Upper 106 level before u. S. Retail sales and trade talks are planned for the weekend. We are seeing dollar weakness in recent days. Gold futures at 1946. It is above 1900, a wild ride for the metal after surging 30 this year. We saw the plunge below 1900 tuesday. Gold is still an of the bestperforming commodities of 2020. 66. 22. 10 year yield at lets flip the page and look at where we are in terms of the chinese shares ahead of a slew of data for july on friday, including Industrial Production and retail sales. The csi 300 is in negative territory, down. 4 . The yuan is at 6. 93. The hang seng is getting some gains. Center, infront and negative territory right now even as it the highest estimate. Tencent also played down the Trump Administration as we check been. Ban wechat the kospi is up on a 52week high. Look at southeast asia, this is asias worst performer this year, correctly up. 5 . It may rise to between 6500 to 7000 this year, driven by pretty much the government stimulus pac
An eye watering loss. Costsosses and rising mean bonuses are set to disappoint. We are seeing u. S. Futures flat. This, of course, after we had the regular session seeing record highs. At one point, topping the record reached in february before the pandemic. Every sector on the s p 500 was in the green. We have nikkei futures moving higher as we have the japanese yen under pressure. We have seen it fall against the u. S. Dollar for the past four sessions. Right now trading around the weakest in three weeks. In sydney, futures higher. We have the aussie dollar listed a little bit higher. We have a softer u. S. Dollar, not to mention higher commodity prices. We have kiwi stocks at the moment gaining ground after seeing the worst day in a month. This as we have rbnz expanding their qe program. Gains in the currency returns, commodity exports, unr holdings qnr holding steady. U. S. And chinese negotiators plan to discuss progress in the phase one trade deal. Pushing toset to be widen the a
Harm to serving officers. The king says hes utterly horrified about the deaths of at least 80 people as a result of wildfires in hawaii. King charles sent a message of condolence to the president of the united states, joe biden, saying hes sending his deepest possible sympathies to the families of those who have so tragically lost their lives. Authorities say that number, though, is set to rise dramatically with hundreds of people still unaccounted for. A fresh evacuations are underway as fires continue to burn on the north west coast of maui. The north west coast of maui. The duke of sussex has played a polo match, raising money for hiv sufferers in honour of his late mother. It was also in aid of his charity , sentebale, which he his charity, sentebale, which he co founded to help african children affected by poverty, inequality and hiv aids. Prince harry played against Singapore Polo Club, captained by his long time friend nacho figueras, who is an ambassador for prince harrys chari
Data breach, a group set up to assess the risk to officers has had more than 1200 referrals. Chief constable simon byrne says hes deeply sorry and the service is working to stop third parties from attempting to cause harm to serving officers. The harm to serving officers. The king says hes utterly horrified about the deaths of at least 80 people as a result of wildfires in hawaii. King charles sent a message of condolence to the president of the united states, joe biden, saying hes sending his deepest possible sympathies to the families of those who have so tragically lost their lives. Authorities say that number, though, is set to rise dramatically with hundreds of people still unaccounted for. A fresh evacuations are underway as fires continue to burn on the north west coast of maui. The north west coast of maui. The duke of sussex has played a polo match, raising money for hiv sufferers in honour of his late mother. It was also in aid of his charity , sentebale, which he his charity
With Vladimir Putin. And Steve Scalise is readmitted to icu over concerns over an infection. And well continue to bring you updates there. Virginias governor, mccauliffe admits that the democrats dont have a leader, and cant name who will take them into the next election. Varney company starts right now. Finally on both sides of the atlantic, our citizens are confronted by yet another danger, one firmly within our control. This danger is invisible to some, but for millions at the polls, the steady creep of government bureaucracy that drains the vitality and wealth of the people. The west became great not because of paper work and regulations, but because people were allowed to chase their dreams and pursue their destiny. Americas polls and nations in europe enjoy individual freedom and sovereignty. Charles joining us is lisa booth. This is the president s second overseas trip, bringing the message of draining the swamp overseas with him. Whats your reaction . I think its important for