Prodemocracy lawmakers staging interruptions and protests were live with one of the lawmakers the did so to find out why. And is approx a deal finally in sight there are positive signs from both easy and u. K. Negotiators but brussels warns time is running out. Im brian thomas great to have you with us turkey is rejecting calls for a cease fire in its offensive a launch in Northern Syria against kurdish militias now the kurds have formed a partnership with Syrian Government troops and syrias russian allies theyve now moved into previously kurdish held areas including the city of mumbai meanwhile Turkish Forces are continuing to shell positions inside Northern Syria u. S. Vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pump aoe are on their way to turkey to push for an end to the fighting this comes after the u. S. Imposed sanctions on for targeting the kurds in syria. The syrian flag raised over to city of mandates its meant to signal the syrian armys presence in the city a move
Story . A major brexit, the former minister the former Prime Minister is setting expectations too high. We will talk about death you will find out when we speak to the head of the chambers of commerce. A halfhour from the open of trading. Oner 12 consecutive highs the Dow Jones Industrial average we have futures pointing higher. Asian markets rallied overnight and gave up the ghost into the close. You could see little change at the open. As far as the bond trade is going in germany, we are seeing yields rise as traders sell off the debts. This is a to depart, the yield 0. 203. Int yields rising a little bit and get have been up as traders complacent ahead of the speech. Absolutely be critical. The dollar is down versus the end, down versus the swiss franc. And if bit of litmus paper. The british pound is softer. We watch and see how that reads into the sterling story. Top. Ntioned this at the Interest Rates possibilities going with a march contract. We have seen a significant meeting.
The news from europe, britains Prime Minister goes offshore as Oil Takes Center Stage in the debate on scottish independence. What will the style of government be . We cult the new italian Prime Ministers stylist. He is a man on the run and on ukraines most wanted list, labeled a mass murderer. Viktor yanukovych faces an arrest warrant for killing peaceful civilians. He was reportedly last seen in a part of ukraine largely pro russian, and russias Prime Ministers described events as an warmed mutiny. While the man acting as ukraines interim president said his economy will be in closer integration. 35 billion from russia is needed in aid and to round it up, the u. K. s finance minister that said we should be there with a checkbook. Lets go live in the ukrainian capitol. Is there any semblance of order now at all in ukraine . Im sorry, could you repeat that question . With all of the difference events, so many things said and so many outside and inside interests, is there any semblance h
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So, the markets right across the globe, it was a day on monday, ending on wall street where stocks had their biggest one day decline since the 2008 financial crisis. As ive mentioned, its being dubbed black friday, in the us the drops were so black friday, in the us the drops were so severe, black friday, in the us the drops were so severe, trading was halted for 15 minutes. At the end of the day, you just saw on our market board the dow posting largest points drop in history, closing 7. 8 lower. Lets talk to david madden, a market analyst in london. The Trading Floor is pretty empty, how much sleep did you get last night . Not a whole lot, the story is involving in relation to the coronavirus and the crisis, who can even sleep. In terms of the element with the Oil Price Drop as well, at the beginning of the week it was the perfect storm, wasnt it . Sadly, it was. I wrote a note yesterday, traders have enough to worry about with the Coronavirus Crisis taking hold in europe and to a les