Stocks have rebounded we are 30 minutes away from the end of the session. Heres whats happening to currencies versus the dollar. Sterling down today. Sovereign bond yields are rising for a fourth consecutive day. Mixed bag of commodities. Thought we will look at risk aversion. Global stocks off fresh eyes, market bulls fully in charge. The risk aversion index is a combination of measures across asset classes. It has fallen to a threeyear low. Strategists at Goldman Sachs Asset Management project meaningful risk in 2018 such as monetary tightening, the prospect of a slowdown in Global Growth, they see equity markets climbing to new records. That is risk aversion. Lets talk about the boj leaving policy unchanged today. Retaining its unprecedented monetary stimulus as it waits for a pickup in stubbornly low inflation. Is the 10 year bond yield. The boxes steadily increasing as the boj continues to buy an array of assets including government bonds. That will continue to buy Financial Asset
Years women arguing that we need more grant money, more donor financing and that has all been great. What we knew the Human Capital project is to say look ministers of finance, we will put on a ranking of where you stand in terms of your stock of Human Capital and what you are doing to increase your Human Capital. And where you come out on this list may very well determine how quickly you grow. The dynamicange from one in which the developing countries wait for the supply of funds to come in which they are demanding the best way to improve Human Capital. Tom take that over to myanmar, how does the world bank as this china ms. Institution, how do you deal with one country whether its a border of turkey or syria or what weve seen in myanmar . We are very concerned about what happens. Very specifically what we are ourg is we are continuing lending for programs on health, education, social protection. We are very focused on supporting the poor in myanmar. Which wer operation cant go forwar
Overnight in shanghai down almost 4 as the yuan sits near a sixmonth low. The roadmap begins with the markets, the s p starting off shy of the fresh record high and the nasdaq beginning from right around its highest level in 14 years. Home depot is posting quarterly profit above expectations and boosted dividend. Different story with macys and shares slipping after same store sales came in below expectations. And jpmorgan expected to announce job cuts in its mortgage and consumer business. The bulls off to a good start, the dow jumped more than 100 points and closed at 16,207 and the s p hit 1858 before pulling back and closing at 1847. Thats a point away from its alltime closing high. And as we said, the nasdaq reaching a 14year high before closing off its best levels. Jim, you said last night you would try to play the role of the skeptic. I do not like to see the nasdaq at a 14year high. I took to heart some of the comments we said on yesterdays show which is when you Start Talking w