As always, much more on our website with lots of analysis and back round detailed to all our major stories. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Donald trump says its likely iran was behind the attacks on saudi arabia, but downplays talks of going to war. Crisis hit city tried to get Public Relations firms to fix its reputation. How the crisis hit. Good morning asia, hello, world. Its tuesday, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon and with the local energy markets, its been a tumultuous 2a hours for markets in the wake of the attack on saudi facilities on the weekend. After soaring into double digits yesterday, the cost of crude has risen in asia this morning and donald trump said it looked like iran was behind the attacks but added he didnt want war with anyone. That was a very large attack, and it could be met with an attack many, many times larger very easily by our country, but were going to find out who
Borisjohnson has played down the chances of negotiating a Brexit Agreement with the eu before the uk is due to leave at the end of october. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Trade war markets fallout. Asian stocks slide and the yen rises as the us china conflict escalates. Robots in ageing societies. How mechanical workers could come to the rescue as we all live longer. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report, im sharanjit leyl. We start with the trade war because stock markets in asia have slumped and the japanese yen has jumped as the conflict that wean the us and china intensifies. Lets look at the markets now, because the futures we re markets now, because the futures were pointing to a lower open and true enough japans nikkei were pointing to a lower open and true enouthapans nikkei is down 2. 596 true enouthapans nikkei is down 2. 5 and the all ordinaries down as well. The japanese yen is rising, a safe haven in volatile times like this, and the hang