This weekend. What will it mean for the soft commodities market . Trade tensions. With no breakthrough on nafta to my and tensions over north korea, what is trumps next move . We speak to the former president of the u. S. Export and import bank at 8 30 a. M. U. K. Time. 30 minutes to go until the start of your trading day. Lets show you how the markets are shaping up and it is risk off. There is no consensus, that is the issue for equity markets. Rise and itstocks was the u. S. That had to do the heavy lifting. 20 percent. Making up for lost ground. There is no consensus. Mr. Men will speak with mr. Putin today. The head of south korea warned of uncontrollable north korea. If we failed to stop could sinks they into an uncontrollable situation manifest inions are markets. Lets have a look at gmm and asian sweep of equities. Credit now seeing the default swaps were south korea exceeding that of china on a fairly consistent basis. Hence the reason why youre seeing a little bit of move in
Organs has helped a record eight different people. The parents ofjemima layzell, who died in 2012, say they are proud of her special legacy. And, on track to do the double can chris froome add the Vuelta Espana title to his Tour De France victory earlier this year . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. At least 1a people have been killed and more than a Million People have been affected by the destruction wrought by Hurricane Irma as it barrels through the caribbean. Millions of people are still under threat. The massive storm one of the most powerful Atlantic Hurricanes ever recorded was over haiti yesterday and caused widespread damage in the British Virgin islands overnight. Cuba is the next country in its path its due to hit the island later today. Irma is then expected to make landfall in the United States over the weekend. Jon donnison has the latest on the destruction across the region. Hurricane irma is proving to be relentless. The british territory of the turks Caicos Isla
Brief downpours and lightning and thunder. It will head off to the east. Berkeley in about 18 minutes. Richmond about 23. San rafael in about 38 if it holds together. The one around Discovery Bay is just about the same track so youre getting hit twice. A look at walnut creek right now and you can see it looks damp from the drizzle we had this morning. And thats what most of us will be dealing with outside of those thunderstorms. The chance lingers through noon and then the chances over this afternoon in your 12hour day planner. Temperatures below average. Developing news now this morning some residents in almeida are being told not to use their tap water for the next 48 hours. East bay mud issued the warning last night to residents in 267 homes in and near almeida point. East bay mud did not say what the problem was but emphasized it should not be used for brushing teeth, washing dishes or your pets. Residents noticed an odd taste this weekend. Ive been drinking the water this whole we
To the southern city, marking a year since the terror attack. Two israel he Police Officers killed in a terror attack. They shot three people before being shot dead themselves. We begin here in paris which has just wrapped up the rest deal day the best deal the bastille day parade. And americans march together down the psalms in these a down the champs elysee. They mark their farewells. Today was the anniversary of 100 years since the americans entered world war i. It also featured horses, planes, and helicopters. It was the president s first parade since winning the job. In thel macron standing jeep and inspecting troops along the avenue. Here is what he had to say earlier. Allies. Und reliable friends who came to our aid. The United States of america are among these. Nothing will ever keep us apart. By my said today, of the United States President Donald Trump, and his wife, a sign of a friendship that has lasted over time. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them. To thin
Im stephen sackur. For more than two decades, the anc has been south africas impregnable political structure, but now cracks are appearing. At least 30 anc mps defied the party whip and supported a No Confidence Motion against party leader and National President , jacob zuma. Cue bitter recriminations. My guest today is pravin gordhan, the man President Zuma sacked as Finance Minister in controversial circumstances earlier this year. Does the anc need to be broken up to enable south africa to thrive . Pravin gordhan, in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Long distance as it might be. Lets consider what is happening in your country today and particularly the fallout from the motion of No Confidence against president jacob zuma, which didnt succeed, but got 177 votes, which was significant. It clearly included a substantial number of anc mps. How toxic is the atmosphere inside the anc as a result of that vote . There certainly is an active debate and d