The markets are clearly telling us that the markets are not pricing in the worstcase scenario when it comes to iran, or at least Portfolio Managers not. Stoxx europe 600 gaining some 0. 6 . On bloomberg surveillance, we will be speaking to the president of euler hermes, Wilfried Verstraete. That discussion is up very shortly. Lets get straight to the blumberg first word news. In new york city, heres Viviana Hurtado. We begin with the first stage of the u. S. China trade deal, set to be signed next week. China says its top negotiator is visiting washington, d. C. It is the latest move towards a detente. Contradictory reports this morning are emerging about what caused the ukrainian boeing 737 to crash and iran. Initially blaming a technical issue, then an engine fire. Ukrainian embassy running out terrorism, but then it amended its statement to offer no comment on the cause. All those aboard the plane were killed in the crash. Hong kong preparing a bold plan to boost its economy, accord
Story making front pages as well, it says Governor Bank of england is being accused of a reviving project theatre, with his warnings about a nokia brexit. Natural cover is it that a mother has been found guilty of murdering her two Young Children 18 days apart. Finally, that guardian leaving the claims in a firm run by borisjohnson allies had secretly built a facebook disinformation network. That was a quick taste at the front pages. Theyre going to start off with the huffington post. By election taking place right now, polls are closed and so, a big test for Boris Johnson. And so, a big test for Boris Johnson. Obviously weve seen stories covered by the paper is because of the website we try to throw it forward to look at what people talk about tomorrow and its going to be really interesting to see the outcome of the election. Its a bit of a foregone conclusion we are almost sure live bands will ta ke we are almost sure live bands will take it. Yeah, the jane doss. Which will cut boris
What am i talking about . As you might expect, not a great deal of Market Reaction. This came out as expected across the board. The only big surprise was in manufacturing, 15,000 manufacturing jobs which is three times what was expected. It is a rounding error. The 215 even though thousand number was lower than what economists expected, the previous number was revise higher. It was a net increase of 14,000. Those looking for an Interest Rate increase in september probably got what they wanted. Erik the action has been in twoyear treasuries. Now,73 basis points right in excess thats where people are pricing in the september rate hike. The fed funds future shows a probability of about 60 that we will see a rate moved by the fed in september which is next month. They have their meeting on the 1516th. Probabilityied based on fed funds futures was almost zero in the middle of july. Scarlet so it depends on how much it moves. Erik its more or less as expected but healthy job growth helping t
Shelter from rain. Wewe crosseded to our regigional correspopondent for anan update. And for most deadly rohingya crackdown forces half a million berm as deadly rohingya crackdown forces half of Million People to leave bangladesh. We begin in catalonia. This is where authorities are standing to buy and. They say sundays independence referendum will go ahead. Madrids government considers it a legal and is doing all they can to block it, including deploying 10,000 offers to officers to the region to block ballots and arrest local officials facilitating the vote. I am joined here by our International Affairs editor. Things are very uncertain as to how this will unfold on sunday. We have caps on officials atalan officials Holding Press Conference moments ago. What will come out of it . By the viceheld president of the region and a Foreign Affairs official, and a top government spokesman as well. Toit was really a platform blast the Spanish Government once again and really to turn up the he
We have world coverage here on daybreak asia. We will have the latest news from sydney. Betty and, follow from firing of theps fbi director, that stunning news earlier this week. We are live from our u. S. And asia headquarters. I am in new york, it is just after 7 00 p. M. Yvonne it is just after 7 00 a. M. In hong kong. A soggy day in asia, not just the weather. The markets, as well. Earnings at a retail with the biggest disappointment. Consumer staples were one of the better performers today on the s p. As you mentioned, that risk off coming into the market, we did fight back from the low of the session to close near the high of the session. Still on the red. S p down 2 10 of 1 . Losing. That makes it all the more poor and important to see direction in the market. An upside to the retail scale numbers tomorrow to see where the economy is headed. Numbers suggest a big rebound. Here is how asia is keeping things kicking things off in new zealand. Cautiousness, stocks down 1 10 of 1 .