Welcome to first up. We get straight to breaking news from south korea where the current account surplus widened to 10. 1 billion in march, after it recorded a surplus of 7. 51 billion, better than expected. We will check in on how korean markets reacted. To newasiapacific, zealand, that market is open and falling 1 5 of 1 . 69 u. S. Cents is the level for the u. S. Dollar. Rba decision tomorrow. Counting down to the opens in australia, japan and korea. Sydney pointing to a lower open. 76 u. S. Cents. Lets get over to japan. Checking futures trading in chicago. A big drop for futures and indicating a lower open at the start of the session. This, after it took a market holiday on friday. This is really the first chance for equity markets to react to that boj surprise decision to keep things as is. Japan yen 106. 65. Continuing to strengthen there. Lots of closed markets to tell you about today to mark labor day. China, hong kong, taiwan, singapore, thailand, malaysia and sri lanka and v
Elections in march of next year, after the Ruling Coalition collapses. Trial of kenyas president in doubt with the International Criminal court giving the prosecution just one more week to get its case together. Coalition of nations fighting isil says progress has been made against the group in iraq and syria. Foreign ministers of 60 count thinks are meeting at natos headquarters in brussels, and a joint statements that air strikes are forcing isil fighters to quote proceed with caution. Here is u. S. Secretary of state john kerry had to say. We have made already, significant process progress in two and a half months, but we also acknowledge there is a lot more work yet to be done. Daesh is still perpetrating terrible crimes, but there was a consensuses that the momentum, which it had exhibited two and a half months ago has been halted, that it has been forced to modify its tactics, and some of those modifications severely hampering their ability to operate in the way that they were ce
Hello, welcome to the programme. President trump has again insisted, without facts, that he won the us president ial election. He was speaking at a rally in georgia his First Campaign event since last months election. Hes in georgia to support the states two republican senators, who need to win run off elections injanuary if republicans are to hang on to control of the senate. He said the stakes at these run off elections are high. Because at stake in this election is control of the us senate, and that really means control of this country. The voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee, writes every piece of legislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. Very simply, you will decide whether your children will grow up in a socialist country or whether they will grow up in a free country. And i will tell you this socialist is just the beginning for these people. These people want to go further than socialism. They want to go into a communistic form of governme
Hello, welcome to the President Trump has again insisted, without facts, that he won the us president ial election. He was speaking at a rally in georgia his First Campaign event since last months election. Hes in georgia to support the states two republican senators, who need to win run off elections injanuary if republicans are to hang on to control of the senate. He said the stakes at these run off elections are high. Because at stake in this election is control of the us senate, and that really means control of this country. The voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee, writes every piece of legislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. Very simply, you will decide whether your children will grow up in a socialist country, or whether they will grow up in a free country. And i will tell you this socialist is just the beginning for these people. These people want to go further than socialism. They want to go into a communistic form of government, but i
Also coming up at half past three. Tom brook marks the 40th anniversary ofjohn lennons murder in 1980, in lennon remembered. The uks chief brexit negotiator is in brussels for talks with his eu counterpart to find a last minute breakthrough on a trade deal. Significant differences remain on fishing rights, competition rules and how a deal would be enforced. This morning the environment secretary, george eustice, said there was still a deal to be done, but admitted that the talks were in a very difficult position. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. Back in brussels, the uks chief negotiator, lord frost, arriving for whats being described as the last roll of the dice in trade talks with the eu. Weve worked very hard to try and get a deal. Were going to see what happens in negotiations today, and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon, thank you very much. The government says there is still a deal to be done in what a cabinet