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President macron criticizing erdogan for his insertion a regional power. Jinping, president xi opened a meeting to map out the countries next fiveyear plan. It could push the economy passed the United States within a decade. The latest roadmap will center around technological innovation, economic selfreliance, and a cleaner environment. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Vonnie it is 1 00 p. M. In new york, 5 00 in london, and 1 00 p. M. A. M. In hong kong. Im vonnie quinn. Welcome to bloomberg markets. Here are the top stories we are following on the bloomberg and from around the world. The s p 500 heading for its biggest decline in seven weeks. Thanks to surging virus cases, the stimulus logjam, and general malaise. Virus cases rising in the midwest and the potential for fresh lockdowns already happening in europe is driving investors to sell.
Today sonal desai, Franklin Templeton cio. There is a narrative out there that regardless of what happens in two weeks time, things will be ok, someone will deliver a fiscal package. How misplaced is that comfort that things will be ok . Sonal i think you have to break this up. First of all, the idea that within two weeks we will certainly know one way or the other. We dont know that for a fact. Over the last several months, the market has become increasingly comfortable with the idea that mailin voting will happen, we will have a blue suite, and it will be clear shortly after the election. And the election will not end up in court. It is a little risky to discount that completely. That is the first thing that could create a certain amount of nervousness in markets. The second issue is that fiscal package. Right now, we have come full circle of markets being concerned about a blue sweep to actually welcoming one because they are eyeing an eye watering we large fiscal package into next
Bit of again have a cyclical or rotation reopening rotation happening with the financials, materials, real estate to the upside. On the bottom we have tack. Financials are not being helped today. Bonds selloff. Intel,ight down by putting up a disappointing, lackluster guidance. The first down week for stocks in four weeks. David as we have talked about although sponsor comeback a little bit they are still at or above their range. The dollar is still down a bit. Abigail you are right about that. With bonds it is interesting. If you put the dollar in there, it is climbing as rates go higher. That has not been happening. What makes the bond rate so interesting is it has pressured stocks. Last three over the months has been basically stuck in this range. This decline turns into something bigger, we could have the s p 500 go back towards the september low. My sense would be what you are talking about. The opposite happening for yield and pressuring stocks down. We saw that back in june. Tha
Since the beginning of september. As investors try to move toward the Health Care Part of the economy, it is creating choppy trading action as we can see with todays mixed action similar to yesterdays big move, lots of volatility. David we have all been fixated with the election, and some with covid19 and the vaccine. You pointed out something that happened in august that may be having ripple effects in the equity markets right now. It seems as though the surface issues, the very important issues, the election and the virus, a huge issue that can change the field. It seems that what we are seeing is a repricing of risk. In august, the feds policy framework shift back in august ,eeping rates lower for longer especially the short end of the curve, but putting the sentiment towards the idea of inflation or healthier economy, that has steepened the yield curve tremendously, again a repricing of risk. This is healthy, but when the yield curve steepens it does cause lots of different Asset C