Ahead of his News Conference there later today. And samsung shares rise as the Company Beats on Quarterly Earnings. Memory chip prices finally begin to climb out of a persistent downturn. It is 8 00 a. M. Across the emirates, 12 00 midday in hong kong. This is bloomberg daybreak middle east. Im tracy alloway. The middle east never has a shortage of news that this morning with iran announcing a seriesf missile strikes on u. S. Bases in iraq, the First Response to the killing of general soleimani, as i mentioned. Reporters are on standby to walk us through the latest developments. What are we seeing in terms of the reaction from the u. S. . So far, u. S. Reaction has been muted. The u. S. Did not release numbers for casualties, and basically, they are still assessing. President trump says all is well. Basically saying so far all is good. Meantime, meanwhile, we are looking at a response from the iranians where the foreign minister kind of hinted there might be actually a deescalation bec
Says carlos ghosn left the country by illegal means. Theformal nice former nissan boss is expected to give a press conference this wednesday. Yousef it is 8 00 a. M. Across the emirates. This is Bloomberg Markets middle east. Are talking about those geopolitical jitters currently running through markets, so lets take a look at where gold is trading this morning. Gold trading at the highest level in about six years, with Goldman Sachs suggesting that shiny metal will be a better hedge against geopolitical risk than crude oil. Goldman sticking to its forecast for 1600 announced, but with risk for prices to the upside. Gold building off of what was a stellar year, up Something Like 18 in 2019. That is the biggest annual jump in over a decade. Changes the dollar, the dollar also strengthening off the back of that safe haven appetite. Yousef crude oil is extending its surge from friday. We are at threemonth month highs for wti and brent. You have the fallout between the u. S. And iran escal
Alltime high, President Trump signed an interim trade deal ahead of that the agreement averts new tariffs on chinese goods that were due to kick in this weekend. It is 4 00 a. M. In the u. K. I am Tracy Alloway in hong kong. You are watching the pound this morning. As soon as we got the exit poll, that was six hours ago, suggested we would see a big majority for Boris Johnson. Everything we have seen seems to confirm we all we will see a big majority for Boris Johnson. The pound goes higher, up by 2. 4 . The euro falls against the pound. We have not just been covering the brexit ramifications. There is also the trade narrative, progress between the u. S. And china. That is having an impact on agricultural products. There are two walls crumbling friday. One is the redwall and the other is the proverbial wall of worries for investors. Look at the price of soybean futures, those are surging off the back of speculation that lots of add products will be bought by ag products will be bought
Weeks elections. Saudi aramcos shares advance again ahead of the inclusion and Major International equity indices this week. The worlds most valuable company has gained 17 since the debut. It is 8 00 a. M. Across the emirates. I am in dubai. Im Tracy Alloway in hong kong. I mentioned the yuan strengthening on the back of the stronger ecodata and on the back of the agreement between the u. S. And china on a phase one trade deal, finally. Take a look at the offshore rate, about. 99 this morning. I should mention the fix for the onshore rate came in stronger, the strongest since august 6. The developments will give enough confidence to chinese corporates to refrain from adding to their dollar stockpiles for now, so thats when we sin reason why the Chinese Markets are strengthening. Lets talk about another key asset on the move. Rent crude is down about one third of a percent from a three month high. A little bit of caution around this trade agreement. The limited nature and the lack of de
Bullish. Ty the kiwi also in focus today. Saying theng through belowill avoid it dipping . 60. Trading indian futures and showing a move to the downside. Reflected in the session on friday when we saw a move to the downside again. The rupee holding on to some of the strength that we have seen and that is down to the decision, the surprise decision not to do anything about Interest Rates. There, 6. 6 . Ing up one rate cut had been factored in and it did not transpire. Let us find out what is news. Ing first word su the latest on japanese gdp. Japan moved faster than expected. Ratedl investment was higher. 1. 8 in september. Much quicker than the initial reading of 0. 2 . And three times as much as what the commoners were expecting. Continued strength in business investment. Downplayingt is recent missile tests in north korea saying the north Korean Leader is too smart and has too much to lose if he acts in a hostile manner towards the u. S. The envoy said talks on denuclearization are o