Not so negative in switzerland. Relaxing deposits and bucking the easing trend the fed draws fire from trump once again saudi arabia say drone and missile debris calls out iran and mike pompeo calls the strike an act of war. A warm welcome to street signs. Plenty of central bank action. The fed and the s b already. Just in, we heard that norges bank has raised Interest Rates the question is if they would hike rates for the third time this year. We are seeing a jump on the back of this decision to raise rates. This is the third time this year that they have the question is will they change but they have gone ahead given the fact that they have and bucking the trend, it is worth pointing out the smaller rate hikes in june they have hiked today but revised downward in their future very interesting. A real variety of action around the globe. We have the bank of england decision as well again, central bank taking focus. Lets talk about the biggest central bank decision. The Federal Reserve
Francine good afternoon if you are watching from asia. This was a couple of days after the news from the saudi attack on the infrastructure of saudi aramco. Bank raised its benchmark rate to 1. 50. They had flagged they would raise rates. Wereeason why people questioning whether they would do it is because the World Economy is more uncertain than a couple of months ago and you see a lot more dovishness from the ecb and the fed. Toit is quite difficult raise Interest Rates in this kind of environment. Eurodollar at 1. 1, and because it has been a very big week in oil, we have a look at the oil price. Norwegian krone on the back of raised, having a significant move to 9. 85. , we speak to the governor of the norwegian central bank. Dont miss that interview just after 10 30 a. M. London time. Lets get straight to bloomberg first word news in your city. New sanctions against iran are coming. This is from President Donald Trump in response to the attack on a key oil facility. Michael pompeo
Surveillance. Goodning orbit more afternoon or good morning. We saw a bit of a lift in asian stocks. Now, the stocks europe 600 down. 27 . It always honest President Trump and xi jinping can find a solution. They will sit down and we will see if we have something at the g20. The u. S. 10 year yield, the story of the day, actually, the year. The nymex at 54. 12. We understand opec may have found a date with a could meet, the first of july. Coming up, we have an allstar guest lineup. At 930, we have an excuse of interview exclusive talking luxury and the chinese of watching. At 11 30, we are joined by blackstones chief executive Steve Schwarzman. And later on, we speak to the facebook coo sheryl sandberg. But first, lets get straight to bloomberg first word news. A bloomberg scoop. President donald trump asked white house lawyers to explore his options for removing Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Happened earlier in the year, less than two months after trump discussed firing him.
I am nejra cehic in london, great to have you on the show today. This bank is raising its benchmark rate, 25 basis points to 1. 25 . Talking about the lost last hawk standing, nor just norge s saying they will likely hike again in 2019. It is, by the looks of it, a hawkish hike. You can see the reaction in the norwegian krone jumping. We have also had news from the philippines centralbank, keeping its key rate at 4. 5 . Lets take a look at the markets. We are still dealing with the fallout from Jerome Powells press conference. The bond market seems to take what he said well. In europe, were seeing equities on the front foot. Playing catchup because these markets closed. U. S. Equities gained. 3 . It was the defensives and bond proxies that led the game. It was a muted reaction but futures point to future gains. The 10 year yield down to basis points. Of course, we did a drop below it, hitting a 2016 low. Curve steepening yesterday, flattening today. The dollar down for a third day. Wil
Lizzy good morning. This is bloomberg daybreak europe. Im lizzy burden in london and these are the stories that set your agenda. Rebound in china and hong kong healthstream losses but contagion fears mount over chinas property sector and sluggish economy. Divisions over a decision most fed officials see significant upside risk to u. S. Inflation, but two favored leaving rates unchanged. Plus, the one falls, shrugging off beijings most forceful guidance since october. The yen tumbles through prior intervention levels to near its weakest this year. Welcome to thursday. The two stories of the week have only gathered pace. First the fed looks like it will keep rates higher for longer, that narrative strengthened by the latest fed minutes and strong u. S. Seco data. November pricing picked up slightly and investors are selling treasures. The Market Outlook for 2024 is its most hawkish yet. Twoyear yields hovering around 5 . The 10year at levels last seen in october. Yields continuing the ri