Francine theres a different term people who are in lockdown in the u. K. And other parts, people being bored. The different tone from people in charge saying we are trying to keep you safe. We dont exactly know when we can reopen or how much. It is a great experiment. If you look at italy, france and germany, do you reopen automotive first . It is going to be a delicate situation. We will have to see one data time. As i speak to you about optimism, just outside my window beneath me next to mount sinai on fifth avenue, the drone of sirens. We begin in new york. May 15 is the date the state could be reopening. Governor cuomo laying out a plan that starts with construction and manufacturing. He said it would probably begin upstate before moving down south to the city. Yesterday, the state reporting 367 deaths, the lowest number in almost a month. U. K. , Prime Minister Boris Johnson back at work. Johnson recovering from coronavirus. In his first public statement, he urged people not to gi
Weve had a pretty eventful 36 hours. The price of oil, we look at the mechanisms that led to that. We will look at markets. We had an interesting note on the pound. Brexit has taken a little bit of a back step with so much, the lockdown. Yesterday was the first day of talks resuming on brexit between e. U. U. K. And e. U. , the saying they will not extend the transition period. We begin this busy newsday with wti true crude again below 0 dollars a barrel, recovering from yesterdays wipeout which saw plunges in new york of up to 41 a barrel, the first time they have gone negative in history. The june Contract Trading above 20, spread reflecting growing concern over shortage of storage space. The u. S. Has information north Korean Leader kim jongun was in Critical Condition after surgery last week, according to an official. His current status is not known. The Trump Administration seeking more details. South korean Officials Say kim is conducting normal business. President donald trump s
Extraordinary. The underlying reasons why is very clear. We are up to our eyeballs in oil, at that means the price goes down. We have some terrific perspective today on oil. Too much oil, not enough storage. We will have plenty more on oil and we will try to figure out whether this could happen to another part of the market, but first lets get to the first word news in new york city with viviana hurtado. Viviana we begin with speculation about the health of north koreas leader kim jongun. The u. S. Official got word that mr. Kim was in Critical Condition after cardiovascular surgery. The white house reportedly was told mr. Kim took a turn for the worse. Kim is 36. He recently missed holiday celebrations in pyongyang. Now to president donald trump, issuing an executive order temporarily suspending immigration. Late monday night, the president tweeting the move is needed to contain coronavirus. He also says it will protect american jobs. No word on how the suspension will last or who it
North korea, but that is where the mystery starts, doesnt it . Francine it is a mystery. You have conflicting reports. Doctors are saying he is back to work and some in the u. S. Say he is in Critical Condition. There is no clear succession plans and authorities around the world including the u. S. Are trying to figure out who is next in line or do you have some military coup detat taking over . All eyes are what is going on in the oil market, june wti oil to 11. 17 ang 49 barrel. Crude,e plunge in brent 19 a barrel on the global oil price. Right now, 20 1. 81 on brent de, an extraordinary shift 21. 81 on brent crude, and extraordinary shift. Viviana speculation about the health of north koreas leader kim jongun. Inicials getting word he was Critical Condition after cardiovascular surgery. The white house reportedly was told mr. Kim took a turn for the worst. Recent6 and missed holiday celebrations in pyongyang. Issue anump plans to executive order suspending immigration. He tweeted th
Road, maybe that is actually not the case. Rolling overs as well. Maybe that is oil. It could just be a sentiment feeling, as well as any sort of Political Risk because of kim jonguns health uncertainty. Lets get to todays market moving news from our team in new york, as well as washington. We want to begin with this meltdown in the oil market. Wti futures plunging below zero for the first time in history yesterday as many storage tanks reached capacity. Brent for delivery in june pushing to the lowest levels since 2002. Annmarie hordern has more. Annmarie what we are really watching today is the number of contracts for wti and brent. Yesterday, the big question was is this just a big technical anomaly. I think what you are seeing today is that this is more widespread. What is showing is what traders have been saying for quite some time. Thething i want to bring up point is the june contract, trading at 16. 69. That is a contract that is not expiring. In 18dropping the most years. You