Welcome to countdown. It is 6 00 in london this friday morning. Bloomberg reporters are standing by across the world, ready to deliver the stories that will drive the day. We have the latest in hong kong on the tension in thailand. Ryan chilcote is live in saint it is berg at russias biggest business summit. And hans nichols has the latest on ges bit. First, live to saint petersburg. Dont miss our interview with the ceo. ,n thailand, schools are closed tv stations are under the command of the military, and International Broadcasters including bloomberg are off the air. The military seized control following a sixmonth political stalemate and Economic Growth in the country. For the latest, lets go to hong kong. Zeb, this has been boiling for a while . It certainly has, but it took the military just minutes to accomplish with the protesters have been trying to copley four months, which was to dissolve the government and seize control. That is exactly what we saw yesterday after several ho
Business as usual elsewhere. The jobs report is playing out in this part of the world. Yes, that is another a another big one. A chance to react as far as the jobs report. 74,000 jobs added to the u. S. Economy for the month of december, well below the 200,000 estimate. What we saw was a drop in yields as far as government treasuries are concerned. Just about the lowest level in about a month for the u. S. 10 year as far as yields are concerned. Broadly speaking, this is what we are seeing in the equity markets this morning. Is really about dollar weakness which is seeping through to various degrees in the asiapacific. Once again, we see dollar weakness, asian currency strength and a lot of these out,ts as was pointed japan,he holiday in second week into the year and we have already seen for public days. Anyway, we will see how that pans out tomorrow. We are seeing the currency, the south korean won strengthening. We will see how that will impact the markets. On that note, back to you.
Indonesia, taking effect on the weekend. There is more clarity. And jakarta, it is up over 2 . And you pointed out am a gold prices are up. That is pushing up gold among the region. And bangkok, opening up. We are watching very closely what is happening there. They are looking to shut down the capital. I will be back later with more details. Back to you. The top story. The operation to shut down bangkok and topple the Prime Minister. We have live images from the capital. A man was actually shot overnight. The protesters. It would be the biggest antigovernment road tester in this antigovernment protest in this round. You are out on the streets. What is it what is it like . Is there a lot of anger . Well, i was just down at the intersection directly from where we are doing the report. The atmosphere was electrifying. No anger. It is a case of people cheering. The leader was onstage. She was make a speech anti. Thousands clapping away. Cheering and whistling. The atmosphere is one of fest
Took him to countdown. I am manus cranny. I am anna edwards. Bloomberg reporters are standing by across the world ready to deliver the stories that will drive your day. In mumbai, the votes are counted in the worlds biggest election. Jonathan ferro is following Credit Suisses potential deal with u. S. Tax authorities. Hans nichols is in berlin with details on key votes for the swiss. Zeb eckerte on is in hong kong as japan debates beefing up its military. Later, they are crafted with the most precise workmanship. These are not the most expensive pair of glasses you will ever buy. How one startup is trying to up and the business of highend eyewear. It is vote counting day in india. The election was the Worlds Largest taking place over more than a month. Nine rounds of voting. 551 million votes were cast. Joining us for more on the latest is sent hundred. What parties are leading . Looks like heodi is ahead in the polls in the moment. It definitely seems like that. Like you were pointing
And the United States. We will talk to a man who has been sanctioned by the United States. What else are we watching . Germany in about an hours time. Thats get a first look at these equity markets for you. Futures are a little bit lower through the morning. Five weeks of gains we have had. Would we make it a sixth . Everything is pretty much flat. Look at the fx market. Eurodollar continues to grind lower. About. 1 . A flurry of german data through the morning, but everyone is talking about france, contracting pmi. The big one today is german business confidence. We are expecting that to be a little bit lower as well. Lets pick up on some of the top market news today. James bevins is the cio at ccla investment management. Good morning. Are you worried that the German Economy is chugging along nicely, spain is picking up, france is not, and neither is italy. Not desperately. Disappointing, but in the context of what we have zone, i thinkro we will see a sustained pickup in growth in th