Just one thought on the s p and evaluation. Bp cut the dividend yesterday. Now, biggest obstacle to the s p 500, this is one a reporters row yesterday. Wrote yesterday. They are cutting dividends by the most since 2009. I was going to say does that matter. Obviously the market, the index does not seem to be bothered. That, myl of risk is allocation in the United States of america . From the original perspective, but in terms of the shareholder payout, it is for sure all over the world you are going to have buybacks. Japan, it is more of a dividends haven. The fact we have 5 combined yield in the u. S. , 3 buybacks, this is cut by half this year, you are still going to be better off and having some real yield in your portfolio. The yield environment is still raging. To not beo make sure penalized by the slow Interest Rate environment. Great to have you on the show. Lets get the first word news. Massive explosion rocked the city of beirut. The video we are about to show his intent. The b
Bank should have never taken Jeffrey Epstein on as a client as it agrees to pay a 115 million fine. Confirmed drove cases in america have crossed the 3 million mark while the death toll has made the biggest one day jump since early last month. Lets look at the markets as they double down on the concerns around the coronavirus and of course the Economic Impact the European Markets had a contraction. Decent forecasts for investors to rake through just highlighting some of the fears that many have had in the spike of fresh cases we are seeing in terms of the Market Action, we are picking up on the wall street trade and to European Markets that reversed. You can see another modest decline. 1 3 of a percent coming off the benchmark. The sectors and the boards the ftse trade is down by. 2 of a percent. It is a minimal decline. Were hearing further reports around consumption, any further scheme to try to support market businesses that has meant we are just down modestly this is what you are s
Line. President trumps top advisors want to destabilize the peg in retaliation for chinas tightening grip on the city. Hsbc slumps after bloomberg learns it was singled out in the report. Continental drift. Futures point to a second day of losses in europe. The fed Officials Say their scope for more action and economic recovering, if it stalls in the u. S. , where virus cases approach 3 million. Soon ask spending plan. The u. K. Chancellor set to unveil his measures to reinvigorate the economy. Will it be enough to drag the u. K. Out of it steepest slump in three centuries . We are just under an hour away from the cash trade here on the continent. Lets take a look at futures right now. Decent sized drops. 9 10 of 1 on ftse futures right now. Dax futures down three quarters of 1 as well. We also see u. S. Futures falling. Only 2 10 of a percent. What does the gmm tell you . Anna lets have a look at the gmm. It tells us a mixed picture through the asian session. If we look at the is in s
Saudi aramco with a crash as the bite in crude faces its bottom line. Defining a trend in the Energy Sector Boris Johnson facing criticism over his return to work guidance. The country looks to gradual reopening. Well talk about the lockdowns effects on the economy thank you for joining us weve been watching on the market today they have fallen 10 after the steel giant saw its net loss widen to nearly 1 billion euros in the second quarter. The coronavirus hit all of the business lines from steel to car parts. Lets get out to annette for more typically, some companies will try to sell assets, which was exactly the strategy in the last few months yet selling assets in this environment is not an easy one that has been the case. They have been able to sell their crown jewel. The elevator business is going to a private equity consort yum. They are apparently looking for coinvestors it seems with the crisis, the price is quite a burden with them as well but now thyssenkrupp is going ahead sa
Tolls. President trump team preps plans to reopen the u. S. Economy. Boris johnson remains in intensive care. The single currency wobbles as she euro area finance minister struggle to come to an agreement on a Recovery Plan as the joint debt issue is a sticking point. A joint press conference expected at 9 00 a. M. London time. Oil moves higher on reports saudi arabia and russia could stop this comes as the u. S. Cuts its Production Forecast ahead of tomorrows opecplus meeting. As i said, just under one hour away from the start of cash trading in europe. Take a look at futures this morning. It is a bit of a flat trade. As we said, you have euro stoxx 50 futures down 1 as well as ftse futures. If you take a look at u. S. Futures this morning, you see a higher picture so they balance each other out. S p, dow jones, and nasdaq futures all of although you did have u. S. Stocks ending the day slightly down yesterday, whereas european stocks of course ended the day in the green. Anna. Anna l