The top of joe bidens agenda. His relations with beijing may differ in tone from the president but perhaps not in substance. The best the dollar extends its decline. Over the future of the u. S. Administration. Rise inie and the kiwi early asia trading. We are seeing those commodities and currencies benefit. Asia is waking up and getting the for the first reaction to president elect joe biden. The nikkei 225 to the upside by 0. 3 . These watching some of clean energy as well as infrastructure related stocks here in australia and new zealand. Joe biden preparing to take office as the 46 president of the United States. He is moving forward as president elect launching his transition ever and preparing a plan to tackle the coronavirus however, President Trump still refusing to concede while weighing more legal challenges. Mr. Biden the people of this nation have spoken. They are delivered as a clear and convincing victory. We the people. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide
Were back with breaking news from turkey. Another incredible rescue after fridays powerful earthquake. Earlier today, a young girl was pulled from the rubble. The child had been trapped in a building that collapsed. Several other people have also been safely pulled from the rubble. The 7. 0 magnitude quake killed more than 90 people. Wishing her a speedy recovery. Turning now to covid19 cases on the rise in 47 states. So far the virus is blamed for more than 231,000 deaths here in the u. S. And nearly 9. 3 million cases. There is growing concern in salt lake city, utah, where several thousand people attended a Halloween Party saturday night. A memo from dr. Deborah birx from the White House Coronavirus task force reportedly pleads for aggressive new action against the virus. It comes as millions of americans head to the polls today. So how can you stay safe while voting . I spoke earlier with dr. Patel. Good morning, dr. Patel. The wait is over. Election day is finally here. Of course
Theres some interesting things in the Options Market that could keep the market down for a bit of time. I do think people are underestimating, a, youve got a good economy with a tremendous amount of stimulus coming in and i think that will continue to drive the market higher. Plus youve got a dynamic where the fed has made much of the fixed income market on investable with treasury and mortgages where they are today, when you take the earnings yield well into the 4 off next years earnings that is a pretty attractive asset class and i think it will propel the market higher so election uncertainty doesnt matter much in the near term stimulus talks, negotiations may not. How does that factor in . Its a big call that you make. Youre the one that suggests in our notes today that it mossably could happen or at least start before the election. Yeah. I mean, so listen, the election the election does matter i think what people have started to realize, since the last time i was on your show weve
For becoming the new Prime Minister of malaysia. And the sugar plantation in uganda that environmentalists say threaten using protected rain forests and hundreds of its animal species. And im santa hamas now have all the sports page a League Baseball welcomes back fans as the Atlanta Braves when the opening match of the National League championship series. While we begin this news hour in cyprus where the government is suspending a controversial citizenship for Investment Program after an undercover investigation by aljazeera is expose high ranking officials expressing a willingness to aids convicted criminals so say an e. U. Citizenship. In august al jazeera as investigative units released the cyprus papers which revealed serious falls in the citizen by Investment Program and as phil reece reports the investigation led to see the highest offices of the cypriot state the cyprus Investment Program allows foreigners to buy a european passport for an investment mostly made in property of
This is aljazeera these are the headlines government protests are resuming across iraq out of a long suspension because of the run of virus restrictions the protests against corruption and unemployment 1st began one year ago. The United Nations and the African Union have condemned an attack on School Children inside class cameron at least 8 children have been killed and 13 others seriously injured no group has claimed responsibility. The opposition candidates in the seychelles has won the president ial election the Election Commission says waffle caliban has gained nearly 55 percent of total votes cast its the 1st president ial win for the opposition in 40 years since the independence of the seychelles. Yes president ial candidate stuart trump and Democrat Joe Biden are campaigning in battleground states as election day looms opinion polls suggest buys in is in the lead nationally but its a tight race in the swing states france has recalled its ambassador from turkey as turkeys rise ov