Best month on record in may, but brent and wti move lower in early trade. Amid talk, opec and allies will bring forward to the meeting this thursday. The uk government defending its decision to ease lockdown restrictions as more shops and primary schools reopen today, while the track and Trace Program is due to begin. A very warm welcome to street signs, everybody. Lets get into the top story of the morning. Protests around the u. S. Over the death of george floyd continue as increasingly volatile tensions between demonstrators and police leave many state capitals engulfed in violence. The issue has sparked a Global Movement as residents in london and berlin took to the streets in a show of solidarity. Well go live to minneapolis with our nbc news colleague jay gray to see the scenes on the ground later in this show. So, do stay tuned for that in the meantime, let me bring you fresh data coming out of europe this morning we have final may manufacturing pmis this is for the eurozone as
Being challenged more than 100000. 00 of you have watched and commented on the story that we did earlier this week about china unloading part of its share of the u. S. Debt that it owns right it did so because it believes that the United States dollar is about to be horribly devalued because of what the fed is doing by printing so much money seemingly out of thin air probably right the u. S. Dollar will undoubtedly at some point be worth less and may eventually be pushed out as the only world currency probably by china maybe in the next 10 to 15 years. But heres todays developments it appears that theres another player in the world stage thats making a similar move russia is now sending signals of no confidence in the u. S. Dollar as well and its doing so in a different way see the Russian Parliament has now officially cleared the way for the country to double its supply of gold what it is essentially doing is its removing the barriers including taxes so that russia can accelerate its
We have reporters standing by in following you the major cities will go to the mill i but 1st lets take a look at whats been happening across the country the mass of Los Angeles Atlanta Denver Portland and announce nighttime curfew is in an effort to prevent more violence its a move that was announced by minneapolis on friday where the protests 1st started in that city shops were looted and cars and buildings set on fire. In los angeles a Police Cruiser was torched other demonstrations have been held in miami and chicago. And scuffles have broken out between police and protesters in new york where demonstrations are continuing into the night and earlier a police car was set on fire the day before thousands of people demonstrated outside the City Supreme Court on the Brooklyn Bridge and at the Barclays Center arena. But President Donald Trump has offered to send in the National Military to minneapolis and pledged to put an end to what he called mobile violence. But his comments havent s
The streets across the u. S. To demand justice our correspondent in washington d. C. Meet a man joining rallies in the capital to call for an end to police violence. And as people in brazil focus their attention on the coronavirus pandemic president dryer bows and arrows government is moving to weaken the protection of the rain forest he wants to open up the region to mining operations. Clay richardson a welcome to the show in minneapolis minnesota thousands of people have come together to remember the life of george floyd it is the 1st of 3 planned Memorial Services for the African American man who died in Police Custody last month mourners at the ceremony stood for a total of 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Thats the amount of time that the Police Officer held his name on floyds neck according to a criminal complaint that time has become a potent symbol of Police Brutality in the days since floyds death with protesters using it as a way to honor him. Well veteran Civil Rights Activist the
The streets across the u. S. To demand an end to racism. Joining rallies in washington d. C. To say enough is enough. And as people in brazil and the rest of the world focus their attention on the coronavirus pandemic present. Government is moving to weaken protection of the rain forest. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program in minneapolis minnesota thousands of people have come together to remember the life of george floyd is the 1st of 3 planned Memorial Services for the African American man who died in Police Custody last month mourners at the ceremony stood for a total of 8 minutes and 46 seconds thats the amount of time that the Police Officer held his knee on floyds neck according to a coma. Complaint time has become a potent symbol clues Police Brutality in the days since floyds death with protesters using it as a way to honor him better and civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton led the service and delivered the eulogy john church freuds story has been the story