And then march, things normalized. Francine welcome to bloomberg surveillance, good morning if you are watching from the u. S. And europe, good afternoon if you are watching from asia. Westminster, ahead of the knowts, the u. K. Will soon who the next Prime Minister is around midday. Pound. Ity in european stocks off but investors are breaking for a busy earning season. U. S. Corporate earnings potential developments, trade negotiations and oil stabilizing after recent gains. Hour, we will speak to the new leader of the liberal democrats at 9 30 a. M. London time. Here is viviana hurtado. European governments putting together a Naval Mission to provide safe passage through the persian gulf after iran seized a tanker last week. Jeremy hunt warns escalations will mean more Royal Navy Ships in the area. Let us be absolutely clear, on the international law, iran has no right to obstruct the her, itassage or board was therefore an active state piracy. Foreign hasns defended the move, saying
Shelters are overcrowded and water cannot be pumped orfiltered because of his roles block on fuel and bottled water is now unaffordable for most families. Rishi sunak will continue his tour of The Middle East today amid growing fears in the region that the conflict in gaza could spread. Chiara bleeders gallery in egypt ahead of the summit this weekend to discuss the crisis. In saudi arabia last night the Prime Minister met the crown prince. Number 10 said the pair agreed that the loss of innocent lives in israel and gaza over the last few weeks has been horrific. He said he will encourage saudi arabia to use its influence in The Middle East. As you have been Hearing Withjo votes continue to be counted in the Mid Bedfordshire and tamworth by elections. We could have declarations in the next hour. Turnout in tamworth was 35. 9 cent that is low even for a by election. The vote followed the resignation of the former conservative deputy whip chris pincher in september. Our team in tamworth
Strategist issues a lengthy apology to trump and his family, and rallies around the president. Anna good morning, everybody. Six no one here in london, welcome to the program. Lets tell you whats been going on in the asian equity session. Manus, the msci asiapacific, excluding japan, which is out for today, is up by. 3 . The strength is coming through from the u. S. Session on friday, allowing markets in asia to edge higher. The s p closed out on its best week since december, 2016, largely putting aside any jobs report. He lets have a look at the dollar. The dollar index is stronger, breaking at 2017. Jobsa little strength coming through, with weakness in the emergingmarket currencies. We have a host of factors to keep an eye on when it comes to the dollar this week. U. S. Politics is ever president , what trump says on twitter, and now the house is back in action. And we have various fed speakers this week, and reporting season kicking off in earnest, which means the Banking Sector wi
On cspan2. We invite your participation via twitter. Members finishing up other business from the british come house of commons a. How on earth can the government countenance making women in Northern Ireland subject to rape imprisons the babel under the law. We are not doing so. I asked the honorable lady, it is very clear and exception through precisely these reasons. Questions to the Prime Minister. Members across the whole house would wish to join me in congratulating her majesty, the queen, on the platinum wedding anniversary. They devoted their lives to the service of a country and the whole house will offer them, and stewardship of the economy, when the economy grows, and the debt is subscribed. To invest in the economy more than she already my honorable friend make an important point about investigating infrastructure, and housing particularly. A quarter victorian pounds in infrastructure spending, 22 billion from the Central Government, billions of pounds, the biggest roadbuild
Business. Hsbc promises £10 billion infunding for business. Hsbc promises £10 billion in funding for small firms, but what difference will it really make . I will speak to the boss later. In sport, Englands Paul Casey is the pick of the european challengers at the us open. A first round of six under par sees him just a shot off the leader Rickie Fowler at golfs second major of the year. And sarah has the weather. Thatin that in about ten minutes. First, our main story police are warning they may never be able to identify some of those who died in the fire at Grenfell Tower in west london on tuesday night. 17 bodies have been found so far, but the number of fatalities is expected to rise significantly. Andy moore reports. The first victim of the fire to be officially named is mohammed alhajali, Assyrian Refugee who came to britain for a better life. His brother was led to safety by firefighters but in the chaos and confusion bahama got left behind. Firefighters but in the chaos and co