To gains ahead of todays fed decision. Investors consider the possibility of a return to 1930s era yield curve control. Kowtows. Teaus mike pompeo accuses a company of bowing to beijing. A top investor adds its voice in the rebuke of hsbcs decision. Time is running out. Cerberus is tired of waiting for a turnaround at commerzbank, calling the banks performance an abject failure, the activist investor seeking two seats on the Supervisory Board to turn things around. We are just an hour away from the cash in europe and the u. K. Let us take a look at futures first. We have turned from losses to gains, now looking at green arrows on european futures after dropne to two plus percent we saw in cash trade yesterday, we are also looking against in u. S. Futures, right now 0. 5 , no matter which contract you look at across the dow, the s p, and the nasdaq. Anna . Of breakingle bit news coming through on the spanish clothing retailer inditex. Delaying its dividend for 2021, but we are waiting f
Services unicredit shares see red as the named front runner for the top job pitching him against the current chief. An allnighter doesnt stop Angela Merkels Early Morning. Commissioners president tells cnbc it is important to fund climate and digital policies this is the reason why we are negotiating. There are many different interests that have to be convened with the budget it puts emphasis on the modern policies good morning. It is a very big day for your data we had pmi numbers coming out. We had the composite numbers the flash has come in at 51. 6. Services at 52. 8 up from 52. 5. Manufacturing has come in much higher than expectations at 49. 1 versus 47. 9 in january a bit of a surprise given that some people were expecting that coronavirus would have impacted those. Absolutely. The new business index which held at januarys high that seems to be holding up. For further information on what we should be looking at here, lets get out to Chris Williamson at ihs market great to have y
A chubb meeting in sonoma. Im scared to walk in any neighborhood. Neighbors are fed up, Officials Say they have a solution. More than 200 people are loving a long the trail. The homeless camp behind a strip mall. How county officials want to get some into housing. One plan is buying houses for people to mohr into. That will tax time and home owners want it cleared now. You havent kuhn your jobs. A likely full of people and frustration as people sound off about the trail. Critics say its dirty and dangerous, people with addiction and emergency illness. Im scaredded to walk in my neighborhood. Drugs are scary. The county supervisors is being recalled. Theres government failure at all levels and this is complicated by shared jurisdiction. People cant be kicked off public property. We want a roof and a door we can shut. Some taking part in the discussion lifer on the trail. I want a piece of land where i cant be cut off. Sonoma is considering buying properties to move homeless cam presents
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 89, the nays are zero. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. All opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session and consider calendar number 533. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, patrick j. Bumatay of california to be United S
The start of equity trading. Here in europe, but as ever, our coverage is global. Lets check in with what we need to be watching for. We are live in hong kong and paris to give a rundown of the stories you need to focus in on. We have Global Coverage coming in from the team as we focus in on the weekend events in hong kong. A budget to talk about in saudi arabia. An protest activity in france that matt was just referencing. Lets go first to stephen engle, who joins us with the latest protest activity. Give us a rundown of what has been happening. Question is how long will these protests continue . Ongoingeen six months with violence over the weekend and late yesterday we had the first major march again from the ch rf, the organizers of those large million plus person marches back in june. They have had their applications for marches denied by the police up until this weekend. It has basically been carried off without incident. There was some vandalism at the high court and some graffit