Im Francine Lacqua in london. We have a lot to get through today. We have quite a lot of news. Mark carney and Philip Hammond, and we will get on to brexit. First, let me show you your markets. A lot of the movement we saw in the last hour reports to what we heard from the chancellor and the boe governor. I would suggest it is really what is happening in the u. K. That many to look at. 675. Can see the pound, 1. 2 when it says market matrix, it is basically the difference between the two year gilt yield and the 30 year gilt yield. That curve is kind of flat. The u. S. Dollar, pretty much unchanged at 1197. The two year u. S. Yield, 1. 36. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Fourter barclays and former executives have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. The u. K. Fraud office said john varley and roger jenkins, and oth faced charges, along with the bank. Barclays says it is closed considering his position in relation to the allegations. U. K. , a 47yearold man
We are about 30 minutes away open in china and in hong kong. But singapore and malaysia have into whatonline really is a pretty lac lack lusr market. Of course, u. S. Markets have been on holiday for the president s day holiday. So a subdued start. The region, pairing the earlier drop with the costly about 7 10 of a percent. And Australian Shares down about 2 10 of a percent. Aussie took a brief dip but they have since rebounded. A lift,ar yen, getting thatd president s comments a march hike isnt off the table. Leading and financials the rise. Quick check on some of the movers today. Toshiba also in the green today on reports that it may begin the for its chip stakes sale this friday. Going onnto whats over in singapore. A percent here. We did have singapore deliver a budget that hopes to keep growth above 2 . We did have the second finance minister speaking to us this budget, telling us the is about having a new direction mediumtermgh that hump. He did note that the oil and gas indust
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