Good afternoon just turned 5 pm saturday the 4th of january live from the Arts International worldview center seasons greetings its kevin owen here with this hours update 1st thousands of mourners have been holding funeral processions in the iraqi capital baghdad one of those killed in the u. S. Airstrike on friday morning including irans top general money the crowds have been waving the National Flag and the flags of various to ranbaxy shia militia groups the remains of the commanders body will be repatriated to iran for burial on sunday considered the 2nd most powerful figure in the Islamic Republic he was among 10 killed in the Early Morning raid following a direct order from the u. S. President donald trump or since defended the assassination saying it was necessary he said to prevent an imminent attack on american personnel at another possible war in the middle east but that said its cause profound anger both in iran and beyond. Solemn a he has been perpetrating acts of terror to
Over a runaway president the escalating dispute between spain bolivia and mexico. A powerful shia group is vowing retaliation for u. S. Airstrikes on its camps in iraq and syria hezbollah has promised revenge for what it calls the aggression of evil american ravens sundays bombings targeting 3 of us bases in iraq and 2 in syria at least 27. 00 fighters were killed and 51. 00 were injured when the strike sparked protests in kirkuk and basra and iraqs National Security council says its reconsidering its relationship with the u. S. Led coalition against eisel the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei are called the strikes a decisive response to threats by iranian backed forces against u. S. Personnel as want to further action to protect them if necessary. Well have an update from washington in a moment but 1st to mona fulton begins our coverage in iraqs Anbar Province where some u. S. Troops are based. And unprecedented confrontation between the u. S. And iran on iraqi soil for the 1st ti
Titfortat expulsions. Disputes between olivia, spain and mexico. A powerful arden group armed group is vowing retaliation for the airstrikes in syria. Did mention of evil american ravens. Sundays bombings targeted three spaces in iraq and to in syria. Two in syria. At least 24 were killed. They are considering there relationship with the u. S. Led coalition against iso. Mike pompeo called the strikes a decisive response to iranian backed forces. We will have an update from washington and a moment. First, Simona Bolton begins our coverage. Some u. S. Troops are based here. Competitionedented between the u. S. And iran on iraqi soil. Targeting basis of an iranian backed armed group. Killing and injuring dozens. The operation in response to a series of groups that struck military bases. We just a decisive response that makes it clear what President Trump has said for months and months. Stand for the islamic public of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. They a
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Outperformance of a lot of these subsectors, you are looking at transports, small caps up almost 3 on the day. These other good signs we want to see. Obviously a lot of optimism that a deal between the u. S. And china is being worked out. A lot of this predicated on a couple of tweets i President Trump that seem to intimate that something is imminent. We dont know what, but right now that is enough for the market to rally on. In the bond market here, your 10 year yield 1. 75 . Keep in mind where we were it week ago today, about 21 basis points lower than that. Your three months10 year yield curve spread, we inverted back in may. We inverted for the First Time Since we inverted we uninverted for the first time today since may. Your dollar a little lower today. We will keep an eye on what is going on in the oil market. A little bit of negative news with regards to what we heard with that iranian tanker. Guy the pound trading sharply higher. Feels like a squeeze. Probably is a squeeze. We