.orecast indonesia decides later thursday while the boj starts a meeting. a straily markets have just open. sophie, what are you seeing? markets have just opened. saw steepening for u.s. bonds, pushing the u.s. 10-year yield to a five-week high, and the kiwi dollar off about .1%, reversing the earlier spike we saw on the back of new zealand hosting a faster than forecast gdp report on a quarterly basis, which may provide relief to the rbc. nikkei futures holding steady. we re expecting a mixed session in asia as we have plenty of rate decisions on tap from indonesia, taiwan, hong kong, along with the boj meeting under japanese as we see stocks perhaps getting a little more love from investors, but not to be loved just yet. investor view on japan is improving slightly with net 6% of global investors. paul: thanks for that. let s check in on the first word news now with ritika gupta. proposed budget for the next fiscal year will approach the equivalent of $1 trillion for a seco
overcrowding as one to bears down and a kurdish iranian refugee released from a strain he and present kept telling to al-jazeera he won t forget those still fighting for a better life and for roger federer books is plays in the last 4 of the a.t.p. final 20 time grand slam champion beats now that jockey bench in their 1st meeting since their apic wimbledon final back in july. hong kong has confirmed its economy plunged into its 1st recession in a decade it s been blamed on the increasingly violent had gotten of protests and the escalating trade war between the u.s. and china now students have blocked parts of hong kong for a 5th day calling on the government to commit to hold a new local elections on november 24th the demonstrators are gathering for a rally in the city s business to. strike on kong is experiencing one of its most violent weeks since the protests began in june let s go to our correspondent from the bride he s joining us live from hong kong and loss of activity
Hong Kong is home to significant Brutalist buildings from the 1960s and 70s and one group is encouraging preservation by raising awareness of the architectural style both loved and loathed.
Hong Kong police Thursday arrested four men and six women linked to a fund that helped protestors during the pro-democracy protests that swept the island in 2019.