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
Estimates by about 0. 30. Revenue was also better than estimated, and they see revenue up, so that stock jumping in the premarket. Time now for global exchange, where we bring you todays market moving news from around the world. From hong kong to brussels, des moines, iowa and new york, our bloomberg forces are on the ground with the latest top stories. Chinese growth and imports beat expectations. With us from hong kong is in the curran. Is enda walk us through the numbers. Numbers. Ty good a couple of factors behind these good trade numbers, sentiment was much better in the month of december and late last year in advance of the trade agreement that is going to be signed this week. There was an element of front running of the orders because in Chinese New Year falls january. A base effect gives the numbers a bit of a polish, but also importantly, china found new markets even as it suffered from tariffs on its goods going into , and even into europe. Nd Southeast Asia total chinese exp
Trade impact on the economy. Lets look whats driving the action britain and the eu coming to a brexit deal although Boris Johnson still needs to win a vote back at home. U. S. And turkey agreed to a ceasefire in syria and despite ibm the overall earnings picture remains strong with beat from netflix and Morgan Stanley leading the market hire. Were happy to have stephanie link here. I know youre pretty upbeat. So far so good. There have been good reports from csx, from honeywell, from United Airlines jpmorgan, Morgan Stanley. Those have been rewarded also other earnings that have just been good enough. United rentals we talk about positioning, people are not positioned in industrials or health care those two sectors are leading the market today is that why we are where we are. People have your view earnings are good enough . Some are good enough but some are good the best earnings picture was johnson johnson. We also had a lot of health care you entitle e United Health expectations if t
Peoples republic with a deploy of military and economic might. President xi stretches national unity. Protests stresses national unity. Protests continue in hong kong. Manus very warm welcome to bloomberg daybreak europe. Moved the rba has moved and it is a dovish move. The aussie has dropped because the rba is ready to do more. Therein lies the point. There is more slack in the economy. I love the french from steven major. The Central Banks are first, at the front, ahead of the game on rates, ahead of the game on language. Have a look at the risk profile this morning, because it is all about the prism of fx and the markets. The dollar is up nearly 3 in the quarter, the best quarter we have seen since the middle of 2018. It would be for hearty and dangerous to bet on rate cuts to take the dollar down. Bmo says it is the most unloved rally and impeachment could draw it higher. Of course, you know, since the end of june, there is a discussion, the aramco story is front and center. That i
Treasuries are up in the pound is strengthening. Eurodollar, you can see 1. 10 52. As the focus shifts to Central Banks, a lot is coming up with news this week. We also have to look at renminbi. At seven. 08 7. 08. Some breaking news, a new chief executive at the royal bank of scotland. Alison rose will start at the position from november 1. And makes her the first woman to become one of the big for the over to hong kong, thats where Amnesty International is alleging the police beat be prodemocracy protesters. They also accuse the police of committing acts that amount to torture they would not comment, but say they respect the rights of people in custody. This weekend, demonstrations are expected to continue. And allout war in the case of iran in the country, thats according to the foreign minister speaking to cnn. She denies irans involvement and says he hopes to avoid a conflict and adds iran is serious about defending itself. Benjamin netanyahus days as Prime Minister may be numbere