Also in the programme who will be the next governor of the bank of england . Andrew bailey has emerged as the favourite. And legislators in the us have approved a new trade agreement with mexico and canada to replace the north america Free Trade Agreement. And working with businesses to confront stereotyping at work and in society. How one man is challenging the narrative surrounding black men, through his photography. And you can get in touch with us about anything on the programme. Let us know what you think just use the hashtag bbcworklife. A warm welcome to our new business show. We start with brexit, because today a crucial period for british and european businesses begins as the uk takes a major step towards leaving the eu. The Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between borisjohnsons government and brussels goes before parliament with a vote expected later. And given his large majority, its expected to get through without many changes. Under the agreement, britain is due to formally
Rates. With the tax announcement and the new fed chair news, investors anticipating a bumpy ride. What is priced in and ahead of super thursday. The nikkei in the driving seat. High whilea 99week nickel propels the metal markets. With nickel back, the real news coming from the copper market. Lets talk about where we are and where we are going. Futures are pricing in a strong start relative to where we have been for european equities this morning. The fair value calculations on your bloomberg look like this. Stocks 50 up by around. 6 . London to open higher, as is paris. Germany is playing catchup. The dax looks to open up a whole percent up this morning. Watch the telecoms story and the stocks will be opening stronger. A solid performance coming through from the asian markets. Lets show you what the gmm looks like this morning. Is new zealand story interesting. The new Zealand Dollar propels higher this morning, driving the market down. But the nikkei is the strong story. Japanese equi
My words. Scarlet fu in london. We are thrilled to have scarlet fu. Reunited. To the music. A wonderful day to have the with us. So much to talk about about the United Kingdom. First word news, here is nejra cehic. Theresa may has promised to build a more just United Kingdom. That for brighton to feel their life has made insecure by globalization. Not by the interest of the privileged few, but by yours. We will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives. Ejra in one of her first actions, the architect of David Camerons austerity policy, she replaced him with Philip Hammond. She named her new break since our, david davis. Locked ter may mocked Boris Johnsons negotiating skills he has been named the foreign minister. He accused president obama of disliking the British Legacy because of his kenyan ancestry. The number of japanese living in japan phil are the most on record last year. At the same time, the number of foreigners rose. Unless japans birth rate increases, th
A london house price index falls to the lowest level in some financial crisis. We will ask you this months numbers are a sign of things to come. Good morning. We are less than half an hour from the European Equity market open. Caroline, looks like a positive start. European futures, the fair value calculation points to a just over 1 rise. That is what were expecting. Caroline . Caroline the new chancellor of the exchequer saying there will be no emergency budget. We are currently trading higher. Up 0. 8 . Shine a light on the korean won as it strengthens as well. Another Central Bank Action today left Interest Rates unchanged at a record low. The yen continuing to weaken. The dollar up 1. 1 versus the yen. Oil is rebounding after yesterdays slump. That is what is starting a bit of a waning in the equity rally. Weve got to be talking about the boe later today. Guy weve been hearing from the new chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond. He is saying that carney is doing an excellent j
A higher cash bed. A very warm welcome to countdown everybody. I am anna edwards. Manus breaking news. Anna six a clock in london, 7 00 in amsterdam. Where the business is based in the netherlands, saml is europes Largest Semiconductor maker. Third quarter revenue at about 7 billion euros. So estimate was 1. 7 billion, that sounds very broadly in line for maybe a touch shy of that. The most bullish estimate for the Third Quarter. The ultraviolet lithography system, which increases capacity and speed. Agreed to buy microvision for about 3. 1 million. This is a part of th customers,s for the Samsung Electronics and intel, these chip manufacturers, that they will increasingly use the technology. Certainly that revenue looks to be broadly in mind. 354 million in the Second Quarter against an estimate of three when 7 million, ahead of the Second Quarter. Manus we are waiting on the revenue numbers, expected 5. 2 numbers, expected 5. 2 billion. Lets have a risk radar look. Slipping, the s p