Good morning, everyone, and welcome to bloomberg surveillance. This is what the markets are focusing on. Partly, the number of infections rising in the u. S. But partly also what we are hearing from economies in europe reopening. European stocks sliding for a second day. We did lose a bit of momentum in this equity rally in the wake of damage caused by the pandemic. Hsbc slumping after Donald Trumps advisor proposed a move to punish banks in hong kong and destabilize the currency peg to the dollar. And goldng below 41 trading near its highest level since 2011. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Good morning. The white house has made good on its threat to leave the world health organization. The Trump Administration has sent a letter to the agency giving it a one year notice it plans to quit. President donald trump says the International Body has been too deferential to china in its handling of the pandemic. The move comes as virus cases in the u. S. Near 3 million. Som
In kansas city, missouri posted this event and provided the video. Moderator our guest speaker teaches American Foreign policy in washington, d. C. He is a professor of Political Science and liberty missouri. He graduated with a bachelors degree from Oklahoma University and a phd as well. Assistant to a political scientist, economist, and author and teaching assistant to former u. S. Secretary of state Madeleine Albright who was here for a private dinner earlier this year to drop a name or two. [laughter] gary joined the William Jewell College Faculty in 1992 and Services Chair of the department of Political Science and director of the International Relations major. The William Jewell student body voted him professor of the year four times. Gary is also a longtime supporter of the National World war i museum and memorial and for that we are appreciative. Please give a warm welcome to dr. Gary armstrong. [applause] dr. Armstrong good evening and thank you for coming tonight. There shoul
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