Steve engle at Standard Chartered with a blistering note about the fed minutes being reinterpreted. Weve got some breaking news. I dont know if you see it there i home in london, but this is critical. Alone,leaves the rate and we get turkish weakness of that headline. Mr. Erdogan simply doesnt want to raise rates, does he . Anna absolutely. They are leaving their oneweek repo rate. The big picture here is that many economists saw this coming, but also thought the Turkish Central Bank should hike rates because the Interest Rate in turkey is well below inflation, and that kind of makes turkey stand out on a number of measures. They are also spending fx reserves to try and prop up that lira. We were talking about a turkish crisis back in 2018. The lira is weaker now than it was then. We will talk more about emerging markets later in the program. Lira has been stronger the last one he for hours. It weakens demonstrably off of this leaving of rates. Right now, i can do the data check right
To an extent are listed in territories. Palestinian factions united to condemn the deal describing it as a trail. And not the news mexico and argentina work to ensure latin america doesnt have to wait once a vaccine is developed. Could have it with the belorussian government has begun releasing people who were arrested during antigovernment protests earlier in the week now the government has also issued a rare public apology in what appears to be an attempt to quell days of unrest nearly 7000 people were rounded up during demonstrations that often turned violent they accuse president Alexander Lukashenko of rigging the weekend election which he won in a landslide well heres what some had to say about the conditions in detention. Generally. They detained everyone everyone girls guys children who are 151413 years old there was a grandpa who was around 70 with us everyone got detained even if you just came out of a shop to see whats going on you got detained the cell is designed for 5 peo
A step in the back. New zealand extends the lockdown and its biggest city as it tries to work out how coronavirus made a comeback. Can we meet the black americans who say theyve left racism and division behind to settle in west africa. An apology from the interior minister and the release of hundreds of protesters from prison is not calming the anger in below roofs crowds are gathering again in the capital minsk over last weekends disputed president ial election after a 5th night of protests nearly 7000 people were rounded up during demonstrations over the past few days the president Alexander Lukashenko is calling on people to get back to work. Well the way people were treated in detention is helping fuel the anger mr vast reports now from the capital city minsk. They told of torture and abuse inside cramped Detention Centers due to the lack of space detainees who are often forced to lie on top of each other young women say they were forced to undress they were beaten and threatened w
In baghdad and has been missing since monday production has caused alarm in the capital and china orders the closure of the u. S. Consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu the move comes after the u. S. Told the chinese to shut down their consulate in Houston Texas. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program is someones highest sophia has opened for muslim friday prayers for the 1st time in more than 80 years thousands of worshippers are gathering outside of the mosque to take part in these prayers it follows a controversial decree from turkish president wretched era to want to turn the former museum back into a mosque no heir to want is scheduled to attend along with several 100 invitees originally a cathedral. The building has stood at the heart of istanbul for 1500 years. And lets get more now were joined by d. W. Correspondent yulia han who has the view from istanbul yulia what is going on there right now at the highest sophia. Well the is the friday prayer is yet to start but you c
Told the chinese to shut their consulate in houston plus u. S. President donald trump cancels the Republican Party conventions main event in florida the president made the surprise announcement as florida struggles to contain a spike in corona virus infections and the number of cases in the u. S. Passes for millions and after nearly 19 years as a museum is stumbles highest o. P. O. Open today for muslim prayers we have the latest on president arafat wants a controversial decision to change the status of the worlds famous monument. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the spokesperson for the Iraqi Armed Forces said on twitter that the military has freed german art curator helen mavis who was kidnapped. By militants earlier this week the official said that mavis was rescued on the outskirts of baghdad this morning 5 days after she was abducted by gunmen outside of her office in the capital the German National is a well known figure in baghdad where she runs an arts program for young ir