Nature. Just moments ago, house intelligence chairman adam , asking Jennifer Williams about how President Trump tweeted she was a never trumper. Would not describe herself that way but she was rather never part of it. The white house continuing to push back against williams. All of this one day before Gordon Sondland set to testify. He is the individual that was reportedly on the other end of the phone call between President Trump. President trump asked Gordon Sondland specifically for an update with whether or not president zelensky was looking into the bidens. David many thanks to Kevin Cirilli reporting from capitol hill. Lets turn to bill faries. Big development in the middle east, particularly towards the west bank. Bill yesterday secretary pompeo announced the u. S. Would no longer view most of the settlements in the west bank as illegal under international law. He said he was going back to a position held initially by ronald reagan, but it is something that takes place in the co
What are you hearing . Reporter this may be moving the market. A roundtable with American Business leaders, current and former chinese fishessals and American Chamber of commerce. Out of the round table there is big differences with the trade relationship with china. One example from the u. S. Side. They say there was no real huge benefit to have this trade relationship with china, having china within the wto. Chinese officials during that roundtable saying no, that is not the case. In fact china, u. S. And world benefited from china being in the wto. Chinese made the case that china entering it benefited everybody. Roundtable officials according to the global times there may be big differences coming up with a trade deal in terms of tariffs you talked about. Global times says chinas precondition to the trade deal would like the trade tariffs rolled back simultaneously. But the negotiators from the u. S. Have not given a positive sons to that our chinese trade sources said china wants
Investor demand is several times oversubscribed. Sometimes people look at australias market which has just opened what are you watching . Slightly under pressure after the game we saw on tuesday. Kiwi shares are gaining. The could see a softer open in seoul and tokyo. The nikkei stock average has more than doubled since shinzo abe took office. Economic strategy still lacks traction. It is a busy week that session ahead with japanese trade and chinas update on the docket this wednesday. As we are waiting on alibabas final pricing on an ipo. Here in hong kong as schools reopen and we await more protests, housing futures have snapped a today advance. Volatility has slumped over the past two sessions. Acrosse sliding further there is optimism we might see a peaceful resolution to the protests here in the city. Lets check in on first word news. Boris johnson and jeremy overn repeatedly clashed policy in their first televised election debate. Johnson said he would massively raise Government
Tiffany. Stock has been rising in the green market ahead of the open. Paul lets get a check on how were doing on the markets at the moment. Weve had new zealand trading for a little while now. Looking higher by about, there you go, about a third of 1 giving up some of the earlier gains. We saw a very good trading major in the u. S. , all ndexes higher, small caps as well. 1 . Australia, up. 1 of bear in mind with australia, we here. Staggered open still performing well after up 2. 5 . s gains westpac. Ting for brian, the day, c. E. O. Buckling to what analysts saw as the inevitable and down in the wake of these Money Laundering llegations from one of the countrys regulators, 23 million separate breaches. His sword and n bringing forward his retirement 20192020 st half of as well. Trading t of chicago flat, similar story despite i ns that we have seen as mentioned fueled by trade shery. M, shery the u. S. Dollar strengthening broadly on the trajectory d the next year will be a result of
Say after seeing a fellow protester news. And fellow hong kong is committing suicide to protest against the stay with us on bbc news. Extradition bill, seeing other friends issued, injured and families its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Scared, i say that i am ready for welcome to hardtalk, all the consequences that may come with the fight we are now in stop im stephen sackur. In hong kong, Extraordinary Events it almost sounds like some people on have become the norm in the last three months. The front lines are now ready for the territory has become a cockpit martyrdom. Well, mr sackur, if you of political protest and sporadic violence as many thousands continue to demand democratic reform. Put yourself in the protesters position, particularly this my my guest is closer to the centre of generation of hong kong people, who the storm. Have never known life under the British Colonial rule, theyve only ever known life under the chinese rule, to see every day their anson chan was the chief