Chinese demand levels almost at precrisis level. Time for todays market moving news from our washington and new york teams. We want to start with fed chair jay powells comments on the economy. In an interview with cbs, he expressed confidence in the recovery, but timing is still hard to predict. Chair powell the economy will recover. It may take a while. It could stretch through the end of next year. We really dont know. Michael mckee, International Economics and policy correspondent, has more. Was there anything new on cbs . Michael nothing really new, just summarizing what we already knew from the fed and from economists and disease experts. He suggested that what it is really going to take is a vaccine before people feel really confident and the economy can start to move back in the direction of where it was before all of this started. He said congress and the central bank may need to do more to keep us afloat during that period. Appropriate government policy could buy time for work
That was a sea change over what we have seen the last eight weeks. Francine hyde park was definitely packed as well and on saturday. It kind of goes to the challenges the authorities have as you look at the infections in real time to see whether you can go back to full lockdown. This is what markets are trying to figure out as businesses are reopening but you dont exactly know for how long. Tom it is true, nation to nation as well. Brazil having a particularly tough go of it. Statistically there is much more we can talk about about the economics and financing and also how it all folds into this pandemic. German powell front and center on that chairman powell front and center on that. Right now with our first word news. The Federal Reserve chair says the u. S. Recovery could drive through 2021. He told 60 minutes the economy will recover steadily through the second half of this year, but he said a full recovery depends on people being confident and that may not happen until a vaccine is
The g10 space. All european bonds selling off and oil getting wrapped up into all of that. We want to highlight all the market moving news from our washington dc offices. Washington, where you have President Trump speaking last night at a fox the conference about responsibility of china with the pandemic. Pres. Trump we have a pretty good roadmap right now. , we have to 60 protect his people. Maybe they stay back longer. But i think you can have it both ways. I think a lot of people want to go back. They just want to go back. Alix Kevin Cirilli joins me now with more. What else did we learn from the president . Walk this forward now that the senate is coming back to d. C. Today. Kevin good morning. The president in that fox news town hall making a declared a statement as it relates to negotiations with lawmakers, saying he would not support any economic stimulus lesson it includes a payroll tax cut. Drawing aent clearly line when it comes to a payroll tax cut. Predictionssed the for th
Washington, our bloomberg voices are on the ground with todays top stories. Newndia, protests against a citizenship law sparked unrest across the country, raising concerns that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken his agenda too far. Joining me from new delhis bloombergs Southeast Asia government editor. These protests have been going on for about a week now. What do they want . What is the goal here . Reporter they want this new law overturned. This law bans undocumented migrants from neighboring citizenship,king while allowing migrants of other religions. Ifi has pushed this wrapped policies in the past, like his decision to demonetize 80 of the countrys currency, and yet he was reelected with a massive mandate in may. But the depth of this anger really hints that he is pushing his hardline hindu agenda too hard this time. Alix now we had to london, where the threat of a new deal poundsas wiped out the postelection gains. Joining us is jess shankleman. What happened the last few ho
That. Surprised at david who do you it was directed to . [laughter] alix probably President Trump. David you think . Alix but it isnt the first time we have seen resident we have seen president s talk to fed chairs. It is the first time i think i have seen a president say we will fire you publicly. Alix in the markets, if you are an equity trader, you are probably breathing a big sigh of relief. The question is, is this a bit of a relief rally or did we finally find some sort of a bottom . S p futures up 8 10 of 1 after the worst two days of this year. Eurodollar flat. A record, still seeing low in the bond market, so it feels like the same story, maybe just a pause. David now it is time for bloomberg first take. We are joined by Stephanie Flanders and marty schenker. Lets start with this announcement. The Treasury Department found china to be a currency manipulator. Result, secretary mnuchin will engage with the imf to eliminate the unfair competitive advantage created by chinas lates