gathering of global, political officials, former officials, economic leaders and the guest speaker this morning was hengjun, the new vice president of china. i ll run you through some things he said which was interesting. he said things like protection of unilateralism will lead nowhere, that globalisation is irresistible and irreversible and i have to say people are listening to him, delegates, these are people who represent these are people who represent the global businesses around the global businesses around the world probably agreed with him because the old system he talks about, the globalised system where china makes cheaply, efficiently, traders open between countries, that does benefit business. people who are bit more nervous about these kinds of things our government, western governments and notify the united states if you are more dominant china, cuc things like the united states fully and restrictions on ownership technology. you see the us curbing investment in
Interest rates, the prices in our shops and the strength of the pound will all be closely watched next year. Ill be taking a look at the big stories for our finances in 2017. And carol has our weather forecast. Very similar to what we had yesterday. Starting on a frosty note, with patchy fog, some of which is dense and will be slow to clear. But there is sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in the north west. More details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The hollywood Actress Debbie Reynolds has died, just one day after the death of her daughter, the film star Carrie Fisher. She was 84 and is believed to have suffered a stroke. Her career spanned seven decades, but she was best known for her role in the 1952 musical, Singin In The Rain, opposite gene kelly. Our los angeles correspondent david willis reports. Good morning, good morning, its great to stay up late. Good morning, good morning to you. Debbie reynolds, 19 years old, singing and dancing on film for