By middecember. G20 discusses the virus and remedies. President trump. The worlds first travel bubble burst. Kongsingapore ehrlich is being postponed by at least two weeks. Host calling and a question the fragility of the travel bubbles. And how fragile this travel revival could be. Stocks extending the weekly decline towards the end of the week. We are looking at more optimism going into the start of trading in asia. Kiwi stocks up by 0. 4 . Goingle bit of advance into the start of trading. And we are seeing dollaryet continue to decline. Dollar weakness continues to play out. Vaccinations when it comes to the vaccine progress we have seen against covid19 could be administered in three weeks if they are given the green light from the fda. There are still questions about how poor countries will be given access. We are in washington. How close are we to get some rgency off to raise the emergency authorization in the next few weeks . Duringeems a could calm an emergency meeting. When you
Christopher bedford, senator James Lankford, dr. Alveda king on the breaking headlines today. Big tech gone bad. Headlines, do they have the power to change elections, even stop probes of politicians in any way . Were finding out more what power they do have. Republican senator mike lee taking it neck level. The left is mad that twitter and facebook dont have more power to censor those they disagree with. Conservatives like senator josh hawley claiming that the two plus google are coordinating to do just that. Plus we bring you jack dorsey on the ropes, forced to confess that yes, twitter did censor that bombshell New York Post story on Hunter Bidens laptop without any substantial justification. Plus weve got more on top gop senators now vowing to continue probing the bidens business dealings. We have a new development there. Also tonight, democrat politicians and officials, they have got a new message for americans this holiday season. It is lockdowns for thee, hawaii for me. Ordering
At 202 7488003. You can join the conversation by texting us at that same number, also going to twitter cspanwj or facebook. Com cspan. The acting defense secretary outlined the president s decision yesterday. [video clip] by january 15, 2021, our forces, their size and afghanistan will be 2500. Iraq will alsoin be 2500 by that date. With ouronsistent established plans and strategic objectives. Supported by the American People. It does not equate to a change in u. S. Policy or objectives. Moreover, this decision by the president is based on continuous engagement with his National Security cabinet over the month past. Including ongoing discussions with me and my colleagues across the u. S. Government. I have also spoken with our military commanders and we all will execute this repositioning in the way that protects our fighting men and women, partners in the Intelligence Community, diplomatic corps, and our superb allies that are critical to iraqiding afghan and Civil Society. Secretarya
We have the travel and leisure stocks popping sharply higher. On the other hand, the stayathome trade, the zooms and the pelotons are down. Interesting to see how much of our behavior trickles forward into the future. Right now those stocks are being sold off. The one piece not quite fitting into the puzzle, bonds just about flat. Bonds not selling off. That may stick to the more difficult months ahead as the vaccine is raging here in the u. S. The virus is raging here in the u. S. Ahead of the vaccine getting out there. Bonds more nearterm looking at the reality. Stocks more optimistic, doing with the s p 500 does. Later alix david would be speaking with dr. Celine gounder. Paulsontime ago, henry appeared at the Bloomberg New economy for them and set a comprehensive new approach to u. S. Relations with china. We welcome him back to balance of power. Lets spend just a minute on the new Economy Forum. We are about to Revenue Administration in the white house. We will hear from the presi
Washington ramps up pressure on beijing. Goldman sachs raises billions for a new fund to focus on private equity. The move comes amid rising interest in secondary investing. Haidi lets look at what the day has in store at the sydney open. We are expected a muted start to trading in asia after downward pressure coming from the u. S. Session overnight. Restrictions continue to take place to curb the the Coronavirus Spread we are starting to see accelerate again, even as we get further good news on the vaccine front. Trading marginal. The u. S. Dollar held to the lowest we have seen since april 2018. We are also seeing the aussie dollar on the back foot. Nikkei futures look like they will see a muted start to trading. Shery lets get started with good news on the vaccine front. Pfizer says final Data Analysis shows its covid shot is 95 effective. The ceo of its german partner told bloomberg about plans for mass production. Our goal is to supply up to 50 million doses by 2020 which andd go