Also his rhetoric reiterated when it comes to china, saying china should have kept the virus where it was and could have stopped this virus spread. These are the latest lines coming through, the president saying trump the u. S. Can deal with the flareups. We are seeing with stocks we are basically coming off some of the lows but still heading lower today, u. S. Futures extending losses to more than 1 now. Jakarta coming online. We have a Bank Indonesia decision today, expect some type of rate cut. When it comes to india we are watching the standoff on the border with china. Besides continue to talk. They are pledging to deescalate after the deadly clashes. Here is what we are watching out for, not a lot of catalysts. Looking at the dollar, it is very much on the stronger side and youre seeing the likes of the aussie dollar reacting to those unemployment numbers which was a big miss. U. S. 10year yield, seeing bonds that are up as well and the china 10year yield is what we are watching
A new brexit deal. And the Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, whose books examined the history of black life in america, has died at the age of 88. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. The trade war is between china and america both sides showing they have financial weapons and are prepared to use them. But its now making the rest of the world nervous too. Global markets have had a run of bad days and the german finance minister today sounded the alarm bells warning beijing and washington to tone down the rhetoric and get back to negotiating. China gave its First Official response to the latest threats of us tariffs today, with the bank of china saying washington was totally wrong to label china a currency manipulator. President trump sounded defiant this morning. Massive amounts of money from china and other parts of the world is pouring into the United States for reasons of safety, investment, and Interest Rates we are in a very strong position.
The Prime Ministers advisers are accused of deliberately trying to wreck any chances of a deal with the eu. Boris johnson hits back. And an interim air accident report says high levels of Carbon Monoxide may have caused the crash that killed argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala and the pilot of his plane. Good morning. Its 7 00am in singapore and midnight in london. Scientists have discovered particles of plastic falling in snow in the arctic, highlighting the shocking scale of plastic pollution. A region long thought to be pristine is contaminated with microscopic particles, which are carried on the winds from thousands of miles away. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin travelled to the artic circle as the research was being carried out. Heres his special report. The arctic, a place of pristine beauty. Smothered with snow, clean and pure. Or, thats how it appears. But its an illusion. Arctic snow is tainted with microplastics and rubber particles and clothing fibres. Given the amou
Dr Melanie Bergmann led the research. First stage involves a bit of low technology. A dessert spoon and a flask. I think were not treating our planet very thoughtfully. Basically, we produce all these packaging materials, we cover everything in polymer based varnish, we use a lot of rubber which we also find in our aerial samples, snow samples, and dont even think about it what is happening to this in the environment. But few people live here. Where on earth do the pollutants come from 7 we know that most of what we are analysing up there and measuring are long range transported pollution coming from the continent, coming from asia, coming from all over the world. And some of these chemicals have properties that are a threat to the ecosystem for living animals. Scientists have found that air and sea currents drive pollutants north. Last year we broke the news that Arctic Sea Ice had more microplastics than anywhere in the ocean because floating particles get bonded into the ice as it f
And and Insurers Fund that republicans once criticized as a bailout. Thats according to republican senator bob corker. What is most significant . Internet to be heavy lift they want to protect , andxisting regulation someone to go further in cutting regulations. Justke with leaders moments ago. David help us understand the timetable here. A fourth of july recess. Middle is to get this by the time the lawmakers get back . The goal is to get them but before the fourth of july recess and to vote when they come back. Deadlines pile up. They come back after the july for recess, they are absolutely crucial. I caught up with congressman brady, republican in chair on the house and ways of ways and means committee. He expressed confidence around the timeframe you described. Senate confident the will deliver on health care reform. This is as. They are positive. Anna he is confident they can do this and it wont hold up. But from an investors perspective, that is the big question, isnt it . Brady