Rishaad a day of optimism. Record highs again for the big three. We will go into detail on the little later. This is an ultimate trading week of the year. We are malaysia, taipei, singapore, all starting the session. Positivity being the watchword. Sophie it is the watchword, indeed. Climbing in sydney, singapore, but malaysia is coming online in the red, down. 5 . Take a look at the big picture. We have bonds on the retreat. Currencies are mixed. Gameng on to last weeks gain. The korean won is leading gains. Is sticking and a narrow range. Japanese stock is fluctuating this morning. Cindy shares headed for the strongest growth since january 2008. Little change after the rba meeting minutes. Seeing we could also be we have not seen these levels since 1991. Sophie when you take a look at the big picture, when you take a look at the japanese equity contribution to the regional index, that will help fuel the fire for the regional benchmark to surpass last months record. When you take up t
Good morning and im curling in perth this morning on the ice where most of the british team train. They will today try to sweep their way into the gold medal match at the Winter Olympics, as eve muirhead and her team take on against sweden in the semifinals. And nick has the weather. Good morning. It is a cold and frosty start this morning. High pressure in control, plenty of dry weather for the weekend, increasing sunshine and blue sky but if you think it is called yet, do have not seen anything yet wait until next week yourfull seen anything yet wait until next week your full forecast is coming up. Good morning. First, our main story for every five prescriptions handed out in england, an error is made, and the governments warned these mistakes could be linked to hundreds and potentially thousands of deaths a year. The health and social care secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the findings as appalling. He cites the case of a 92 year old woman whose vital medication was stopped afte
Reading, 62 and trenton 65, as alicia mentioned there is no humidity out here at all. Satellite and radar, we are Crystal Clear for as as far as you can see from philadelphia to the least to the far western suburbs, jersey shore. Everybody enjoying a mostly sunny sky this morning. High, thin clouds across Cape May County they will thin out this afternoon. 74 degrees at 9 00 a. M. Lunchtime, 82. 3 00 p. M. , 85. High, thin clouds this afternoon not a big deal. 6 00 p. M. , another 85 forecasting a high of 86. Its a nice, quiet start to the weekend. Tomorrow looks just as nice. High temperatures topping out in the mid 80s. Its a comfortable dry weekend overall with seasonable temperatures. The only negative in the forecast if youre down the jersey shore its not in terms of the weather rather the rip current risk its increased thanks to a storm developing off the coast and pulling out to sea. There will be rip currents and four to 6foot waves bashing the shoreline. It is important you pay
South korea says pyongyang fired a missile in an easterly direction towards japan. In a statement, japan confirmed that the missile fell into the sea 2,000 kilometres east of cape erimo on hokkaido. South korea and the United States are analysing the details of the launch. So far, japans chief cabinet secretary says there is no evidence of missile fragments on japanese territory. 0n the line i am joined by Rupert Wingfield hayes in tokyo. This is being called by japan, Wingfield Hayes in tokyo. This is being called byjapan, the latest Missile Launch, as an intolerable provocative act. Yeah, that is the chief cabinet secretary who came out shortly after the missile flew over northern japan this morning, pretty much what you would expect, the same as what they said last month when north korea fired a similar missile ina similar north korea fired a similar missile in a similar trajectory. The difference between this and last months missile appears to be how high it flew and how far it fle
President trump thank you, very much. Today i am announcing a new executive order, just signed, that significantly expands our authority to target individuals, companies, Financial Institutions that finance and facilitate trade with north korea. Address toed at my the United Nations general north Koreas Nuclear weapons and Missile Development is a grave threat to peace and security in our world, and it is an acceptable that others financially support this criminal, rogue regime. The brutal north korean regime does not respect its own citizens, or the sovereignty of other nations. Order will cutve off sources of revenue that fund north koreas efforts to develop the deadliest weapons known to humankind. The order enhances the Treasury Department authorities to target any individual or entity that conducts significant trade in goods, technology or services to north korea. And im very proud to tell you that, as you may have heard moments ago, china, their centralbank, has told their other