Commodities having a positive session the far. Astrazeneca stock is actually down today. The s p is up i 014 . It is a monday. We get vaccine news. Generally it is taken quite well. Cyclicals have a bigger day. That seems to be the narrative that is establishing itself. We do have a euro that has weakened. The manufacturing pmi data out of the united states, and i know the ism is more important in terms of what people look at, but nevertheless, the manufacturing data was strong, and as a result, the dollar went up. It does seem to be something of a consensus now that the u. S. Is simply a few weeks behind europe. You only have to look at what is happening with the eurozone data today to get a sense of how far pmis can fall. Highs,off our earlier off by 0. 2 percent. Boris johnson is currently talking about covid. We are also possibly making some progress when it comes to the brexit story. Certainly today, the big driver is definitely that news on astrazeneca. Alix Boris Johnson saying
The news flow in the United States and the pandemic i dont believe i have ever used this word before, it is just grim. Abi did in april. But the headline this morning maybe i did in april. The headline this morning is that we have a president. Just as importantly, as you mentioned, the Chinese Government has commented on this. It will be fascinating to see what President Trump does today and into the sunday talk programs. Francine and absolutely, we will see the executive order. I was looking at security briefings, which is something i know you want to talk about and is very significant at the moment. A security briefing for the president elect. Lets get to first word news in new york city. State and federal Election Officials are rejecting President Trumps claim for widespread voter fraud. They say that the election was the most secure in american history, that there is no evidence that any state lost votes, changed votes, or was, must. China has congratulated joe biden and Kamala Har
Reporting doing some on Bloomberg News outside the old nike store. It is a pop up for tiffanys as they blow up their iconic fifth avenue 57th street shop. You wonder what the french will do with tiffanys. Its going to be fascinating. In new york, i know on bond street is a different layout. Icons arese luxury within literally two buildings of each other. It will be fascinating to see where they are after the pandemic. Francine same here, tom. Here it is bond street, and we talk about that segmentation, different jewelry categories for different segments of the population. Always a good it did to buy jewelry. Tom i thought schlumberger a was an oil company. Thats how dumb i was. Francine more luxury throughout the day, and politics. Lets get to first word news with ritika gupta. Zeta hasurricane weakened to a Tropical Storm as it heads through the southeastern u. S. , battering new orleans, left to Million People in the dark, and left President Trump to declare an emergency for mississi
Of a tough winter ahead for the u. K. Lets check the markets. Weve got bonds on offer, equities crashing a bit catching a bit. The s p up by 1. 33 . Lookuro is catching a bit, at what is happening with brent. Bumpy all across the products. Trading,where we are on the upside. Alix, i got the time right eventually. Alix good thing you caught it. Cases on the rise over in europe. You wound up having a paris looking at restrictions on bars. It all depends on government. Boris johnson expect a very tough winter ahead. The chancellor did warn the country. Have a sacred responsibility to future we need the public finances strong. Through careful management of our economy, this conservative government will always balance the books. Ive never pretended there is an easy cost free answer. Hard choices are everywhere. Alix joining us now from copenhagen, is the saxo bank cio. A democratic sweep, a blue wave. You want to buy value, so you will rotate out of the u. S. And by europe and buy europe. D
Like it is getting down through thursday lows. We are seeing pressure. I love covering the markets. Europe is a snooze fest from an equity market point of view. There is nothing happening. Light volumes. Market trapped in a tight rein from an equity point of view curate we are going nowhere in a hurry. The Energy Sector is reasonably well bid but not spectacularly. The euro is back towards the middle of its risk range. Brent catching a bigger bed. We have the opec note coming out later this week. Reports worth paying attention to. Overnight, we do not see much out of china. You are seeing a little bit in terms of the nasdaq. Alix yes. That is a good point. He saw mike wilsons note at morgan stanley. He came out in the note last week talking about it was a pull forward of demand for tech where sustained acceleration. If there is a pull forward, how much earnings estimates increase can you see in 2021 . You also wonder moving into cyclicals, may be moving into cyclicals and out of the gr