And we got better than expected manufacturing data here in the u. S. , but the imf did lower its Global Growth forecast joining us for the hour is steve grasso from Stuart Frankel you know, we hit these highs earlier in the session didnt hold on to it for very long what do you make of todays action we didnt hear about impeachment. We didnt hear about china trade, really. We havent heard much about a lot of things, but we did hear mostly about were earnings so the market wants to get back to something that they can look at and say, its binary. Either services it was a win, it was a beat, they got it higher or lower and were going to run with the market there. Not enough to make new highs, but were on our way there with earnings, i would guess. It is interesting to look at companies fundamentals, actually push the trade headlines aside just a bit still hopeful, perhaps but let the day be run by earnings its true everybody has been run by macro lately so twothirds of all stocks trade with
Very strong winds, particularly gcioss very strong winds, particularly across england and wales. All because of this, this beautiful swell of cloud on the satellite picture. It may look beautiful but it packs a punch, strong winds and speckled cloud coming in from the south west, heavy, squally, thundery showers which will come in this afternoon, persistent rain across scotland. Largely dry wood not too many showers in the far east of england but wins a feature of the weather particularly in the south west later on. Temperatures 16 to 26 degrees, feeling muggy and humid. This evening and tonight, you can see these blobs working across the chart, more heavy downpours and thunderstorms. The wind increasing gcioss thunderstorms. The wind increasing across england and wales but easing back a touch across scotland and Northern Ireland, and those are your overnight lows, 13 to 17 degrees. Here is your area of low pressure, on its southern front, white light squashed together, whenever you se
Football the way it was say, 20 30 yea rs football the way it was say, 20 30 years ago. The transfer window closes for premier league clubs. Well find out who did the best business as the new season kicks off tonight. And nothing says summer like a wet weather in a festival field. This is one, but others have fallen foul of weather conditions. Some particularly windy conditions. Ill have the full details later in the programme. Its friday august 9th. Our top story the number of people dying from asthma attacks in england and wales is the highest it has been in ten years, according to an analysis of officialfigures. The Charity Asthma uk says the deaths are unnecessary, as too many people are failing to get the basic level of care. With more, heres our Health Correspondent, dominic hughes. Nearly 5 Million People in england and wales suffer from asthma, which can cause coughing, wheezing, a tight chest and breathlessness. Treated properly, it should be easy to manage, but the number of
Seriously so i think thats an issue. Met Office Weather warnings for most of the uk today, with thunderstorms likely to bring more flash flooding and travel disruption. The premier League Season gets under way tonight as european champions liverpool take on promoted norwich city at anfield. Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Our top story the chancellor sajid javid has said its a challenging time for world economies as new figures revealed the uk economy shrank in the Second Quarter of this year. The gdp figures show a 0. 2 decline between april and june, the worst performance of the uk economy since 2012. It follows a 0. 5 growth the previous quarter, which was largely put down to manufacturers stockpiling before the missed brexit deadline on march 31st. Even the usually Strong Services sector, showed just 0. 1 growth in todays figures, which have led to fears of a uk recession. Lets get more from our correspondent katy austin, katy what do the figures tell us . It had been e
Watching us from the united states. These are your markets. We are seeing a bit of a lift to european stocks, actually, not so much. They were lifting, but now they are flat. About 56. 65 after that opec plus meeting. Gold is down a touch. Remember, because it is fourth of july in the u. S. , treasury markets are closed. Coming up, dont miss our coverage of the boston pops fireworks spectacular, it is a bloomberg special and starts at 8 p. M. New york time. So if youre watching from asia or europe, its definitely worth it. Lets get straight to bloomberg first word news. The tanks are ready to go and the fighter jets are set. All part of President Trumps changes to the traditional fourth of July Celebration on the National Mall. The present will speak from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and critics say he is turning the event into a campaign rally. President trump warned iran against stepping up uranium enrichment. Iran says it will restart the model reactor if europe fails to offer