Fed rate cuts and a decade. A busy week also brings policy decisions from tokyo and london. Shery lets get you started with a check of the markets closed. The session in the u. S. , the s p 500 and the nasdaq closed at record highs. The biggest jump in three weeks for the s p 500. The biggest in five for the nasdaq. We have twitter and alphabet leading a tech rally on positive results. Gains coming from stronger than expected secondquarter gdp numbers. We will see a rate cut by the fed this week. A very busy week for earnings in the u. S. We are expecting more than 160 companies to report. U. S. Futures unchanged. Lets see how we are setting up for asia. After a bright start, we have seen new zealand grinding steadily lower, looking kind of flat. Nikkei futures, kospi futures also flat. Busy week of earnings out of japan particularly. 157 Companies Reporting this week. Twoy we will hear from among others. 1 5 other kospi will report this week. In australia, the future is looking bright
Continues to feel the effects it is increasing. Historically there have been some of the worst drought in decades. This is one of chennais difference between north and south. Largest lakes, now parched and desperate for rain. So the climate is different. In Southern China it is warmer and england will face new zealand in the cricket World Cup Final after thrashing australia. The predictions are already coming in. And rainy outcome in the northern it is cold and drier, so the Fresh Produce was less available all year round the people englander is too strong. New zealand had to rely on salt have no chance. As much as i love for preservation, actually, them, they have no chance. And they cut their habits over time now we have refrigeration live from our studios in singapore in china is not needed and london, this is bbc world news. For preservation but people its newsday. Still eat a very salty diet. And a lot of the salt they eat come from salt during cooking. Now we see the north south
President trump has said hes dropping his attempt to add a Citizenship Question to next years us census. The move was blocked by the Supreme Court last month. Opponents fear it could deter immigrant households from taking part in the census, lead to an undercounting of the population in democratic districts, and benefit the president s republican party. But he still hopes to press on, announcing instead an executive order, requiring all Government Agencies and departments to provide records on population. Today im here to say were not backing down in our effort to determine the citizenship status of the United States population. I stand before you are planning new steps, my administration is taking to ensure that citizenship is counted so that we know how many citizens we have in the United States. Our north america correspondent peter bowes is in los angeles. The president makes it sound like this is a very straightforward issue,in this is a very straightforward issue, in fact, who is
Also on the programme. President Trump Doubles down on his attack against four democratic congresswomen calling them a racist group of troublemakers. Plus, putting a Little Christmas in july. The World Santa Claus Congress is underway and they re gathering in an amusement park, of all places. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in london, Laura Trevelyan is in washington. The uk is in a strategic bind. There are eight british flagged ships in the gulf at present, and the depleted royal navy doesnt have the means to guarantee their safe passage through the straits of hormuz. The British Government could call on american strength in the region, President Trump has proposed a us led military convoy but what signal would that send when the uk has such big differences with washington on the future of the Iranian Nuclear deal . Today the british Prime Minister called a cobra meeting to discuss how best to respond to the iranian capture of the british tanker stena impero. And out of that me
If iran continues on this dangerous path, they must accept the price will be a larger western military presence in their waters along the coastline. And blast off for indias mission to the moon. Scientists hope theyll be the first to explore the lunar south pole. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 00 in the morning in hong kong where the authorities have defended the police, after groups of pro democracy protesters were attacked by gangs of masked men at a train station. 45 people were injured in the incident, which happened after a rally in the centre of the city. Opposition politicians have accused police of being suspiciously slow to arrive at the scene. You may find some of the pictures in stephen mcdonells report upsetting. Gangs were waiting when pro democracy activists arrived. Their attack was brutal. Using home made weapons, they set upon individual protesters. One of t