With our reviewers, asa bennett, the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, and the political writier and academic maya goodfellow. Stay with us for that. Good evening. The chancellor has announced a raft of spending pledges at the conservative Party Conference, among them an increase in the National Living wage. Sajid javid said that over the next five years it would increase to £10. 50 an hour, and the age threshold would be lowered from 25 to 21. But an unwelcome distraction for delegates at the conference has been an allegation that the Prime Minister groped a journalist during a lunch 20 years ago, which he denies. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has sent this report from Party Conference in manchester. What happens to the Prime Minister next, and to the country, is not entirely in Boris Johnsons hands. However many photocalls he grins for, he cant be remotely sure if brussels will budge and give him a brexit deal. Weve made some pretty big moves. Were waiting to see
This is how it looks at the moment. Nikkei feeling it at the moment although there is a deal on trade between the u. S. And japan. Nevertheless nikkei still 2. 2 percent down. Asx also feeling its. All in the red. Everything is negative as far as the market goes. Where is the money going . Lets have a look at what is going on. On top of that the u. S. 30 year. Gold up. At levels not seen since 2013 or thereabouts. 54 accounts. At one stage yen was at 144. 45 against the dollar. We have recovered a bit, 105. 24. There are all sorts of resistance. There we go. To the downside. 97, 51 for dollar, 30 yield 9. 81 . Money ise is where the going as people seek safety. Whats move things along and look at the first word news with selina wang. Macau has chosen a pro China Businessman as its new leader after a political process that featured no other candidates. Hell be the third leader since he territory was handed back to china in 1999 after more than four centuries of rule by portugal. Unlike
From the start. Global uncertainty the most important issue for their markets as jackson hole discusses threats to growth. An hong kong protest take an ominous turn. Place drug guns and fire a shot, as demonstration turned violent again. Shery lets get started with a quick check of markets. U. S. Futures at the moment plunging 1. 1 heard this after we ended the regular session friday and President Trump escalated the trade tensions against china, saying he will boost tariffs. This coming after chinas retaliatory tariffs. On friday we saw a negative sentiment across markets. The dow falling 600 23 points, the s p 500 lower by tack and Technology Energy stocks. After chairman Powell Comments at jackson hole which raised speculation now about the fed potentially easing more in the coming months. That felt 3 . Continue to see these fears of recession. Two 10 yield curve. We saw the three 10 yield curve. We are seeing that anxiety play out in the markets. Lets see how things are playing sha
Informers will be shot, say signs in londonderry. Three months afterjournalist lyra mckee was killed no one has been charged with her murder. Up to his neck in water the dramatic resuce of a father who became trapped in the rocks on a norfolk beach. And at half past 11 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers kevin schofield, the editor of politics home, and kate proctor, Political Correspondent for the london evening standard. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Borisjohnson says hes very confident a new brexit deal can be reached, with the european union. Speaking on his first visit to scotland as Prime Minister, he said theresa mays Withdrawal Agreement was dead, but there was scope for a new plan. However scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, after holding talks with mrjohnson, said she believed he was secretly pursuing a dangerous no deal brexit, and warned it was now almost inevitable the uk will leave the eu, without a deal. Heres our scotland edito
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