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For a september quarter. There are also concerns about the ant ipo fallout. And america awaits the outcome of the president ial election, seven states now holding the keys to the white house. Wisconsin heads to a recount and others face challenges in court. Foropen here in sydney friday trading in asian markets, we have seen an eerie calm and trading across equity markets, and globally, on expectations that policy gridlock will me know extreme measures when it comes to the tax front being taken and more status quote when it comes to the visible markets. We are up. 2 when it comes to sydney, the in aussie dollar and commoditieslinked currencies it particularly well. We have the u. S. Dollar fall to its lowest in two years. The nikkei 225, we expect weakness going into the open but we have japanese stocks trading in the green every day of the week. Also watching the yen, but interestingly, as an election respirometer, we continue to watch price action in china as well as volatility in ch
Great have you with this it is r. T. International your top stories coming. Lets start with france which is going back International Law down the pandemic spiralling out of control it seems across europe french citizens will now need special certificates to move around their cities because the demand the tough measures starting on friday will last for at least a month. They bought the we are overwhelmed by the 2nd wave of film thats we now know with certainly be harder and deadlier than the 1st one from by day we will see a tosha of bars and restaurants all essential or nonessential shops will be closed and those forms that people in france needed during the 1st lockdown to leave home is at a step since they will be back the suggestion is that once again the french will only be able to leave their home if they have to do essential shopping if they have to go to the doctor says or if they need their one of our of daily exercises back to those really restrictive measures the one thing th
A resurgence arrives in transmission. They get out today my name is kevin irwin this is r. T. International has just turned one in the afternoon here in moscow and i think should time today so the big news were covering a breakthrough and hopes at least of a lasting peace a cease fire between armenia and azerbaijan has come into force a few hours ago in the border nagornokarabakh but already some conflicting reports of violations coming from both sides thats got speed of whats happening more gals ever seen in correspondents in istanbul monitoring from their murad is there all falling apart so soon what you know what have you heard in the way is this likely to go over the next few days. Well i would say its its early to say that its rule falling apart weve had reports from armenia about Azerbaijan Forces attempting to carry out offensive operations in the south of karabakh as well as bombarding the town of. Weve also heard from the years about johnny side which is accuse the armenians o