Tensions have reached a new highs between the United States and iran earlier this year washington and tehran came dangerously close to a war in iraq after washington assassinated irans top general qassam cilla monny claiming hed been plotting attacks on americans in the region well all 3 countries currently face the coronavirus pandemic the conflict has not slowed down with the rest of the world a series of new attacks have taken place in recent weeks and President Donald Trump is now accusing iran of planning a sneak attack on u. S. Bases in iraq citing unspecified intelligence during a press conference the president said he had very good information that the Group Planning the attack with hezbollah stating quote it was led by iran not necessarily iran but by groups supported by iran but that to me is iran Iranian Foreign minister zarif responded in a tweet quote. Dont be misled by usual warmongers again unlike the us which 3rd petition if we live cheap in a fascinate iran only act in
Could close with an agreement to cut output. Russia says it is prepared to cut as much as 15 . Lets get a check on markets. We are seeing quite a bit of risk abbett risk appetite, given that we dont see signs of a peak in cases globally in the epicenters of coronavirus. Dax up 2 and the futures pointing to gains. The s p 500 technically went to pool territory. Bull territory. Will initial jobless claims put a stop to the rally or will they shrug off the numbers . One market is perhaps telling a different story. The dollar is steady in todays session. Gains, someg some optimism ahead of the opecplus meeting in oil. Generally a bit of a riskon tone across markets. Bloomberg first word news. Vicena former u. S. President joe biden is the Presumptive Democratic nominee for president after Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign. He thanked supporters for helping create an unprecedented grassroots movement. Stays says he will on the ballot to help democrats closer to his vision. Oil gaining a
On Prime Minister johnson. Guy absolutely. Sitting up in bed come interacting with the medical team. He has had a third night in the icu, which is may be of where we are still. Yet there is some improvement. I think the country will breathe a sigh of relief once he is out. Hopefully that happen soon, tom. , yesterday inon new york city was absolutely extraordinary, just the constant wailing of sirens. I actually walked down and noticed the emergency room effort of mount sinai and those brave people. Give us an anecdote you see in the united kingdom. Is happening here is that maybe there is a sense that the curve is flattening, and that is the sense we are getting from the medical officers and chief scientific officers. Nevertheless, the mortality count is likely to continue to rise, and the reason that is the case is that deaths get reported a relatively slow rate. The concern in the u. K. Remains a lack of ppe for healthcare workers, pharmacy workers. Also for care home workers as wel
President trump says social distancing will hold until at least april 30. Lives in claims italy and spain over the weekend. Warnings against loosening lockdowns. To Matt Bloomberg daybreak europe. Best week since 1938, 8 dead cat bounce or the start of something bigger . A great piece looking forward thats as while it is difficult to call, there are two potential mistakes. A premature exposure to risk assets or being overly cautious. At the moment, he would err on the side of being overly cautious. Is whether youte have seen the beginning of the next wave of lockdown come close down extension of the distancing in the u. S. , the talk of potentially 200,000 deaths. Advises institutions to dip their towing to the equity market. Time to buyg it is credit. Jpmorgans note saying the wildcard is the infection rate, but they are confident the stability is coming into these markets and you may want some of the risk assets like equities and bonds, so the calls are mounting. It did poorly depend
A moment that we need to make tough decisions this is a moment where we need some Straight Talk and we need to tell people the truth. The order comes as the u. S. Warns against all overseas travel and urges citizens abroad to return home immediately. Plus india executes for men convicted of gang rate many celebrate the move as long overdue justice against Sexual Violence in the country. Im sumi so must go on that its good to have you with us the world has reached a grim milestone according to the Johns Hopkins university in the u. S. A coronavirus pandemic has now claimed more than 10000 lives across the world now the majority of those deaths are no longer in china where the virus was 1st. Detected but in italy theyre almost 3 and a half a 1000 people have died in the cases of now infections i have surged past 41000 while the region of lombardy in northern italy is the hardest hit so many people have died there in recent days at cemeteries im no longer able to cope but lombardy isnt th