If we can bring the board up. Gold up 0. 2 . A lot of Market Participants looking at the Earnings Results and european stocks. Now lets get to the bloomberg first word news. Hi, laura. Thanks. Global coronavirus cases have topped 15 million. The u. S. , india and brazil account for nearly half of all confirmed infections and fatalities. Texas reported its biggest daily number of deaths. Australias budget deficit is set to hit a post world war ii ecord. The deficit will be more than double what it was the past year. It comes amid a surge in spending to mitt gate the impact of the virus on the economy. There are still some challenges times ahead. We continue tonight the decisions to provide support in the economy. We do have to get back into situation revival. The employees on their own income rather than rely on taxpayer support. Francine italy funding to rescue the economy hit by the pandemic. Bloomberg has been told the extra money will be used to help businesses and provide subsidies
Data check. Stocks them to be advancing. Dollar, treasuries, both slipping. The dollar is edging lower and treasuries are rising as janet yellen said she will step down when her term ends in february. I also wanted to talk to you about the turkish lira, you can see it at the bottom of your screen. It hit a record low against the dollar. We will get plenty more on your market moves. Now, lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Sebastian u. S. President donald trump is designating north korea a state sponsor of terrorism. The regime to additional sanctions. North korea joins syria and the sedan on the u. S. Terrorist list. This will impose sanctions on north korea and related persons and supports hour maximum Pressure Campaign to isolate the murderous regime. Sebastian janet yellen has said she will step down from the board of governors wants her successor is sworn into office. It widens the scope for donald trump to shape the Central Bank Leadership for years to come. Jerome