You see it in the markets where for the first time in ages, we have sort of got spaces across equities, bonds, currencies, commodities. The focus is on europe. It really pulled back toward the tendency of disinflation and deflation. The urgency of stimulus in europe is really front and center today. It certainly is and we will see if leaders agree on something. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with Viviana Hurtado. Viviana President Donald Trump signed an executive order to curve immigration. Green cards are currently on hold. They allow foreigners to become permanent residents the president says that will limit competition for jobs. An exception is being made for medical professionals and researchers. The u. S. House is expected to approve today the 484 billion rescue plan. The bill adds more money to aid Small Businesses plus money for hospitals and coronavirus testing. U. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says her next priority, a major aid package for
Nonresident entry. D. C. Ndc takes action and d. C. Takes action, fiscal support over the virus source to 1. 9 trillion. The fed steps in to support money market mutual funds. This is bloomberg surveillance. Im taylor riggs, stepping in for tom keene in new york. Francine lacqua joining us from london shortly. We want to bring you the breaking as well. In the meantime, an update on the bloomberg we will get the mark out of there for german business confidence, coming in at about 87. 7. You are seeing continued relief here into the ecb. Translating over to a gain for some of the european stocks. In the meantime, i want to get a check on the bloomberg first word news with viviana hurtado. Viviana we begin with the Senate Passing the major the second major Coronavirus Relief bill, President Trump signing it provides paid sick leave and financial help for testing. Lawmakers are rushing to come up with phase three. That is a comprehensive rescue plan that tops 1. 3 trillion dollars that tay
Ahead of the Conference Call to the g7, leaders, a lot of focus will be on whether they will step in with coordinated action or words to assuage the markets. Ahead of that, markets are rising. The stock europe 600, 4 and the that saw a lot of losses because of the epicenter in europe still in italy, up today. The dax up. S p futures, gains across the board. A caveat. Yesterday, we saw similar gains and they peter off as the day went on. Today, there is expectation from g7 and that the fed will possibly step in. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with Viviana Hurtado. With an update on the coronavirus. Governments around the world preparing for emergency measures to fight the outbreak. Drugmakers hope to have antiviral treatments ready within the month and vaccines by next year. Of cases number worldwide, topping 90,000 but reports suggest over half those people have now recovered or have been released from the hospital. Central bank, it has cut rates and signals
Im Francine Lacqua in london. These are your markets. 0. 4 . An markets down a lot of the market put a position that the economy and a lot of the earnings would go through the coronavirus. Not so after the apple news yesterday. There is more concern about the deadly coronavirus trade looking at treasuries, they are rising. Americans reopening after a holiday. Yesterday was president s day. Jumping as much as 24 after unsuccessful bid for the small arrival. This may be the kickoff of banking consolidation in italy and then further into europe. Coming up on bloomberg surveillance, our exclusive conversation with the hsbc Financial Officer on the banks job cuts. First word news. Viviana hsbc is set to slash 80 of its workforce. The lender taking more than 7 billion of charges and suspending buybacks as part of a restructuring plan. Plans to exit some businesses and cut costs. Hsbc still hunting for a permanent chief executive. We also spoke to the lender cfo about the coronavirus outbreak
Lets look at these markets and our into the european trading day. Stoxx 600 in europe up by. 1 . And even start to the trading day. Evenly divided winners and losers on the European Equity markets. Lacking any direction. Into the u. S. , also lacking direction. We have seen a little bit above the flatline. Not getting a great bicker great bit of direction. A big focus on Central Banks and a u. S. And a focus on u. S. Policy. Titians, ay trade tensions, that coming up. Wrist bank leaves behind five years riksbank leaves behind five years. Is now what we are showing you. We were showing you the norwegian krone. Not to be confused with the riksbank. Bank, we scroll back to what they did there. That was as expected. See a to this picture, we number of Central Banks leaving policy unchanged. They were treated for negative Interest Rate hiking. They were moving in their own direction moving against the cutting cycle for many previous months. We continue to do that. Lets get a new lets get an