Good morning. This hearing of the subcommittee on readiness and management will come to order. Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from undersecretary defense for acquisition and sustainment, ellen lord concerning supply chain integrity fourth apartment of defense in the United States. Since her initial confirmation as the under secretary of defense secretary lord has oversensitive give acquisition reform at the department of defense and i am sure we will talk about some of that today. As the u. S. National armament director she has traveled to see the u. S. Throughout the u. S. And the to see our allies and partners with regards to the development and Manufacturing Activities around the world and unfortunately has seen how reliant the u. S. Defense Industrial Base chain has become particularly as it relates to china. With the rise of china and Great Power Competition and the Global Pandemic the vulnerabilities and gaps in our supply chain particularly as it relates to the Na
Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, ellen lord, concerning supply chain integrity for the department of defense in the United States. Since our her initial confirman as the undersecretary of defense, secretary lord has overseen significant acquisition reform at the department of defense, and a chill well talk about some of that today. As the u. S. National armaments director she has traveled to see the u. S. , throughout the u. S. And to see our allies and partners with regard to the development and Manufacturing Activities around the world, and, unfortunately, has seen firsthand just how reliant the u. S. Defense Industrial Base chain has become come to class relates to china. With the rise of china and Great Power Competition of the global covid19 pandemic, the vulnerabilities and gaps in our supply chains particularly as relates to National Security have taken on a new urgency. What you think Ranking Member k
Results, saying the missing 2. 1 billion euros on its Balance Sheet probably doesnt exist. Shift, the bank of england governor saying he gave officials more firepower in future cases. And no holds barred. Slam hongrass set to kongs National Security law when they hold talks today. We are live in brussels. Just over an hour away from cash trading. Arrows inking at red europe, more than one person , ftse futurescks a little down and dax futures off about 1. 5 . U. S. Futures are pointing higher. We see some slight gains, little gain, really unchanged. S p futures up to tens of 1 and nasdaq almost 3 10 of 1 . Gmm . Have you got on the its interesting we see the divergence in u. S. Futures and european futures, a little bit of catchup and European Equity markets. On a fairly flat session for asian markets, at least overall. Some weakness coming through in hong kong as a result of the security law, some more detail on that from china. A bit of weakness in the hong kong market. Broadly, flat
Asia braces for a second wave. This hour brings the latest check on the japanese economy, we await gdp Growth Numbers in a quarter dominated by the outbreak. Lets take a look at markets as we set up the trading session. We are seeing this with u. S. Futures. Backandforth between washington and beijing really dominating our can sentiment at the moment. Seeing new zealand trading on , as new zealand moves out of the restrictions. Positive upside,. 6 higher for australia futures going into the start of trading today. We are watching the yen, which has been seeing strength. Looking at positioning by money positionsnet long yen are being extended. There could be further upside with the japanese currency. Seeing upside continue with wti. Gains ineen the recent oil, shery. Shery we see more economies reopen and we are hearing from apple. They are saying nearly 100 stores globally have opened their doors again. Are refining it doesnt mean stores will not be shot if needed. Apple saying the sto
He accuses the social media giant of stifling free speech. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance, everyone. I am Francine Lacqua in london. The markets are trying to guess how much tension there is between the u. S. And china and how that will halt the economy. This is what is playing out in the markets. The stoxx 600 gaining some 0. 3 . Crude oil before 34 per barrel. 71599. I the u. S. Considering a range of sanctions to punish china for its crackdown on hong kong. The Trump Administration weighs whether to declare that the former colony has lost its autonomy from beijing. President trump says he will announce action against china before the end of the week. Meanwhile, protesters in hong kong cured up for what there could be their biggest day of unrest in months against chinas increasing control of the city. Lets get straight to our chief asia economics correspondent. This has certainly ratcheted up quite a lot in the coming days. How big are the protests right now . We have had hundreds