that really made an impression on markets in europe. let s look at how we are faring in the united states because we are down here, too, though not by as much. the 10 year yield at 65 basis points. crude oil has erased any gains at saw after the drawdown in inventories earlier. $5.42now trading hunting a barrel for wti it is now trading at $25.42 a barrel for wti. fed chair jay powell speaking this morning to adam posen of the peterson institute in washington, d.c.. he pushed back against the idea of negative interest rates in the united states. he urged monetary and fiscal policy makers to rise to the challenge in order to avoid unprecedented downside risk. chair powell: while the economic response has been timely and appropriately large, it may not be the final chapter given that the path ahead is both highly uncertain and subject to significant downside risks. economic forecasts are uncertain at the best of times, and today the virus raises a new set of questions. vonnie
euro area for the month of february. pmi at 52.8 is that compares with the previous reading of 52.3. this is what i am looking at in the stocks europe 600. a lot of focus will be on the trade deal between the u.s. and china. investors trying to digest with china lowering the growth target means for their portfolio. 1333.uro-dollar, 1. coming up, we speak to the leverage any chief executive a lamborghini chief executive live from the auto show. let s get straight to the bloomberg first word news. hi. china is looking at what could be the slowest pace of economic growth in almost three decades. policymakers setting the gdp target this year from 6% to 6.5%. it will give the government more room to maneuver. china is hoping for a gradual slowdown. this while it grapples with a debt legacy and the trade standoff with the u.s.. huawei is reportedly planning to sue to the u.s. government. bloomberg understands it will claim the administration overstepped by bending the equipment
say it is a destiny. no, it is not. bulgarian police make four arrests after 18 migrants, including a child, were found dead in a truck. president zelensky urges world leaders to speed up their support for ukraine in the fight against russia. and a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united. a british businessman has already put in a rival offer. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in memphis, tennessee, where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died in hospital three days after being beaten in memphis last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching mr nichols after he d fled a traffic stop. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols mother made this statement outside the court. i know my son is go
u.s. history, students and parents confront president trump and republican lawmakers in a pair of extraordinary meetings. first, president trump holds a listening session at the white house you suggest arming teachers. then at a town hall meeting in florida, of 7000, republican senator marco rubio hears directly from students who survived the massacre and parents who lost children. your comments this week in those about president heaven pathetically weak. have been pathetically weak. [applause] amy: we will speak with one of the s students who wawas at then hall, a former intern for similar rubio. the stoneman douglas high school graduate is begging rubio to act on guns. she has been near four mess .hootings that mass shootings then to syria, where the united nations is accusing the al-assad gogovernment of waging a monstrs campaign of annihilation as the death from the assault on eastern ghouta rises to over 300. what is going on in eastern ghouta and other parts of sy
house you suggest arming teachers. then at a town hall meeting in florida, of 7000, republican senator marco rubio hears directly from students who survived the massacre and parents who lost children. your comments this week in those about president heaven pathetically weak. have been pathetically weak. [applause] amy: we will speak with one of the students who was at the town hall, a former intern for similar rubio. the stoneman douglas high school graduate is begging rubio to act on guns. she has been near four mess .hootings that mass shootings then to syria, where the united nations is accusing the al-assad government of waging a monstrous campaign of annihilation as the death from the assault on eastern ghouta rises to over 300. what is going on in eastern ghouta and other parts of syria may constitute war crimes. intentionally targeting hospitals, medical facilities, may constitute a war crime. access to getting basic health care that they need in these situations