Earnings results and a price of oil. Gold, topping 2000 and so you have gold topping 2010 same time, european stocks gaining so it is a risk off mood, high volatility for the month of august. The 10year treasury yield, steady near the lowest since march. There are signs american lawmakers are making progress on an economic aid package. Lets get to the first word news in london with laura wright. James the white house and democrats hope to have a deal on a new relief package by the end of the week. Sides remained far apart on key issues that they appear to be moving closer to an agreement. Any vote on a deal would likely not happen until next week. U. S. And china are planing to assess their phase one trade deal this month. Sources tell bloomberg the discussions between trade representative lighthizer and the chinese vice premier will take place around august 15 amid a backdrop of rising tensions between the two countries. And u. K. , lawmakers are urging Boris Johnson to be more open a
Nissan scrapped its payout entirely. Changes at the top. Ubs begins its search for a successor to ceo Sergio Ermotti. They are said to be seeking internal and external candidates. Good morning, just under an hour away from the start of the cash equity trading day in europe. Lets take a look at the futures picture. The picture around the asian equity session was one that was flat and negative, and this is the picture we have for european futures. European futures showing a bit of upside to the start of the trading day, as our u. S. Futures. We are expecting to see more movement, but coronavirus remains a big topic of discussion. And expectations about what Central Banks can do is at the forefront of investors minds, when we look at the resilient futures. Lets get to the breaking data. We have german Economic Data for the German Economy, stagnating in the Fourth Quarter. That is our red headline across the board. The quarter on quarter number, unchanged. There is the stagnation for you.
600 gaining. A lot of the focus is on earnings and the economic backdrop. 1134. Ollar 1 it has fluctuated but is very arrangedbound. Rangebound. Coming up, the World Economic forum in davos. We bring you all the biggest names in banking. Lets get straight to first word news in new york city. We begin with the new york senate approving Donald Trumps new freetrade agreement with mexico and canada. It handles the president and a major win ahead of impeachment. The overhaul of the agreement was a priority for mr. Trump. Mitch mcconnell called vote a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation. The white house broke the law in withholding aid the ukraine. Accordingting to an independent watchdog, saying the president should not have delayed money. This is a key part of the impeachment case against President Trump. , quoteg with them obsessed with the u. S. Trade deficit. This is according to bill hogan, saying americafirst policies are bringing about a priceless moment for global trade. This came
December 15 for tariffs. A lot of focus is on the next 48 hours, we have an important poll for u. K. Elections that happen on thursday. Two days of campaigning left her leaders and two days of possible market movement. Conservatives have a clear majority over the labour party he read the japanese 10 year yield did touch 0 . Coming up on bloomberg surveillance, do not miss our exclusive information with Philipp Hildebrand from blackrock. Days ahead of the u. K. Election, Health Service funding , that brought an awkward encounter for Boris Johnson and a reporter. The Prime Minister confronted with a picture of a sick child forced to sleep on the floor of a hospital because of a bed shortage. Johnsons conservatives are 12 points ahead of the opposition labor party. The saudi arabia is embarking on three years of spending cuts as the Government Faces a widening deficit. A Fiscal Program marking a shift away from the stimulus helped power nonoil Economic Growth with opec output a drag on ex
Discussion on slave refugee camps during the war. Watch American History tv tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. This past june, facebook announced plans for its own crypto currency called libra. The cocreator of Libra David Marcus answered lawmakers concerned over the Digital Currency before the Senate Banking committee. This is about 2 1 2 hours. This hearing will come to order. Today we will receive testimony from david marcus, head of libra at facebook. On may 9, senator brown and i sent a letter to facebook shortly after it was reported that the company was recruiting Financial Institutions and online merchants to help launch a cryptocurrency based Payment System using its social network. Our letter asked facebook for more information about how the system would work. Its access to and use of Consumer Financial information, and facebooks access to and use of information on individuals or groups of individuals in credit, insure, employment or housing. I appreciate facebooks res