They were next scheduled to meet march 17, so essentially coming out today and saying we will use the tools we had to keep monitoring the situation. Comes at a day the g7 finance ministers all got on a call and talk about what to do about the coronavirus. Is that a coincidence or is there some connection . The financetially ministers, led by Steven Mnuchin because the u. S. Is the host country for the g7 meeting, had a policy morning to talk about the coronavirus and the effect on the economy. Only hours later we saw the fed said they were going two. , he wasy as powell said going to talk to central bankers around the world. We think this will put more pressure on other Central Banks to potentially make a move. There was some talk in the markets about how whether or not the banks will make a coordinated move. The banks will move first. We will talk about what happens next with the boe, the bank of canada, etc. Guy did jay powell explain why this move will address this problem . He admi
But did bern knee pull biden too far to the left . Well react. It is monday march 16th. Fbn am starts right now. Cheryl here we go, welcome to fbn am and good morning everyone. Im cheryl casone. Lauren good morning to you at home youre like lie watch withing from home not the gym not work this morning thank you for joining us im lauren simonetti. Cheryl lets take a look after feds dramatic move late yesterday. They cut rates, and they agreed to 700 billion in bonds purchases e mostly treasure reis. Some of those mortgage back securities were limitedded down overnooght for the s p and nasdaq right now dow down and s p down 128 and half nasdaq is is down 3. 59. 75 and cannot go below 5 and remember, though, folks dow had biggest one day surge since 2008. This is volatility. Lauren take a look at the ten year treasury how pan pick investors are really down, 7 . Cheryl on fed moves we saw oil go briefly below 30 a barrel overnite right now were at 30. 10. But thats selloff 5 for oil this i
We have seen action from the pboc already. They have cut their mlf rate. We are also headed towards the loan prime rate announcement this thursday. All eyes on what the easing measures could look like. Lets look at the Market Action now with sarah ponczek. Sarah it is a mixed picture across the asiapacific region, but it is really just tip japan after the weaker than expected gdp, donna bowen. 7 but well off lows of the session. At one point the nikkei was down 1. 5 . Making its way back to positive territory but still seeing steep declines. Mainland stocks and hong kong stocks continuing to see upside after strong returns last week. Now making up all the postLunar New Year losses. And hong kong hang seng up. 6 . U. S. Futures extending gains after closing at a record on friday. But remember, u. S. Markets will be closed for the president s day holiday on monday. One index i want to show you is the ms ci all country world index, one that houses emerging and developed market stocks. Giv
Weeks elections. Saudi aramcos shares advance again ahead of the inclusion and Major International equity indices this week. The worlds most valuable company has gained 17 since the debut. It is 8 00 a. M. Across the emirates. I am in dubai. Im Tracy Alloway in hong kong. I mentioned the yuan strengthening on the back of the stronger ecodata and on the back of the agreement between the u. S. And china on a phase one trade deal, finally. Take a look at the offshore rate, about. 99 this morning. I should mention the fix for the onshore rate came in stronger, the strongest since august 6. The developments will give enough confidence to chinese corporates to refrain from adding to their dollar stockpiles for now, so thats when we sin reason why the Chinese Markets are strengthening. Lets talk about another key asset on the move. Rent crude is down about one third of a percent from a three month high. A little bit of caution around this trade agreement. The limited nature and the lack of de
David if they could get the pay equal to the americans we would have all would be all set. Finals on sunday, right . Scarlet yes, it should be a great match. Cant wait. David neither can i. Scarlet looks like were going to have a higher day on wall street, building on gains after the s p set two record highs the last two days. A lot of data coming up over the next hour and a half. Weve got factory orders, durable goods, i. S. M. Services and euros, slightly firmer against the dollar. P. M. I. Improved in june. But all the growth is really in service, not in manufacturing and the demand for havens continues. You can see the green color showing buying and treasuries, bringing the yield down. 1. 95 . And with that demand for havens, extending. G gold euros sixyear highs. David its time for the morning brief. This was coming up today. Were going to get u. S. Trade balance data for may may. Around 9 15 this morning, ford will be releasing its latest sales for america. And we get june Market