After eating sevenmonth lows. Theproducers can halt recent slump. The latest trade data from china. The numbers will show how deeply the trade war is biting. Lets see how things are shaping up for asian markets. The s p went after through the largest recovery since december of 2018, we are seeing some modest gains in asia. Nikkei futures down, seeing the new zealand stocks up 0. 5 this is after new zealand, india, and thailand surprised with Interest Rate cuts. We are watching for a slew of Economic Data the big one is the china trade data, expecting exports and imports to decline. We saw some week pmi data before. Also, philippines Second Quarter gdp data will be coming out, it grew faster in the Second Quarter. Expecting japan currentaccount surplus data, expected to widen. We will also watching for singapore retail sales. Paul lets check in on the first word news. War isescalating trade seen pushing the economy toward a first recession in a decade. Larry summers says the risk in the
Where some host nations say theyve lost confidence in their mission. Democratic republic of congo is among those calling for their withdrawal of who have already sent them. Packing. Critics, a peacekeeping needs reform, all other say it does important work. Despite its shortcomings. Well get the thoughts of our guest in a moment. But 1st, this report from phantom on un peacekeepers have been deployed to democratic republic of congo for around a quarter of a century. A large part of their mandate is to protect civilians from armed groups. But now the comedies present says theyve failed in their mission. And wants them gone. You looked at the approving it is to be deployed. Thats a peacekeeping mission is deployed for 25 years. And the democratic republic of congo have failed to cope with the rebellions and Armed Conflicts which are tearing apart the region, need north to protect the civilian population. They knew many civilians in d r c. Feel the same way earlier this month, protest was
Im tracy alloway. This is Bloomberg Markets middle east. Lets check or markets ended up last week. Numbers on december, released on friday. 148,000 for the month. Last 90,000 expected for economists. Markets really shrugging off that number. Industrial average reaching new alltime highs. 7500, recording its best start of the year since 1999. Analysts are falling over mselves to wreck it up will ratchet up their expectations. A little change on friday, slightly weaker. 10 year yield a little changed to end up at 2. 48 . A big story for the region. We have brent just a touch lower on friday. Rally into 2018. The whole commodities complex really powering ahead to start the new year on the Global Growth story. You can see some of the optimism feeding into regional markets, dow up almost 3 5 of 1 in their come and kuwait up a little over 50 points on thursday. Lets check in on first word headlines with stephanie humphrey. The u. S. Regulators and prosecutors are seeking information from the
Tonight, the parents are charged with torture. Plus, a tough lesson in life for wit thousand danish teenagers. There could be devastating consequences. Brent im brent goff. We begin tonight with the shooting death of the politician that is being called an act of terror. Today, a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo was gunned down in front of his Political Parties office. His murder threatens to inflame ethnic tensions between serbia and its former province, kosovo. Kosovo declared independence from serbia in 2008, a decade after a war that killed 13,000 mainly ethnic albanians. It still views it as its southern province. Serbian and kosovo officials have so far refrained from accusing each other of being behind the killing, but sererbs presidensaysys that the e killig was an act of terrorism. Assailants opened fire as the politician arrived in his headquarters. He was rushed to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save him. He had been hit at leaeast five times in the c ches
Plus a tough lesson in life for a thousand danish teenagers it takes just moments to share a video online but if that video was considered child pornography there could be devastating consequences. Its good to have you with those we begin tonight with the shooting death of a politician thats being called an act of terror today all over a band of a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo was gunned down in front of his political partys office in the city of new tributes event of it is murder threatens to inflame ethnic tensions between serbia and its former province Kosovo Kosovo cleared independence from serbia in two thousand and eight. A decade after a war that killed thirteen thousand mainly Ethnic Albanians but belgrade rejects independence for kosovo which it still views as its Southern Province of serbia and kosovo officials have so far refrained from accusing each other of being behind the killing but serbias president says that the killing was an act of terrorist. Assailants