Anna good morning from london. Manus cranny is in dubai. These are todays top stories. It is a mixed monday for Global Equities as coronavirus cases and u. S. China tensions threaten risk appetite. Mike pompeo suggests action to protect National Security will not stop at tictoc. Shares did as earnings missed the mark. The group says it will accelerate cost cuts. More to come from our exclusive interview. We will hear from sociogeneral after a surprise sociale generale after a surprise loss. Task force head says the pandemic is in a new phase. It has just gone 6 00 a. M. In london. It is 9 00 a. M. In dubai. Normally it is yusuf and i this time. They were very clear, the single worst economy is the u. K. It is one of the weakest economies globally. They have taken a hit. They gave us a global perspective, a wide range of losses. There has been a big shift in the global economy, but it is not going to be enough to steady the ship. The next three to six months will be critically important
Good morning and welcome to bloomberg surveillance, im Francine Lacqua. The focus firmly on earnings. Impetuso give a bit of to industry groups. European stocks rising. We had pretty good earnings for american tech giants. Speaking of Economic Data and some of the bad data we had out thee, we are also getting italian gdp figure. 15 and itmate was fell less than perspective. Somee also getting breaking news out of the bank of japan. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. The spanish and french economies have suffered their sharpest contractions. Output dropping 13. 8 in the quarter. The eurothe whole of area comes out at 10 00 a. M. And is expected to show a 12 slump. Talks in washington over a new pandemic relief package making little progress. Senate republicans are planning to vote. It must be part of a comprehensive plan. It gives republicans a chance to say they tried. The u. K. Has reimposed lockdown restrictions across parts of the north of england. Some britons have
Spend time on and we have euro area pmis coming in a touch better than expected but im not sure if it is moving eurodollar that much. 39. 80, always a good test looking at command and what it means for the world economy. Point 1764 and we look at her earnings with a couple of disappointments in the banking sector. Joint manufacturing pmi coming in at 51. 8 instead of 51. 1. Lets get the first word news with laura wright. Laura the u. S. Plans to act against a wide range of chinese owned software companies, not just tiktok. Thats the latest from secretary of state mike pompeo speaking to fox news. On friday, President Trump told supporters he plans to ban the app. Pompeo said the decision should come soon. The u. K. Is considering the worst case in a real of locking down london according to the sunday times. It would see at risk people asked to stay at home. The local government secretary says he is not aware of any specific plans to seal off london but the u. K. Will target local flare
Microsoft overnight. That is being digested as well by u. S. Investors. You have the currency offshore at seven, currently. It is weakened by about 2 10 of 1 . The aussie dollar is looking like that, said he six. The euro is flat. The bloomberg dollar index is weakening, down a 10th of 1 . Lets move it down. The stock was suspended on july the 13th after they failed to get a renewal for their license. Currently trading at 10. It is down 30 . It just reopened after a 10 day suspension of trading. The company saying it is in talks with its creditors over longterm debt. It will continue businesses that dont require that franchise. Noncoret nunc activity. Rishaad china vowing to retaliate for the u. S. Closing its consulate in houston. Protectd it is to information. President trump indicated more such moves might happen. President trump as far as closing additional embassies, it is possible. We thought there was a fire in the one that we did close. Everyone said there is a fire, there is a
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