Point 46 overnight. Political posturing is taking place with taking place between london and brussels. Checking in with some of the other little asset of the other asset classes. Gold pulling back in tandem with ,. 10 lower. Tom lets get you the first word news and an update on the continued spread of covid19. Have surged past 40 million and show no signs of slowing. U. S. Infection rates rising in 48 states while europe is inosing tighter restrictions london, paris, and other cities under strict curves with ireland enacting some of the toughest restrictions yet seen. The World Health Organization says failure to control quarantine rules has led to the resurgence. I stocks hit a six month low amid fears continuing street protests will drive investors away and further hurt the weakening economy. The benchmark index closed at its lowest level since april 16 as demonstrators bow to keep up pressure for constitutional reform and curbs on the monarchy. The index has lost more than 5 of its
Amendment rights until there is no freedom at all. They will put the Great Republic on the trashy but history if they have their way if our government does not act and act immediately. Facebook and twitter this week censoring the New York Post bombshell reports linking joe biden to his son Hunter Bidens corrupt business dealings in ukraine and china. Facebook censored the stories, twitter censored the stories, facebook saying they needed to be fact checked and twitter called the stories potentially harmful. Whatever in the world that means. Within minutes, both social media platforms had put in and to the free flow of information in this country, the free flow of information that underpins our very democracy, they blocked millions of their users including myself to simply slow down the distribution of the New York Post exposes of the bidens. Twitter said their decision to censor the New York Post links fell under what they call the hack material policy, it is a policy to twitter ceo ja
Ireland, so we are watching the pandemic on those fronts. It wealth story right now is the welsh story is the most serious clampdown. A circuit are being brought in with the hope and expectation that could be lifted after two weeks. Tom and on brexit, im thinking fishing rights. There is an update. It is the end of october, we are getting what is the brexit plan the rest of this week as we are all distracted in america . Anna it seems as if the u. K. Government is still waiting for concessions on the e. U. Side before jumping back in to any kind of talks. Sidewants to see the e. U. Actually verbally explicitly say they will concede something in order to get the talks restarted. We will see whether the e. U. Jumped at the chance or not. Tom we will get to the data in a moment. Futures up 18, a lift off what we saw yesterday afternoon. With first word news in new york city, here is ritika gupta. Ritika House Speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin are drawing closer to
In placen, and the fog on fiscal stimulus. It has crept up on us after the dueling debates of last week, but there it is on thursday in nashville, with a mute button. It will be interesting. Jonathan we know this campaign is unhappy, not with the mute button, but with the topics. They want this debate to be about Foreign Policy. I imagine the president wants that to be about Foreign Policy, and he will do his best to make it just about that. Tom he will do that. You wonder if it will be the uproar over the bidens in the out york post article front of our giuliani interview the other day, but help me here, lisa. This is really important. Does Foreign Policy matter in a president ial election . I am not sure it does. Lisa i would argue in this case it does, not so much with russia, but with china. We have seen an increasing amount of betting on the chinese economy, not because they have handled the virus arguably better than we have come about because they believe joe biden will be a lit
Been working hard on cost has been creating this leverage. It the perfect storm of volatility that helped you in the Third Quarter . Sergio it has been coming down to a more normalized level that may be sought before 2018 and 2019. I think it is a combination is a more stable market environment, but the effect of all the new initiatives that we could set for growing, and which are starting to pay off. Manus youve got a strong message in the dividend. There has been an accrual of cash and buy back. When can we realistically expect the regulator to let you and ubs pay those dividends in 2021 . Sergio what it seems for investors is, basically, our message that we are very determined and committed in implementing our capital return policy. We are flashing our intentions to have a good solid Cash Dividend, but also complemented with share buybacks, and the fact that we are highlighting what we have done so far this year by creating this 1. 5 billion reserve is a testament to our commitments