It feels like a long week but second week of september. European stocks are prep flat. We had a mixed week overall. There have been concerns over evaluations in some pockets of the market, global and technology stuff and then the other big question is what happens to euro . Christine lagarde delivered relatively mild comments on the currency surge. And headed for the biggest weekly drop since march. Lets get to bloomberg first word. Europe has overtaken the u. S. In terms of coronavirus infections. The e. U. , norway, iceland and lichtenstein reported more than 27,000 cases on wednesday compared to 26,000 in the u. S. The region has remerged as a global hot spot after bringing the pandemic under control earlier in the year. The odds of another round of u. S. Fiscal stimulus has dropped. Senators dropped a republican proposal for slimmed down support in the region of 500 billion to 700 billion dollars. Temperatures are looking for temperatures are looking or 2. 2 trillion. The u. K. Eco
Nasdaq leading gains but european equities hold near the flat line and oil outperforms. Shares of altice soar after news of the buy out of the giant and delist the shares. Rio tinto ceo resigns after destruction of two aboriginal sites and unrest at the miners fallout. Welcome to street signs. Happy friday lets take a look at european markets and how we are trading we have a little mixed picture now. The dax down 0. 2 . The cac around flat line, the ftse mib down. Yesterday, we saw european markets retreat. We did miss that big drop off in the u. S. Session that took place after european markets closed. A little momentum coming off the lower wall street session yesterday. Lets look at the sector weve got Household Goods up. 7 health care, real estate tell come and food and bef a bit of a defensive tilt. In contrast, oil and gas down 1 the worst performing part of the market 5 , insurance, industrials sterling has come under pressure as stalling negotiations erodes trust out of europe a
That. Lets get to bloomberg first word news in new york city with tika group to. Ritika good morning. The deadline for the president says if the bytok corporate cannot sell september 14, it will be shut down. Bloomberg learned a deal is unlikely by next week because new chinese regulations complicated negotiations with bidders, microsoft and oracle. The usdas telling drugmakers they will have to meet a higher standard. Emergency authorization for coronavirus vaccines. The agency will require more data than usual about how well it works. Officials are trying to reassure the public they will not get politicalve into pressure to approve a vaccine prematurely. Prime minister Boris Johnsons government turned down an e. U. Request to scrap his plan to rewrite the brexit divorce agreement. That risk jeopardizing assets to get a trade deal between the two sides before the december 31 deadline. President trump and joe biden will mark the 19th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks in the same place bu
Ask them, they know where they were that day. 9 11 is one of those rare moments, perhaps one of the only moments like it. Tom in washington, was a plane ascending with a plane ascending out of reagan, a flag unfurled along the west wall of the pentagon. Thee will be ceremonies at pentagon at the pentagon at 7 30 this morning. As you say, we moved to new york city. What a decidedly different 19th year of remembrance this is. With this pandemic, it will be a very different set of images this morning. Jonathan we will observe those moments of silence through the next several hours here on bloomberg tv and on bloomberg radio. Lisa, give us the day ahead. Consumer8 30, some price data. We are talking about a potential dynamite pillow, as we heard from albert gallo. Will we see the resurgence of inflation . At 2 00 p. M. , how big is the u. S. Deficit . We will get the august budget statement. Today, President Trump and former Vice President biden will be marking the 9 11 anniversary. I have
And a sign of things to come. Shattering the ceiling. Meet the woman making major change in the banking world. And the incredible record set by one fisherman that will leave you reeling. Good friday morning, everyone. We begin with President Trump on damage control denying that he lied to the American People about the coronavirus. At a rally in michigan last night he called renowned investigative Journalist Bob Woodward a whack job one day after woodward released audiotapes in which the president admitted downplaying the virus. But woodward is also defending himself. Hes coming under fire for not releasing the tapes earlier. Abcs faith abubey begins our coverage from washington. Faith, good morning. Reporter good morning, kenneth. Good morning, mona. The president this morning eager to shift the attention back to the 2020 campaign and his political rival joe biden but the fallout from those woodward tapes just continues. In michigan they wanted me to come out and scream, people are dyi