Data, the u. S. Saying that beijing underplayed the number of cases and deaths. And we work may take legal action that softbank wants better terms on theirh rescue plan. Haidi . Inflationary pressures or lack thereof from south korea coming through the cps for the month of march. We are seeing a contraction of 0. 2 , better than the contraction we were expecting of 0. 4 . That is a month on month figure for Consumer Price pressures and south korea for the month of march. In atmber on year coming 1 , so a little better than 0. 8 expected, a little softer from the 1 reading in february. Expectingse have been some demand as well as the impact of lower energy costs, lower oil costs, the plunge in oil prices, down an average of almost 50 year on year so far this month. Debtor february february data carried through, and you would expect that to carry through to april as well. That is the south korean numbers. We have been looking at a lower open going into the trading in seoul and tokyo. Let
But how exactly can they get that done . We speak with former ge vice chairman bob lutz in a moment. It and cnbcs coverage of the coronaVirus Outbreak begins right now. Good morning and welcome, im Courtney Reagan live in times square we begin with breaking news. Stocks set to fall at the open at futures overnight hitting their limit down levels once again. We are well off the session lows at the moment. Dow jones industrial average indicated lower to the tune of 1100 points, the nasdaq down by 213 points lets check in on the etfs that track the major averages remember, these are not subject to those limit downs the dow etf is indicating a drop of 3. 75 the spy down by 3 the qqq, that tracks the nasdaq, down by almost 3 . Lets take a look at whats going on in the fixed income market and take a look at treasuries this is a closely watched barometer of everything going on with the economy and the markets. The yield on the tenyear note is sitting at 0. 38 . A rough morning in energy. Gaso
The hearing of the Senate Budget committee. The hearing on Government Accountability offices annual report on the nations Fiscal Health. Today the Budget Committee will hear from congresss nonpartisan watch dog on the nations Fiscal Health and the importance of confronting our critical fiscal challenges. I welcome back mr. Dodaro who is our most usual and best witness providing information throughout the year thats extremely helpful to hitting off some of the future crisis that are going to happen if we dont Pay Attention. This hearing will kick off a series of hearings and discussions that i hope will help with Bipartisan Solutions we help build this year and for next years budget cycle. The next few years should be significant for the Budget Committee. The committee has been working hard to enact reforms that improve transparency and accountability in the budget process and help put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. And we introduced the budget reform act, and i emphasize that wo
Coronavirus confirmed in the u. S. New york, new jersey and connecticut are banning all gathering over 50 people and closing dine in restaurants and bars following that recommendation from the cdc. U. S. Airlines are seeking 50 billion dollar in government assistance and if approved, it would be the industrys first broad bail out since after the september 11th attacks we have full Team Coverage this afternoon. Bob is monitoring conditions at the new york stock exchange. Rick is out at the cme watching the bond market. Bob, well begin with you. Third trading halt in the last six trading sessions. Thats this morning after the open 9 30 or so. 15 minutes the s p down 7 these trading halts have, at least, served to slow the markets down a little bit and do bit put a bit of a break on things well keep an eye on that. Were continuing to see this bifercation in the market. Health care and staples are out performing this has been the trend since thursday here. Market gainers, if you look at so
Shery President Trumps impeachment moves forward. The house formally notifies the senate but a trial could begin tuesday. Lots of headlines to digest today. Australian markets have just opened. How are they reacting . Sophie investors probably liking to play defensive today. Nudging slightly higher belittle change as it is looking to crack the 7000 level. Futures looking elsewhere just nudged slightly higher at the start of cash trade. Youre keeping an eye on resource stocks. We had would side an update. The Energy Player expecting growth on energy and liquid production and aluminum minors in view as well. Deal isng the new trade the best catalyst for demand. Lets address the board to check in on currencies. We are seeing steady currency markets just below 110. Trading near a july high. Dollar not budging much. Bond moves to the upside. 10 year yield on the upside. Back to the aussie dollar, i just want to highlight the snapshot. It is unlikely that they will be shifting their position