Beijing. Yvonne it seems like the stress of the markets easing off a bit, which is a good sign. It is how you read the sentiment. Is it that the valuations are overstretched, uncertainty over tax reform, also, is it just the end of the year and traders are closing their books . It seems traders are using this opportunity to buy. Betty it seems to be the mantra you keep hearing these days. Adding to the media mentions of buy the dip. These markets have been going up and up it is about time for a correction. It would not be a surprise. He seems to be in that camp, once we see a correction, it is time to buy into these markets. We will see how it plays out. In the meantime, lets get to first word news with courtney collins. Bhp says litigation continues disaster, butg warns insurance will not cover the extent of its liabilities. Andrew mackenzie told investors investigations in the incident that killed people in brazil. There is a degree of urgency in withdrawing from u. S. Shale, and he
Evasion. Big numbers and equally big questions. Critics say the recordbreaking da vinci is too good to be true. Yvonne just when we thought we got over this big hurdle on tax reform in the house, clouds looming in the Trump Administration when it comes to russia. A wall street journal report just breaking special counsel Robert Muellers team last month had issued a subpoena to president Trumps Campaign requesting some of these russia related documents. We are seeing some moves in the market on the news. Betty we are. The subpoena did not compel any officials to testify before a grand jury, but it caught the campaign by surprise, and also noted that bob muellers team is expected to interview current and former white house officials, including the Communications Director hope hicks. There is certainly more to come in this story. Some of the away bullish headlines from the u. S. About tax reform. In the meantime, lets get more on that with first word news with courtney collins. Reporter t
We will hear exclusively from the economy minister in japan. Betty just moments ago, breaking news out of europe, germanys chancellor Angela Merkel, her push to unite for parties together into a Coalition Government seems to have collapsed. They were just running up against that deadline. This is going to put germany into uncharted territory. And really puts Angela Merkels job on the line. You can see there is immediate Market Reaction already in the currency markets in particular, the euro dropping right as the news broke about the talks. It was already uncertain if Angela Merkel could pull this off and it looks like at least for now, the answer is no. We talked about how intense these negotiations have been come and they were in deliberations for 12 hours on sunday. It seems like there is more uncertainty, we could possibly see another election triggered. Merkels job could be on the line. Atre was a lot of doubt even the beginning after the election earlier this year that they would
Sides, janet yellen does not want a boom bust economy. She just wrapped up remarks. Itnne that q a just ending and. A fireside chat more than a question and answer panel. Very lighthearted moments, talking about her first days and weeks as fed chair as she does wrap up one of the last speeches we will hear from her before she steps down as fed chair. A lot of talk about inflation as well. Betty saying the fed is not certain low inflation is indeed transitory. Pretty significant headline coming from her. Mention, wideranging talk from everything from her first days at the fed, do the most interesting person is she has ever met. Certainly covered a lot of bases. As we digest these headlines from janet yellen, lets get to the first word news with jessica summers. Jessica the mexican peso weakened against the dollar. Robert lighthizer says there is no evidence canada and mexico will seriously engage in renegotiating nafta. This follows a fifth round of talks. They fell short of working on
Prompted widespread fears and borrowing has prompted collapse. Fears of and, information sought on accounts involved in the elections. We have struggled to hold onto the gains we saw earlier this morning. Today, the u. S. In the red. The only sector still up was technology, but barely. We had that rally, but tech lost ground based on some of the details on the tax reform bill. , want to pull up this chart 879. It shows you how investors have been anticipating the tax bill will be bearish for tech stocks. Shares underperforming since the end of november as more details that come out on tax reform. David it has become a real problem, especially in asia. We have been down for seven days. Four of those dames with the kleins of more than 1 . It has been a drag. Declines ofhose it more than 1 . It has been a drag. Lets look at markets in new zealand, kiwi dollar underwhelming. Gdp,straight come big day, rba Rate Decision not to do anything,. 1 . Yields lower, bonds up, aussie dollar unchange