yields have continued to fall in italy. stocks in europe. we will provide the details in a moment. the s&p is up around .5%. a stable day. we are seeing a rotation back towards the tech stocks. the top the stoxx 600 benefiting from the ecb largess, which were now expecting more of. the stoxx 600 up 1.12%. aboutyou are talking christine lagarde saying the ecb will be there for the second wave of the virus. the central bank s primary tools will likely stay the same. lagarde: while all options are on the program, the have provenro s their effectiveness in the current environment and can be dynamically adjusted to react to how the pandemic evolves. they are therefore likely to remain the main tools for adjusting our monetary policy. alix: joining us from frankfurt is paul gordon, who leads bloomberg s western european central banks coverage. bdp is getting the most out of that statement from christine lagarde. yields down. what was your biggest take away about how she said she
is about the two different candidates, two different approaches, stark yesterday with the president fired up in lansing, michigan. and the emotion of mr. biden georgia, warm springs, which resonates with franklin delano roosevelt. i would suggest markets on the move, different than yesterday, yesterday less correlated and today a dramatic correlation. notice the vix at a strong 36. francine: i think the focus is on these lockdowns, especially in europe, how harsh they could be and what that means for job losses. a lot of the european stocks are at the lowest in five months. we will have extra market checks today. that s get to first word news with ritika gupta. ritika: president trump appears resigned to waiting until after the election to get a coronavirus stimulus bill. the president told reporters he will get the best stimulus package you have ever seen. the white house claims nancy pelosi blames nancy pelosi for the delay. nancy pelosi blames mitch mcconnell. reluctan
welcome to bloomberg surveillance. happy monday. i am francine lacqua here in london. toin, a very busy week, on the u.s. election and about 16 days. looking at futures, the hope is that we will get stimulus, and i am looking at treasuries. the pound already up after reports that officials were prepared to water down controversial brexit legislation and a move that could revive failing talks with the european union. also, the yuan seann gains. now let s get to the bloomberg first word news in london with leigh-ann gerrans. hi, leigh-ann. leigh-ann: good morning, francine. nancy pelosi says a pre-election is possible, but she has set a tuesday deadline for making more headway with the white house. president trump is confident he can persuade the republicans to back a good deal, renewing his offer to go beyond the dollar amount that is now on the table. now china has passed a new law to restrict sensitive exports to protect national security. it provides a framework for beiji
busiest in surveillance is maria tadeo in brussels. she is door stopping. you have done a lot of door stopping. how do you doorstop anxious politicians in brussels? nejra: you call out their name with a big smile, you hold out your mic, and you fire your questions as quickly and ferociously as you can. we certainly have seen that this morning. there has been so much optimism priced into the recovery fund in terms of european equities, but also the btb bun spread. some investors say we have been here before in terms of brussels often taking its time to come to an agreement, so you might not necessarily see a lot of pessimism and markets next week if we don t get agreement straightaway. as investors say, it will come eventually. tom: i am an amateur here. in thes that mr. rutte netherlands is front and center. is that how you see it? never echo yeah, as usual, when you go into these meetings, you may get the ascents that we may not get an agreement straightaway. there is a lot
course in america we go into the jobs report next thursday because of independence day, a week from today. is viruserica, it front and center. i would agree with you, europe is a different tapestry this morning. francine: it certainly is. watch out for germany because it seems the overall number of infections rose, but there are pockets where it is researching. let s get to first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. ritika: good morning. the u.s. has not seen a day like this since the coronavirus pandemic hit. the country registered its biggest ever jump in cases, and that is leading some governors to reopen their states. to pause reopening their states. texas has suspended elective surgeries in big cities. businesses that are already open and operate. there are reduced occupancy limits. the administration has asked filed a brief with the court last night that urges the entire affordable care act must fall, including its protections for people with pre-existing c