The bill awaits signoff from the president. Akron turns up the heat. France threatens to veto a brexit deal if it does not like the terms, piling pressure on the e. U. Not to make further concessions. Welcome to the program, everybody. 7 00 in london. 8 00 in paris. Lets look at the futures. We are fairly flat on futures. The young stock x50 futures flat. Yesterday, we saw some decent gains for the ftse, up by more than 1 and that was a standout compared to the rest of europe which was more mixed. It was mixed in the u. S. Session as well. We did actually see a bit of a late rally in u. S. Equity trading, up to some of those new highs we were talking about in headlines. All of that in the context of the hopes and dreams around u. S. Stimulus. The concern about what can legitimately be done in the shortterm and a lot of hope around vaccines. Perhaps oncent day some parts of the equities space and a late rally in the u. S. Yesterday and we are now pausing. We are pausing somewhat here. W
Of the vaccine. 10 of those cases reported severe symptoms. 9 of them in the placebo, and only one who was vaccinated. Data also showed a 94 percent efficacy and people older than 65. 00. This is, a group with higher risk of severe illness. Bizer chairman and c. E. O. , albert said the study results. Mark an important step in this historic 8 month journey to bring forward a vaccine, capable of helping to end this devastating pandemic. Bizer shares jumped 3 percent in premarket trading while biotechs surged 6. 2 percent. The company said they plan to file for an emergency use authorization to the f. D. A. Within days earlier this week, china and 14 Asian Pacific countries signed the regional comprehensive economic partnership. This is the Worlds Largest trade agreement. The r. C. E. P. A. Includes australia, china, japan, south korea, new zealand, and 10 other associations of southeast nation men, berth. This will help the region lower tariffs in an effort to help the already struggling
London mayor sadiq khan is set to recommend more restrictions. Bruised. Leaked documents related to troop 2 trillion in transactions, showing banks profiting from powerful and dangerous actors, even after the u. S. Introduced penalties. Low inlls to a 25 year hong kong. Plus, pet review. The eu starts an evaluation of a pandemic bond buying program. Policymakers are expected to discuss how long they should continue as well as whether or not they should widen the rules for older programs. Just an hour away now for than the start of from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Lets look at where markets are pointing us futures are pointing us. A drop in asian stocks. Ftse futures off one full percent. Concern of course about further or another renewed lockdown driving that market down further than the others. You see dax futures up 0. 8 . Look at u. S. Futures, not down as much right now. Looking at a drop in u. S. Across the s p, the dow, and the nasdaq, about 0. 5 right now. Anna f
Also, overwhelmed by the pandemic, in brazil, they are burying the dead over very the dead as politicians argue over how to tackle the crisis. And, we meet the japanese fencer who is keeping fit and earning money is a food delivery ride. Brent to our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. It is finally habit finally happening. After weeks of lockdowns, borders are starting to open around europe. The German Government announcing they would start loosening border controls. Reviving the battered Tourism Sector and making it possible for people to take a summer vacation. Border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in Europes Schengen zone. But the coronavirus put a stop to that. Crossborder travel to neighboring austria, switzerland, and france was limited to those with an urgent reason to move. Now, the foreign minister has announced a roadmap to get the roads open again. [speaking for language] if people continue to follow the distancing rules and wh
Launching a strategic natural gas pipeline to the power of siberia. From moscow watching r. T. International im daniel. From thanks for joining us on the program. We start in the u. K. Where dozens of people convicted of terrorist offenses who were released early on license will have their cases reviewed thats according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson this comes after it was revealed that the suspect in fridays London Bridge attack had himself been released. Early or in the same he was allowed out there was no in this has nothing to do with there was nothing to do with how many legally sames legally there. Or friday 20 year old whos won a car and killed 2 people and injured 3 others before being shot dead by police in 2012 he was jailed for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange according to some reports he also wanted to target the home of Boris Johnson who was serving as london at the time the attack was released a year ago and took part in a divided congress Ocean Programme with