Good morning, everyone. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua here in london. This is what the gap. There is a big movement on europound. That is what i would be watching. Also data coming in better than expected but really still under 50 at 41. 7. If you look at the data, the story on the markets is exactly what is happening with euro pound. Now, the fact that france is now floating a veto threat over the brexit deal makes a lot of Market Participants very nervous. I am looking at our live blog, in 2020 at funny expecthe basically says eurosterling to appreciate rapidly through the september high. Leaplks about ready to Tall Buildings if the trade talks fail. Overall, looking at global stocks really pausing for breath after record highs. Now lets get to the bloomberg first word news in london with leighann gerrans. Hi, leighann. Leighann good morning, francine. Expanding the lockdown in germany for three more weeks until january 10. Reassessrkel wants to the restrict
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Urged to stay at home again as authorities move to curb a new outbreak of kobe and the cattle on capital. And as knighthood for captain tom the british war veteran whose charity walk raised millions for the National Health service. Welcome to the Program European Union Leaders are meeting at a key summit in brussels to try to bridge their differences over a 750000000000 Euro Recovery Fund it aims to help the bloc rebuild from the coronavirus endemic german chancellor Angela Merkel chairs the talks as germany currently holds the e. U. Councils rotating presidency and shes admitted that finding a compromise wont be easy the key Sticking Point is whether the money should be given to countries as greg. Or loans the main proponents of lending the money are the socalled frugal for austria sweden finland and the netherlands. Joining me now from our studio in brussels is Felipe Lembergs hes a member of the European Parliament for the Green Party Mr lamberts how optimistic are you that leaders
Just thought things couldnt get any worse u. S. Chinese relations take another walloping this time of the hong kong preferential trade treatment. Im going to lets do business a sweet deal for apple the american multinational does not have to pay back 13000000000 euros in taxes to while it was what the e. U. Had been trying to force the company into doing but the Irish Government took the case alongside apple to europe 2nd highest court its long denied that its tax arrangements with the take them out to a legal state 8 the European Commission is expected to appeal the ruling to the European Court of justice. Earlier this year and then irish Prime Minister Current Apple chief executive tim cook had an anniversary to celebrate 40 years since apple started manufacturing in our land over the decades the e. U. Country in the us i phone maker have both profited from the arrangement. Apple gets a massive tax break but it provides employment for Multinational Companies the favorable situation i