The s p 500 sees its biggest rise led by energy, health care, and raw materials. And an indepth look on the economy. We discussed fed policy in an expose of interview with Robert Kaplan. Shery lets get started with a quick check of the markets. The u. S. Futures are under pressure. This after we saw the rally in u. S. Stocks. Taking the s p 500 to the highest level since a few days ago. We have seen the rallies for the last three sessions and it has now gained the most in more than one week. And health care leading all 11 sectors higher and we continue to see optimism over the economy. U. S. Retail sales jumped up the most in a record. It has really offset that second coronavirus exceptions. The nasdaq was up 1. 8 . This was of course after oil went above 30,000. There are signs of improving demand and product production. What comes to the economic picture, will be getting trade figures from japan. We are setting up for a mixed open after two days rebound. This morning, qe stocks added
Second straight quarter. It flames Week International demand and investment in ecommerce. Shery this hour brings another snapshot of the japanese economy. Trade data may show the deficit balloon in november. First, lets get you to the market action. Australia has come online. Sophie aussie shares opening, a little change to the upside with the benchmark twopoint shot of a fresh record. The aussie dollar Holding Losses after the rba reinforced the inw for its rba rate cut february. Pricing at a 59 chance. Thailand rates decision. Expect it to stay steady as it is stabilizing. We also waiting on japans november trade data later this morning. Nikkei futures pointing lower ahead of that. Overall, looking like a soft start of the session after asian shares closed at a high, with fresh eyes across the region including india. Right. L ll lets check in with the first word news with jessica summers. Jessica sterling slumped the most since january as fx traders gave a thumbs down to Boris Johnso
Of 2. 32. For the quarter, they see earnings at the low end. The estimate was for 1. 51. A large part of this will be how are they going to offset Rising Labor Costs with lower fuel costs. When does that shift happen, and how are they benefiting from the 737 max . Will that benefit continue . That stock getting hit in premarket. In the market, it is still overall about trade. It was very whippy action here. Those numbers on your screen do not revisit the last 12 hours of trading for s p futures, now down just 0. 1 . We will get to some of the headlines in a second. Eurodollar at a twoweek high, and oil on the move. The opecaving secretarygeneral speaking at the oil and money conference today. He is saying some interesting things in terms of oil in particular. Hes talking about opec plus will take appropriate, strong decisions in december. Also the charter they are extending to the u. S. Trying to bring in other countries into that opec agreement. We will be speaking with Mohammed Barki
Good. The uncertainty around the talks casts new doubt on growth. Robert kaplan says he is not sure the u. S. Economy can severe downturn. They see a power play to a new brexit deal. Gilts shery jump. Shery lets get you gilts jump. Gaining. 25futures percent after positive comments coming from President Trump on trade talks between the u. S. And china. Themism was already felt in regular session with the s p 500 closing. 6 higher. We had banks and automakers leading the gains. It did not hurt that we got u. S. Cpi members below expectations this morning, doing little to discourage Market Expectations that we could be more fed easing. The best performer on the markets today was the Energy Sector as we had wti rebounding from a two month low, gaining the most in three weeks after the secretarygeneral came out and said its members and allies, including russia, would do whatever it takes to avoid another oil slump. Lets see how markets are trading in asia. Sophie australian markets are ope
We are going to bring you todays market moving news from around the world. Joining us from hong kong is yvonne man, from london, emma chandra, from washington, Kevin Cirilli, and Michael Mckee joins us in new york. In hong kong, chief executive carrie lam will hold her first public dialogue in response. To the protests yvonne man is response to in the protests. Yvonne man is outside the venue. What can we expect . About several hundred ,eople are out here, chanting not one less, referring to the five demands protesters have. Could bring some pictures of what it is looking like right now, about 150 people chosen from 20,000 applicants in the public to take part in this dialogue, the first is the public and with the government, a town hall style with the governing in the middle alongside carrie lam. They will be randomly picking people from the audience. They have three minutes to ask a question. We will not hear typical q a. They will ask a couple of questions first, and they government