A country praised for controlling the spread of the virus has seen a sharp john things in a rise in its donald trump says he wont participate in the 2nd u. S. President ial debate if its held virtually his team has proposed delaying it is weak so the head to head can be held in person joe bidens team has rejected pushing the 3rd debate of the week before the poll the us president is recovering from his corona virus infection. 5 years that the commission a little while ago changed the debate style. Thats not acceptable to beat him easily in the 1st debate going to the polls that ive seen but i beat him easily in a dry front theyd be the reason where they get from 2 to no im not going to waste my time on a virtual debate thats not what debating is all about you sit behind a computer and do a debate ridiculous and then they cut you off whenever they want. 6 people have been charged with trying to kidnap the governor of the u. S. State of michigan the f. B. I. Says the men were planning to
I am Francine Lacqua in london. This is what the markets are looking like. Ofis more quiet because august, not so because of august 2020. The european shares are fluctuating, chinese stocks rally in, and oil up with the opec gathering this week. Travel agencies and Real Estate Companies were the biggest drags in the 600, with the dollar weakening against most of its peers. We will have more on the markets throughout the day, but now, lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in london. Here is leighann gerrans. Leighann in the u. S. , House Speaker nancy pelosi is calling members back about the postal service, which has warned at least 46 states they may not be able to develop ballots on time for the november election amid operational changes and a funding cuts. President donald trump has said repeatedly and without evidence that voting by mail is subject to widespread fraud. Now, in new zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed the general election by four weeks unti
Small and mediumsized businesses that were in sound Financial Condition before the virus impact of the economy we will hear from the head of the fed in boston and banking and business leaders. Will come tog order. This is a hybrid hearing meaning some of our commissioners are appearing in person and witnesses will testify remotely. Let me offer a few Video Conferencing reminders. Before you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. Click the mute button until your turn to speak or to ask a question. If there is a technology issue, well move to the next speaker until it is resolved. You should all have one box on your screens labeled clock to show you how much time is remaining. Congressional Oversight Commission pursuant to section 4020 of title 4, subtitle of the cares act, the Commission Must conduct oversight of the 500 billion authorized for the Exchange Stabilization fund. As a part of our oversight work, the commission has decided to hold
Commission has decided to order ourselves alphabetically. With that welcome to this virtual hearing convened by the Congressional Oversight Commission pursuant to section 4020 of title 4, subtitle of the cares act, the Commission Must conduct oversight of the 500 billion authorized for the Exchange Stabilization fund. As part of our oversight work, the commission has decided to hold this hearing today which will exam examine the main Street Lending facilities. The Federal Reserve established the main Street Programs to support small and immediate you yumsized business answer Nonprofit Organization that is were in found sentence condition before the onset of the covid19 pandemic. The program operates through five facilities which we will learn more about this morning. The programs being administered by the Federal Reserve bank of boston todays hearing will have two panels. President eric rosengry. N, Federal Reserve bank of boston will testify during the first panel. Second panel will i
1. 17. Of tech has a lot international exposure. Man,ll hear from catherine Citigroup Global chief economist, and the head of Public Policy research. Is kevin cirilli. Tell us what is in the stimulus bill and when we can expect it to happen . We have new details regarding Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and that republican proposal we are expecting in the next couple of hours. Unemployment benefits for 70 of workers. That has been a controversial element of this package. Democrats are dug in and say that is not nearly enough to provide Economic Relief for individuals. It will provide another round of 1200 direct payments as well as funneling money to schools for reopening and funding for expanded virus testing. Willdition to that, it allow for Liability Protection oor businesses that are going t incentivize workers to come back provided that they take safety precautions. Democrats are saying that they are dug in on the notion that they want to see much more funding to underserve