Hello and welcome to bbc news. Dozens of people have been injured one critically in hong kong after Anti Government protesters were attacked by gangs of unidentified men wearing white t shirts and wielding batons. Social media in the region has been inundated with footage like this one here of the assaults at a Railway Station and theres speculation that the men might have been acting on behalf of the authorities. In a statement, the government condemned the actions and promised serious enforcement measures. Our beijing correspondent celia hatton joins us. What more do we know . There is a lot of speculation, many writing on social media in pointing out certain things. We dont have an official word on who these men are in the hong kong authorities have said they will try to get to the bottom of this incident but many on social media are pointing out the fact that this group seems very well organised. Some are pointing to the fa ct organised. Some are pointing to the fact that many seem
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Opec and allies extend curbs on oil production. Eu leaders make a striking selection to lead the ecb. Its breathtaking. It has the benefit of surprise. Viviana july is here. The fomc has signaled rate cuts may be coming. Clevelands fed president shares exclusive insights on the policy outlook. I think the fed funds rate is about at neutral right now. Viviana plus, expert perspective on what is ahead for the global economy. I think the market is getting a little bit greedy in terms of rate cuts. If these escalate, there will be a global recession. Viviana it is all straight ahead on bloomberg best. Hello and welcome. This is bloomberg best, your weekly review of the most important Business News, analysis, and interviews from Bloomberg Television around the world. Lets start with a daybyday look at the top headlines. The week began on a note of optimism after president s trump and xi met at the g20 summit and agreed to restart trade talks. Francine the u. S. And china have agreed to a tr
Lower. President trump continues his attack on the central bank saying a small cut is not enough airlines li s slide as lufta delivers a sharp drop in Second Quarter net profit and warns the market will be challenging for the rest of the year. And bayer warns its 2019 targets are becoming ambitious due to a challenging environment for its Crop Sciences business as it is linked to thousands of lawsuits here you have behind me a lot of earnings going on today in europe. Lets run you through some of the highlights on this super tuesday. Were in the thick of earnings season a number of blue chips have been directing markets, bp right there is trading near the top of the stoxx 600 after posting a beat on the bottom line. Up 3. 2 this morning in germany bayer described its fullyear targets as increasingly ambitious in the face of challenging conditions and legal action bayer stock is down 3 lufthansa has posted a sharp drop in Second Quarter net profit amid tough competition in the European
Leading hong kong newspaper that american trade negotiators will fight to basing beijing for talks later this week took the dow jones about 200 points away from alltime high, up about 50 at the open. S p below 3000, but the nasdaq nice gain about a half a percentage point up for the nasdaq composite. Chuck schumer went to the border and said this is heart wrenching. This has to end it now. He didnt offer a solution. President trump once a border crisis meeting with him. Mike pompeos tells fox the Mexican Government has made a commitment to getting numbers down but aoc says we need a 911 Style Commission to get rid of the department of Homeland Security. Iran seized a British Oil Tanker in the golf, america restrained no retaliation. The price is around 56 a barrel and if it wasnt for american production price would have spiked to 100 or more. Hong kong, real violence. Fights on the subway as men thought to be attached to beijing attack protesters and members of the media. Beijing gover