Pompeo andonesian foreign minister held talks on thursday. They discussed the sittion in the south cna sea wch china claims most of. Indonea has designated an exclusive Economic Zone off the nah tuna islands and has a territorial dispute with beijing in the area. Our law abiding nations reject the unlawful claims made by the Chinese Government party in the South China Sea. Its a cause worth pursuing in multilateral settings and the Trump Administration very much supports this. She said stability and peace should be maintained in the South China Sea and added International Law, especially United Nations convention on the law of the sea must be respected and implemented. Pompeo expressed willingness to cooperate in new ways to ensure Maritime Security and protect some of the worlds busiest trade routes. I encourage u. S. Businesses to invest more in indonesia including for procts in the Outer Islands in indonesia such as nah tuna island. Pompeo says the u. S. Welcomes indonesias Decisive
It is the end of an era, possibly. Prime minister shinzo abe plans to resign for Health Reasons. He is expected to make an announcement imminently. Jerome powell plans to let inflation and unemployment run there if he can get them in a ship that will likely keep Interest Rates low for years. Tiktok. Battle for walmart joins microsoft making a joint bid for the apps u. S. Asset. Can they fend off oracle . Just under an hour from the start of cash trading in europe. Lets look at futures this morning, even as the nikkei 1. 4 , you know, it had been gaining, the topics and the nikkei had been in the green and both fell. European futures are holding up. We still see green arrows on ftse and dax futures. Take a look at u. S. Futures. Green arrows there as well. Even after alltime highs once again hit yesterday on the s p and the nasdaq and the shinzo abe resignation report pulls down japanese stocks, u. S. Futures holding strong. Atside of japan it remains risk on and to the week. Anna a lot
Week on the hole for global stocks. Lets get a first word news update. Heres leighann gerrans. Leighann president macron of france has appointed a new Prime Minister. Macron is preparing to reshuffle his government in the widely expected relaunch of his presidency for the final two years of his term. North Korean Leader kim jongun urging people to stay alert of coronavirus. He warned that complacency could lead to unimaginable and irreversible crisis or get despite the warning, he has reaffirmed north koreas claim to not have had a single case of covid19. This is widely doubted by Global Health officials. European president christine crisiss signature fighting tool is becoming the focus of disagreement among policymakers. Governing councilmembers face a potential risk over how much their emergency Bond Purchase Program should stay weighted toward weaker countries such as italy. That is according to multiple conversations with central bank officials. And hong kong, police have charged a
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after europe s medicines authority says the jab is safe and effective. in france, the prime minister announces a new month long lockdown for paris and surrounding areas, warning the country is suffering a third wave of coronavirus. a decade after the war in syria began, the misery inflicted on a nation. we look at the role of president assad during this brutal conflict. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it was billed as a chance to re set relations between the world s two biggest economies, but there s no indication so far that these two giants are warming up to each other. america s top diplomat, antony blinken, is meeting his opposite numberfrom china, against the snowy backdrop of alaska. but in their opening remarks, the two sides leveled sharp rebukes of each others policies. today, we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, both domestic and global, so that china can better understand our administration s intentions and ap