Prepare for their first debate. Says it is close to compromise in australia that would force it to pay for news desk get a quick check of the market. Usurers are under pressure. Futures are under pressure. The s p 500 lost half a percent in the regular session. The volume was lower than the 20 Day Moving Average given that we had the first president ial debate coming up at about three hours. Data was positive. Consumer, its jumping u. S. Consumer confidence was jumping. Companies imported more on demand. That news sent the dollar weaker. We got some fiscal stimulus negotiations and talk about a potential deal continuing to affect the markets. Look at what oil is doing. It continues to fall down toward 39 per barrel. Thats the lowest level in two weeks. It is plunging below the 100 Day Moving Average for the First Time Since june. Top traders are saying that oil will not meaningfully recover for at least another 18 months. The resilience of the chinese economy that drives the ecocalenda
And Nobel Peace Prize lets return to the Northern Irish winner, has died. Politician and Nobel Peace Prize winnerjohn hume, who has died at the age of 83. A bbc investigation finds the number of deaths an architect of the northern from coronavirus in iran is nearly ireland Peace Process, he was regarded as one of the most three times higher than important figures in recent the government claims. Irish political history. Earlier, we heard from the bbcs former ireland correspondent Islamic State militants denis murray, who paid tribute in afghanistan say theyre behind an attack on a prison in the city to the life ofjohn hume. In my opinion, he wasntjust a of jalala bad thats left at least 20 dead and hundreds of prisoners giant of irish politics, he was a trying to flee. Nearly two years giant of irish politics, he was a giant of irish politics, he was a giant of uk politics and i think it on from the collapse of genoas morandi bridge, was a giant of World Politics, as killing 43 people,
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In ireland, all of the talk earlier this year was of a political earthquake. The radical nationalist Party Sinn Fein won the most votes in irelands general election. They promised to smash the status quo. Well, so much for that. In fact, irelands two Old Established parties formed a grand coalition, and they are guiding the country through the covid i9 pandemic and brexit. My guest today is Mary Lou Mcdonald, the leader of sinn fein. Has her party missed its moment . Mary lou mcdonald in dublin, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. After the february election, when you and your party did remarkably well you won the most first preference votes in irelands general election you talked about a revolution at the ballot box. Well, five months on, whats happened to that revolution . Well, five months on, we are into really uncharted and unprecedented times, no more than yourselves, with a global pandemic, with the Public Health eme
Because they dont know who is a citizen without the virus and who is a citizen with the virus. The most basic decisions have become a distraction across the country as americans have become afraid of a stranger and of a friend. This is a huge shift in where we are as a country. And what this demands is immediate action. Three weeks ago this senate and the house passed 8. 3 billion, and we did it with overwhelming bipartisan support to be able to add additional funding for diagnostics, for testing and for rapid work on a vaccine. All of that work is advancing quickly. We have human trials in a vaccine happening right now. Weight came together and there werent extra things added to it we focus in on the virus. Theres no question theres lots of moments to be able to debate the things we disagree on. But this is a moment we understand to focus in on what is the problem. The problem is zealing with covid19. There was a bipartisan bill put together in the senate. A week ago today, senator sc
105 in iowa, that is a lot for us. Just a couple of hours ago i was on a call with iowa state leaders who are at the state Emergency Operations center. Let me say that again. Emergency operations center, an e. O. C. You just dont set those up for fun, folks. You set them up when your state is in crisis. They gave us a picture of whats going on with our workers and our Small Businesses on the ground in iowa. Within three hours the state received over 11,000 calls for Unemployment Insurance. 2,000 of them are selfemployed. They wont qualify for Unemployment Insurance. You know what would relieve their hurt . This package, phase three. Meanwhile my democratic colleagues are holding this bill up that would actually deliver the relief that is necessary for these workers that i just mentioned for things that have nothing to do with a crisis. Senate democrats are stalling funding for hospitals and Small Businesses until they get to jam through their Green New Deal. Mr. President , you tell me