Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us here. My name is rick jones, vicepresident and director of the program here a the brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you for todays event hosted by the brookings center. This event is part of expanding with our partnership with the brookings transatlantic initiative. This is a multiyear platform that will spur a range of new activities not only on global issues, but that the transatlantic partners can get together. Were grateful they recognize that the value that brookings brings to this is our in depth high quality and independent research. Were pleased to be able to announce a fellow that will be joining us and add capacity to our team in answering questions in the relationship and as you see in todays discussions those are substantial. Challenges faced in europe are numerous from an upsurge in nationalism and populism to turmoil following the brexit decision and concerns after the financial crisis and great exit crisis, slow growt
Headline low. This is todays Worldwide Exchange. Im ross westgate. Here with your headlines from around the world. The dollar treasury yields continue to prove surprisingly hawkish among concerns of some about the bank qe program. That may add more to todays strange jobs report which led to spectacular hiring growth. Meanwhile, here in europe, composite pmi shows manufacturing in contraction territory. Well look ahead to uk services pmi in under half an hour. This after the hsbc in china shows a slowdown the lowest since august 2011. Warm welcome to you. 47. 8, services pmi. It marked a fivemonth high. That mean the composite number has picked up slightly. The final composite number confirmed at 47. 2, a little weaker than 47. 3 flash, 46. 5 in november. It is nevertheless the high since march. Perhaps some tentative signs emerging that the eurozone economy may have passed the worst of its downturn, although recovery still looks months away. The december Services Business expectations
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif s office has sought PKR 75 million or 16 per cent additional budget for allowances, fuel, and food rather than placing a cut on the expenses, The Express Tribune reported
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