Were these demonstrations over the Christmas Period targeted in small pockets or widespread . Dan mostly small pockets. Targeted at shopping malls in particular, looking to hit the retail sector, which has really been battered by six months of protests. We saw clashes at shopping malls. 20 people were injured. There is another rally tonight, in a suburban area of hong kong, and a couple over the weekend, all pointing to the big rally downtown on new years day. Matt what are the plans for that big rally, further protest . How organized is this movement . Dan the Group Organizing the een convening some of the largest rallies we have seen. There are various elements of the protesters. Siderganized side, the that tries to abide by laws, and then the frontline protesters, the ones lighting fires and battling the police, and a sort of work in parallel. On january 1, thats organized by a group that tries to get police permission. That is pending right now. We are likely to hear about 48 hours
According to a report by the childrens commissioner for england, who says the situation is a scandal. Cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. President trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nations Prime Minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The government has appointed a panel of experts to review the h52 Railway Project to check whether and for how long the project should continue. The first segment of h52, the line between london and birmingham, is due to open at the end of 2026. The second phase linking leeds and manchester is due for completion by 2032 33. In 2015 the cost of the project was predicted to be more than £55 billion. But borisjohnson has said he expects the costs to spiral to over 100 billion. This morning the transport secretary grant shapps didnt rule out scrapping the project
U. S. President donald trump says the fed should cut rates by a full percentage points. Im not saying there are not circumstances in which i would be willing to ease. I just want to see evidence we are going into something that is more of a slowdown. Growing at 2 , im not as worried about that. Another reprieve for huawei. Riskon sentiment for stocks. Mark mobius says it is better to go for gold. I think you have to be buying it frankly. The gold longterm prospect is up and up. The money supply is up and up. Matt bhp investor bonanza, the worlds biggest miner boosted its dividend while warning on raw material prices. Mckenzie says it bhp can weather any storm. Ready for whatever the road might throw at us. Downturn,fit from a lot moren also get a cash in an upturn. Matt a halfhour away from the start of European Equity index trading. First, u. S. Treasury yields continue to rise. This is up 1. 59 . Over three days, it is rising. Today we see from yesterdays close, a couple basis points
Live. A commodities crunch. Metals and oils we on asian markets. Lets look into european trade. Of 570expects charges million euros. The ceo will unveil new financial targets very shortly. Are less than half an hour away from the open. Lets take a look at the equity index futures. Pointing down on the continent and substantial drops for futures, more than. 51 each. The ftse futures are all changed yields heading down, 33. 5. Guy mark carney is talking about stress tests, lets listen to what he has to say. No take needs to strengthen its Capital Position as a result. Informed by the stress tests and risk analysis we judge the Banking System can continue to support the real economy even in the unlikely event of a disorderly brexit. At the same time, we have identified a series of actions the public authorities and private Financial Institutions need to take to mitigate some major crosscutting Financial Stability risks associated with leaving the European Union. Irst scenario assesses str
Significantly. The latest on that story. Also, saudi arabias ambitious reforms. Movie theaters, yes, and so are fuel price hikes. It is 8 00 a. M. Across the emirates. This is Bloomberg Markets middle east. Inm yousef gamal eldin dubai. Ahead to Central Bank Decisions from the fed and ecb. That is determining the tone of a lot of trade at the moment. Jump into the bloomberg with me for the Global Markets map for the pulse in the session. Pressure, indices losing steam, especially the kos pi. The kiwi dollar, the spike we saw, resuming its charge, up. 25 . Overall an interesting picture developing ahead of key events. To some of over their Asset Classes as we warm up and prepare for these meetings. Gold up. 10 year paper steady at 2. 38 . Note on cable. That is holding on to lows. Hat is the lows of the month a lot of the energy from the weekend dissipated quite a bit. The one we complied volatility is the highest in two years. Looking ahead to the anc conference on sunday. A quick note