Truckers or some other area of transsport that are really the hot spot and the pandemics have been a game changer for video games and have taken upstage 70 over the past year and we have those details. Power lunch starts now thank you, ty the clock is stiticking on what nancy pelosi is the last chance to get a stimulus package now. Ylan democrats are holding a Conference Call right now before she talks to the treasury secretary at 3 p. M he said conversations have been encouraging but there is still a lot of work to be done a few of the issues, testing and its impact on minority community, Child Tax Credit, state and local funding, the census, workers liability and Health Care Providers and thats not even an exhaustive list. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are balking at all of this majorityleader Mitch Mcconnell said it is heartless for democrats to continue their total blockade unless Speaker Pelosi gets her way. The president has expressed confidence he could bring republicans on boar
Slightly as the drugmaker did say it will seek that approval for an emergency use for its vaccine by late november. As carl mentioned, wall street looking to snap a threeday losing streak. September retail sales delivering a big beat. Futures up this morning. Carl david and leslie, a couple of things working in the bulls favor today. Three days down. A little bit of room to bounce back on the upside, david. But futures were slightly negative, then we got that open letter from pfizer, saying that we could be looking at potentially a request for an eua by mid to late november and retail sales with that blowout number for the month and year on year the figures, david, reflect a consumer that has put together a nest egg during the course of the summer, and that is continuing to provide some momentum for the consumer. It is funny, i go back to that interview i did with david berman of maybe six weeks ago already, but somebody who tracks retail sales, more closely perhaps than anyone. And in
Europe here. We initially saw quite a negative story coming out of europe. In the United States, maybe some stimulus talks helping propel the story a bit higher. The s p up by over 1 . The euro has come back. It is still negative on the day. We did have a 1. 16 handle. We now have a 1. 17 handle, but we have seen continuing dismal inflation data out of the eurozone. Yesterday was germany. Today it is france. A 0. 6 print. We get the final number friday. Alix totally different from the u. S. , in that we are able to generate some inflation. Christine lagarde with her strongest signal that the ecb will change its goal. She said it may be worth examining a strategy that allows inflation to temporarily rise above the target rate, similar to the feds shift. We need to thoroughly analyze the forces driving inflation dynamics today, and consider whether and how we should adjust our strategy in response. The anchoring of fixed rate expectations might have loosened. The wider discussion today i
Further. We are joined this hour by finance minister. The other big story today, lawmakers in washington take aim at the power of big tech. Saystitrust investigation they are abusing their dominant status. Australia coming online. Lets turn to Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong with a checkup on markets. A two day rise, we are seeing pressure come through for the benchmark while the aussie dollar is testing that 71 popl after forming a double early this october. We are seeing action in the bond space. The front end of the aussie curb slipping with the three year yield falling as much as four basis points earlier in the session. This after australias updated debt issuance coming in less than expected. I want to highlight bhp shares. We are seeing the stock fall as much as 2. 3 this morning. Tesla bhp in focus be at flipping the board to check in on futures, s p eminis under pressure. The yen trading study but theres upward pressure on the stimulus deadlock. We are watching iphone makers aft
Virus. We are also getting headlines out of europe which are undermining confidence as well. The stoxx 600 is down by 0. 7 . The s p now down by 0. 4 . Eurodollar actually picking back up again. The 1. 16 level held, and what i am hearing is the real money accounts are back in the market. 1. 17,back now above 1. 1729 where we are right now. We have the ecb watchers event tomorrow, Christine Lagarde speaking in the morning, and then at 10 00 him him 10 00 a. M. Eastern, we will have speaking. E , the chief economist speaking, the chief economist. Alix the s p now down by 0. 4 . New york citys daily positive rate daily Positivity Rate is now over 3 for the first time in a month. Now offeringo is new enforcement for schools, saying if any of them do not over the rules, they will be closed. Governor cuomo will be speaking at 00 speaking at mike huckabee, speaking at 1 00 p. M. There are some granados stones globally. The deaths passing one the deathsly passing one million globally. Joining