In Wealth Management, we had a very strong performance, plus 70 in asia, plus 16 in europe, 3 in switzerland, upsetting the u. S. , where we saw the effect of net recurring fees being based on the previous quarter with an impact in our profits. Was there any sense of caution in the clients . How would you describe your client activity this quarter . Sergio still very active. More of a wait and see, starting to think about the second half of the year, which is full of events which potentially will trigger a change in investors sentiments. The geopolitical situation that we all know about the u. S. And china is going to the next level europe,ituation in which as we speak, is probably resolving but is still very complicated. Last but not least, the u. S. Election. According to our clients, 61 of our clients are thinking about changing their asset location post the election no matter who wins. Manus do you think that is holding them back, the election, overtraining and trade . Over china a
Technology back to the 19th century, yesterday was a bellwether announcement. Applean the idea that made 26 billion worth of iphones and a shutdown is unbelievable. Tom that is a granularity job lisa job. Something on instagram, researches it on google, and buys the iphone. Jonathan you are describing yourself and projecting onto lisa what you are doing. Lisa [laughter] jonathan it will be about the nasdaq and big tech. Rumor, and it is not just us, it is our kids at home. We are trying to give them a screen and throw out parenting guidelines. As we look to washington, d. C. For guidance, there is none. Jobless benefits will expire without benefits past at the end of the day. U. S. Personal income and spending down over the month of june, but it will give us a sense of how much did ulster the saving and spending capabilities of americans bolster the saving and spending capabilities of americans. The university of Michigan Consumer sentiment speaking about a rollover. Jonathan keep your
Options. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua here in london. Now, there is quite a lot going on in the markets, simply because the stimulus in the u. S. Is getting people quite excited. Part of it is what we are hearing from Central Banks around the world, the projections. This is what the markets are doing overall. Stocks are turning higher. Gold at the same time is ascent, and then we have the word on the latest american stimulus package. We need to mention pound, rising against the euro, after the bank of england said it did not plan to tighten policy until the inflation outlook is more clear. Now lets get to the bloomberg first word news. Here with me in london is laura white. Hi, laura. Laura as fast as they can, but that does not mean safety is being sacrificed. Dr. Anthony fauci he hopes the vaccine is at least 70 effective, but he says he would still feel good if it is at least 50 effective. Classical history of viruses, particula
Then another lock down it will not cut its schedule branding the decision regrettable. The low cost airline posts a smaller than expected loss for the First Quarter. Acquisition, sap shares jump after the German Software giant said it will float qualtrics just a few years after buying it for 8 billion republican lawmakers reach a deal in the next relief bill in a move that will handout payments as well as commit to 70 wage replacement helping to push u. S. Futures higher in early trade. A very warm welcome to street signs we closed out with the flash pmi for july which showed the recovery across europe and now we have the data coming through. The german business index. The german business morale rises in july. Thats the headline. The Business Climate index came in at 90. 5 that was ahead of forecasts. Economists were looking for 89. 3 thats 90. 5. The current condition index, that came in at 84. 5 in july that was a touch below expectation. The current index slightly below but the Busi
Companies listed in new york. Tiktok remains a major stumbling block. Uber delivers, but not where we might have expected. Food shipments top ridehailing for the first time as the decade of unchecked growth hits the brakes. Haidi lets kick it off with a check of the markets. U. S. Stocks are surging, pushing higher as hopes of a stimulus to deal in congress will be imminent as President Trump says if nodeal is forthcoming, he could take action himself. The are seeing s p futures looking flat at the moment after the s p 500 pushed its fifth straight positive session overnight. Chicago nikkei futures also pretty flat at the moment ahead of the holidays kicking off next week so as you expect, we are seeing traders shifting their holdings and also assessing a flood of earnings. The aussie dollar holding that threeday again before the rba Quarterly Monetary Policy forecast. That report due out this hour. 72. 33. We heard from phil evans in the previous hour saying he sees putting clear road