Rates on hold at one quarter of 1 . The rbnz saying they are going to be they are committed to reviewing their quantitative easing program. The policy committee reached consensus on this decision. They are saying they are prepared to provide additional stimulus as is necessary. All the economists we talked to the benchmark Interest Rate in new zealand staying on one quarter of 1 . Little to no reaction on the new zealand daughter new Zealand Dollar. 64 u. S. Cents. Tom lets get some of the views from our guests at the bloomberg summit. Sharing their views on the prospects of a recovery from the pandemic. I do not think anybody can be confident with the kind of uncertainties that prevail. I would put say is my odds on a v shaped recovery. How we are going to share the burden in a credible way. It is not just financial and fiscal support. It is also regulatory charges we have undertaken to support the economy. As recently as early april, i saw china could only i thought china could only
Included 75 previously announced, so the likes of avolon, for example. The stock is down about 0. 3 . We had been anticipate and we would get those numbers today. Once again, boeing lost orders aircraftf its 737 max last month as air travel plunged amid the coronavirus panda make, and of course coronavirus pandemic, and of course, lessors and the like all canceling. Elsewhere we are rallying here for the s p 500. Theres just one sector in the s p 500 lower, and that is banks. We will get to the conversation on their earnings in just a few minutes. Jp morgan and wells fargo out today. Crude oil down on was 5 again. It cant catch a break these days. The 10 year yield at 74 basis points. Guy lets talk a bit about what is happening here in europe and around the world, equity markets and the virus story. We are starting to see maybe some indications that we are seeing a plateau in the number of cases in countries across europe. We are also starting to see some countries reopen their economi
As the outbreak crippled. Ctivity Saudi Arabia Oil export to day. D 10 Million Barrels a determine withts get you set up quick check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Futures under pressure at the open. This after stock markets. Ebounded we have s s p 500 really moving green after we heard that the fed was commercial paper facility and additional move the we havent seen since financial crises. We are just getting more details from the fed. Establishing primary deal credit mentioned, were also getting a Deal Offering and funding. Rate. Te matching discount it will allow primary dealers to support market functionality. From jae powell saying thats what the fed was focused on which is restoring normal function in this dysfunctional condition. The fed saying that primary deal Credit Facilities established section 133, saying that available for at least six months from now. March 20th. Le starting on maturities up to 90 days. Were getting some of that on thecoming through latest effort by
Watching for wild swings right here 10 year yields 0. 7 and thats pretty stable compared to where we were two days ago i checked that, whats the problem with the markets but theres a lot going on breaking overnight, this should have been somewhat helpful you would think. Bank of england announced emergency cut. Lowering the bank rate by 50 basis points to. 25 englands central bank also announced a new funding plan to support small and Medium Sized Companies as well as new steps to help commercial banks lend more well get a live report from london in just a couple of moments. Now an update onthe coronavirus. In the u. S. , confirmed cases have now topped 1,000. Want to get to meg now who joins us with the latest meg. Good morning, andrew, case counts drived to 119,000 overnight with almost 4,300 deaths among the hardest hit countries, italy, iran, and south korea and they tell dramatically different stories. Italy reported highest daily jump in deaths yesterday to more than 600 of more
Foreign purchases. We have the first public impeachment hearing testimony revealing the president s lawyer was digging up dirt in his shadow diplomacy in ukraine. Howi lets take a look at we are setting up when it comes to the start of trading here in sydney. Investors dealt a pretty mixed hand overnight. Stocks closing pretty close to fresh record highs. Still, uncertainty over the lingering trade negotiations continuing to chip away at sentiment. We are hearing potentially the agricultural purchases that had been a solid part of the phase i deal could be in doubt. China reportedly saying if these tariffs are not resolved, they could back away from purchasing more u. S. Soy and pork. Taking a look at the picture, just about 1 10 of 1 . Watching the labor market numbers, typically quite volatile, could be a move in the aussie dollar. New zealand, upside about 1 10 of 1 after the reserve bank of new zealand held on rates for their last meeting of the year somewhat unexpectedly, causing