To work our way through. Let me start with the Michigan Consumer sentiment index. Headline number coming through at 76 point nine, broadly in line with expectations of 77. Current conditions at 87, i had of expectations. At 75. Tions youve got the difficult situation i think the consumer has got to figure out. Do i worry about the here and now and worry about the impact the virus is going to have over the next weeks and months, or do i think about what the vaccine is ultimately going to deliver . Like the markets, i think the consumer is probably having to balance those factors out. Kailey i want to point out housing data as well. The Housing Market has been particularly strong. That does continue. A pace of 909,000, versus the estimate of 975,000. We are getting october personal spending data, and for more on that as Bloomberg International economics and policy correspondent Michael Mckee to break it all down for us. Michael michael it is may the most important number of a lot of numb
Underway at the masters, while one of the trail blazing golf legends is one of my winners of the week. All that and so much more on making money. Muck charles well, markets rerutted out of the gate erupted out of the gate nicely, but the tale has been the case all year long. The emergence of buyers yesterday is when youve got to watch out. In the final hour of trading all year long, thats when you know the next day is going to be big. Shakeout sessions are becoming somewhat more predictable. To the pros, they buy into these dips into the close, and then the next day the market opens bigger. Put that on your notes for how to make money. Now, there continue to be some dark clouds including, of course, covid cases, a lack of fiscal stimulus and just exactly what the fed is doing because so far not what they promised. In fact, the ecb is doing a whole lot more pumping than [inaudible] meanwhile though, earnings remind investors of fundamentals. Great earnings reports include disney, cisco
The key is to think about it order by quarter. You had a deep drop in the economy last quarter, and you are back up to where 95 of the economy is restored, and then we all work out the high net was one point 2 a 1 to 2 of the economy, it will take a while to grind through that. The audi is every at the reality is every estimate has gotten better rather than worse. Why is that . Consumer activity stayed strong. The fiscal stimulus, the monetary stimulus, the programs the fed has between the government and congress, between what the fed did. To bring the hole economy back up to the level and now we have to let it work out from there and we probably need more stimulus for defined places still in difficulty. Restaurants, state and local governments, schools, performing events, venues, some of the Industries Airlines and other things that you cannot have people do at the rate we have before. The rest of the businesses, Dentists Office are busier than theyve ever been. We saw Consumer Spendi
Rally. The bond market yesterday saying a bit of buying come back, but not much for printing. 71 basis on the 10 year right now. Action pivots over what is happening in the United States. We get to the Michigan Consumer center. A little stronger than economists seemed to have protected. 74. 1, up from 72. 8 last time around. 72. 8 was what the economists were predicting as well. Current conditions, 82. 9. That is slightly ahead of expectation which are at 60. 5. The expectations number is actually where we are seeing the strain. Lets turn to our big story of the day, we have seen that apart from the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe, the countrys longest serving premier will be undergoing treatment for chronic illness. He spoke earlier today. Respond to ready to the mandate by the public. I made a judgment i should not continue my job as Prime Minister. To step down as Prime Minister. Indicated that he will stay on until Leaders Within his party choose the successor. That could happen
Fighting for. And Kamala Harris is the Vice President we need now, committed to our institution, brilliant in defending it and witness to the women of this nation our voices will be heard. Our mission is to fight for a future equal to the ideals of our founders, hopes for our children and the sacrifices of our veterans, brave men and women in uniform and their families. We will increase our majority in the house, we will win a democratic majority in the senate, we will elect Kamala Harris Vice President and elect joe biden Vice President president of the United States of america. God bless america. David that was nancy pelosi addressing the convention live. We have already heard from former secretary of state hillary clinton. Still to come, senator Elizabeth Warren and former president barack obama. The big event is the address from the candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris. We will bring you all of that during this hour. With us throughout our coverage, contributors. Lets start w