Point. Hang seng was up more and in europe theres active trading taking place with the early hours and youll also see that there are, well, its a bit of a mixed picture. Stocks are slightly weaker across the rest of the continent there. In the treasury yields here in the United States, thats what we continue to watch closely theres questions about what the fed does next and right now the ten year picked up a little bit of steam its 2. 073 . The ten year at 1. 584 so about 1. 5 and then the two year, look at that 1. 558 so no inversion at this point and you are seeing a little bit of gains in the yields. Thats a pretty big move. A quick move back. Right were not following it that closely. And the 30 year is well above 2 i think just psychologically its always like this but we give it to up days not just us but the collective we theres a point we were down 250 but we only ended up down 250. Right. But we did 372 yesterday but its very its the biggest two days of gains you have seen for s
That european equities are largely on holiday and think that trend does actually continue. The stoxx 600 is down by 1. 1 today. Theres a big china effect, but in this youre looking at names like hsbc, which has a u. K. Effect as well, but also a chinese effect. Plus some of the miners acting as a little bit of a drag. So stoxx 600 down, maybe moving away from that 460 level. The names that i think are actually interesting today speak kind of against that narrative. The european consumer seems to be alive and well right now. The u. K. Consumer seems to be alive and well right now, which is surprising considering what is being chucked at them. Marks and spencer, the stalwarts of the british high street, has been revamping its stores, refining its strategy. Its beginning to work. Theyve upgraded their numbers. But its interesting, its not just in clothing. Its also in high end groceries as well. This is fascinating. This was unexpected. Marks and spencer responding to it. Look at that sha
Plus, well talk the state of electric vehicles as ev maker vinfast goes public via spac. We speak to the ceo about the deal and studio giants offer a new deal to striking writers in hollywood. Well bring you the latest reporting on that matter. But first, we dig into these markets. We look at here in the us, strong Economic Data over in china, a slowing picture, and we try and marry it all together as well as whats happening in the uk. From a macro perspective perspective, the numbers are so strong here in the us. When you look at retail sales rising, more than expected, what does that mean for a Federal Reserve that has to keep on perhaps pushing back against a very Strong Economy . Were off by half a percentage point. The nasdaq gets hit. In fact, all the major benchmarks here in the United States. On the lower side. Interestingly, though, were buying the dip when it comes to bonds. Weve seen, of course, the yields push higher over the last few days. Notable when were thinking about
For equities you got stocks trading heavy bank of america says Fund Managers are overweight. Tech the most since 2021. Is there even cash left to buy any dip here from new york, im alex deal with my cohost in london, guy johnson. Welcome to bloomberg markets. Not as intense as it was a few hours ago, but were definitely seeing a strong up risk off kind of move within the market. Diy and holding up those are two things you never want to hear in the same sentence because it really does. To be honest, im just talking about from personal experience. The consumer thing i think is fascinating. Look at what is happening. You got strong wage data out of the uk, youve got marks and spencer, a stalwart of the british high street, coming out and announcing really strong results on your side of the pond. Home depot back to the to the diy thing. The numbers look good. Yeah. Structurally, i think theres a long term positive story, but what but a couple of things. I mean, one, gasoline prices are qui
That we have not seen since 2007. The 30 year yield in australia, the first time punching 5 , the u. S. Also getting closer to that 5 handle. We are still bleeding when it comes to fixed income markets and that is impacting how we look at equity markets here. The dollar is looking firmer as we continue to see more of these central bankers and policymakers in japan and taiwan and korea talk about how they are watching the ethics moves very closely. And understood take a look at what is going on here as well, lots of commentary coming from the bank of thailands governor, talking about the bought beginning at levels not seen since november of last year. Its now down for three Straight Days against the dolar. Oping 1 down. We have to make a silencing that they will step in it is out of sync with fundamentals, and they have been discussing this with the Prime Minister. They say that the bank has no target level for the currency either. And they go on to say that they need more targeted poli