Tom yesterday was extraordinary. We are still regrouping in new york from the news flow yesterday of transactions and of course of the president of the United States. The number one breaking story here in the zeitgeist of the east coast is that the president appears to be healthy, and the real decision for him today is, does he do a rally tomorrow in one of these key battleground states . That seems to be the topic is topiceck the topic the du jour. Francine lets get to first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika the white house is once again shifting its position on a stimulus package. Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin told House Speaker nancy pelosi the administration now once an agreement on a largescale relief bill. Earlier this week, they president pulled negotiators from talks on comprehensive legislation. Officials are keeping up the pressure on washington to renew fiscal support for the economy. Dallas fed president Robert Kaplan sees a Slower Economy without mor
Nation. And donald trump is ready to return to the campaign trail saying he might attend a rally in florida this weekend u. S. President was of course hospitalized was cold and his doctor has not said if the president has since tested negative for the right. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today europe is seeing a resurgence in new coronavirus cases that have now surpassed those in the United States still infections reaching record levels in the United Kingdom and in france here in germany meanwhile the capital berlin has been declared a coronavirus ha spot amidst a nationwide surge new restrictions are going into effect with the head of germanys main Public Health Institute Warning that widespread infections are likely if people fail to keep hygiene and distancing rules but Officials Say the countrys Health Care System is up to the task. Coronavirus hotspots are cropping up all over germany but local and regional Officials Say the country is ready intensive care beds are avai
Plan, but Republican Leaders warned the gap remains wide. Mitch mcconnell says the plan contains poison pills. Bloomberg economics cuts its growth forecast for japan, saying the recovery is weaker than expected. This hour brings a survey showing what business thinks. We are getting breaking news crossing the bloomberg. President trump has moved to sign an order which would expand u. S. Mining, citing a threat from china. President trump has moved to expand rare earth mining in particular according to an official. We know china has in recent years have a huge presence when it comes to rare earth mining, which is used from everything from cars to mobile phones. Officials say President Trump has moved to expand rare earth mining for the u. S. There is a political element where union votes will be key going into the election. We will get you more details as they get to us. Lets take a look at the thursday session with sophie kamaruddin. Miers we are watching across the region following tho
Will be treated in their official residence. Trump underwent tests for the virus after one of his top advisers reportedly fell ill during a Campaign Stop on wednesday. Hope hicks traveled with trump to cleveland earlier this week for his debate against democratic candidate joe biden. The coronavirus has been a central issue for the campaign as the United States has become the worlds biggest hot spot. More than 200,000 people there have died. Trump has been criticized for down playing the impact of the disease. He said in february its going to disappear one day like a miracle more recently hes been reluctant to call for people to wear masks despite repeated requests from experts. Following his diagnosis trump tweeted he and Melania Trump have already begun the Recovery Process saying we will get through this together. The first lady also took to social media to relay the news telling followers that she and her husband are feeling good. To find out more, we spoke to professor kubo fume a
London. The markets are actually on the up today in hopes that we will get some kind of stimulus in the u. S. Lets bring you exactly what we are looking at. European stocks are opening higher. Again, there seems to be progress in washington toward a fresh stimulus package. The dollar falling on thursday after ending the fourth quarter. The Tokyo Stock Exchange halted trading after its worst breakdown. Coming up later, the world pose halts. Etf trader we will speak to ishares stephen cohen. The first, lets get to bloomberg first word news with laura. Laura continued because of Economic Uncertainty due to the pandemic, disappoint lenders such as jp morgan, which had already indicated it wanted to resume buybacks. The potentialed Coronavirus Vaccine from Oxford University and astrazeneca. The socalled rolling review allows them to see a trial basis of what is ongoing. Rises to the investigation that led to a halt in the trial. The format of the president ial debate is changing after the f