More Domestic Travel to a little more overseas travel now. Theaad lets get to markets and have a look at what is going on. Nikkei, in with the leading japanese shares, just seeing stocks drifting to the upside. We did see jobless numbers come out. Slightly better than expected, looking for a 3 jobless rate, but 2. 9 . Looking elsewhere, retail sales out of hong kong, looking also at the futures for the u. S. , pretty much flat. Asian equities drifting slightly to the upside. Looking at the shanghai composite, lets look at how the gpi is behaving as well. Just about flat. The shanghai comp, 0. 2 lower. Chinese Economic Activity continued to rebound. Expansion in manufacturing activity, just slowing slightly there. A Rate Decision out of australia later on. Expecting the rba to keep rates. And the singapore market 0. 6 lower. Quick check on the currency is, weve got a fifth straight monthly drop for the dollar. Bloomberg dollar index down by 0. 25 . The yen, a tad weaker. Euro currently
Good morning, where did the weekend go . It is already monday and were looking at cooler temperatures after a hot day. Here is a look at the Treasure Island camera with low clouds and areas of fog. Were starting off our day with that gray start along the coast and the bay. Clear skies are inland. We are in the 50s and 60s. Through the afternoon, we are 89 in concord after triple in oakland and 66 for San Francisco. We will have the rest of the week coming up. Back to you. Breaking news, china has imposed sanctions on four u. S. Officials including senators marco rubio and ted cruz. The Foreign Ministry says it is in response to u. S. Nations over alleged human rights abuses in chin john. China is expected to make further remarks as the situation develops. Unty will r the doors once again. You can see we are in san jose were some will soon be able to hit the gym. I know that these folks are excited. Oh, my gosh. Some have been here since 4 00 or 5 00. There is a long line of people wait
Our second panel will assess chinas role in Global Health and activities in the United States. We will start with rosemary gibson, introduce everybody first and then we will go to ms. Gibson. We will start with rosemary gibson, whose name has been mentioned already several times if you were here. Who is a Senior Advisor pasting Center Perspectives at the jama internal medicine. She is author china rx, exposing the risk ab next we will hear from ben westhoff an awardwinning investigative journalist mr. Westhoff new book retinol incorporated how roby chemists are creating the deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic. Will be published in september. The book focuses on that know with now kills more americans annually than any drug in american history. Our third panelist is jennifer buie who is a senior policy researcher and detained chair in china publicity stall is at the rain corporation. As an epidemiologist with training and clinical medicine and quantitative methods, doctor buie Researc
And activities in the United States. Well start with Rosemary Gibson. I introduce everybody first. Well start with Rosemary Gibson whose name has been mentioned already several times if you were here. Shes author of china rx exposing the risk of americas dependence on china for medicine which documents the dramatic shifts in where medicines are made in implications for National Security and american securities. Next well hear from ben westoff. Mr. Westoffs new book fentanyl inc. Which will be published in september. Fentanyl kills more americans than any drug in history. And next panelist studied at the Rand Corporation is an especial deem yol gist. Centers on Research Health among marginalized population. Well hear from mark a molecular biologist in performing Risk Assessment to sport government on bio Security Public health and bio defense. Hes one of chinas biotechnology and other foreign engagement, a report published in february 2019. We welcome all of you. We ask that you would k
Are bracing for more shutdowns. How high will gasoline prices go in the United States . And talking of fuel, the diesel dilemma. No decision yet on offering a diesel version of the new cayenne suv. More throughout the show. Matt miller, over to you. Thanks very much. 30 minutes until the open of cash trading. I am in stuttgart at the Porsche Museum to give you more on the easel industry story which has been a massive one in germany. A big election issue just four weeks to go until germany votes for a new chancellor or indeed confirms the old chancellor. Lets take a look right now at how futures are trading. We see gains across the board. Yesterday we had a drop in the cash trade then things picked up in the u. S. Through asia overnight and in europe and futures now because there is less concern about a war with north korea or at least a missile launched over japan. Ds and see also in bun across the board in the rates market, people selling off those safe haven instruments and pushing t