For shinzo abe. The pound is big today. We are up by 1 . Governor of the bank of england indicating we are going to see the possibility of negative rates. We are, as you can see, seeing a big bid for the yen as well. Dollar is down. Stoxx 600 is low. S p absolutely flat. Kailey i want to bring you news. Mgm resorts, the casino operator, is cutting 18,000 jobs. That cut impacts over one quarter of its u. S. Workforce. It has been a hard time for casinos during this pandemic. Mgm operates not just in the u. S. , the las vegas strip, but also in macau. All macau travel was shut down, they have yet to catch up. Las vegas market makes up half its revenue. Mgm cutting 18,000 jobs. At the moment, the stock is higher by about 4 . Guy back to that story relating to the bank of england. Governor Andy Beshear Lee says there is plenty of room for more monetary stimulus. He spoke at the feds virtual jackson hole event earlier. He talked about what is in the box. We are not out of firepower by any m
He promises to support workingclass americans and reform the tax code read Michael Pompeo notifies the u. N. Of demands to reinstate sanctions against iran while slamming european allies who oppose the move. Good morning morning and a warm welcome. There is a lot for investors to digest. Hope in the vaccine front. A rise in joblessness. The tech sector is pushing stocks. Ms asiapacific up 1 . Z q futures, up near nearly three point 0. 3 . Joblesset shrugging off claims. Tech is the right spot. Dollar index under some pressure. 10 year yields, pretty steady. That is what is going on between asia and the futures market. Now to politics. Joe biden has accepted formally the Democratic National nomination to challenge President Trump. Vote for aericans to new leadership that will overcome local division in the the current president has american darkness. Too much anger, division. Wordand now i give you my you can trust me with the presidency, i will draw in the best of us, not the worst. I
Interest rates. They understand the lower bound increases the Downside Risk to employment and inflation. We are prepared to use all of the tools to support the economy. What other tools are they thinking of . Jared there is a discussion, even today, about asset purchases and fed activity in the market. A lot of the facilities introduced this year have not actually been used all that much. Maybe that is because all that is necessary is the signal they are available, or the fact the rates they have been priced at so far are not that attractive to market participants. There is no question that in the crisis, if fiscal policy does not come through this year, we might see the fed become more active as a player in the market than has been so far. , thank youed woodard so much. A big day for the markets as we extend future highs. We are lower for longer, we are allowed to run hot on in tatian. That means the 10 year yield is backup to a 70, potentially new range bound territory. The breakeven
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There is no return to lockdown here. Europe shouldsays not return to full scale shutdown to avoid another hit to the economy as french daily cases hit levels not seen since april. Tech continues to drive gains. The nasdaq hits a new record, propelling stocks and futures even higher. Pfizere news on a vaccine serves as a tailwind. Plus, biden vows to end the darkness. Calling his opponent a National Embarrassment. He promises to support the working class and reform taxation. Look at the futures right now. In terms ofains tech stocks in the u. S. A new high. Now we see a little bit of a mixed picture with ftse futures pointing down, but continental futures are on the rise. Back all gaining. Lets take a look at what u. S. Futures are showing us. More green arrows. Almost 0. 2 percent on nasdaq futures right now. Alsond dow futures are gaining. What are you seeing on the gmm . Anna it seems that markets, investors taking a glass halffull approach. You can see some of those markets doing we