Index, just marginally down. The real story has been the bounceback after last weeks fall for bitcoin, approaching record highs. 19,595. 1. 1 to the upside. Drivings within opec that crude oil price down. Lets look at what is going on in the emerging market context. Asian markets are bouncing back nicely after yesterdays big move to the downside. What has been responsible for this change in mood . , onethink first of all should partly see yesterdays price action as an anomaly. I think the Way Investors are now returning to the positive things like easy fed policy, Global Economic recovery, which was confirmed by asian pmis and the index that just came out, and optimism about vaccines. Juliette and your team has written a piece on the e. M. Currency outlook for 2021. It reads quite positively. What is the basis for all that optimism . Maybe there are three reasons. First, valuation. We believe that emfx is undervalued and conditions should be conducive to pushing them into overvalued te
Our winds picking up today. If youre about to head out the door, get ready for the morning and maybe youre heading to the b. A. R. T. Station, in the low 60s. We reach into the mid80s already by noon. We know its going to be a hot day as we plan for that red flag warning. Any fires that spark could spread quickly. Make sure youre always aware of whats going on. Well talk more about this as well as whats ahead for the weekend. Mike, how is it looking for the commute . Not bad, kari. There is still something going on i thought would clear by now. The Silicon Valley map that we typically show, scattered incidents there. The only one were worried about is north 101 at the lawrence off ramp. Still closed from the northbound side. Continue north to fair oaks and that will be your option. You have to head back and loop back up. Everything else moves very nicely. Back to you. High fire danger is back and communities across the bay area now in this waiting game to see if their power may be cut
Among people in the retail and restaurant industries. Many shops and venues were allowed to reopen after the nationwide state of emergency was lifted last month. Among the latest business es to resume operations is Universal Studios japan in osaka. The theme park opened its doors monday to osaka residents Holding Annual passes. Visitors are required to wear masks and undergo temperature checks. Translator i spent all of the past three months at home so i would be able to come here. Starting next week, Universal Studios will lift entry restrictions on residents of five prefectures arounund osaka. People frorom outside of the region will have to wait a bit longer until theyre allowed to visit. Turning to the latest data on the pandemic in japan, officials have reported 18 new cases so far on monday, bringing the nationwide total to 17,220. The death toll stands at 919. The japanese government boosted its plan for the pandemic. It is worth almost 291 billion. The allowance includes about
Defector in the south sent leaflets into the north criticing thecountrs leader the nor state news a agenc inted tinger at souou korean authories, singhat they nnived hostile acts byy the r rf raff w wle ting t nay excuses. Ponsibilit with in retaliation north korea says tuesdays communications cut will include the joint Liaison Office which serves as the contact point for the two koreas as well as hotlines between the countrys militaries and president ial offices. It added the north believes there is no need to sit down face to face with the south. The two countries have technically been at war with each other since the korean war ended in 1953 with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. Some new yorkers returned to work on monday as the city emerges from coronavirus lockdown. The first step of the economic reopening comes as protests rage over Racial Injustice and police brutality. Governor andrew cuomo joined new yorkers on the subway as the city began the initial phase 4 in reopen
Will be spread. In order to put an end to this problem and protect the lives and health of the people of this prefecture, and to minimize the impact of thee outbreak on our lives, we are now at a critical juncture. I believe we need to take radical measures that we have never experienced before. The state of emergency will last until march 19th. 66 cases have been reported in the prefecture, the most in japan. Those infected include students, a teach, he and a school bus driver. The governor says theres a possibility of a cluster of people infected with the virus in this city. Six people, including a man in hits 70s whos in serious condition had reportedly taken part in a housing equipment exhibition. They have all been confirmed to have been infected. Authorities are trying to identify the possible source and root of the contagion. A cluster is a group of people infected with a virus in a chain. Clusters may produce other clusters. And we are now joined by the doctor from the National