Dwellers in marble halls or ivory towers. Moreover she merely reiterated what David Cameron , Angela Merkel and cameron, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy all said about ten years ago. Where was the outrage then . William gladstone , a liberal, once said that money ought to fructify in the pockets of the people rather than be taken by the state. But the labour party has announced that it would extend vat to private schools in its first yearif private schools in its first year if elected. But is this just the same old class warfare that weve always seen from the socialists . Plus has anyone ever visited the great city of glasgow and thought what it really needed was a special zone in which the laws set by parliament were suspend, did and individuals were free to take Illegal Drugs. Well thats exactly whats happened. And well be debating it shortly. State of the nation starts now. State of the nation starts now. And ive got a particularly pugnacious panel this evening. The former editor
Procession leaders accused of sedition former Vice President or anyone who says he was refused bail to stop him from running in the regions election later this month thats on the twenty first of december right those are the headlines on aljazeera do stay with us counting the cost is coming up next thank you very much for watching. News. But the message is simplistic and misinformation is rife listening to provides a critical counterpoint challenging Mainstream Media narrative at this time on aljazeera. Oh im has im sick of this is counting the cost on to your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week Oil Sweet Spot what price does a barrel of oil have to be so that consumers and producers benefit also this week bitcoins making headlines again but the biggest names in finance cant agree on what its worth plus african and European Union leaders have condemned the refugee slave trade in libya but still no real details on how to stop the smuggling. So what is the ideal p
Palestine jordan egypt and saudi arabia to inform them of his intention to move the u. S. Embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem to or from his plan has been met with criticism across the board the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas saying it will have dangerous consequences and the saudi king warning it will inflame the feelings of muslims President Trump is expected to announce his decision on wednesday after a six month waiver to delay the move expired israel claims that all of jerusalem as its United Capital while is jerusalem is seen by palestinians as the capital of their future state. Our position the position of president problem this is very clear and if. The American Embassy is going to be moved to jerusalem this is against the. This is this would be unacceptable for. If this happens it would complicate things. With an obstacle to the Peace Process maybe it will be the end of the Peace Process. Back from. A gambling ill get joins us live now from washington d. C. And k
Cheaper with effect fed concluding its twoday meeting tomorrow at this time. Fromtle bit of unwind yesterdays trade. The dollar gaining versus the euro and the yen. There is less risk aversion at play. Where does that leave commodities . Energy and some metals are stabilizing. That is giving a lift to the index, which marked the only second gain in the session. Year to date, there is a dramatically different for a. Down 11 . You can see a series of lower lows here. Commended march, a recovery that he in may, and the bottom falling out over the last couple of days into the middle of july and the end of july. As we next this outcome is going back to 1991. Since 2000 two, a 13 year low. Us on the back of the stronger dollar. Demand, or signs of we demand from china as well. This is a story to will cover for the rest of the hour. Lets take a look at some of the top stories crossing the bloomberg terminal at this hour. Attorneys for convicted israeli spy jonathan pollards taking has been gr
, at bloombergs European Headquarters in london. Manus ahead, we have two big interviews. In 10 minutes we speak to the ceo of italy secondlargest bank. Paolo. N francine then we are joined by continentale chief executive offers. Manus first, commodities are trading at their lowest in 13 years with oil, metals and crops being effective. Francine supply gluts and the slowdown in china and prospects of the yard the rise in u. S. Interest rates extending the rout. Us is the bloomberg managing editor for commodities. Been oversold are we are expecting bad news . That depends a lot on what happens in china, about how the story develops. We see data that shows a slowdown in the real economy. If you start to feel that, the bearish mood can continue. Links one of the biggest is between china and the producers. We have had everybody through the door. If we look at what the miners are doing and the china story, how does that balance . Will even at these prices, miners will still be making money.