A growth target as its economy reels from the coronavirus pandemic. A massive cleanup operation in india and bangladesh after cycling sweeps through the region. Also ahead the skys not to the limits the u. S. Pulls out of a longstanding open skies arms control treaty saying russia violated it. And in sport costa rica become the 1st country in the americas to resume their professional football league. The government in hong kong says it will work with beijing to introduce a new National Security law as soon as is possible we are expecting more details later but its believed to criminalize secession foreign interference and subversion of beijings state power news of the plan has already been met with. Protests in hong kong and leading prodemocracy figures called at the end of one country 2 systems the chinese premier li announced the bill at the opening of the annual National Peoples congress its meeting 3 months late because of the pandemic also coming from the parliament for the 1st ti
Treasury yields are up as jobless claims drop. And open for business again, but where is everybody . Errie calm after restrictions were lifted. Muted the session seemed after the week where we saw gains in global markets. We have a pause when it comes to the stock rally overnight. Finally starting to address the the data we trickling and showing the impacts of the pandemic on the Global Economy and the evaluations we see when it comes to markets. Japanese features trending a little lower at the moment. Futures trending a little lower at the moment. Futures flat at the moment. David a welldeserved break. Lets get to the top stories. Despite a recent wrapping up of tensions, the u. S. Trade representative says he feels good about a phase one agreement with china. Robert lighthizer says beijing was honoring the pact when he took significant purchases in recent weeks. Selina wang is in beijing. Take us through what Bob Lighthizer had to say. We got some positive rhetoric about the trade de
Reaffirming its redline over taiwan. Coronavirus claims more deaths as cages cases approach ive million. U. S. Closing travel from brazil. Protesters to announce chinas security law in hong kong. Washington says it could be the death knell for asias leading financial center. How is that playing out across these markets . Declines from last week, there is a little bit of trepidation and caution across futures now. Your getting brent crude, pleasant surprise from the upside, nothing screaming higher. 29. 65. 2965. 34. 72 brent crude. Coming off weeks of sharp gains. Looking ahead you have more data that perhaps would give us more visibility on the path. We could get consolidation as we were talking about earlier in the program. Lets talkoned, about the renewed tensions between the chinese and the americans here with the foreign minister of China Morning the u. S. To give up warning the u. S. To give up Wishful Thinking about changing china. Saying some in america are pushing relations to
Those demonstrations show no signs of ending a week after a black man died in Police Custody and you autopsy report says it was a homicide. In other news an iranian scientist jailed in the u. S. Since 2017 is now on his way home. Also had the 1st confirmed covert 19 deaths reported at an overcrowded or hinge or refugee camp in bangladesh. And im sorry how much now have all the sporting clothing. The family of george floyd except boxing star Floyd Mayweather jr is also to pay it for his funeral. Its been a week since a black man George Floyds died in Police Custody in minnesota and theres no sign of an end to the process that followed against racism and Police Brutality in the United States the u. S. President on hold trump has threatened to deploy the army if state governors do not end the violence in washington d. C. Police forcibly cleared Peaceful Protesters near the white house so that mr trump could walk to a nearby church mike hanna begins our coverage. Of a peaceful protest outs
After that always day one, how the tech tightens plan to stay on top forever. And later jim mckelvey who wrote the innovation stack, beating an unbeatable business one crazy idea at a time. Joining us from nashville is doctor William Schaffner he is the president he is a professor of preventative medicine at Vanderbilt University welcome back to the program we are glad to have you. Thanks steve good to be with you. I want to begin with some news today with the president as you know we covered the hearing yesterday chaired by your home state senator, the Senate Health Labor Committee and during that healing and hearing dr. Anthony fauci said he had concerns about schools reopening potentially too soon. Today the president with thisy reaction. Reporter ld i was surprised by his answer actually, to me its not an acceptablecc answer. Especially when it comes to schools. The only thing that be acceptable is what i said professors, teachers et cetera over certain age i think they ought to ta