The hardline view. Said to be ready to accept doling out grants as the Recovery Fund talks stretch into a fourth day. Will the rest of europe be willing to compromise . How will markets react . Stocks and futures trade mixed spread inead in a coronavirus infections. Hong kong hit a daily record as a u. S. Congresswoman calls floridas outbreak out of control. Julius baer kicks off European Bank earnings with a record firsthalf profit. We will speak with the ceo in just a few minutes. An interview you do not want to miss. We are just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Futures have turned higher this morning, likely on those eu headlines. They could be closer to an agreement. Frugal four may accept 390 billion euros in grants. Angela merkel, Emmanuel Macron, and the rest of the main bloc wanted to see 500 billion euros in loans. Overnight, the talk was that we could get a proposal from the European Council president , bringing that number to 400 billion. I
A medical journal is due to publish more information on the vaccine trial. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance. Im Francine Lacqua in london. The markets are more quiet, but a lot of the focus is euro given what weve seen in the markets and what we saw with the eu leaders. The eu strengthening to a fourmonth high, bond spreads narrowing as regional leaders in europe make progress negotiating a stimulus package for economies devastated by the pandemic. Eurodollar, 1. 1455 and gold flat. Lets get the first word news with laura wright. May joink. International allies and suspending its extradition pact with hong kong, it could come today when the foreign secretary addresses parliament. Tensions have ramped up in recent weeks. London could introduce sanctions over human rights abuses, a move beijing once would have consequences. Donald trump is playing down arising coronavirus cases. He told foxnews many are experiencing nothing more than sniffles and positive tests are only up because of wa
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
Amid consulate closures and arrests over spying allegations. Ray dalio warns the capital war could hit the dollar and gold source to a record high. Ryanair says its biggest fear is a second wave of the coronavirus as the Airline Reports a loss for Quarterly Earnings as the u. K. In forces a 14 day quarantine on travelers from spain. Plus, sap plans to spin off its Consumer Survey unit two years after buying the firm. It also beat Free Cash Flow forecast for the year. We are under an hour away from the start of the cash equity trading in europe and the picture, firmly risk on which might seem a little counterintuitive given we are seeing gold at record highs but this is the state of play. Euro stocks futures called 1 5 of a percent higher. Travel stocks could be active given the decision to impose a quarantine on travelers returning from spain amid increasing concerns of a second wave in the country. Ftse futures called higher by a similar margin and s p 500 mini futures in the u. S. ,
Couple of things. They are looking at numbers of infected across the world, but also the fed decision. Stocks are struggling for direction. Treasuries pretty steady. It is all about the fed, the policy meeting, and what they will give us in indications. In asia, modest gains in hong kong and south korea. They outperformed in china but low volumes. 1957. 157 lets get straight to the first word news in london with laura wright. James the uks looking at ways to loosen its coronavirus quarantine rules after restrictions on trips prompted backlash. One possibility is abandoning blanket restrictions in favor of regional bands and another is reducing the time passengers arriving in britain need to stay in quarantine. The u. K. And u. S. Voiced concern about hong kongs election after a flurry of media reports the government is considering postponing the vote maybe for a whole year. Hong kongs opposition argues the coronavirus outbreak is being used as an excuse to push off the pivotal election