Investors concerned about rising Coronavirus Infections and what that means for the recovery. Global deaths are approaching one million with record cases in france and the u. K. The Trump Administration given an ultimatum over tiktok to delay a ban or respond in court. Ban isnt trumps due to take effect on sunday. ,aidi it was a meandering confused session in the u. S. Investors seemed to be trying to work out where the lead was. Investors weighing the scanned prospects of another stimulus package against a resurgence, the second wave we are seeing across europe and the u. K. Modest gains but the s p has wiped out all of its gains for 2020. Futures trading up by. 3 at this point. When it comes to the asian trading day ahead, the nikkei 225 regaining a little bit of positivity. Modest gains of. 1 , trading in the futures session in chicago. In sydney, we are watching as to whether this surge we have seen in growth shares will continue. The msci australia index jumping to a record high c
It feels like a long week but second week of september. European stocks are prep flat. We had a mixed week overall. There have been concerns over evaluations in some pockets of the market, global and technology stuff and then the other big question is what happens to euro . Christine lagarde delivered relatively mild comments on the currency surge. And headed for the biggest weekly drop since march. Lets get to bloomberg first word. Europe has overtaken the u. S. In terms of coronavirus infections. The e. U. , norway, iceland and lichtenstein reported more than 27,000 cases on wednesday compared to 26,000 in the u. S. The region has remerged as a global hot spot after bringing the pandemic under control earlier in the year. The odds of another round of u. S. Fiscal stimulus has dropped. Senators dropped a republican proposal for slimmed down support in the region of 500 billion to 700 billion dollars. Temperatures are looking for temperatures are looking or 2. 2 trillion. The u. K. Eco
Here in u. K. , there was a general election. We are in a blackout period until the polls close at 10 00 p. M. Pound at 1. 3020. 2 . Toxx europe 600 gained day two of trading. It is above 2 trillion in terms of valuation. Plus oil supply cuts will not prevent a surplus in 2020. That is according to the ia. We speak to the president of the Swiss National bank. That interview, 10 30 a. M. U. K. Time. Lets get to bloomberg first word news. Today, the u. K. Goes to the polls. It is the nations first election in over a decade and the first since the brexit vote. It is the first december vote in nearly a century. Polls close it 10 00 p. M. U. K. Time. The House Judiciary Committee is set to conclude a debate on articles of impeachment against trump. The likely result is a partyline vote that will send the measure to the floor of the house. The democratic majority is expected to beat back a number of republican amendments. Israel is headed for its third election in less than a year. The parli
The middle east, china, russia and other topics at an event hosted by Johns Hopkins school of advanced international studies. He also responded to the news of President Trumps decision to withdraw forces from syria. This is one hour and ten minutes. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is eliot cohen. Im the dean of sais and its my pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 lecture on International Affairs with general David Petraeus. The four i introduce general petraeus i i want to share a little bit more about the lecture series at sais. The series is named after charles ross off, steps in 1990 by his wife dorothy as a treatment to his life and he was on the interest in International Affairs. Charles was a hopkins alumnus and was a dedicated supporter of the universities efforts to improve our understanding of the world. That of course is the sais mission. Were particularly glad today that we have with us charles daughter kerry and his son and his wife to
Minister. We have had tremendous success. As you know, they are building, japan, many car plants in the United States, which they were not doing for a long time. They are building in michigan, ohio, lots of different states. We appreciate it very much. It has been a tremendous investment. But we are here to talk about a different purchase, and that is good as far as we are concerned. I want to thank you very much for it. [applause] trump so we are gathered here today at the white house this afternoon to discuss a very strong and groundbreaking achievement to the United States and japan the signing of the new u. S. Japan trade agreement and the u. S. Japan digital trade agreement. Digital is becoming a very big factor in the world. These two deals represent a tremendous victory for both of our nations. Jobs,l create countless expand investment and commerce, reduce our trade deficit substantially, promote fairness and reciprocity, and unlock vast opportunities for growth. In the United S