So you can buy the book in the tent adjacent to us and go get it signed in the next tent. A portion of every book sold today supports the texas book Festival Mission at all of this is courtesy off bookpeople. Joining me today are two of the authors of this book. Want to start on my far right, michael shear covers President Trump, a veteran Political Correspondent before comingo to the times in 2010, he spent spent 18 years writing about local state and National Politics for the Washington Post what hear is also part of the pulitzer prizewinning team that covered the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. To my right is Julie Hirschfeld davis, the congressional editor at the new times and deputy washington editor. Washington for 22 years, she joined the times in 2014 as White House Correspondent after bloomberg news, associated press, Baltimore Sun and congressional quarterly, she won the 2009 mckinley award for distinguished reporting of congress, please join me in welcoming our two guests t
Welcome to bloomberg daybreak europe. Risk off in todays session and red on the screen. Below the surface, most of the indices are in the red after President Trump signs the bill supporting hong kong processors. The question is if this will impact on the market. It yesterday we saw the s p 500, dow, and nasdaq hit a record high for a Third Straight day. We saw a little bit of a decline in personal spending. Gdp Growth Holding up. Foot,utures on the back but expected liquidity in stock and bond markets. We did see the 10 year treasury yield up yesterday, and the dollar strengthened for a seventh straight session, hitting a sixweek high. The yen unchanged at the moment, but we have seen the yen balance back as a safe haven bid because of concerns around u. S. And china trade. Hitting a oneweek high after a key poll in the u. K. , very good at predicting the 2017 election, showing the conservative Party Heading for a majority. Oil, a little soft. To the hong kong story, President Trump ha
Financial sector to its part in fighting lemon change. Climate change. A lot of the focus is on trade or what will happen between the u. S. And china. Gold, always a good litmus test for risk. We can see the yield at 1. 85. Stocks gaining 0. 4 . A lot of focus is on earnings. Loose of ex conversation with the commerzbank she chief Financial Officer. Dont miss that conversation after 10 30 a. M. London time. First, lets get straight to bloomberg first word news. In the u. K. , the first cabinet resignation during an Election Campaign in a century. Quit after aretary report that he knew about a former aides role in the collapse of a rape trial. Ae labour party also suffered blow with deputy leader tom watson announcing he will leave politics after 35 years. He has long clashed with Jeremy Corbyn over the direction of the party. Willank of england probably keep rates on hold as brexit continues to plague the economy. It is expected to cut forecasts. Be nexttion is who will to lead the ban
Thousands of people who have marched in london on saturday know the what paul a man has just done does not stop rexs but what it does crucially is get them more time and more time means a better chance still a slim on those so they can achieve their aim a 2nd referendum chalons aljazeera london. Lebanons government says its a great budget that councils a series of taxes and fees which have spawn days of protests. Thousands of gathered for a 3rd day in lebanons capital demanding a revolution angry at a political elite they blame for pushing the country to the brink of economic collapse on friday by mrs saad hariri gave the government 72 hours to find a solution at least 2 people have been killed in. Demonstrations so far but lets go live to Stephanie Decker who is in beirut and sot me that the government backtracking on these taxes hasnt done anything to deter the protest as whats the mood like where you. Look at just saying what the mood is like and. Its the most people that weve seen
Will try to put his deal to a vote on monday now if you look at the numbers from todays vote on the amendment what does it suggest about whether he has enough support in parliament to get his deal through. I think today was a superficial defeat for boris i think the debates in the numbers are moving in his direction he has 306 m. P. s oppose the let win amendments so they are 306 in the bag for him he needs 320 there were 6 labor m. P. s that defied Jeremy Corbyn in opposing the win amendment so thats another potential 65 labor m. P. s abstained theres a group of 21 tory m. P. s that lost the whip i would say out of that group at least 5 now are signalling theyre going to come on board by the calculations where running we think hes about 5 or 6 mph shaw so he is close to securing a majority for his deal the question is whether theres a vote on monday or indeed that takes place on tuesday but theres a Real Coalition here that could deliver a majority for his deal in the next week we sho