Overnight in asia, the nikkei was closed for a bank holiday. If you look at the hang seng and shanghai, both with green arrows shanghai was up by 0. 2 . The hang seng up by 0. 10 looking at europe this morning, a bit of a mixed picture ftse slightly negative you can see both the cac and the dax are trading higher up by onethird of a percentage point each finally look at treasury yields. And yield weve been watching so closely on the tenyear, this morning sitting at 2. 451 . A couple things we are watching watching a lot of things airlines are celebrating the gop tax plan southwest and American Airlines both announcing they will give 1,000 bonuses to employees following that tax overhaul. Southwest specifically announced it will use the tax savings to buy new planes the company saying it intends to reinvest in the business, reward Share Holders and increase its investment with boeing to support future Growth Opportunities. The two Major Airlines are the latest businesses to pay bonuses
London. This is bbc world news. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8pm in washington, where the us has given a cool response to a reported offer of talks from north korea. The Us State Department says any talks would have to lead to the end of the regimes Nuclear Programme. South korea claimed pyongyang had signalled its willingness to hold talks with the us, after a meeting between a north korean general and south koreas president before the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Laura bicker now reports from pyeongyang on a games in which politics played as much of a role as the sporting action this is the confident side of south korea. It does seem to yong yang is ready to talk to the us, a vidic rory for the president. Unlike the Opening Ceremony, the countrys their own colours, highlighting the division, despite the diplomacy. Critics think the north have been given too much a platform at these games. The minister responsible for talks between the
Rest of 2017 . With Central Banks, shifting into neutral. The sweetest central Swedish Central Bank signaling the end sparkhreeyear effort to inflation. We will get a decision at 8 30 a. M. London time. Cash is about to open. We are half an hour away from the stock start of stock trading. We are getting an idea of where we will start the day and the fair value points to a negative start. 51 . Y. 5 of 1 . I want to move on, we will see what the yens reaction to the news, hes of piece of north koreas missile they launched was an icbm. We will see what the experts have to say. But we have got is the yen down up by. 5 of 1 . Interesting to see how this works its way through the session, looks to be firming against the dollar. The aussie dollar is down, some people had anticipated the rba would follow a more hawkish stance. That has not been the case and the aussies down. Begins strengthening now, continuing to strengthen on the back of this news that north korea said it fired an icbm. The
Good evening from california tonight where there is new concern this evening over americas tallest dam with a major storm set to hit, but we begin with the swirling storm in washington. Tonight, the new reports that members of president Trumps Campaign team before the election were repeatedly in contact with people believed to be russian intelligence and why wasnt there contact with the president leading up to the election . Meeting today with Benjamin Netanyahu. Donald trump did defend the National Security adviser he just fired, general michael flynn. Blaming the firing not on flynn, but u. S. Intelligence and their leaks. Jonathan karl leading us off. Reporter today President Trump welcomed the third foreign leader at the white house in less than a week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But overshadowing the visit the sudden firing of the man at the center of his National Security team, michael flynn. Just 24 hours ago, the white house said flynn was ousted for deceiving t
Revolution just days before it opens. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. A major holiday in north korea and there is concern the company may want to launch new missiles and conduct a nuclear test. North korea shows off its military mite. This is north korea doing what north korea does best. Supersized patriotic revolutionary gusto designed to send a message to the world. The eyes are watching. The request question is what happens next. They say theyll answer with an allout war and theyll atake with nuclear weapons. Signs of provocation. Vice president pence is preparing to traveling. Man, this is crazy. Activity in northern texas. A large tornado touched down. The National Weather service urged them to take shelter. There are about a thousand cows in the air. I dont see any cows in the air. All right, star wars fans, get that. A new opener. The opening of suntrust park. Hank aaron threw out the ceremonial pitch. And all that matters. Heres the t