Huawei. The s p 500 down 0. 9 . Dire Economic Data followed by confidencey good data, according to the Michigan Consumer sentiment data. But we are checking the innards of those data to see what is going on there. The 10 year yield at 63 basis 28. 53, up crude at a good 3. 5 today. Lets get to europe. Germany plunging into recession, gdp falling 2. 2 in the first quarter. Bloomberg has been speaking with executives of German Companies about the pressures caused by the pandemic. Have a listen. The times are turbulent and they are complicated. The real question everyone is asking, how quick will be recovery come . The uncertainty remains. There is still very much uncertainty, so from that point of view, we remain kind of cautious. I think it is too early to call an end to the globalized world. We assume a ushaped in area into year end. We are presuming recovery on the one side, which is important. We dont know exactly how the restart and the unraveling of the current lockdowns across the
About seven basis points. Still an awful long way to go on that story. Vonnie in the u. S. , it is a positive session, slightly risk on. We have some guidelines for when the economy might start to reopen in new york city and in various economies around the country. Markets hanging onto that. Banks are the best performers in the s p 500, which is up 0. 9 right now. They are followed by Consumer Services and real estate. The yen is stronger today as well, off its highs now. 107. 20. T crude down at 12. 40. That continues to darken. The 10 year yield is now up to 65 basis points. Slightly risk on tone today. Talk a bit about what is happening in a little more detail. Italy, france, spain announcing plans to ease lockdown restrictions as the british Prime Minister pours a little cold water on the idea. Giuseppe conte in italy raising concerns about a possible second wave of infections that could trigger irreversible damage to the economy. Lets talk about the risks surrounding reopening and
Data check. Stocks them to be advancing. Dollar, treasuries, both slipping. The dollar is edging lower and treasuries are rising as janet yellen said she will step down when her term ends in february. I also wanted to talk to you about the turkish lira, you can see it at the bottom of your screen. It hit a record low against the dollar. We will get plenty more on your market moves. Now, lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Sebastian u. S. President donald trump is designating north korea a state sponsor of terrorism. The regime to additional sanctions. North korea joins syria and the sedan on the u. S. Terrorist list. This will impose sanctions on north korea and related persons and supports hour maximum Pressure Campaign to isolate the murderous regime. Sebastian janet yellen has said she will step down from the board of governors wants her successor is sworn into office. It widens the scope for donald trump to shape the Central Bank Leadership for years to come. Jerome