Seek asylum he leaves behind a country in political turmoil. Spains 2 left wing parties reach a deal to form a government after the socialists for short term a majority in the election. Follow israeli airstrikes on gaza have killed 5 palestinians including a senior Islamic Jihad commander triggering the worst cross border violence in months funerals have been held for a lot though and his wife who died in the targeted strike on their home overnight israeli airstrikes have also hit apartment buildings and how much facility in the territory of fighters in gaza have retaliated firing more than 50 rockets into israel one exploded on a busy highway now really missing cars and buses a factory in there or was also hit setting it on fire israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the overnight strike was approved by his security cabinet 10 days ago. How many reports. In the sky above israeli cities israels Defense System attempted to intercept palestinian rockets. And damage on the ground
Plus financial secretary. Were standing by for Election Results in argentina. The president is under pressure there. We will have the latest. Paul lets take a look at how things are shaping up in the market today. The straily just up and one minute ago. In as are coming online order in australia. Not a lot of action. Futures were indicating pickup of about a third of 1 . Futures for the nikkei traded out of chicago. They are looking slack right now. U. S. Equity markets are also pointing higher. Sytock global stocks back to the highest levels seen this year. Lets check in on the first word news. Su we begin with the california fires. Workingters are to contain blazes across northern california. This has forced the evacuation of 200,000 people. Homes have burned to the ground. This is driven by a windstorm packing 90 mileperhour gusts. Gavin newsom has declared a state of emergency with nearly 3 Million People without power as of sunday. The result of argentinas election is expected in
I have a statistic, it has been over a thousand days since the brexit referendum. Yvonne lets check the markets. , hang senge nikkei to the upside, brushing off Global Growth concerns and geopolitical uncertainties with trade tensions. This is the position for the moment in sydney. The gold miners are taking a real hit. Gold price falling back, but elsewhere, this is the position, gold futures are up. They have been down largely, and way below the 1500 level. Gold miners in australia are cutting their forecasts, and fallbacks. To lam seng, we look to carrie to speak in about an hour, will she come out with new ideas . Market participants think not anymore. The u. S. Dollar against sterling, looking as though we are moving toward a deal. We only have until thursday. October 19 is a key date. The vix index is down again, and that suggests there is more confidence. That is the current position market wise. Lets go to new york with first word news. The imf has lowered its forecast for Glob
Thats all the resource tech higher in the cpi. Right now, we had several stories making the rounds with regard to what is happening. The 10 year yield, the noise at the moment that we can see the bank of japan Balance Sheet starts drinking start shrinking august of next year with redemptions and the like which may lift yields on the japanese bonds. Australia 10 year yield from the reserve bank, effecting things. Bund, looking at ahead of the talks. Deal on thea mini table that does it move the dial in terms of Monetary Policy . Commentators are suggesting it doesnt. It is too small a deal and has not been signed. They are penciling in another rate cut toward the end of the year. Which we are talking about the fed, trade very much at the fore again. Havee china and u. S. Emerged from last weeks trade talks with different takes on who and what was in this deal, and both sides say there are details that need to be hammered out before anything can be signed. Lets get to Tom Mackenzie, watc
Preliminary investigation and those facing the possibility of charges say they hope that the rule of law will prevail they say the initial court action smacks of political persecution Dogon Al Jazeera manila so ahead on aljazeera the u. S. Economy is slow but steady how the trade war with china is impacting jobs plus a bill blocking a note that will become wall but then days after being approved by the u. K. s Parliament Parliament open upper house. Still plenty of hot sunshine across the middle east at the moment little more cloud you know into that southeastern corner. Of pakistan just spilling out solve in the but for much of the region certainly across afghanistan iran easing over toward still events hot and it is dry 30 celsius full by rates of 27. 00 interest in the still touching 40 degrees in baghdad further north we got a few showers between the black sea in the caspian sea i mean in georgia we could see some wet weather over the next couple of days is flooding a little furthe