Historic protest against global capitalism. We will speak to two of the leading critics of the wto Vandana Shiva and lori wallach who appeared together on democracy now 20 years ago in seattle. The wto constraints every country government about literally the level of food safety it can provide its public. The secrecy through which the wto was born and the fact that most parliaments had no idea what is the content of this treaty u until months after it d been ratified and signed. Amy plus, we look at the 20th anniversary of the birth of the indymedia move which grew out of the seattle wto protest. To find her own way to get our message out. We hope the information that has been presented you by the alalternative media is one that you will learn. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On capitol hill, the House Judiciary Committee will begin impeachment hearings next week into whether President Trump withh
Has investors start to reassess risk. The other risk that needs to be reassessed, are we underpricing the fact we could see an upset in the conservative majority, cable down. 2 . Coming up, a host of interviews from the bloombergs Economy Forum. Tomorrow, standard chartereds ceo anddman sachs former white house adviser gary cohn, an absolutely stunning lineup. Lets get the first word news with Viviana Hurtado. He didnt initially realize the white house was putting unacceptable pressure on ukraine, this from a former envoy. Joe biden. Ng former special envoy kurt volker was one of four witnesses yesterday. Next will be Gordon Sondland. The fed minutes will likely reinforce rates are on hold. Chairman powell addressed the congress twice last week. The signal policy is in a good place provided there isnt a material reassessment of the outlook. The key thing from the minutes will be what that phrase means. Protests in iran have left at least 106 people dead according to amnesty internation
With beijing and washington talks. We are waiting for had for that. The hang seng raising some of the losses we have seen. Mckay up three quarters of 1 . Asx, which has had a rough time of it. Up 6 10 of 1 . A bad day for manila. David yesterday, we were down 1 that is standing on the screens. Rishaad lets have a look at some of the other asset classes. This is a position we have had. Nickel has had a torrid time should it has entered a bear market. 20 down since the beginning part of september. Prices may snap back next year if the conditions start to reemerge. A bit of a loose side of things that has driven things downward. Investors have continued to grapple with the uncertainty of trade. Lets have a look at what is going with the australian dollar. Just up a fraction at the moment. We had the commonwealth of australias pi numbers. Inwed manufacturing contractor he services. Picture,t the crude . 25 toks at 20 the barrel. The 10 year yield on the japanese bonds. The are yielding eig
Manipulation as well as some provisions to protect intellectual property theft a partial deal would also include President Trump holding back on the imposing the plan december 15th tariffs but now negotiators are working on rolling back some existing duties when asked if china would remove these tariffs Chinese Ministry spokesperson going strong said the 2 sides are making progress. Its not a correct way to resolve the trade issue by slapping tariffs nor does escalating tension and confrontation serve the interests of anyone involved to trade consolation between china and the us has made some progress and is moving forward we hope the 2 sides will meet each other halfway and find a solution on the basis of Mutual Respect equality and mutual benefit. This comes as the u. S. Trade deficit with Global Partners dropped by 4. 7 percent to 52500000000. 00 in september reaching 5 months low slightly above expectations which were at 52200000000 dollars on year over year the current trade defic
After we had support for the u. S. From the u. S. Congress for hong kong protesters. Potential for confrontation. Chinese officials waiting a trade deal. We got a glimmer, the vice premier was talking about being phaseent about signing a one trade deal with the u. S. Flummoxed by was the negotiating tactics of the other side. Hang seng 1. 5 down. The shanghai composite is also recovering. Ms asiapacific having its worst day in three months. Mitigated by the news coming from the vice premier. A quick look at whats happening elsewhere. Taking a look at how the needle has moved, 1. 73. More scope for Interest Rate cuts in australia, sending the 10 year yield down. Soybean futures, exports for grains in the u. S. Really sagging. We have seen a decline. That has been felt by whats going on with soybean and corn futures. They have been declining out of the last four sessions. Nickel. 9 down. This is a demand story. As we have a slowing global economy, much less of this will be required. It h