Eurodollar, 1. 20 two. A lot of the conversations today will focus on the dollar. Im looking at gold for a second day, down a touch. Coming up on bloomberg surveillance, we talked doing business in italy and natural gas. Later on, we also speak with margaret from the World Economic forum. She joins us to talk global risks. Plus, janet henry talks trumps first year with us. She the global chief economist there. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news. Heres nejra cehic. Nejra the u. S. Secretary of state offered a sobering assessment about the possibility of war with north korea. Madeillerson said advances the situation very tenuous. He was speaking in vancouver, where top diplomats gathered to explore new ways to enforce sanctions. North koreans know our channels are open, and they know where to find us. But a sustained cessation of threatening behavior is necessary indicator of whether the regime is truly ready to pursue a peaceful diplomatic resolution to the Security Threat it has
Forces this is what weve heard from the turkish president. Why you still here why do these weapons still arrive america is in the process of creating a terror army on all good do nothing crucial now borders do not provoke we will run out of patience tillerson has arrived in turkey and hell be going to an embassy a u. S. Embassy in turkey that is on a street thats actually maimed for the military operation against those Kurdish Forces armed by the United States Operation Olive Branch that is sending a pretty clear message to washington that they do not approve of this policy of arming Kurdish Forces the United States is caught in a strange place between two allies its aligned with the Kurdish Forces and its also aligned with the turkish government a member of nato that considers those Kurdish Forces to be terrorists. Well Political Science professor ching is tomas says turkey now wants the u. S. To deliver on his promises we are fed up with these words its coming from america by mistake
This and we can just get right back to sport clean sport its so easy to talk about negative things but its really difficult to highlight these positive situations you know who knows maybe one two lympics this will all be behind us and well get right back to you know clean competition and a lot of fun. Well staying with sled related sports russias team of athletes have added a silver to their tally but it was a medal that might never have been skeleton compared to nikita to a group of had considered boycotting these games in support of his fellow countrymen banned over doping claims or the reduced team sizes meant a lack of coaches at the competition meaning he had to prepare all the equipment him self even did the very same for his own team mate in other results the day the telephone a note won a bronze in the speed skating is worth noting shes one of the younger competitors at just twenty three the same as the skeleton silver medalist from russia skier denise spitz off also took third
Kicks were right and so to go with whole world to defend. If it was awarded to us we would kick more now that did actually happened. The french president has decided to close the press office at the elise a palace journalists have been stationed there for four decades but now theyll be moved out to a new site officially is being done for operational reasons but some say perhaps is just a way to keep the media away from the president r. T. Schalit do bensky explains. This is been the basis of frances president ial press school for decades but the doors are about to close and journalists tenure at the least a palace president decided to break away with the press room inside near the palace basically get away from the seat of power and now its sort of putting them somewhere remote they will have to ask for appointments every time they want to speak to someone it is keeping them. At a distance and thats exactly what they want since his election last may mark close relationship with the pre
Leadership meeting in brussels which is still under way. We are going to take you live for all that. So many concerns yet seeing this rally. If we stay at these levels will probably be the biggest singleday reverse ideal in four years. Economist Thomas Piketty has a message for Angela Merkel. He says history will remember you for your actions this week. Hell join us live in a few minutes to explain why he believes not helping greece would be hypocritical. The big banks unveiled their living wills. These are the plans how they would handle bankruptcy during a crisis thats mandated by dodd frank. Dick bove will join us to tell us why he believes these wills are a negative for the u. S. Economy and calls it a dumb idea by the government. Another positive fitbit rating. Well talk to the analyst behind that call whether the company has already gone too far, too fast. Im not making fun of his name, but what is the analysts name . Will power. I love that. The fitbit analyst name is will power