Fiatchrysler is discussing merging lanes wit. Shery we are seeing u. S. Futures unchanged at the moment, this after the regular session was pressured on reports that we might not see the china and the u. S. Signed the first fate of a trade deal next month. We had tech weighing on the s p 500. The nasdaq falling the most in about a week. We also have the disappointing results from alphabet on the nasdaq composite. We have higher financials. Treasury secretary mnuchin talking about potentially being open to looser bank rules. Not to mention, we also had health care higher as we had strong resorts from merck and pfizer. Lets see how we are shaping up in asia. Haidi we are getting not much of the guide when it comes to the sentiment getting weighed down by expectations that may be the many trade deal is not so imminent after all. Pretty lackluster start we are setting up for in asia. You get futures trading in chicago looking flat at the moment. Thats of the situation in soe eoul. We are l
Subway system and atms. More president pressure, donald trump faced by a second whistleblower. Kathleen time for a quick reminder of how u. S. Stocks ended. 1. 4 across the board, major markets gained 1. 5 after the u. S. September employment report was Strong Enough to convince investors and traders and the fed the u. S. Economy is not on the verge of trade war induced recession and at the same time not so strong it will prevent the fed from continuing to cut Interest Rates. S p, althoughhe we have the futures seeming lower at the open of the s p 500. Forecasts, but strong after the manufacturing 50. Rt, pmi below the jobs are growing, no recession. ,anufacturing jobs didnt drop and pirate private payrolls moving at the slowest since threemonth moving average. That is an issue. The on a claimant rate is down to 3. 5 . Economists say it is another sign the economy is Strong Enough to hold up although average our earnings, 2. 9 yearoveryear and that is a concern. We will see what happen
Questions in the senate. The strain of the trade war. We will bring you an exclusive with the company ceo. Lets see how things are shaping up in the early part of the asian session. Not much of a guide to what happened on wall street overnight. Sentiment down after a report that the trade deal between the u. S. And china may not decide at aipac after all and that kind of took a dent out of the s p after seeing earlier record highs. The asx just going online. We are seeing a flat start to the trading day. Flat to the downside. New zealand seeing upside. A mixed picture when it comes to asia futures. We have the nikkei looking lower and the kospi pretty much flat we are looking at a mildly positive open. Well. D decision week as we are expecting a cut this week when it comes to december. Not so much certainty. We are also on bank of japan watch as well. Lets get you the first word news with gritted. With ritika gupta. Ritika lebanons Prime Minister has resigned. Demonstrators were attack
Hong kong recoils from one of its most violent weekends yet. Vandals attacked across the city. More pressure on president donald trump, he may be faced by a second whistleblower as impeachment drama moves on. Kathleen lets get onto the asian markets. A bit of an update on the u. S. On friday after the jobs report was good enough to make investors by more stocks. How does asia look this morning . Thana after that better expected u. S. Data ahead of the weekend, it looks like the focus for investors is squarely back on trade with the latest headlines saying the china side is looking to narrow the scope of discussion, not providing any positivity ahead of the talks. It is looking like asia trade will get started to a muted and mixed open. China and hong kong markets are closed in australia is on holiday, which is why we might see some trading. Last week, the nikkei fell 1. 5 . Osby futures fell last week. To the trade headlines, markets are digesting the hong kong protests dragging on as
Reinforce a sobering message. Bloomberg technologys says apples new iphone features equipment that is best in class. We are seeing u. S. Futures under pressure, down. 1 present. 1 . Make a comeback after dropping about 1 as we services readings. It managed to bounce back. Investors bet more said action will be needed. We have the 10 year yield falling for a sixth consecutive session and headed towards 1. 5 . Contact leslie gains with the nasdaq gaining more than 1 . Sophie. Sophie futures are looking mixed as the regional benchmark is set for a third weekly loss. In tokyo, we are watching for reaction to reports that the u. S. Japan trade deal will take effect on january 1. President moon is to meet with the chiefs of four business lobby groups. He will meet with investors to explain the state of the economy. Switching the board to check in on bonds this morning, we have aussie 10 year yield slipping below 90 basis points, and the kiwi 10 year yield is below one percent this morning. A