This is the position we find ourselves in. Looking at futures contracts for the s p, those are indicating just about a flat picture. We did have records once again for the major benchmark indices on wall street that should have been given is more of an uplift to the tail end. It is just up fractionally in the msci all country world index , which means we are just about 1 away from a record when it comes to global stocks. This is what we have just at the moment. Just appreciating just a little bit despite the horrible production. The fact that the rba is paused for now with regard to Interest Rates and a ruling out a move toward quantitative easing for the time being, just playing in the yield, just in three basis points. Ok. With that in mind, lets find out what else is happening. Lets get to the first word news. Thank you. We are going to start with the white house. A budget official in the Trump Administration says he warned his superiors that a hold on security aid for ukraine could
Around in the dow. From down 150 points to down 44 points. 737 has been dedevilled by safety related issues. Boeing has a backlog across all major carriers on the planet pretty much. Just shipping them to those carriers does not mean they will instantly fly, but it says it is ready to make them fly. Of course a lot of people to write off on this. More people are buying on this. Asking questions later about it. Keep you posted on pretty dramatic developments for boeing. What will be a big test for markets, probably our patience, both sides on capitol hill bracing for what is highstakes public impeachment hearings that could dictate the course of trading. Up to now, really hasnt. Most on corner of wall and broad dont think anything will come of this but you never know. Hillary vaughn with the latest what to expect, who to expect beginning on wednesday. Hillary . Reporter neil, democrats handpicked three witnesses to bring in front of cameras this week to question hem in public to try to
Ultimatum from bolivias opposition that anger against the president spreads to rural areas. For mcconville is rebel leader has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal court basco and 10 gander was convicted of 18 war crimes including murder rape and conscripting child soldiers the atrocities happened in the democratic republic of congos northeastern the tory region between 20022003 the ganders jail time is the longest handed down by the hague court to date well has the moment the judges read the sentencing. For conscripts think and analysts think children under the age of 15 years into an armed group and using them to participate actively in hostilities is a war crime for 18 years for rape of civilians is a crime against humanity and theres a war crime fent the atheist for a manager and that attempted murder as a crime against humanity and as a war crime said he is for prosecution as a crime against humanity said 2 years of imprisonment of more on this lets b
That he could not charge the president because it was Justice Department policy not to charge a sitting president thats the responsibility of Congress Congress wanted to go there now the judge is saying they can indeed go there and have access to all this information that was withheld by attorney general william barr this is a major victory for democrats in addition to getting access to all of that information the judge validated the impeachment inquiry in the 1st place now the president and republicans have painted this inquiry as a sham accused democrats of not following procedures because they havent held a formal vote to have an impeachment inquiry but the judge said that was incorrect that there was ample case history to allow the agree to go forward. Now 5 years of war in yemen have seen many men killed in fighting saw women have increasingly become the sole breadwinners forced into a traditionally male dominated jobs. Reports. Its a story we see often during times of war women f
Northern parts of vietnam with that on shore breeze filtering in still a fair chance of showers into eastern parts of india at the moment this area cloud we have over towards the west though that is a probable start and that looks likely to continue drifting out into the arabian sea heading towards oman its a slow moving feature this one what it does to the allows dry weather to come back in across the western side of india through the west and gets a chance of one or 2 showers up towards me as we go on through monday but by and large the wettest weather we write down the eastern coast. This is. Your. Middle east. State its. Sort of. This feel. Like. Youre. On the problem and these are the top stories this hour funerals are being held in iraq for some of the 42 people who were killed during a nationwide protest on friday police have been firing stun grenades at antigovernment protest in the capital baghdad demonstrations on the government to resign turkeys president has threatened to o