Crude at 22 a barrel. Guy some of the crude stocks in europe are trading a bit higher. Of the stocks in terms Sector Performance today actually doing a little bit better, but european stocks are down. We are down your session lows, approaching 4 . We are waiting to find out what happens in the senate a little bit later. That big bazooka a little bit of ther on ahead german fiscal story. Theyre going to be turning on the taps over in berlin. Still, maybe more need to be done on a european basis. 38 on the negative 0. 38 on 38 on theenure german 10 year. The pound is back down again now , down only a little bit, but its been battered of late. The euro is still in positive territory, up by over 1 at the moment. Clearly, this demand for dollars still yet to be fully cited by the swap lines put in place. But to be honest, they take a little while to work. All of these announcements we are getting on a minute by minute basis from the and others, they dont kick in immediately. They take a lit
On a potential drug that might help combat the virus. 59 basis points on the 10 year yield. Stimulus, moreal details, and whether congress will be around next week. Guy there seems to be some incentive for them to stick around. In europe, stocks are at session lows. The stoxx 600 down 20 , the ftse we have beener, positive and negative and now we are negative again. In terms of what we are seeing on the periphery of europe, italy coming out and offering its response to the brunt of virus. Its economy remains flat on its back with millions of people quarantine. Btp down 13 basis points. Lets start in the United Kingdom. Punch from the u. K. To counter the coronavirus. I 39 billion stimulus package, 30 billion pounds. This coming out after the bank of england announced a 50 basis point rate cut. Although the magnitude of the economic shock from coronavirus is highly uncertain, activity is likely to weaken materially in the u. K. Over the coming months. Temporary but significant disruptio
Coronavirus confirmed in the u. S. New york, new jersey and connecticut are banning all gathering over 50 people and closing dine in restaurants and bars following that recommendation from the cdc. U. S. Airlines are seeking 50 billion dollar in government assistance and if approved, it would be the industrys first broad bail out since after the september 11th attacks we have full Team Coverage this afternoon. Bob is monitoring conditions at the new york stock exchange. Rick is out at the cme watching the bond market. Bob, well begin with you. Third trading halt in the last six trading sessions. Thats this morning after the open 9 30 or so. 15 minutes the s p down 7 these trading halts have, at least, served to slow the markets down a little bit and do bit put a bit of a break on things well keep an eye on that. Were continuing to see this bifercation in the market. Health care and staples are out performing this has been the trend since thursday here. Market gainers, if you look at so
Contraction. Oil pushes higher as russia says it is willing to cooperate on the cuts. Brussels watch. Turkey triggers fears of an eu border kiesels crisis amid growing military escalation in the u. K. And eu trade talks begin amid fears of a breakdown. Welcome to daybreak europe. Kuroda has spoken. The central bank puts are alive and effective. Dollaryen, look at the past five days. On friday evening, so the powell put was activated on friday. Likewise from the bank of japan. The firepower within g7, g20 from the monetary and fiscal point of view. Dollaryen was rolling over. Appropriate support, ample liquidity from the boj, appropriate action in terms of qe. Appropriate seems to be the byword central bankers are latching to. And valueon of wealth last week in the s p 500 so i will not get that excited about a. 5 rally, but it has turned around. Injected liquidity, three rate cuts talked about. You have the beginning of a perception of what is the yield on the s p 500 relative to a bon
Because something i finally have something to talk about. Good morning happy friday. And to you. s 40s, 50s on the thames. Fog is making a big push year. It will be cooler today. Then tomorrow, we set the stage for what looks to be maybe 4 or 5 days, some very cool thames. Some rain and some impressive mountain snow totals look to be on the old weather menu here. So, rain returns saturday. The breeze will pick up. But this is really, yes, we will get some rain, but that they will get measured in feet on sierra snow between now and monday and tuesday. Fog is the big story here. Moving up the coast and finally a system that looks good and it is going to hang around for a while. It is now beginning to make its move. So, temperatures, belowaverage today. Its busy today. Where would you like to start . Im gonna start with the bay bridge because Everyone Wants to know about that. The bridge here at the crossing into San Francisco a 10 minute delay, which is not too slow, considering what tim