Annualized basis. Slightly less bad in the estimates. They do expect a contraction of more than 20 . Nonetheless, the nikkei up 2 . You looking at u. S. Jobless claims and payroll, adding urgency around stimulus in washington. The snp active futures in the u. S. Up 1 10 of 1 . The dollar still a big story in terms of the weakness. 6. 97 . Offshore at stronger data suggesting the economic recovery in China Remains on track your the bloomberg dollar index flat. This is what is happening with the dollaryen, flat essentially. The pound on a tear. Have a the boe that will meeting thursday and no action is expected. We will look at some of the commodities as well. 56,10 year yield below yelled at 55. Today we are expected to get details around a treasury in cash issuance and the economic recovery plans in the united states. Thats whats happening with oil at 43 a barrel, down 6 10 of 1 . Lets get to first word news with Karina Mitchell in new york. Karina global coronavirus cases have topped
Expiring ones. The dollar index in weakness, 1200 right now and continues to slide down over the past four weeks. The dollar moving average 200 day the lowest average in recent weeks. Citi says looking at a 30 possibility that gold will get to 2000 an ounce in three to five months. Stocks rebounded yesterday after slumping 5 . China up 1. 3 , turnover has receded from its highest levels since 2015. The hang seng up 1. 6 , biggest increase since july 6. Tencent adding 5 . Alibaba is the one to watch, surging 5 . Ant financial look at where we are in terms of the Southeast Asian markets. China up by 0. 5 . Sti up 0. 7 . Theaad we also have European Union leaders running a policy marathon as there planned two day meeting to pass a massive Recovery Fund. In the u. S. , republicans and democrats are starting to hammer out a budget plan this week. Our policy editor Kathleen Hays is with us. In both cases, agreeing on a we are getting some murmurs of an agreement. We certainly are, and we kno
At 4. 8 , premuch in line with expectations. 1. 8 , worse than expected. Retail sales are the weakest link in the recovering story in china. Than what the market was expecting. Property investment year to date coming in pretty much at 1. 9 . Versus an estimate of 1 . We also have the jobless rate coming in a tad better at 5. 7 versus 5. 9 . Which was expected by the market. Overall when you look at the economy, it looks like it is adding to signs the economy is picking up momentum. China probably will be reflecting in the rest of the world. Yvonne one of the key disappointments is still the consumption side with retail side still amiss in a negative fringe for a fourth straight months of 120 . About theuestions back half of the year. But the gdp is still the stand out. Take a look at the adjusted quarter on quarter. We are talking double digit growth of 11. 5 . The highest quarter on quarter at least nine years for china. This is how we are seeing things play out in the markets. Seeing
Protests take their toll. Shery china continues to push the liberalized market with a more flexible loan. Japan and south korea have come online. Lets get straight market action. Offie the nikkei 225 is. 3 . Best court of the again since 2016. Asian stocks are drifting toward the year end. We are digesting the latest figures. We are going to be getting hong kong trade numbers. Taking a look at was going on in sydney. We are seeing shares snap a threeyear game. Paul lets get you uptodate with the first word news. Wildfires in australia are expected to get worse this year week amid rising temperatures. 122 millions of million acres of land have burned. Nine People Killed and over 950 homes destroyed. Scott morrison says that firefighters battling the fires in New South Wales will be compensated. This is putting additional demands on our firefighters in particular. It means the turnouts and the callouts have been far more extensive than in previous years. This is beyond and above what is
Joy for amazon after poorly profit falls for the first time in more than two years. Shery mike pence sends messages of support to hong kong protesters. Check of theuick markets. Australia has open. Sophie . Sophie we are headed for mixed start with aussie stocks nudging higher by. 1 . Set 45th day of gains. Looking for the 6700 level. Those companies have reported with more due today. We are watching Samsung Electronics on the vice chairmans retrials for his bribery case. The south korean government is announcing this morning at the country will give up its withoping nations status the wto. Checking in on aussie bonds. The 10 year yield a creeping back toward 1 . Pimco snapping up australian state debt. Of the as speculation are present and rba have to follow the fed and have quantitative easing. Euro, slipping to a oneweek low. Advance. Ed its early pmi, split, on the thought of whether a boost in the pound would result from brexit. Shery we have breaking news. Budweiser brewing for a