and infections surge around the world with outbreaks and 65 countries. withe a 50% jump in cases 34 people know dead. well, what a day. take a look at markets right now. let s start with bonds. we re going to take a look at the aussie three year, hitting a record low at .35%. the aussie 10 year, pretty weak. the new zealand 10 year also slipping. we re seeing yields on bonds falling to levels previously unseen. barrel.ude $49 a wti is below $45 a barrel. let s check in on currencies. dollargot the kiwi trading like this. coming in better-than-expected , 2.6%. but this predates the coronavirus outbreak. we ve seen exports rise in new zealand to 1.7%. the yen was a big mover, strengthening 3% against the u.s. dollar. that trend looking to continue. a 54ussie dollar has handle, and that happened after we got those absolutely shocking pmi numbers out of china for february. so, how s that setting us up for equities trading around the region today? new zealand up and running and of
sterling under pressure as lawmakers prepared to debate the brexit bill, a big vote eight days away. of u.s.he 90 day hold tariffs on chinese goods being felt in the market as investor optimism is boosting s&p futures up 1.5% at the moment, building on the gains from last week, the dow and the nasdaq rebounded .8% . the s&p 500 saw its largest since 2011.ce we also got news out of saudi arabia and russia they could be cutting oil production. we will see how that plays into the energy markets this week. at the moment we are seeing investor confidence being felt in the markets with futures up 1.5%. are seeing the optimism here in asian markets as they signal higher across the board. in sydney there is a gain of .4% for the asx 200 as markets are gaining breathing a sigh of relief with that truce. they say this is the best outcome that could have been helped from the trump-xi meeting. with a huge divide remaining, expect volatility ahead. let s check in on the aussie dollar, r
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and destroy hamas so that it no longer posed any threat, and said he would secure the release of the remaining hostages still being held in gaza. in the war that has followed the 7th of october attacks, gaza s hamas run health ministry sayys more than 33,000 people have been killed there. on sunday, tens of thousands of protesters in israel called for the israeli government to strike a deal to bring the hostages home and for mr netanyahu to resign. earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent injerusalem, hugo bachega, about idf troops withdrawing from khan younis. the israeli authorities are saying their mission in khan younis has been accomplished and that these troops are now being prepared for future operations in gaza. i think the israelis are under a lot of pressure, especially from the americans, to de escalate the conflict. i think the big question here is about what will happen in rafah. because the israelis have been saying that it is essential to launch a maj
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