That. Surprised at david who do you it was directed to . [laughter] alix probably President Trump. David you think . Alix but it isnt the first time we have seen resident we have seen president s talk to fed chairs. It is the first time i think i have seen a president say we will fire you publicly. Alix in the markets, if you are an equity trader, you are probably breathing a big sigh of relief. The question is, is this a bit of a relief rally or did we finally find some sort of a bottom . S p futures up 8 10 of 1 after the worst two days of this year. Eurodollar flat. A record, still seeing low in the bond market, so it feels like the same story, maybe just a pause. David now it is time for bloomberg first take. We are joined by Stephanie Flanders and marty schenker. Lets start with this announcement. The Treasury Department found china to be a currency manipulator. Result, secretary mnuchin will engage with the imf to eliminate the unfair competitive advantage created by chinas lates
Create a coalition in terms of our wrong policy in particular is that i think a lot of the european leaders are very much resisting the president s efforts because they disagree with his decision to withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal i think that its pretty clear that the United States would like to enter into a new deal with our allies in europe and with iran but that this administration feels that the the deal as it exists is a flawed arrangement and so what i think youre seeing is you have a lot of our european allies looking for ways around our economic sanctions against iran they created something called instax for example which can help them sort of the advocate the sanctions and i frankly think a lot of the leaders in europe are just waiting to see what happens in 2020 because i think that many of them are hoping that President Trump will be really replaced and that they will have someone else to negotiate with you know whether that is right or wrong i do i disagree with the as
Voters between im polling stations still 12 european politicians on trial for their role in a referendum on Catalan Independence their political opponents in the prosecutors seat for a case that traces crucial questions about democracy and selfdetermination. But is the outcome already decided by a hostile spanish state. The catalonia trials justice or vengeance on a 0. But again youre watching out there a reminder of our top stories this hour the murder of jamal because she is an extrajudicial killing for which saudi arabia is responsible thats according to a damning report by the un special rapporteur the 101. 00 page report details taped conversations about disposing of a body in the moments before arrived at the site a consulate in istanbul last october. Special report. Says the killing is an International Crime with universal jurisdiction. The u. N. Secretary general antonio terrorist to launch a criminal inquiry into the case. But saudi arabia says it has youll thora to to look in
Advice if there is legal annoys you as you know whether in any institution advice between a secretary persons lawyer. And that person its not going to be shared this is what. Our position based on the charter the secretarygeneral ban is basing his decision not to act on this the un charter the governing document of this organization but nowhere in here does it say anything about his powers to set up investigations its relevant not just in this case the secretary general has said there should be an investigation into the recent tanker attacks in the gulf but again he says he doesnt have the power to set one up still ahead on al jazeera and embrace between former foes kuwaits emir visits in iraq for the 1st time since saddam husseins forces invaded the gulf state 3 decades ago. 3 russians on the ukrainian are charged with murder over the shooting down of 17 but its unlikely theyll face justice. To whether sponsored by qatar airways. Hello there were still seeing a lot of heavy downpours
Ages. The thing i dont like is that without tiktok, you could make facebook bigger. Tonight, the tiktok vote. And a major Flashing Warning Sign of a cashstrapped candidate. Steve bannon has suggested you have been paid off to switch your view. Then what three dismissed fellmy counts means for Defendant Trump in georgia and the rebirth of a decades old campaign trope. People look around and they say am i better off now than i was four years ago . The very painful answer to the Trump Campaigns question. Doctors say it will wash through, flow through. Interesting terms. And, very accurate. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The House Of Representatives passed a bill today which could eventually lead to the banning of tiktok. The chinese social media app used by some 150 million americans. It was a somewhat surprising move from congress in this respect. This congress has not been known to pass a lot of substantive bipartisan legislation. But thats wha