for the imf meetings but let s get a check on the markets as investors digested the data out of china earnings will be coming through in europe. we struggle a little bit and stoxx 600. cable is coming off a five-month high. a lot of concern going into this weekend and what parliament will vote on in terms of the brexit deal. we are talking about potential rate hikes. coming up, we hear from the vice president of the european atmission that 1130 time 11:30 a.m. london time. and still to come, we speak to bank of england governor mark carney at 5:30 p.m. london time. definitely not want to miss. all of those conversations from the imf world bank annual meeting. let s get first word news in new york. we begin with the cease-fire in syria. the u.s. and turkey agreeing to a break in hostilities to allow kurdish fighters to withdraw. once the cease-fire takes affect them a donald will remove this week s sanctions, but u.s. senators from both sides say the deal does not go far
slowing. is said to be china is trying to funnel more credit to private companies. we will assess the implications in beijing. a quick check of our markets close in the u.s.. it was a bit of a mixed picture. we saw the dow gained 50 points. the s&p 500 erased this morning s gains. fed officials with a little bit of caution about future rate cuts. to mention we have some soft manufacturing pmi numbers. that did not help sentiment. cared materials and health leading the declines after fluctuated between gains and losses. that fell 0.4%. u.s. futures at the moment not doing much. the focus right now is on jackson hole. let s see how we are shaping up. steady as we go. asian futures not doing much when it comes to the potential for how cash trade may start. we are waiting for cues from jackson hole as well as the g7 meeting this weekend. we also have today a busy day of earnings from china as well as from hong kong. we are going to get a cbi data from singapore. thise checkin
not a bad day, not an ugly place to be. coming up, we speak to the former italian prime minister, don t miss that interview at 9:30 a.m. london time. first, let s quickly check on your markets. a lot of the focus will be on what president trump and the vice premier of china can actually get done when it comes to trade. when you look at some of the stocks, you will see they are pretty much laying flat. a couple of days ago is where the main brunt of the positive news was taken at today, we re looking at eu data out there. then we are looking at pound is little bit of going forward. let s get straight to bloomberg first word news. breaking news, the u.k. has asked the eu to delay brexit until june 30. comes after reports that donald tusk is reporting eight proposing a 12 month in section. they hope to have a deal before elections but is prepared to take part in them in case the deal fails to get approval. ray dalio says that flaws in american capitalism have created instructi
i m morgan brennan along with wilfred frost. let s get a check on i know, you have such long legs, i thought you could glide here so quickly. let s get a check on markets one final hour of trade here everything is largely lower after starting the day higher. but it has been a pretty h. pretty narrow trading range. volume not particularly heavy. you take a look at the dow, 2691 similar move for the s&p 500 nasdaq down 0.3% and russell small caps are also trading lower. health care stocks the worst performers but we ll keep an eye on that. industrials, financials towards the top of the list. but let s get to sara eisen and her interview with rich clarida. yes, i am here with richard clarida of the federal reserve thank you for being here so let s start out where we are in terms of u.s. growth which has slowed down a little bit this year. what is the outlook? i think the outlook is we had a rely strong year last year, 3% growth and i think growth may slow a bit this year
for francine lacqua. a pause little bit of for thought in the equity markets with a little downside in europe. the stoxx 600 down by .25% after two days of some strength. performing well against and it is, up .3%, heading for a weekly loss. heading for a weekly gain, though, is wti. supply concerns out of libya and venezuela. prices were up .4%, trading at $63.83. and brent holding well above $70, at $71. coming up on bloomberg, we have european commissioner for economic and financial affairs. you can catch that at 5:30 p.m. london time. this is bloomberg. first word news with viviana hurtado. viviana: hi, nejra. look at these $3 billion operating loss last year for uber. poer has a lot riding on the i while the company reaches a $120 billion market value. $7 a month. that is how much walt disney s new streaming service is going to cost. it is set to launch on november 12. disney plus is what it will feature kids friendly programming and material from wars rvel and star fran