Turnout in hong kongs district elections as protests have their say on carrie lams government and drive for democracy. Stocks with these risks, are still managing to push ahead to a third monthly gain. Lets check out how u. S. Markets closed friday. S p 500 closing just higher, led by automakers. Stayingt weekly loss, within 1 of a record high. Treasuries flat for an eighth session on friday. The curve has not yet inverted but we are keeping an eye on that. Looking at the mood in asia, we are setting up for a mixed start. Shares to the downside at the start of a week which brings us gdp reports from india and taiwan. And a policy decision from south korea. Here in hong kong we are going to get trade data on tuesday along with alibabas secondary listing in the city. This, after elections took place on sunday, november 24, which also marked 50 years since the debut. Sterling is testing fridays high against the euro after the u. K. Conservatives unveiled the election manifesto. China said
They are weighing new investigations. A record turnout in hong kong as prodemocracy looks set for big gains. It is the first opportunity for hong kongers to vote after months and months of violent protests. Paul lets get you across some breaking news on the bloomberg terminal. Carl icahn is said to seek control of occidentals board. He plans to nominate 10 directors in an attempt to seize control of the u. S. Oil and gas producer. This is according to people familiar with the matter. Is said to be looking to seek control of occidentals board. We will bring you more details on that as we get them. For now, trading has begun here in australia. Lets take a look at how we are tracking. Currently higher by just over. 1 . We have a staggered open here in australia. Stocks coming online in alphabetical order. We are currently in the as. The one we are really looking forward to is westpac in the ws. This packet slipping about 7 in the last week on the back of this Money Laundering scandal. 4 o
Slightly to the downside. The rallyderpinning we are seeing today. Adding to the losses that we saw for the gold price on friday. That is indicative of where we are. Take a look at what is going on here. There is a big rally for bonds and australia. As we getis is japanese funds shying away. Paper. Ssie that is where we are right now. Lets find out where we are with the first word news. Su thank you very much. Lets start with Michael Bloomberg. He is joining the crowded race for the white house, entering the Democratic Campaign with a mix of moderate policies and experience in business and government. The 77yearold launched his bid by saying that President Trump is an existential threat to the u. S. And to its values. He added that america cannot afford any more of what he termed was the president s reckless and unethical actions. Michael bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of our parent company. Minister Boris Johnson has launched a conservative Party Election manifesto, pledg
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