Better than the second. We expect the previous segment to grow double digits. Matt welcome to bloomberg surveillance lets check in on the markets this morning. It is a good day, not just because it is friday, though i guess it is good if you are long stocks. The broader European Index is up more than. 5 . Crude oil gaining more than 1 . S p futures are up as well, indicating a positive open at the u. S. Start. Coming up, we speak to the president of a General Motors, dont miss that interview at 3 30 p. M. London time. Probably thenveils most revolutionary corvette since the c1. Last night in l. A. , they unveiled the see eight chordate c8 corvette. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news. China speaking on the phone. This is the second time since the two sides called a truce. There are no details on what the trade team discussed. President donald trump reiterated he could impose additional tariffs on chinese goods, if he wants. Quote very close. Steve mnuchin describes a deal on the
Aggressive policy, stocks get a boost. Sellers deal. Ab inbev of is selling carlton united for a 11 billion. And an ipo of its remaining asian unit is still in the cards. And a downed drone. Oil snaps several days of losses after President Trump says the u. S. Has downed an iranian drone. Matt, good morning. Matt we are less than 30 minutes away from cash trading across europe and in the u. K. Take a look first at the 10 year yields. A big debate today about whether the fed rate cut, almost a foregone conclusion, will be 25 basis points or 50. As a result, the yield continues to come down. Up a little bit today. Still, if it is a 50 basis point cut, expect to see the yield fall further. Look at futures. European equity Index Futures pointing up. Dax futures gaining. Cac and ftse gaining also. the markets have faith in the original statements from william. The asian equity market getting a boost from officials despite the walk back. The market buying into the idea that perhaps there is
European equities. , bit of a down day to end though it does not seen anybody is taking a huge position ahead of that jobs data. We have stock and bond markets close in the u. S. Yesterday as treasuries get going again. ,e saw a bit of a basis Point Holding at 1. 95 on the 10 year yield. Bund yields are just above that level. The euro is weaker am a down. 2 , 1. 1265 f disappointing german factory data. Coming up, we speak to larry kudlow. Lets get bloomberg first word news. Thousands packing the National Mall to watch president Donald Trumps fourth of july speech. He praised the u. S. Military and American People, but also put himself front and center of the Independence Day celebration. The event included tanks, flyover jets, and culminated in an extended fireworks display. President trump we celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes that proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the United States military. Together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever t
Fed. David today is jobs day. Last night, july 4 celebrations, including in boston led by alix steel and carol massar. It does strike me as i talk to you over in europe that one of the really iconic moments is an overture written by a russian composer, tchaikovsky, about a european war in 1812. It is kind of ironic. Incidentally, i remember trying to play that. With all the cannons firing, very difficult. But i digress. Seeing the market may be not hoping for them many fireworks. Lets have a look at the data right now. S p futures pointing downward. European equity markets a little bit sluggish. The euro is a little weaker. German data came in disappointing. Yields on the u. S. 10 year around the 1. 96 level. Weve seen selling in stocks and bonds in the european morning. Ive put iron ore in the data check today, not oil, because we seem big drops in iron ore in the Asian Session once again. It has been dropping like a stone. Story ise iron ore really quite something this morning. It is
Yields are moving a little higher, six basis points on the german tenyear. Deutsche bank as well, starting to get the early look at what this story is going to look like over the weekend. We are waiting for Christian Sewings big news related to how hes going to change that bank. We are expecting a meeting sunday, but it now looks as though the eye bank the i bank head Garth Ritchie is going to be stepping aside. U. S. Employers added 224,000 casein june, diluting the for that fed rate cut in july. The jobless rate taking a little higher, but all in all a pretty positive number, or was it . Lets get some analysis now. In washington, we have michael mckee, bloombergs international correspondent. Your take on this number, and does it change the case for the fed . Michael i think theres a very good chance it changes the case for the fed. This is sort of the mirror image of the may number, revised down by 3000. Still a lousy month, but it wasnt that they were jobs lost in may. The there wer