[roll call] clerk we have a quorum. Madam president , i want to make a couple of announcements. First, i want to let everybody know that closed session will not be heard today. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendation issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and that Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted on teleconference, this meeting is being televised on sfgovtv. Please note that there is a delay between live and what is being viewed on sfgtv. If you wish to make Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. 1467101398, pound, pound. To raise your hand to speak, press star, three. Please limit your Public Comment to the item that is under consideration. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones if they have not already done so. Madam president , your first order of business is to approve the minutes of the meeting of october 27, 2020. Commissioners, do i have any questions or discussion
Europe, up by 2. 5 . Todays number from barclays, very strong. We are going to hear from jes staley a little later in the program, our interview from early round. The pound bouncing around all over the place. We were into 1. 31. I think this is broad Dollar Strength rather than anything else. Take a look at the bloomberg dollar index. Alix rising covid cases impacting the economic data. Composite pmi for the euro area dropping below the 50 mark, which shows contraction. Meeting. O ecbs next joining us is john hardy, Saxo Bank Head of fx strategy. Does 1. 18 make sense for when you consider the rising uncertainty . John of course, the pressure should be on the downside given the covid resurgence. I think the general take on the could be that if we are seeing this democrat sweep scenario, we are positioning for a weaker dollar for some time in the future. Anything looks fair between 1. 17, and to me, this is the upper area of where we should be. We shouldnt be doing anything and eurodoll
Climbing and nasdaq pole vaulting 2. 26 september has still been ugly. Ive been warning you that this is historically the worst month of the year. Ever since august ended, complete with a nasty tenday close and thats precisely what we got but now that september is almost over, lets focus on the future meaning next weeks game plan. It starts on monday when we get results from the mighty four industries which dominate the rv and motor home industry. When the pandemic first hit, ford sold off hard as investors figured wed have a normal recession and rv sales get slaughtered. Sure enough, we have a slowdown and mass unemployment and an incredible boom in the rv business because these things represent one of the only safe way to go on vacation. Since then, thor stock soared but tends to pull back every time people get excited about a potential vaccine. Lie i can th i bet rvs stay longer than you might expect tuesday we hear from companies that can potentially deliver upside surprises that m
But early suggest results to gamble may not pay off. We are live in madrid. Haidi to gamble may not pay off. We are live in madrid. Haidi lets hear how the trading week has started with markets coming online. Sydney starting trading. Investors after a bad week of trading, looking for a new catalyst. So for the next step up with trade negotiations, not much has developed but it is a big event risk week when it comes to the asian data, not least of which , industrialles production. Domestic activity out of china with the deeper numbers out of china recently. Theey on the back foot as day begins, new zealand trading up 1. 25 . We are seeing when it comes to trading in the u. S. Session this week, mildly positive after the s p closed out friday at a fresh record high. You see japanese markets extending gains into a sixth straight week. Lets get you to first word news. Su we start with more fallout in the u. K. From the brexit drama. Has kept the sovereign Credit Rating to a negative outloo
In the pivotal State Of Georgia. It our country, joe, what he says he wants to be a dictator i can either sell voters on a choice they likely dont want Georgia Democratic senator Raphael Warnock is neck and single down in a fiery speech each President Biden references his bipartisan deal. Oh, you dont like that. Bill a month after republicans killed the deal, how does he see it . Oklahoma republican senator youre James Lankford joins me exclusively, plus maga movement, a trump backed candidate in North Carolina. I think you are Martin Luther king, times to confronted with outrageous claims and conspiracies. Lets go win. Is that a dealbreaker with voters . We are just getting started. The new democratic nominee hey, for governor of North Carolina, josh stein is ahead hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is trying to get excited for yet another sequel, though this one we cant blame on hollywood President Joe Biden and his campaign. Have the waiting for america