With beijing and washington talks. We are waiting for had for that. The hang seng raising some of the losses we have seen. Mckay up three quarters of 1 . Asx, which has had a rough time of it. Up 6 10 of 1 . A bad day for manila. David yesterday, we were down 1 that is standing on the screens. Rishaad lets have a look at some of the other asset classes. This is a position we have had. Nickel has had a torrid time should it has entered a bear market. 20 down since the beginning part of september. Prices may snap back next year if the conditions start to reemerge. A bit of a loose side of things that has driven things downward. Investors have continued to grapple with the uncertainty of trade. Lets have a look at what is going with the australian dollar. Just up a fraction at the moment. We had the commonwealth of australias pi numbers. Inwed manufacturing contractor he services. Picture,t the crude . 25 toks at 20 the barrel. The 10 year yield on the japanese bonds. The are yielding eig
A wedding celebration by mistake well our correspondent rob mcbride has more now from kabul. This seems to have been a Major Military operation in the mussa color district of Helmand Province this is a known taliban stronghold involving both it seems Ground Forces and also an airstrike now the ministry of defense here in kabul is talking about this in terms of being a successful military operation saying a number of foreign taliban fighters as it describes them were killed in this attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from Helmand Province including the governors office. Number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a Wedding Party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of civilian casualties varies the taliban has issued a statement saying tens of people have been killed others injured other figures differ to that but what we do kno
Last months election, following its decision to void uhuru kenyattas victory. His supporters staged protests outside the court in nairobi yesterday. Now its time for World Business report. Merging metals. Tata steel and thyssenkrupp are set to combine to create the second largest steelmaker in europe. Keeping the us economy ticking. Americas central bank could announce a reversal of the most ambitious Stimulus Programme in history. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, this is climate week in new york city samira has been talking to Company Bosses there about the battle against Climate Change under a sceptical president. But first, the bbc understands that tata steels european operations and german steel manufacturer thyssenkrupp have agreed the first stage of a deal to merge. The two companies have been in negotiations since last year when tata halted the sale of its uk business. Talks had stalled over tatas huge pension liabilities. But now theyre
Funds rate target is now appropriate. But did that move end the guesswork affecting so many Business Decisions . Or add to it perhaps . By the time it happened last week, the Interest Rate move was expected unlike say a brand crisis. And there were several of those this is year. Volkswagen got caught trying to get around emissions standards. Chipotle customers got sick. Subways pitchman got a jail sentence and starbucks found controversy twice, once for trying to promote awareness of social issues and again when it went solid red for the holidays without any decorations. Volatility it seems was everywhere. Stocks hit new alltime highs in may before correcting with a steep selloff, more than 10 in late august. The market steadies from there regaining most of the losses during the fourth quarter. Urnt currency and bonds markets were shaken and stirred regularly. Starting in january when switzerland ended a cap on the value of the franc against the euro. At the end of jurngs greece missed
A modest increase in the federal funds rate target is now appropriate. But did that move end the guesswork affecting so many Business Decisions . Or add to it perhaps . By the time it happened last week, the Interest Rate move was expected unlike say a brand crisis. And there were several of those this is year. Volkswagen got caught trying to get around emissions standards. Chipotle customers got sick. Subways pitchman got a jail sentence and starbucks found controversy twice, once for trying to promote awareness of social issues and again when it went solid red for the holidays without any decorations. Volatility it seems was everywhere. Stocks hit new alltime highs in may before correcting with a steep selloff, more than 10 in late august. The market steadies from there regaining most of the losses during the fourth quarter. Urnt currency and bonds markets were shaken and stirred regularly. Starting in january when switzerland ended a cap on the value of the franc against the euro. A