A simulcast on an important friday. So many days to the election, 25. Thrilled you are with us on radio, on television across this nation and around the world. I want to look at the markets as we frame up Michael Shaoul to join us in moments. Up 15 in a bid to the market. 3 below record highs. With that, some nice confirmations of good global news. Look at renminbi. Jonathan up on the week by about 3 on the s p 500. On ther chinese currency return from the holiday. The narrative has shifted aggressively, and in a short amount of time, from fears about a contested election to the potential of a blue wave. What we discussed in the previous hour is something we need to discuss in the next hour. How vulnerable is that newmarket market narrative shifting things around . Jonathan the Political Landscape here is most interesting. The president so far quiet on twitter. Hugely active yesterday across media. I guess an 8 00 p. M. Appearance tonight. You wonder what the president would be doing b
Radio, Bloomberg Television across this nation and worldwide, what you need to know. Moonshot. Let me get to it. Futures, the high for the day. Dow futures up 19 points. Nasdaq futures up 1. 7 . Forest thend ndard and poorest 500 friday, echoing a matter of it is when, not if. It doesnt matter when we get that fiscal stimulus. We will get the fiscal stimulus area that seems to be the message from so many people we speak to. Tom Jonathan Ferro already explaining some of his other properties to us here on our simulcast worldwide. Lisa abramowicz, the political story front and center. Do you link the political story to what we see in market activity . Lisa you certainly see that across wall street analyst reports, saying that joe biden solidifying his lead reduces the election. A contested the lack of uncertainty is what is giving people confidence to go ahead and get long equities and come up with this narrative, that theres going to be fiscal stimulus regardless of what happens. Tom wha
Discussion this evening. Francine we are not brexit free, i have just been sparing you. We have actually been increasing the numbers of icu beds because people need them more. And brexit negotiations are ongoing. There is still the selfimposed deadline of october 15. ,om and i want to make clear the case dynamics in europe are extraordinary for the slopes of those curves are distressing. Its been an extraordinary thursday. Thank you to our team for an incredible news flow. It seems like we are doing the same thing today, we are waiting for washington to wake up and drive forward. Heres riddick group to with the first word news. With first word news. The Global Food Program was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. They especially operate in conflict zones. To 100 millionse people in 88 countries last year. The white house is shifting its position in stimulus package, again. Steven mnuchin and told nancy pelosi that they want to in agreement on a largescale relief bill. Earlier this week
Jon ferro has been calling it. Guy we are monitoring the stimulus story beat by beat. Nancy pelosi will be talking around 14 minutes. We are going to get a sense at that point whether or not we are making progress. That could certainly be market moving. We will bring you those headlines as soon as we get them. Lisa the white house has been pushing for a largescale deal again, off again, on again. Wants alosi says she more comprehensive fiscal bailout as a result of the pandemic. Emily wilkins joins us now with the latest. Emily if anyone is confused about where things are with the stimulus deal, you are not alone area Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said yesterday he was feeling some with lash some whiplash with all of the backandforth we have seen this week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is Still Holding out after months for a larger stimulus package. She and the white house negotiator, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin, spoke by phone yesterday. It seems like there still could be
Quiet. Youve really got to believe, with the tone we got from the president last night, i thought more invigorated than the recent days, that this is really going to heat up into the kind of Campaign Money people have been expecting, as you say, with 20 days to go. Jonathan heating up on capitol hill as well. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi under a little bit of pressure. A 2 trillion game of chicken playing out in washington, d. C. Tom shes going after wolf like,r of cnn, which is, unamerican to do that. [laughter] seriously, talking to mr. Adams of kentucky, mr. Adams made clear that mr. Mcconnell is comfortable there. Political report came out about 4 00 yesterday afternoon and went to a seven seat dane for the democrats seven seat gain for the democrats in the senate. The momentum in the change is now extraordinary. Jonathan the shift has been phenomenal. Weve got to talk about the back numbers as well this morning the bank numbers as well this morning. Bank of america provisions lighte