Lebanon had sought his release a week before he fled tokyo. Welcome to surveillance, i matt miller in berlin for francine lacqua. Lets check in with what is going on in the markets for the first trading day of the year. The stoxx 600, the broader european stocks index, is gaining 0. 8 . Futures that are rising as well. We could see a positive start in the u. S. We have a ton of pmis out this morning. I just had germany at the end of the hour. 46. 7. 46. 3. E looking pmi is still weak wherever you look. I thing we had italy or france and they were also pretty disappointing numbers. Coming up, a couple big interviews on the docket for friday. Chicago fed president charles fed president the chicago fed president joins our colleagues at 4 00 p. M. London time tomorrow. Set your dvr, because at 6 00 p. M. , we have the cleveland fed president joining Bloomberg Television. Another interview you dont want to miss. Lets get the bloomberg first word news in new york. Happy new year. Iranaqi mil
Thank you for watching bloomberg surveillance. The stocks europe 600 down a touch. A lot of the focus is on the jay powell. You can see the u. S. 10 year yield at 2. 10. And we are looking at the pound. Boris johnson is the person who will probably become the Prime Minister and keep saying no deal brexit should still be on the table. We seeing Market Movement with the pound extending. You can see cable at 1. 2458. Coming up, we talk commodities with blackrock at 10 30 a. M. London time. But first, lets get straight to bloomberg first word news. China are. And holding the first highlevel talks since a truce was called in the trade war. Top trade officials are speaking on the phone. Larry kudlow says the initial talks were positive. There was headway last winter and spring, then it stopped. Hopefully, we can pick up where we left off. Ambassador lighthizer and secretary mnuchin are exploring all that. Discussions today went constructively. But its too soon for details. Factories and bare
Ground. Wti still above 48 trading at 48. 43. Other top stories were watching, currency markets. Sterling dropping to the weakest level against the dollar since june of 1985. Now the plunge in the currency after uk Prime Minister theresa may said shes going to trigger the start of brexit by the end of march. Also a little bit of corporate news. Shares of Deutsche Bank rising in german trading. Remember markets in germany were closed for a Public Holiday yesterday. Big question, of course, will a Justice Department settlement be favorable to the bank or not . Deutsche bank getting a strong vote confidence from a big name and competitor on wall street. Heres jpmorgans ceo and chairman jamie dimon that believes the german lender will be just fine. Theres no reason that Deutsche Bank shouldnt get over its problems. They have plenty of capital and play liquidity. We want these banks to get through. Its better for everybody that we move on and help do our jobs. More on Deutsche Bank coming u
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Economic data in the u. S. Here is what we have got. Initial jobless claims and Building Permits. 9 45, the hits keep coming, bloomberg comfort index, the 10 00, the Philadelphia Fed business outlook. Earnings, danaher, Morgan Stanley 7 15. And blackstone, a big one before the bell. After the bell, ibm and google. Say know what ibm will they changed the conversation. The Conference Call will be about looking forward and what kind of appreciation to come out of the deal. Items to note the Senate Transportation subcommittee hearing on gm. Are they going to recall a corvette . They are recalling jimmy ramadi wake up. On the brain. Mary barra has been before congress four or five times. Present obama will be speaking at the port of wellington on infrastructure at 2 10, and Angela Merkel turning 60 today. The british open also begins. Doesnt be president make his way to new york this evening as well . Be a mess. T will do not go anywhere tonight in new york city. Just stay in your apartment