Good morning, everyone. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua here in london. A lot going on, because we have Christine Lagarde testifying in parliament. We will bring you anything that comes out of it. The markets focusing on infections rising around the world. They are focusing around the fact that we could see a stimulus. Lets get to the markets. I dont know if we have them. If we do, it could be great, and it would be a good time to look at them. Overall,ok at stocks they are falling along u. S. Futures, tougher restrictions, progress toward a vaccine. We have plenty more of course on that. Astrazeneca at rising amidst positive news on its coronavirus vaccine. We are hearing from Christine Lagarde. We had an exclusive conversation days ago. The focus is on the need for a stimulus. The focus is also on the need for markets to do a little bit more. She said basically the ecb delivered in the first wave. She is talking about the physical packages, on course for a fis
France threatens to get out of the rescue plan altogether. 11,000 jobs slashed, the german giant fights for survival. Welcome to the program. Looking at the futures, reflecting the way the european and u. S. Equity markets closed yesterday. Futures down in europe, mixed in the u. S. , reflecting what we saw yesterday were the u. S. Wobbled into the close at the end of the session. New york schools closing seems to be the factor. Breaking news, some commentary from astrazeneca in connection phasehase two, not the three news we have been waiting for. That is expected to come within weeks. This is more detail on the phase two data. They are confirming the vaccines immune response in older adults, that is crucial considering who is most vulnerable to the virus. The lancet is publishing the findings. A lot of stuff we have heard already from phase three trials more advanced than this from other drug companies. It has not been peerreviewed or in journals. We are getting the phase two study,
Afternoon for russia this is the weekly around the big headlines of the last 7 days here in r. T. International with me kevin 0 in here with you this hour hope to stick around to take you through the when we recap it all again starting with this 1st off germanys excepted moscows request for legal cooperation on a probe into the alleged poisoning of alexina valmy however state prosecutors want some information will only be shared with the activists consent it says Russian Police asked to interview him then in berlin we still in the hospital there germany still expects russia to be held accountable for the incident. Their relations with russia are influenced by the fact that russia is 1st of all an important global actor and also by the fact that in the past and in present times we have had some problematic topics between each other and we should express ourselves carefully this time there was an attempted murder on mr novelli performed with a very specific and internationally banned ner
Wide this is r. T. International welcome to your weekend update with me these are the big stories were across right now 1st to france where yellow vest activists have held their 1st major rally since march saturdays protests quickly spiraled out of control too with more than 250 activists detained do bads he was there for. The changes have broken through you know we need a new device which is quite close to the often feels like trying to get a look up not. See any gas as people are not trying to move away from lets just give you taste of whats happening on the ground. Protesters and Police Officers have being clashing at what is the real new jersey version of the yellow vests it was cooled by one of the de facto leaders jury rodrigue as he suggested he wanted civil disobedience. I am here to talk about the yellow vests about people who are suffering all these people here who are angry im tired of talking about all the brutality this rallies full of people who have something to say for
We do it. Alone welcome to weekend update from our. Thanks for joining us here this saturday these are the headlines stories where across right now yellow vest activists are back on the streets of paris for their 1st major rally since march there were new in their protests over income inequality and unpopular tax reforms so far the more than 250. 00 arrests this saturday. When the tensions have broken through here now we need a new device which is quite close to the uk to feels its ready to get a look up not. See any gas as people are not trying to move away from lets just give you taste of whats happening oh. Protesters and Police Officers have being clashing at what is the real new just a version of the yellow vests it was cooled by one of the de facto leaders jury rodrigue is he suggested he wanted civil disobedience. I am here to talk about the yellow vests about people who are suffering all these people here who are angry and tired of talking about all the brutality this rallies f