The forecast was 48. We are seeing a little bit of a gain, practically unchanged, but up by 0. 05 . A lot of stock markets are looking at Decisive Action from Central Banks around the world, signaling more dovishness and putting to one side concerns for iran. Crude oil jumping and stabilizing 57. 48. We are just getting the june the manufacturing forecast coming in at 47. 8, a touch below estimates. Anything below 50 indicates a contraction. Speak shortly with the International Rescue Committee Executive and former foreign secretary of the u. K. Later in surveillance, two days after the fed got rid of patients language, we speak to the vicechairman. The day, we are joined exclusively by the former fbi director james comey. Hong kong headquarters are closed again today after demonstrators gathered to show opposition. Despite a public apology from executive carrie lam, protest leaders are calling for her to resign. They also want the controversial proposal to be completely withdrawn. , a
can only be one winner. in his first ever interview with international media, young liu, foxconn s chairman, charts the company s survival. we hope peace and stability will be something the leader of these two countries will keep those in mind. wherever you go in taiwan, everybody knows foxconn. the company dominates things here. it s benefited from decades of a stable relationship between the us and china, but it s now caught in middle of a giant tug of war between the two sides, and is looking for that next product to help it chart its future. how it does that is what i ll be exploring in this edition of asia s tech titans. the changing of the guard at taiwan s national revolutionary martyr s momument. taiwan is an island that s always been on edge. since 1950, taiwan has been functioning as a self ruled island, but china sees it as a rebel region that must be reunited with the mainland by force if necessary. the chinese government continues to see taiwan as a core intere
Welcome to daybreak europe. Lets get to the top stories. Israel said to hold off a gaza ground offensive as palestinian aid and diplomatic efforts to release hostages accelerate. The dutch Prime Minister and french president are set to visit israel in the next two days. The market spotlight is on japan. Traders on watch for yen intervention after the currency crosses the 150 mark against the dollar. Divisions within the boj are growing. Shares of the public arm of foxconn dropping the most in more than three months after beijing launches investigations into its chinese operations. I want to bring you breaking news. Phillips reporting thirdquarter earnings, adjusted ebita 457 million. Good numbers, they are also raising fullyear sales and the adjusted ebita outlook. How much growth is coming from their chinese arm . How much is international . Versus how much is from right here in europe . We are going to have an interview with the ceo coming up. In the meantime lets get a quick check o
The newly elected leader of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, said in his May 20 inaugural speech, that all of China is one country, which is ruled by the leader of Taiwan, himself. His argument for this was that when the forces of (the Truman-backed) Chiang Kai-shek, who were beaten by the forces of Mao Tse-tung, escaped