Including coronavirus, the economy, taxes and the Supreme Court. Well be bringing you the very latest coming up this morning, all the highlights. But first, lets take a look at markets the morning after pointing to a rally at the start of trading, the dow futures up 8 85, nasdaq up 68 around the s p 500 up 11 and a quarter. Investors optimistic over talks targeting stimulus for airlines, Small Business and another 1,200 check for all americans. The president wants to do individual bills. This is what drove markets yesterday as well. Dow industrials at the close yesterday up better than 530 points, that was almost 2 . The nasdaq up 210. The s p 500 higher by 58. Were on it all morning long. Mornings with maria is live right now. European markets in the green, fractional moves, fq up 20, cac up 17 and dax index up 68 points in germany. Lets take a look at asian markets overnight, japan was the best performer, hong kong was lower, the Chinese Market remains closed for a holiday and the ni
Protesters brought the citys financial district to a standstill. Teargas disrupting the commute for a second consecutive day. Executive carrie lam says she still hopes district elections will be held as scheduled. We still hope we can hold the elections and try our very best to do so because it is an important election to respect and safeguard, but theres the issue of safety in order, so we have to work hard to satisfy these two requirements. Alix 20 meet on the phone from hong kong is karen joining me on the phone from hong kong is karen leigh. What happens next . Karen carrie lam urging order, and at the same time, we had two days of really jarring images and clashes, especially here in the financial hub. These arent images weve seen before. This feels like a bit of an escalation. This is something that led police this afternoon to warn that the city was on the brink of total breakdown. Carrie lam talking about how she still hopes district elections will be held in a couple of weeks.
Tariff will go ahead as planned for many other items on september 1st. And lets check in with our financial correspondent in new york jose luis de haro jose nice to see you markets really jumped on this news today does that mean investors really believe that this could lead to something lasting a long term agreements. Sadly not stephen but at this point any move that does not imply increasing tensions between the u. S. And china is enough to cure investors markets delay as a blink from bad to trumpet ministration trying to deescalate somehow the Current Situation which has a spill into all the way we have such as currencies than and the nation by the us treasury of china as a currency manipulator for example said the conversations between both countries are still conducted over defoe no need to steal not period negotiations will finally negotiators actually will finally meet face to face in washington next september and for now the recent compromise and for another phone conversation i
After trade representatives representatives from the 2 countries spoke on the phone shares of Tech Companies and retailers jumped on news however the 10 percent tariff will go ahead as planned for many other items on september 1st. And lets check in with our financial correspondent in new york Jose Luis A Haro jose nice to see you markets really jumped on this news today does that mean investors really believe that this could lead to something lasting a long term agreements. Sadly nod stephen but im disappointed any move that does not imply increasing tensions between the u. S. And china is enough to cheer investors markets. As a blink from bad to Trump Administration trying to deescalate somehow the Current Situation which has a spill into all the way we have such as currencies than and the nation by the us treasury of china as a currency manipulator for example while the conversations between both countries are still conducted over defoe no need to steal not period negotiations will
In europe, the dax up 1. 5 the cac up 1. 4 . Ibex up by more than 1 . Looking at the treasury yields the tenyear yield cracking 1. 7. Went out on the day at about 1. 71 the tenyear yield now at 1. 675 tom and i were chatting about a blog post from pimco saying u. S. Nominal yields could go negative dont blame the Central Banks, there are also Secular Forces at play that could bring down u. S. Rates. I think thats what happened overnight. It caught a bid because of that blog post. Thats a big story with pimco, the Largest Bond Fund manager in the world saying rates could go negative, rates could go negative. 1. 67 on the tenyear yield. Disney shares are under pressure this morning. The company reporting earnings of 1. 35 a share, missing analyst estimates by 40 cents. Revenue coming in short of forecast disney blaming costs related to the creation of its new streaming service, which we knew would cost something and the integration of foxs entertainment assets which it bought for 71 bill