Bowlers channelling australian bowlers chanbeling beyonce. Good morning. Its wednesday, 2nd august. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live recent unrest in english and welsh jails is causing grave concern, according to the Prison Governors Association. In an open letter, the president of the organisation said governors were facing unacceptable stress. The letter comes after two days of unrest at the mount establishment in hertfordshire. Mark lobel reports. There have been days of disorder at prisons in wiltshire and hertfordshire where riot trained officers were deployed to subdue unruly prisoners. This past year has brought an average of 20 attacks a day on staff in prisons in england and wales, following a decline in the number of Prison Officers over the past few years and complaints over pay. Now the president of Prison Governors Association is publicly blaming the government for what she calls a crisis in many jails and unacceptable stress and anxiety amongst workers. In an open letter to P
Over the next 12 months. Hildebrand is former president of the Swiss National bank. We will get his Investment Outlook for 2017. After a year of sluggish growth, low Interest Rates and mounting regulatory pressure. Could the worst be over for the Banking Industry . We asked the president of the bank of the institute of International Finance. And we will interview the chairman of europes largest bank, hsbc. At your markets. This is a picture of european stocks retreating a touch before the fed decision later this afternoon. It seems that caution is prevailing on the markets. This is what we are seeing, european stocks dropping. Crude also retreating on Industry Data showing stockpiles actually increased. Lets get to the first word news. Here is nejra cehic. Nejra Goldman Trading at a 10 year low ahead of the hotly anticipated Interest Rate decision. Investors are expecting policy makers led by janet yellen the Central Banks first type hike of the year, with records for the dow close to
At an alltime high. The company has lost more than 40 of its value since christmas. Commodities come back. Run materials are said to snap a fiveyear losing streak but can the rally be sustained in 2017 . This is the european open. Were half an hour away from the european open. The second to last trading day of the year. A weaker session in hand when we get there. Asian session was positive and only mildly so and there was a negative story coming out of tokyo. Perhaps that is captivating investors minds in europe. 8 of anese currency up percent against the u. S. Dollar. We get a glimpse of some of those moves, the nikkei down by 1. 3 . Following weakness in the u. S. As well where we saw the s p under pressure, down by. 8 of a percent. 2. 3 . The dow falling yesterday as well by more than 100 points further away from that 20,000 mark. U. S. Futures looking sluggish fairly flat, i should say. The japanese yen is on the move as well. Of ahe end up by. 8 percent. Looking some nervousness c
Uncertainty with access to finance and some uncertainty over what the relationship will be with our trading partners. The chinese president steals the spotlight at the devils forum. Debatetsche bank ceo our at 730. This hour, were going his first interview of the day. A warm welcome to you here on our flagship morning show. To thes get straight World Economic forum. It is great to see you. Hope you are draft up and ready for the lineup. What do we have to come . This is the coldest one in memory. We will speak to the Asset Management ceo about what we heard from theresa may and where the Single Market puts a lot of of the bank and the Asset Managers. Have thelater, we Credit Suisse ceo and the back of opec cuts. Thank you very much. Francine will be back shortly. We have plenty to talk about. Where we areou with various Asset Classes and the lingering concerns about what we do or dont know about trump. You have movement in the cold there is a and burnish mint of credentials. 1200 and h
And coming up on newsnight all eyes are on europe, and europes eyes are on us, as we feel our way to a new future. We hear from the German Defence minister. Now were out the way, is the eu going to start pursuing a Common Defence policy . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A day after the Brexit Process formally started, ministers have revealed their plans for converting thousands of items of European Union legislation into british law. They have announced what they call a great repeal bill, which they say will provide clarity and certainty on what happens after brexit. But critics warn it could allow changes in the law without proper parliamentary scrutiny, and a weakening of rights and protections. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Locked inside the tower, preserved for safekeeping. Scrolls and scrolls and scrolls of the laws of our land. But this one thats shaped so much for decades will be disappearing. Repealed, rolled back, the act that took us into the eu. He wan