Anna good morning, everybody. This is bloomberg daybreak europe. Lets take a look at the asian equity session. It has been in rehab after the stresses of last week. They are up 1. 1 percent on the msci asiapacific, excluding japan. Futures point higher. There is a lighter tone to the geopolitical conversation, based on words from mike pence. That is helping. Riskon in there markets. It takes away from the dollar and boosts some currencies today. Dollars bought index down. 3 . Data onnflation wednesday. In the meantime, look out for budget commentary today from the Trump Administration and anything big report on infrastructure. I mentioned the letter tone to the geopolitical conversation. Are mentioned the lights tone to the geopolitical conversation. Could with the conversations taking place could we see conversations taking place . We see the korean won is on the rise. We have breaking news. Heineken up 3 . That mrs. The estimate. Misses the estimate. The profit margin will expand by
There is no prospect of a return to power in Northern Ireland according to the dup leader Arlene Foster. Despite intensive negotiations this week which included the Prime Minister and the taoiseach, mrs foster has said theres no sign of an end to the 13 month political stalemate at stormont. She said it was that the duty of the westminster government to set a budget and start to make important policy decisions about schools and hospitals and infrastructure. So a lot to talk about on this by Arlene Foster and also reaction on the implications. Keith doyle is in belfast. Just go through what Arlene Foster said in a bit more detail. On monday we had the Prime Minister and the taoiseach here as we thought a deal was in the air. As time went on we realised it would not happen, there was some talk of it perhaps happening this week but clearly now that is not going to happen with this statement from Arlene Foster. The big issues the Irish Language, the dup are absolutely insistent there will
Prices are rising. Good morning in sport, a 500 metre dash for glory and gold. Team gbs Elise Christie competes in the womens short track speed skating event later but can she claim a first british medal in pyeongchang . Were discussing the changing faces of clowns as we mark the 250th anniversary of the first ever circus. I think things have changed a bit. Matt has the weather. Good morning. After yesterdays sunshine, much more cloud around today with some wind and rain and across Northern England and scotland, some heavy snow as well. Forecast coming up in the next 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. British holidaymakers are heading back to tunisia this morning, more than two years after a terror attack killed 38 people, 30 of them britons at a beach resort. Thomas cook is the first british tour company to resume flights to the country. 200 passengers are due to take off from birmingham in the next 15 minutes. Breakfastsjohn maguire is there. Good morning. We are in fac
At the pyeongchang games. A jury has found the former football coach Barry Bennell guilty of multiple counts of sexual abuse. His victims were young footballers, boys aged between eight and 15, groomed by bennell, who claimed he could fulfil their dreams of becoming professional footballers. During the trial, he was described as a child molester on an industrial scale. In total, the jury at Liverpool Crown court returned guilty verdicts on 36 counts. They are yet to reach a verdict on seven further counts. Joining me from Liverpool Crown court is our correspondent, ben ando. What happened in court this afternoon . This has been a four week trial, the jury this has been a four week trial, the jury has been directing for three days. They have reached verdicts on some of the towns facing Barry Bennell, who was a very highly respected football coach with clubs like stoke city, Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra in the 1980s. Up until 1990. Thats what we heard. In total, bennell faced 48 c
The debt bomb threat returns. Thats the push and pull for investors good for stocks trillion dollar deficits higher Interest Rates thats bad. Hence, volatility politics u susan rice she of benghazi wrote a memo to herself for the very moment of Trump Inauguration in it she insisted twice that at a secret meeting president obama had had laid down the law to the the fbi. They must investigate russian medaling by the book. He was not asking about initiating or instructing anything. He was completely removed from the fbi probe. His hands were entirely clean. Two republican senators pownsd the memo odd as they call it. Yes, we have a big show for you today stay there please. A terrific olympic story for you. Varney company is about to begin. [laughter] oh, you have to love this. The u. S. Wins another gold at the olympics and this is a really special one. Khloe kim 17 year old a near perfect run in the snowboarding half pipe she was way with out in front of everybody. By the way, she had qu