Higher in terms of commodities. Copper up. 4 . Euro pretty much flat after a bit more hawkish. Hinting we could see a rate hike this year. We see 50 chance of a rate hike. Lets have a look at the equity markets. So much corporate news. Airbus up 3. 5 . Third quarter profit up 12 . They are going to increase the amount they are producing in terms of a320. Bnp paribas up 3 as well. Profits gain. Bullish on Investment Banking. We can raise our market share, they say. Renault up 3 as well. Confirming higher margins. Get this raising the outlook for europe and france in terms of the market for cars and demand. Jonathan thank you very much. Decent numbers out there this morning. 2 . Tse 100 up by the cac up. No halloween surprises from the boj as governor kuroda bets japans will hit its inflation target. China gets rid of its controversial one child policy and shares and charge related stocks soar. Later, a monster october. Forrap up a bad month equities. For its best month since 2009. No ch
So, mark, north american truck of the year, truck trend. Urban wheels. Right, award, what makes this f150 so hot . First off, we are honored to win a lot of the awards and we are more honored to bring a great truck to our customers. What we did, we revolutionized the full size pick up. Its all alluminum, under pinned by a hey strength frame. And by doing that, we took over 700 pounds of weight out of the vehicle. So it allows customers to get more payload, more towing and more fuel economic. And we all want that. We do. How is the price point relative to other f150s. If you look at the base truck versus this model, its slightly more than the 400 more than the other model. You get all of the capability for the 400 increase and we are just shipping them to customers right now, and as soon as they are at the dealerships, they are going off the lot. Its a hot truck. When you drive it, it drives very comfortably and you have to understand, a lot of our customers that buy the trucks they use
Being estimates on quarterly sales. We will have an exclusive interview with the companys chief executive. Welcome to countdown. I am mark barton. And im anna edwards. I am anna edwards. The governor of swedens Central Bank Says he is ready to expand his Bond Purchase Program and will not rule out intervention on his countrys currency. You never know. We are in a very uncertain world. That would not be our first choice, but never say never. It has been a tumultuous week for europe on two fronts. Gridlock talks over the future of greeces a program. Bailout talks have resumed in hopes of a new contract. And a ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine was the result of over 18 hours of negotiations in minsk. The collapse of previous provinces has left the eu skeptical to leaders threatened russia with fresh sanctions should the ceasefire collapsed. Lets get to hans nichols who is following this story on both fronts. What is the latest from the leaders in brussels . Grexit good morning. It is cautious
Brendan in february, the greek Prime Minister reached a deal with europe to hand over money but that was based on tsipras making changes to the economy. Oil is trading near a oneweek low. The market was rocked by government reports that crude stockpiles got larger. Inventories grew three times as much as expected. The glut is getting bigger. The jury found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of the Boston Marathon bombing and they will decide whether he will face the Death Penalty. Massachusetts governor knows where he stands on the Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, but says it is not up to him. I would support the Death Penalty. I continue to. Obviously, this is a decision made by the jury. Brendan the penalty phase may begin next week. He will escape Capital Punishment if just one juror decides against it. Olivia a white Police Officer arrested for shooting an unarmed black man in the back has now been fired. Video shows him firing eight shots into Walter Scotts back. The mayor of North Char