Either thanks for joining us here with your global news update this is art. And we will start with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic there are now more than 2400000 confirmed cases worldwide almost 166000 people have lost their lives the majority of them coming in europe and the United States and 635000 people have recovered from the virus. So lets turn 1st to germany which is starting to lift its month long lockdown after declaring the corona Virus Outbreak under control the economy minister has warned that the measures could be reinstated if the situation deteriorates starting monday shops in some regions are allowed to open schools and restaurants remain closed in berlin the restriction. Of cause widespread frustration some people taking to the streets into oliver explains. Germanys minister for Economic Affairs coming out and saying that showed people stick to those social distancing protocols that are still in place even if they are being eased then germany could well
Particular and in the run up to this meeting weve seen kind of a flurry of diplomatic activity from putin as well he met with the syrian president Bashar Al Assad in syria this week and hes also been talking about libya a lot he spoke to turkeys leader this week in person and hes been making calls yesterday and today he spoke to. 3 leaders about libya and has been calling for peace there so i think hes really taking care to present himself as a key player that merkel can look to and especially as a player that is more reliable than the u. S. Russia has also taken care to kind of present the u. S. And donald trump in particular as reckless when it comes to the Iran Nuclear Deal when it comes to the recent killing of the iranian general silliman which russia also called reckless and today they will be hoping to kind of bring in germany that important partner as thomas said on the side so speaking of the Iran Nuclear Deal will go back to utah most germany russia wants to salvage this but
Judicial nominations, including District Court nominees for arkansas and pennsylvania, as well as Appeals Court nominations for the 9th circuit covering the western u. S. And the 2nd circuit which includes connecticut, new york and vermont. And now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, thank you for not leaving us alone in a challenging world. You remain our refuge in every storm. We call you when troubles arise, and you rescue us even from selfinflicted wounds. You clean up our debris, restoring us to your sweet fellowship. As our lawmakers commit this day to you, help them navigate through its turbulence. May your spirit impinge on their minds, guiding them by the light of your truth. Be the resource they need to be faithful stewards of your unfolding providence. We pray in your gracious name. Amen. The president pro t
Over 25 billion. Betty i think i even read somewhere that discounted at lobsters were for sale for singles day. Everything was on sale. It is going to be another we have had a whopper of the week last week, it will be another busy week. I want to point to one very key report that will be happening here in the u. S. , that is the cpi, the Inflation Report on wednesday. Right before that we have ppi. What traders are saying is this is the last Inflation Report before the fed makes its decision next month, so it comes in either too hot or too cold, that could have a Significant Impact on the fed and their decision. Lets take a quick look at this it is just a bloomberg chart i pulled up here, it shows specifically how the yield curve has been flattening out. We seem to be on this particular expected rate hike path. Futures are showing over an 80 chance we will see a rate hike next month. If wer, as i mentioned, see a really wacky Inflation Report, that could pull back expectations. Yvonne