The focus certainly on the u. S. Not only for the infections but of the transition period and what we can expect from the markets. The markets looking at some caution, we heard from Central Banks saying look, the vaccine is not going to be a cureall. If you look at what investors are trying to assess, it is additional stimulus, an economy that has been battered by these coronavirus cases that we have seen going up and up. Treasuries adding to the gains, and if you look at other things we are looking at, you know, the dging higher afterword that Dominic Cummings will leave his role with Boris Johnson at the start of the year. Now lets get to the bloomberg first word news in london with laura wright. Hi, laura. Laura good morning, francine. Powell, ecb president christine lagarde, and Andrew Bailey used a Virtual Conference to highlight the risk. The post pandemic economy will be different in many ways. The 2020 election was the most secure in american history. They say there are is no e
2015, or turks are still painful memories and deep divisions. In ethiopia, the struggle for control of the tikrit region appears to be worsening. Amnesty International Says hundreds of civilians have been massacred. All the Human Rights Group is unclear who is responsible . Some witnesses blame forces loyal to the 2. Great Peoples Liberation front. Un is warning of a humanitarian emergency. More than 4000 people cross from ethiopia into sudan in just one day. If your b. S. Federal government has appointed a new head of the region, Prime Minister of the ahmed says the offensive will not end until local leader. Its removed. Ever morgan has more from god that he found saddam there. The ethiopian border refugees continued to arrive at the sudanese European Border here in the state of qatar yesterday. Authorities went to check out the situation of the refugees and what is happening at the border. They say that more than 11000 have arrived over the past 3 days in to get out of state as well
The victims of one of the worst atrocities in its history. 130 people were killed when islam is another 6 months on a killing spree in tatters. Well meet one of the survivors. Im phil gal. Welcome to the program. U. S. President donald trump is due to speak at the white house in about an hour to give an update on efforts to run are to corona virus vaccine. They swayed by his 1st Public Comments since last week when he repeated his refusal to acknowledge losing the u. S. Elections. Mr. Trumps efforts to cast doubt on the vote count have suffered a setback. After a court in the state of michigan refused a request to delay certifying results, the president s team is continuing to contest the election outcome. Donald trump in a bad mood, his only official appearance this week honoring the dead at Arlington Cemetery outside washington d. C. No public comment, but his years long tweet storm continued ballot counting abuse. People will not accept a rigged election. We will win, and his most s
What we are get interesting the university of Michigan Sentiment survey. The headline number, way, way weaker than anticipated. That number coming in at 77. Thats down from 81. 8 last time around. When things are good well north of 100. The expectation was for 82. Current conditions, 85. 8. Thats actually ahead of expectations. But its the expectation number, the forwardlooking number here, that is really sharply lower. Coming through at 71. 3, alix, versus 79. 1 in terms of where the market, the economists had forecast that number. Down from 79. 2. A much more gloomy outlook for the u. S. Consumer from the u. S. Consumer. Alix no doubt. As covid cases are spiking everywhere here in the new york, it feels like we are headed for a School Shutdown as well. Get the read on what that means to the consirmse with ajay. Its always good to get your read. You have this more pessimistic expectation outlook from the consumer. Then you have rising covid cases and you have targeted regional shutdow
Years after the movember 2015 attacks. There are still painful memories and deep divisions. And then sport, tiger woods is in title contention. After the 1st round of the masters, the defending champion is well placed at the final major of the year. The United Nations is warning that fighting between Ethiopian Military to grave, Regional Forces could spiral out of control and war. Crimes may have been committed. The conflict is raising fears of regional repercussions impacting neighbors, eritrea sudan, and somalia. And the african union, which is headquarters in ethiopias capital, Amnesty International says scores of civilians have been massacred during the fighting on the Human Rights Group is unclear who is responsible. Some witnesses have blamed forces loyal to the 2 great Peoples Liberation front. And the u. N. Is warning of a humanitarian emergency, is that more and more people flee more than 4000 people crossed from ethiopia into sudan in just one day. Meanwhile, ethiopia is fede