Manus welcome to countdown. 6 00 in the morning here in london. Manus super tuesday. Anna the picture around the asian stock trading session. The chinese data we have weighing on a number of asset classes. It is talk about what is going on in japan. Japan selling 10 year bonds at a negative yield for the first time. Manus this is joining the club. You have the 10 year yields being negative. The Central Banks have gone into negative territory. We are showing the bid to cover them. Level in the demand this auction. The yield going into the negative territory. Volatility is at the highest and the yield curve in japan is the flattest on record. In thes a dramatic shift perception of risk and what to do in the bond market. Anna a lot of talk about whether we will see fiscal stimulus. D. O. T. Boj easing. Let us talk about some of the other risk assets on our radar. We are talking about mental prices. Getting those numbers from glencore. Talking about the copper price. Down around, shy of ha
The hedgefund closes its doors after the industry veteran says he lacks commitment. What is going on with sidecar . The uber rival fails to get off the starting line as the ride sharing business backed by google and Richard Bransen says it is shutting down on new years eve. Here we are. A second last session of the year. Lets check in on futures and what theyre imlying to the u. S. Market open coming off the 1 rally. Its in line with fair value so were priced lower for the s p 500. Giving back free points at the open. Dow jones industrials called down by 17 points and the nasdaq. Were above fair value. Called higher by 2 points. Heres the rally we saw yesterday. 5 billion in trades being priced yesterday which is in line with Christmas Day and thanksgiving day. So the Dow Jones Industrial up 1 . S p 500 with the 1 rally. Positive territory for 2015. Lets see if we hold into the years end. As for technology because that was what was powering u. S. Shares yesterday. The likes of apple. A
Could. Youll hear what fox news has learned about that. Lets get to it. First from the fox news desk, the attorney general Jeff Sessions is facing backlash for lawmakers on both sides of the political idea. This after reports that the former Trump Campaign advisor spoke twice the russias ambassador during the election and never disclosed it in his confirmation hearings. Heres what then senator sessions told the Senate Judiciary committee in january. And if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump Campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do . Senator franken, im not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a serrogate a time or two and i did not have communications with the russians. Im unable to comment on it. He was not asked if he had communications. He volunteered that he did not. Now Justice Department officials confirmed to fox news sessions actually did speak with russias ambassador in july and
And President Trumps personal attorney is himself facing serious legal problems tonight. That is where we begin. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off as usually he does on the north lawn. Good evening, john. Bret, good evening to you. Multiple sources tell fox news that President Trump today called his embattled personal Attorney Michael Cohen. No word on what they talked about this that conversation. But a phone call from the president to cohen becomes more problematic with the revelation today that cohen is the focus of a criminal grand jury investigation. In documents filed for a Court Hearing in new york today, prosecutors revealed that the president s longtime personal Attorney Michael Cohen is being investigated for criminal conduct that largely centers on his personal business dealings. Cohens attorneys are seeking a temporary restraining order. Barring prosecutors from using any of the materials seized in a monday morning raid until they have been vetted f