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
Day. You just made my was that a mel brooks movie robin hood men in tights . With the singing. Something like that. Every time i think of robin hood that is what i think about. Alix cary elwes. Lets get back to markets. Any comments on yield curve control when the fed releases its decision in about three hours. Joining us is Marilyn Watson of blackrock. Thanks a much for joining us. With the exception of the last few days, it has been thebb conversation of about a about a curb steepener. What is the best conversation into or out of the fed . Think expectations for anything new from the fed are extremely low. Good in termsery of the labor market on friday. In terms of that being in earlyement, it is still days in terms of the u. S. Economy reopening. In terms of how we will see further opening in the economy and what will happen in the labor market. At the fed we expect to see yields and rates anchored at the front end for some time to palm. Expectely neutral and we rates will remain ne
Global Business Forum. Will be speaking to pierre moscovici, european for economic and funny to affairs, andreas , Allianz Global Investors ceo, and stephen badger, mars inc. Chairman. Lisa deepening some of the concerns about trade come the s p lower. Crude dropping as well as saudi arabia seems it is getting production online faster than expected. The euro losing versus the dollar. The dollar strengthening despite concerns about turmoil amid the leadership in the u. S. Onyear yields going lower this risk off day. David joining me now at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum is andreas utermann, Allianz Global Investors ceo. It is good to have you here. I want to start with why we are here. It is the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative. Explain to us what that is. Andreas it is an initiative that michael bloomberg, on behalf of the u. N. , kicked off about a month ago. It brings together a significant number of affluent to private sector organizations with the aim of cooperating and c