Taking place on wednesday morning the police blocked these protesters but significantly these protesters were calling for the end of one party rule in china at the end of the dictatorship i spoke to one of the protesters a very own who said that he fully expects to be arrested so these people are out intentionally to test the law now i saw several people being taken away i dont know if they were arrested but the police held back in terms of using the usual sort of assertive actions weve seen during the past few weeks and months carol and the chief executive of hong kong addressed that ceremony that flag raising ceremony on wednesday morning she said this new law was necessary and filled a very big gap she also said the past year had been the most difficult of her career but she said the mainland government had helped to pull her through the storm was passing and was now going to be a rainbow but i think her strategy at the moment is to try to rebuild hong kongs image any way she can pa
Hello im come all santamaria this is counting the cost on aljazeera the way you look at the world of business and economics this week europe does the continent deal with a rising china and a u. S. President who riles his own allies to the threats facing new york from a silent chinese economic takeover before trade war with the United States also as black lives matter draws the worlds attention will look at how Silicon Valley and the world of finance has really failed black people talk to the. State backed Cyber Attacks theyre nothing new but theyre also on the rise during the pandemic and the targets are the vaccine. These are i think we can all agree extraordinary times but zoom out and youll see the big picture is just as unpredictable were focusing on europe this week which is that a bit of a crossroads when you consider the pandemic as well as an expansive china and a retreating United States as we know President Trump has a habit of undermining his allies he surprised a lot of peo
Worlds attention will look at how Silicon Valley and the world of finance has really failed black people talk to the c. E. O. To fund black businesses. And state backed Cyber Attacks theyre nothing new but theyre also on the rise during the pandemic and the targets are the vaccine makers and the bar. These are i think we can all agree extraordinary times but zoom out and youll see the big picture is just as unpredictable were focusing on europe this week which is that a bit of a crossroads when you consider the pandemic as well as an expansive china and a retreating United States as we know President Trump has a habit of undermining his allies he surprised a lot of people by saying he plans to withdraw 9 and a half 1000 troops from germany and a decision to expand sanctions on a gas pipeline from russia to germany has been met with anger and belin. It is the rising threat from the east looming large not only chinas human rights record its aggression towards its neighbors but fears that
The tech index on the s p 500, you can see that reflected in the nasdaq losing at another record high. Not only do we have amazon and apple and nvidia higher, but tesla, people had turned their back on it a year ago, impressing all the way. Taylor i should have been the buyer at take private share price is where i shouldve been. One other comment about this market, financials. Citigroup is up 6 , wells fargo off 2 or so. 9 area really getting a lot of financials, particularly consumer facing stocks off 5 . A bank off something up to 9 certainly catches my attention, as we have been talking about this rotation into the valley naturals the financials. A reversal today. Caroline it really is when you are seeing the bond crescendo across the board. 10year yield down almost nine basis points. This is feeling into the pain today. Citigroup private Bank Investment officer, going to see so much continued bond buying from the fed . If you think about it, you have got two contradictory forces. O
Starr hopkins. Followed by commentator Armstrong Williams. And john dicken talked about infections in Nursing Homes. Washington journal is next. Join the discussion. Host one week ago today, africanamerican george floyd died at the hands of the Minneapolis Police. Protests, civil unrest, and violence and reaction to that expanded to some 75 u. S. Cities, building to a crescendo over the weekend. Good morning, and welcome to washington journal for this monday, june 1, 2020. Well start the hour asking you this hour about the president s leadership in response to the unrest, the president largely communicating, commenting on the issue saturday, some at nasa, and largely leaving his response to twitter. What are your thoughts . Republicans, use 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. And independents, all others, 2027488002. You can also send us a text, that line is 2027488003. And make sure that you leave us your name, tell us where youre texting from. cspanwj. , were, your comments welcome on