This comes as regions across the country allowed for more businesses to reopen and with an increase in Consumer Spending well President Trump wasted no time celebrating the government report and took a victory lap as he said the recent number proves the countrys economy is roaring back todays announcement proves that our economy is roaring back its coming back extremely strong its all coming back its coming back faster bigger and better than we ever thought possible these are the numbers these are not numbers made up by me these are numbers and as i said you are going to have a fantastic 3rd quarter it will be the 3rd quarter the likes of which nobody has ever seen before in my opinion. And the good thing is the numbers will be coming out just prior to the election so people will be able to see those numbers the 4th quarter like was will be extremely good and maybe most importantly from the standpoint of our country itself next year will be a historic here. Next year is going to be an
Infections the confirmed total nears 700000 but the real number could be far higher. The tensions between the u. K. And china rise as the ambassador in london vent his anger at gross interference in hong kong plus. The oscar winning composer Ennio Morricone best known for his spaghetti western scores die is aged 91. And there are many weddings with the sports news as President Trump launches the twitterers are called nuts calls on new black driver he asks bubble wallace to apologize for what he calls the hardbacks of a new spin from the news dollar and slams nascar all for banning the Confederate Flag. And of the United Kingdom has set its sights on those involved in the murder of john g. As it unveiled its 1st you know National Sanctions since leaving the European Union 49 individuals and organizations have been sanctioned on of the governments new system to punish human rights offenders russian authorities implicated in the death of lawyer Sergey Magnitsky have also been targeted san
Retail, restaurant, travel, all the same things. Chef tim love, thank you for joining us appreciate the optimism. Have great day. Its felt in the market you too, chef love the dow at session highs up more than 650 points. Yeah. Nice rally here. Well see you this afternoon good morning, everybody. Welcome to squawk alley. Im Carl Quintanilla with Michael Bloomberg and jon fortt coming to you live with separate locations. Session highs up 660, s p 3k since march 5th. Positive headlines on the health care front and fundamental front as countries around the world accelerating the lifting of restrictions 10year 70 basis points not matching last weeks high. Were going to keep our eye on that of course the historic reopening of the New York Stock Exchange our bob pisani has more on todays return hey, bob of course, carl, you and i speaking with Stacey Cunningham just after the opening this morning, stacy was on the floor and a big get for her, Governor Andrew Cuomo ringing the bell with her i
Primarily focus on the coronavirus and what another round of stimulation such could look like. This is about one hour. All right. Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. My name is cliff johnson, the general manager here at bloomberg government. I am actually delighted to welcome you to a 2020 springhill watch event. Hopefully by now youve all the chance to take a look at the newest addition of rock biannual hell watch report that explores what to watch on capitol hill across more than 20 different policy areas and, of course, this report also examines the effect of covid19, the need for related relief legislation as was both parties agendas and plans for 2020. Today were incredibly excited to build upon of a reporting ts expert analysis through conversation with a key lawmaker that is senator john thune of south dakota who was shared with us today discuss the current state of affairs. You can participate in todays discussion on social media by using the hashtag bgov want to be sure
The virus, the treatment and a possible megadeal after they are with gilead inr the Biggest Health care deal in history. Atlets take it what look what it is going on this monday. After u. S. Stocks, the pickup and jobs data we are seeing third of 1 . At theshore yuan trading april 14 high and moving away from the lows of 2008 against the greenback but the yuan has been sliding against the basket of peers. Rising, set for the 10th day of gains on the back of the opec deal rubberstamped on center. Checking in on wti and brent this morning. Wti holding steady. At 39. 54, and brent gaining closing up after 5 . Idi we do have this resumption of gains and Risk Appetite in asia. We have a positive picture when it comes to asian asian futures. Up by a quarter of 1 . A big tank expected when it comes to the start of trading in seoul. With kospi futures up like 2 . New zealand resuming gains as well. At the highest level since march. A quick word when it comes to trading in australia we do have