Prices decline. The asx down nearly 1 . We dont have trading in india either because it is mahatma publics birthday, a holiday. Futures are trading on the nifty in singapore down zero point 3 . The 10 year yield slipping back as anticipated. A slight move to the downside with regard to the futures contracts. You see the currencies and weakness creeping in into the dollar overnight. We have seen a reversal of that this morning. You have the yen a tad weaker. Sterling had rebounded to 1. 29. Seenis after we have brexitinduced losses. The aussie dollar unchanged. Haslinda lets get the first word headlines. Top white house aide hope hicks has tested positive for covid19. She traveled with President Trump on air force one to tuesdays debate in cleveland. The president says there is no indication he contracted the virus. Tested positive, National Security advisor robert obrien. He has spent as much time with the president as hicks has. Coronavirus infections continue to surge with the new yo
U. S. Futures. We saw you choose drop immediately. Down 0. 9 . You can see the stock drop as concerns mount about the president and the first lady having covid19. This comes after a top aide that had traveled with him to cleveland and minnesota, hope picks. Hicks. She contracted covid19. The president and the first lady tested positive. You are seeing immediate Market Reaction. Joining me is the head of Investment Strategy. A lot to digest. We just learned this news. The president contracting covid19 to be this comes 32 days ahead of the election. It goes without saying we wish the president and his family and anyone that comes in the path of the virus well wishes. Howdy prepare for the risk of this event . Frameworke to have a of how things will work out over the next 612 months. , depending onerm, how far markets have come from since march. Fostering a trade war. All of that can potentially impact markets in the shortterm. Mediumterm, 612 months, we do think equities are going to be
From the hospital as soon as today despite conflicting reports from doctors on his treatment and health. Markets recover from fridays riskoff term. France reportedly plans to shut down bars in the paris region as part of new coronavirus measures to be announced today. They warned of a tough winter ahead but equity futures shake off europes spike in infections. Agman Fertilizer Company k s is in advanced talks to sell its morton salt unit to kister group for 3 billion as they propose a review of its indexes including increasing the size of the dax to 40 from 30 companies. Away, just under an hour 60 minutes away, from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Lets take a look at futures this morning. We are seeing green arrows across the board with dax. 75 , and ftse futures gaining almost 1 this morning. If you look at the percent mispriced, we see gains of more than. 5 indicated at the open. Take a look at the u. S. , futures pointing slightly higher this morning, not 1 gains, but m
Open. The cash trade an hour away. Here are your top headlines from the bloomberg terminal. Brussels shuts the bar as early as the virus resurgence accelerates in europe. France reports a record daily number. Emmanuel macron warns of further restrictions to come. Kamala harris slams the president s Pandemic Response in a largely eventempered debate with mike pence. Polls show joe biden widening his lead in battleground states. Futures push higher amid signs nancy pelosi is open to an somene relief will, but warned a bite and win would be modestly negative for u. S. Starks. We are an hour away from the start of u. S. Equity cash trading. We do have green arrows. In terms, modest gains of futures contract with ftse 100 futures basically unchanged right now. Percentook at the mispriced, you do see gains indicated at this point. Take a look at u. S. Futures, also showing gains this morning, a little bit stronger, the gains. About. 4 across s p, dow jones, nasdaq. Anna breaking news coming
The november president ial election. The vermont senator made the remarks at his first in person political event since ending his 2020 democratic president ial campaign. Held in washington, d. C. , this is half an hour. Let me thank all of you for being here this afternoon. This country faces an unprecedented set of crises where struggling with a pandemic that has already cost us over 200,000 lives. We have an economy in which we have a grotesque level of income and wealth inequality, where the middle class today is being decimated, where millions of workers have lost their jobs cant half of our people continue to work paychecktopaycheck, we are living in the moment when Climate Change is imaging this planet is ravaging this fires in theng to west coast, drought, and unprecedented levels of extreme weather disturbances across the globe. Only major country unearthed not to guarantee health air to all people as a human right. Over 90 million americans are uninsured or underinsured, and w