S p indicated down about 4. 5 looks like the 10year is yielding below 1. 6 . 1. 549 well talk about what china did. Loan rates there dropping as the company tries to take on the impact of the coronavirus. Lets get an update now on the coronavirus. The people on the ship, a couple of people did die from the coronavirus. China as we heard cutting its benchmark lending rate that was expected. Authorities looking to boost the market unfortunately, two passengers from the diamond princess cruise have died. The first reported deaths in connection with the ship which was quarantined off the coast of japan nearly two weeks china is again, changing the criteria of confirmed cases adding confusion to tracking going up or down and whether weve seen a peak or close to a peak l brands reportedly selling shares of victorias sek receipt valuing that brand just over 1 billion. This had been expected that theyd pay for it. L brands chairman and ceo will step down as part of the deal but remain on the b
From istanbul to london to washington, our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. We begin with a pause in the trade war. President trump hailed the signing of the 86 page document as an important step towards a fairer trade deal with china. We take a momentous step, one that has never been taken before with china, toward a future of fair and reciprocal trade as we side phase one as we sign phase one of the historic trade deal between the United States and china. Alix joining me on the phone from washington is shawn donnan, bloomberg trade reporter. What is the day to story the day two story . Some there are already question about chinas purchase commitments. We heard overnight a real emphasis on the role of the market in this, saying they will live up to these commitments if it is with Chinese Consumer demand and if the prices are right. That is not what the Trump Administration wants to hear. Secondly, a lot of tariffs remain in place, and there are Big Qu
Based on the risk off the further markets. It is time now for global exchange. We will bring you todays market moving news from all around the world. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. Where to begin in asia, the coronavirus continues to spread in china, with the number of confirmed cases climbing above 75,000. Engle. Me is Stephen Stephen for the second time in about a week, china has rejigged its methodology for how to classify confirmed cases of the coronavirus in china, that has led to this now becoming a bit of a global crisis. We are seeing more speculation that the data we are getting is we necessarily reliable, or are seeing a significant dropoff in the number of confirmed cases. In hubei province, just 349 new cases reported overnight. Is that because of the new methodology, or do they have the containment efforts under control . That is raising a lot of confusion and questions. Also, it adds to suspicion that officials in china may be prema
Deal reshaping the storied Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley Ceo James Gorman will join us in the next hour. A mega merger, increases the projection of expenses saved and the guidance which well get into, as well. Giving up control of victorias secret selling a 55 stake to siycamore and stepping down. Well start with the deal of the day. Morgan stanley agreeing to acquire etrade valued at 13 billion. 58. 74 a share three months after schwab and Td Ameritrade announced a merger deal a lot of discussion of why not robin hood an enwhat it means for the sort of the framing of their Wealth Management business, jim. It is kind of amazing about 5 million accounts, maybe more robin hood with 10 million accounts in no time they were land speed record for accounts their success is driving everything they have the millennials. They have a different orientation. They have the easiest site to use. All hand held. Theyre racking up customers i have had robin on a couple times. Theyre the biggest threat
Decade, because revenue came in much short of wall street estimates. Guy absolutely. Lets go back to that dollar story. Youve got cable breaking lower today, through some key levels. We just broken through 1. 28. The retail bounce we were seeing earlier on has faded quickly. Dollaryen, yesterday we were talking about knowing through 110. We are now through 112. Stoxx 600 just off session lows, down by around 0. 4 . The insurance sector in particular a big focus in europe. Some of these stocks really getting knocked to the downside. Vonnie Morgan Stanley has agreed to buy e trade, one of the few remaining standalone retail brokerages. It is an all stock takeover valued at 13 billion. We are joined by our Global Finance executive editor cameron gage. This is a very phenomenal deal, and i am curious as to your thoughts on valuation, given what we have already seen in the brokers space in terms of consolidation. Asking people are whether they paid too much for it, but this goes with goldma