Against the president. A symbolic stand against highlands monarchy the challenge thats being laid down by protesters. Off the rails hundreds of thousands of people are left stranded in south africa because of trying troubles. Now iran is accusing the u. S. Of bullying by trying to unilaterally reimpose International Sanctions against it its the world to defy the u. S. Which has threatened to punish countries opposing its action the sanctions were lifted as part of a nuclear deal signed in 2015 that washington has since pulled out of its move to reimpose sanctions goes against the United Nations vote rooting out a return to economic and. I think penalties on that iran will have more reaction out of iran shortly but 1st this report from our diplomatic editor james phase. Its aroud its even pitted the us against some of its closest allies its now over 5 years since the Iran Nuclear Deal was signed in vienna joining the negotiations the us team under the leadership of the then secretary of
In a renewed drive against Police Brutality and a demand for Racial Justice and flash flooding triggers landslides in afghanistan at least 150 People Killed its one parts of corruption in neighboring pakistan so. The white scene game goes on for basketballs biggest stars after 2 days of protest against social injustice its still to be confirmed if the playoffs will resume this friday. However in the European Union is edging closer to imposing sanctions on bell russian officials it has linked to electoral fraud as well as the violent crackdown on protesters the blocs Foreign Ministers have all but agreed on a list of almost 20 high ranking people but they havent said exactly who some e. U. States want president Alexander Lukashenko to be included on that list of course hes faced mass demonstrations since winning elections that critics say were raked. There was a political agreement among ministers to designate selected individuals responsible for their fraudulent elections in their rule
To break trump has yet the stimulus long gem. Softbank backs the virus handed record losses in may at a drop of the value, some may change with earnings later. Lets get a quick check of how the markets are trading. We are seeing u. S. Futures under a little bit of pressure, down 1 10 of 1 . We have President Trumps executive actions on stimulus measures boosting sentiment. That weighed in indices. The s p 500 saw the highest close in sixmonth in the longest winning streak since 2017. Aska futures at the moment japan comes back from mountain day holiday. I mentioned softbank earnings coming back later. The japanese yen Holding Around the weakest in more than two weeks. The bloomberg dollar index unchanged at the moment. This after it touched a oneweek high. Watch out for some data this morning. We are getting south koreas 10 day trade data. We are getting japan numbers, not to mention singapores final gdp numbers. Crude headed towards 42 a barrel after gaining the most in a week after s
The chicago fed president australia heads into earnings season amid the worst recession in decades and a pandemic crippling the economy promises to be one of the most challenging periods on record. Shery u. S. Futures opening flat. This after they finish mixed on the friday session. We had u. S. Stocks falling with the s p 500 flat after five sessions of gains. We have escalating u. S. China tensions. Some positive data. We have the dollar inventing after u. S. July job dated beat estimates. The nasa composite was led lower. Composite was led lower. We had small caps leading the gains on those better than expected econumbers out of the u. S. Here is how oil is trading. We are seeing oil gaining ground above 41 a barrel with brent coming in around 44 a barrel. This after the biggest loss in a week. Not only u. S. And china tensions but the outlook for the u. S. Stimulus. They saw the biggest advance since early july. See some are going to of those uncertainties, the lack of a deadline w
Heavyweight boxing champion mike tyson is coming out of retirement for an exhibition bout against another all time great boxer. Ok lets begin with the escalating tension between the United States and china beijing has ordered the u. S. To shut down its consulate in the southwestern chinese city of saying do the Chinese Foreign Ministry Says its had to hit back at what its calling an unjustified act look what youve. Chinas measure is a legitimate and necessary response to unjust acts of the u. S. It conforms with International Law basic norms and International Relations and customary diplomatic practices the Current Situation in bilateral relations is not what china wants to see and the u. S. Is responsible for all of this. Well on tuesday washington gave beijing 72 hours to leave its consulate in Houston Texas chinas called the move a violation of International Law but the u. S. Says its necessary to protect American Intellectual property and u. S. Secretary of state mike pump aoe has