Concerns about a second wave of covid19 with cases surging past 2 million in the United States. Texas numbers have been hitting new highs and houston is reconsidering reimposing its stayathome order. We will continue to follow that. I want to welcome in kailey leinz. Is drivingabout what stocks down. Between 5 es ranging and 7 . In terms of what is driving it, probably eight multitude of factors. The grim outlook from the Federal Reserve yesterday. Layered on top of that, concerns about a possible second wave of the coronavirus and the fact that we have run very far, very fast. There may have been a little profit taking involved in this equation as well. You had small caps really underperforming. They have kind of been a proxy for that recovery trade. They were down 7. 6 today. Yields on the long and with the 10 year yield down about six basis points. On the day, out of the 505 stocks in the s p 500, only one closed up, kroger, one of the classic kind of coronavirus safety plays. Did i
Businesses are failing, tourism has collapsed, and confidence is shot. Sweeping new security loss for hong kong later on tuesday after imposing visa bans on americans it says are interfering in its affairs. Look at the take a set up after the u. S. Paring back some of the gains. Betterthanexpected housing data overweighting these continued can turns and continued resurgence. Continued returns and continued resurgence. Sophie. Sophie futures are pointing higher. Chinese pmi is expected to show some stabilization from manufacturing while Services Face a setback. From south korea, we are getting a may industrial output. That was a bigger contraction than the expected 4. 5 via well vol that was seen in a survey. Nikkei futures in chicago heading higher and this is adding up the topix for the best quarters 2016. Since 2013, for the last of market rights, raising concerns with heavy concentration on japanese growth stocks. The yen wrapping up a sleepy quarter. Valuations as cheap as they com
Tonight at eight eastern on the communicators on cspan2. Standard john cotton one members of the bridge about buying g5 equipment from the Chinese Company while way. The arkansas republican join former House Intelligence Committee chair mike rogers and retired Brigadier General Robert Spaulding who predecease her on the National Security council under the trump administration. They answered questions from the British Defense subcommittee on china for about two hours. Order, order. Welcome to this Defense Select Committee hearing to consider the International Response to the uk government decision to allow while we to continue to operate its 5g network and implications of the gibbous decision for information sharing across the alliance. Also to discuss International Ambitions and the role of 5g technology and within this specifically look at Cyber Attacks and the distal silk road. Our session date is divided into two parts and id like to welcome senator tom cotton joining us for part on
Major breakthrough in treating the coronavirus, a steroid that could cut deaths significantly among the sickest patients jay powell assuring the market is willing and able to backstop the economy. And finally, fiscal stimulus reports the white house is preparing a trillion dollar infrastructure package for everything from roads and bridges to 5g network. So, were these the three things the market needed to hit it big today . The three horsemen. Hi, mel. Hi, guy how are you well, i mean, they definitely helped, and im looking forward to Jerome Powells testimony tomorrow when somebody asks him what his favorite hardhitting question, what his favorite color is thats always riveting to me its all about the fed i think we all agree with that their commentary has been nothing short of astonishing the infrastructure supposed infrastructure bill, obviously, caught everybodys attention im hard pressed to believe that will get through this year given the divide we have, politically. The covid ne
The s p thought biggest rise in two weeks. Saw its biggest rise in two weeks. Korea may send troops to the dmz. Seoul remains on high alert. Shery lets get a quick check of markets. U. S. Futures under pressure. We have the s p 500 rising the most in more than a week. We had seen optimism over the u. S. Economy really offsetting any can turns over a second wave of virus infections. Nikki futures unchanged at the moment. We are waiting japans may trade data. The deficit likely narrowed. We had the boj increasing at support for corporate financing yesterday. Futures up 0. 6 . This after the best day in over two months. Yesterday, we did get the rba june Meeting Minutes with more concerns that the economy is likely to need policy support. Gaining. At the moment stocks reversing five sessions. Do watch out for new Zealand First quarter gdp numbers out later this week. Lines getting some across the terminal from jd. Com at of its trading debut in hong kong as the ecommerce player saying tha