Exchange, where we bring you todays market moving news from around the world. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. We begin with a ron striking back with iran striking back after the u. S. Air strike that killed top iranian general Qasem Soleimani last week. For more, simon foxman joins us from doha. What is the latest on the retaliatory attacks on the part of iran . Big question has been whether or not there are any casualties caused by this attack. We just saw, as i was sitting down, it appears u. S. Officials are saying no casualties. That they were informed of this before it happened. If there were casualties, it would have caused a much stronger u. S. Response, the thinking goes. If not, perhaps we could see ourselves moving towards some type of negotiation, some sort of diplomatic resolution. The ayatollah, and he the Ayatollah Khomeini saying this is a slap in the face to the United States. The foreign minister, though, taking a bit more of a co
Some have moderated a little. We trade at 68 59. Gold went above 1600 an ounce. We come off the high a ten year yield did get to a 170 breaking a trend line that weve been in since september but now down to two basis points on a 180 handle on that. Looking at dollar yen though that comes off a little bit. Unchanged there on that currency pay. European equities in the red but a reasonably muted move also what were seeing in u. S. Future. One point we saw it drop as much as 1. 7 but we recouped ome of those losses. This morning we begin with the retaliation from iran against the u. S. For the killing of its top general. The nation firing a series of missiles at Iraqi Air Bases Housing u. S. Troops. The escalation coming hours after President Trump says the u. S. Was totally prepared for an attack. Irans foreign minister saying tehrans is retaliation. It adds it isnt looking for war but will defend itself. Also this morning shortly after takeoff a boeing 737 bound for ukraine crashing in
January on better than forecast earnings syria take a look at the s p 500 a year to date shows 3 . Index of one point that is a look at the year to date chart. Up one point 36 . Nymex crude is on the rise. T is up just over 1 take a look at the chart there. That a year chart or is that today . Fourmonth chart down just over 4 . Trading nearnt bear market territory. Also looking at the fourmonth chart there. Ar market chart. Taking a look at consumer confidence, dropping the most since 2011. Where did treasuries and up . Where our treasuries trading right now and . Yield are still going out. That partly has to do with maybe the fed and the fact they are holding their first of their twoday meeting. Yields rising for the first time in a week. They had been declining in response to much of what we are the in china and around world. Finally, currencies take a look at the dollar rising for the first time in four days versus the yen. In stocks and commodities, that slow down. Stabilizing the
Waste of time and he is going to do what must be done. And even though some of the major markets are closed, investors are going to keep eyes on simmering tensions in north korea. We are going to get the Hong Kong Survey for the Fourth Quarter out of japan. Theyll get a glimpse of how businesses are feeling about the economy. You were just mentioning the top of the headline about shinzo abe and his prospect. Represented by the blue line here. That certainly has benefited exporters. Recentlyn see, as of we have seen that. With thehat has to do Dollar Strength we have been witnessing. We are going to look at how businesses field. Sincest monthly gain february. Losing a it of speed wrapping up the Fourth Quarter on friday area we see record profits from japan. Here is how we are faring so far in asia. Not a whole lot of action with markets in new zealand kicking things off. Down a fifth of 1 . Strength easing on this monday. We are seeing up a fifth of 1 . Looking for a slight improvement
Receive friendly reception in poland. Praise of russian president Vladimir Putin and his recent decision to pull the u. S. Out of the paris climate accord. Mr. Trump arrives later today for a brief visit which will include a speech near the center of the 1944 warsaw uprising against the nazis. It avoided another crippling cyber attack after a police raid on an attack on a Software Company p or ukraine is still struggling to recover after hundreds of his nurses and Government Agencies were hit by a massive malware attack last month. Minister says the cyber strike originated from servers at the same tax Software Company linked to the first hacking. President n authority visited french president Emmanuel Macron today to discuss the latest development in the middle east peace process. They are also expected to discuss the next steps following the International Peace conference hosted by macrons predecessor in january. He is hoping to gain support. Israeli talks based on the principle of a