whether facebook can deliver now after the bell. Its up about 1 today. Weve got a top tech Portfolio Manager who says theres only one number in facebook earnings that matter. Hell tell us where it is coming up. But lets get to fed headquarters in washington where Steve Liesman is standing by with more on todays announcement. Steve . Hey, bill thanks. The fed leaving Interest Rates unchanged in july as expected. But the question is whether
Ahead without a vote from parliament. Watch bonds as odds on december approach 80 and oil is up for the first time in five. Road map begins with facebook, Company Reported beat but investors focusing on the cfo comments of slowing Revenue Growth. Fitbit shares getting clobbered this morning. Poised to open lower by 30 . Just as competition grows in the wearable sector. And the election days away, polls show trump and clinton neck and neck. Both candidates making the rounds in battleground states today. But facebooks our top story, down in the premarket. The social Networks Revenue outlook overshadowing those better than expected quarterly results. This is the cfo on last nights earnings call. Ad load has been one of the three primary factors fueling that growth, with a much smaller contribution from this important factor Going Forward, we expect to see ad Revenue Growth rates come down meaningfully. Secondly, on expenses. Though it is premature to provide specific expense guidance, as