Participating in the trial. We want to break it down more. What do we know . What are the questions . Reporter pfizer is telling us they have a vaccine that appears to be more than 90 effective. They studied this immunization in 43,000 people, and within about a week after the second dose, they found that more than 90 of people who got the vaccine were protected against the actual coronavirus. Know that it didnt take very long. We dont know the actual numbers of how we people were infected, but if we are looking at more than a 90 effectiveness rate, which was much higher than anyone expected, we are getting suggestions that this vaccine is quickly protective for many people. We still dont have news on how long it is going to last. We dont know whether or not there will be any safety signals. After that, they might be filing for emergency use authorization. Jonathan what kind of vaccine is this alix what kind of vaccine is this . Vaccine. It is an mrna theres nothing like this that exis
Multiple seeking challenges in the rise of yonperforming loans, so m second question is on banks. The general counsel discuss the onond containment measures european banks . Thank you. Thank you very much for your question. Tltro is a longterm refinancing scheme that is really intended help the financing of the economy because banks are offered very attractive terms in order and provided that the lind to the economy. It is not that they lend to the economy. It is not that it was a very generous package of refinancing without any conditionalities. The banks are going to only be eligible to the very attractive rate of 100 basis points provided that they lend at least as much as they did to the economy. So that is number one. It is an encouragement to finance the economy. And all sectors of the economy, not just large corporate accounts. It is focused on small and mediumsized enterprises. Through the enlargement of collateral pools, we make sure it can reached the small osborne orders and
This comes after modest advances you did see gains. The second out of the last three sessions as joe mentioned it has been a rough week we are on track now if we continue on this pace to have the first down month weve seen since march. Looking at all the gains theyve built up on all of this. You are looking at fairly solid gains. It is a matter of days before we get to the end of the quarter. Take a look at the treasury yields now, especially the 10year. 0. 661 hasnt budged. Weve been sitting at these levels for some time weve got developing news right now. President trump asking a u. S. Court to let a ban on the tencent app wechat proceed the judge is giving the president to 2 30 this afternoon to postpone a ban on tiktok downloads. It doesnt pause the ban but says they must defend the policy in a sunday court hearing. The policy is currently set for 11 59 p. M. This sunday so a lot going on with the kvdel saga it was 11 59 last week too. What happens if you cant download it . Did you
Nasdaq up 151 points and looking to open about 31 points higher it has been a wild ride for investors all week the dow and s p are down over 2 the last three trading sessions the s p on pace for its worst twoweek performance the nasdaq has been a big mover. A lot to chew on after a tough week true, andrew. Tough in that it had been up so much we sort of glossed over september 11 19 years when you say it, dont you say, oh, my god, september 11 for you, it is about half your life for me, about a third of my life it went really quickly 19 years i remember so well mark hanes and Everything Else that happened. Year after year, constantly on september 11, it is amazing how quickly time goes. Since last year, weve seen our share of tragedy as well up until this pandemic, well see how history looks at all of this i would argue that 9 11 was the most consequential thing that happened in the past 50 years, maybe 100 years with security and how we live. You can define the world in many ways by th
Weve seen the dow and triple gains. S p in positive territory too. Down 22 points, s p futures are off by four. Yesterday was a good day for the markets. You had the nasdaq wed been watching closely was a big outperformer gain of 293 points the first day out of the last four both the nasdaq and s p have been in positive territory. Those three days before that give you something to worry about . Futures had been higher. Down a lot but come off the highs in the session looking at the treasury market where the 10year stands right now. Just below 0. 7 . Oil prices which really fluctuated and sold off sharply. This morning are down again. Wti off 1. 5 andrew thanks, becky a couple big stories to talk about. The senate set to vote on that slimmed down relief bill today talks between the white house and House Democrats and a report that President Trump may step in with more executive actions to try and fill the gap if something doesnt get done joe . There are other places in the world too. We