My guest is Us Democratic party insiderjake sullivan. A key adviser to senior democrats, including Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary Of State as well as on The Campaign Trail Last year. President trump has attracted a lot of criticism at home and abroad over his rhetoric and style of leadership. But is he not proving more effective in important Foreign Policy issues like the fight against extremists than the previoUs Democratic administration . Jake sullivan, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. As a key adviser to Hillary Clinton, can you be objective about the Trump Presidency . Probably not entirely objective. I would have to put my bias on the table, that i spent two years trying to stop him from getting into the oval office. But i think a lot of things that we predicted during the campaign about his lack of fitness for office have borne out over the past six months. Ive tried to take a step back and be as fair minded as possible in assessing what hes done. But the zeitg
World news. It newsday. Thank you forjoining us. It is 7am in singapore and midnight in london where the british Prime Minister theresa may has tried to reassure her members of parliament are telling them, ive got us into this mess and i am the one who will get us out of it. It has left the uk in political turmoil, not least over brexit. The State Opening Of Parliament where the queen reads out the governments agenda may be post owned. The Opposition Labour Party says the government is in chaos. The bbcs Laura Evans Berg reports. Kuenssberg. Band plays. The band plays on, in theresa mays backyard. Strangely, Business As Usual at the back gates. At the front tonight, even after her personal disaster of the election, the Prime Minister seemed relieved enough to chat to the cat. After she had fessed up her mistakes to mps. Theresa may said that she got us into this situation and shes the lady whos going to get us out of it. Humble in recognising the difficulties but forthright in tackling
My guest is Us Democratic party insiderjake sullivan. A key adviser to senior democrats, including Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary Of State as well as on The Campaign Trail Last year. President trump has attracted a lot of criticism at home and abroad over his rhetoric and style of leadership. But is he not proving more effective in important Foreign Policy issues like the fight against extremists than the previoUs Democratic administration . Jake sullivan, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. As a key adviser to Hillary Clinton, can you be objective about the Trump Presidency . Probably not entirely objective. I would have to put my bias on the table, that i spent two years trying to stop him from getting into the oval office. But i think a lot of things that we predicted during the campaign about his lack of fitness for office have borne out over the past six months. Ive tried to take a step back and be as fair minded as possible in assessing what hes done. But the zeitg
From its scheduled date on monday. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. To hike or not to hike. We will look at the Rate Decision of the federal bank and its impact on asia. And why is rechargeable gear becoming popular among the Gaming Community . Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Its a tuesday. Im rico hizon. We kicked off with the us Federal Reserve. Investors will be keeping a close eye on this weeks meeting from the central bank for any clues for the rest of the year. The outlook will further rate rises is nowhere near certain. The Chief Economist told me why the Us Central Bank is expected to raise the cost of borrowing by another quarter of this week. It is pretty unanimous that they will raise rates. That has been the clear Forward Guidance. If they dont, it will be a shock to the markets. The interesting thing the markets are looking for is any Forward Guidance going forward. In view, given the e
First, all the Business News with rico hizon in singapore and Asia Business report. We look at what companies in America And Asia want from the us fed s intradays meeting. Todays. Im glad you could join us. I am rico hizon. It is less than 2a hours before we find out if the Us Central Bank will raise Interest Rates for a second time this year. Analysts widely expect the fed to increase the cost of borrowing. It has fallen toa16 the cost of borrowing. It has fallen to a 16 year low and Economic Growth appears to have picked up, with inflation so low, wieters The Fed Stand ready to act again . Michelle fleurieu has more from new york. Fleury. This factory is growing at a dizzying pace. We have been grown for the last 18 months between 15 and 18 . This woman Left University to set up this start up, hoping to revive an industry many left for dead. Here, they sell close not to customers but directed to businesses, who demand a fast turnaround. The firm now employs 65 people, and has set up