U. K. Sounds a note of optimism. Make my day. Tough words from saudi arabias oil minister. Whoever gambles on this market will be quote ouching like hell. The under an hour away from start of cash Equities Trading in europe. Lets look what we have. Futures not all that convinced in any direction. Weakness in markets yesterday and equity markets, and nasdaq. Ar in u. S. Futures flat and mixed. We do see nasdaq futures heading to the upside. Because ofnificant the selling we have seen. Concerns about concentration and previous gains in the tech sector. We are digesting what we have heard from the fed. In assessments of weaknesses the u. S. Economy. The fiscal boost that will be needed. Lots of questions over the fiscal side of things. Modest gains coming through in asia. Asian stocks of around 0. 4 . The south korean market up a fraction of a percent. Elsewhere, fairly flat markets. Won up to anean eight month high. Dollar weakness part of the story. Keep an eye in oil prices. We mention
A murder he didnt commit. And as the Venice Film Festival draws to a close the movie industry is highly a pandemic full global cinema culture correspondent takes us through the heart. Im Anthony Howard welcome to the start peace talks have begun between the Afghan Government and the taliban in the hope of ending 2 decades of bloodshed the 2 warring sides meeting face to face for the 1st time in the gulf state of qatar mediators including the United States of pushing for agreement but the rival parties have vastly different visions for the future of afghanistan. A koran recitation to start the event many afghans have been waiting for for decades face to face peace talks between the government and the taliban United States secretary of state mike compare flew to the Opening Ceremony in doha qatar and urged the warring sides to seize the opportunity. Of the choice of your political system is of course yours to make in the United States weve found a democracy notably the principle of peace
Russias support. A vote soon in the u. K. Parliament on controversial legislation which would override part of its deal with the you and break International Law. And our nearest neighbor an inhospitable planet where strongmen say they could have found a sign of life. Im really well into the tennis number one most of which opens up about being from the heart of the u. S. Open i will hear from the man who went on to win the tournament and his 1st major trophy. And israeli settler has been handed 3 life sentences for the murder of 3 members of a Palestinian Family i mean by an oreo through a fire bomb into the home of the day a luxury family in 2015 killing the couple and their infant son her forces reports on the end of a long Legal Process. More than 5 years of the fire bombing the house of the family as they slept. On video not in court because of coronavirus restrictions was handed his sentence the judges gave him 3 consecutive life terms one for each of his victims saad and. And the
Nomination for president of the United States of america. Biden also urging americans to unite and return to optimise. Our bride thomas good to have you with us today doctors treating russian opposition politician alexina say they have not found any evidence he was poisoned of all these in a coma at this hour following what his supporters believe was a poisoning link to his Political Activities doctors in the siberian city of almost all refusing to allow of all need to be transferred to germany for medical treatment saying hes too sick. That after a german n. G. O. S and an air ambulance to pick him up in of all the spokeswoman calling that decision quote a direct threat to his life his wife is also not been allowed to visit him only was rushed to the hospital and for falling ill on a flight from toms to moscow prompting an Emergency Landing heres what the deputy had doctor at that hospital told reporters earlier this morning today i can say that none of the tests we have carried out s
Im yousef gamal eldin in dubai. Quite the risk on session. Lets get you the state of play. The signals were getting between the u. S. And china are encouraging. S p 500 many futures are higher. Quite a few gains in the european stocks story, as well. Tech and cyclical sectors, including autos, are leading those gains. Fund managers are overweight on 2018, according to the latest bank of america survey. Telling bonds standing out, paring middle of the gains. Treasury study in the United States. Eurodollar at 118. 16. Little upside, weaker dollar story weighing on broader g10 space. At a net long position, the least bullish in three weeks according to the latest data. Lets check in on your bloomberg first word news, will be get you some of the other stories were watching, starting off with president donald trump. He says a coronavirus treatment that involves blood plasma from recovered patients will be expanded to more sick americans. It adds to therapy even before researchers fully unde