Countries planning to impose a digital tax saying it will defend all actions for American Business and intentions over big tech the pentagon moves 1,600 troops as protesters defy curfews and continue to take to the streets of america a warm welcome to strooinz pmi today. The euro area. We have got the individual companies. The final composite for may has come in at 31. 9. The Services Sector came in at 30. 5 ahead of the flash number of 28. 7. The down turn ease in may. Growth still some way off. We have bounced off the lows seen in april. The euro continually higher. Euro has been very strong of late investors getting excited about the Commission Recovery plan trading about 40 basis points higher than the dollar now weve also got fresh numbers crossing on italy and italian unemployment the jobless rate coming through. The jobless rate came in at 6 bot 32 better than the consensus of 9. 5 . March was revised previously better than the market had been expecting. A couple of comments aro
Mikel arteta, as their next manager. It is so easy to leave me all alone with the memory. One of Andrew Lloyd Webbers most famous musicals transfers to the big screen today well ask why so many critics have their claws out for cats. Iamat i am at Somerset House. Indoors enjoy the sights of the gingerbread centre. Outdoor, rain, particularly in Eastern England. Yourforecast coming up. Its friday the 20th of december. Our top story the Prime Ministers brexit divorce deal will be put before Parliament Later. It comes in a year where theresa may, then mrjohnson, wrestled with mps over their plans. Today is expected to feel very different as the government now has a strong majority. Officially known as the eu Withdrawal Agreement, it is the legislation needed to make brexit happen. This week, it was announced that the government would add a clause to rule out any extension beyond december 2020, ending what Boris Johnson calls years of deadlock, dither and delay. Now, with a majority of 80,
To hand the country a 4 year ban on from all sporting events. We begin with new zealand where a volcano has erupted killing at least 5 people many more are still missing a webcam set up to monitor a white island called the moment of the eruption a number of people thought to be a tall group can be seen moving towards the crater up to 50 people including visitors from a cruise ship were on the island when the volcano sent a plume of smoke and ash thousands of metres into the edges. As the latest. Thick smoke and ash rises thousands of meters into the air as the white island volcano also known by its indigenous madi name as for caare erupts 50 kilometers off the coast of new zealand releasing toxic fumes of sulfur and chlorine dozens of tourists were on the island some seen walking on the crates of floor moments before the eruption police said more than 20 people managed to get off the island some in boats others including some of the injured by helicopter volcanic ash is now hampering r
Chinese stocks turning higher after a phase i trade deal to calm and solid industrial and retail data. Consequences. Be china threatening retaliation and germany bands hallway hallway. Calm carmakers could be caught in the crossfire. Prime minister Boris Johnson prepares to name his new cabinet. Sterling strength continues as investors stay positive on brexit. Under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading. Taking a look at what futures look like, all green across the board. Ftse futures still gaining solidly. It looks like it could be a risk on day. Absolutely. A slightly sluggish picture coming through, a lot of questions hanging over the trade story. To what extent are we going to see the rollbacks . Questions and after that, the mixed picture on chinese data. Retail sales better than expected. Mind andof that in with some of the euphoria that see the msci pacific fairly flat. A couple of red headlines closing the bloomberg. Inrth Quarter Sales coming just below the 62 bil
Just broken up and the decision delayed until next week, in the days beforehand. In principle to an extension. Of todays headlines as borisjohnson calls for a general investigators say mechanical election on 12th december. Labour has to decide whether to vote after the essex lorry tragedy, gps and design problems caused last for a december election. Tracking data from the refrigerated years lion air plane crash Jeremy Corbyn says his in indonesia, which unit shows the container had crossed conditions have to be met. After the essex lorry tragedy, gps back and forth between killed 189 people. Providing the Prime Minister comes tracking data from the refrigerated the uk and europe. Englands preparing for one to parliament on monday and unit shows the container had crossed of its biggest rugby games back and forth between makes it absolutely clear the uk and europe. In over a decade tomorrow, investigators say mechanical as the side takes on new zealand the government has announced and de