but first, the mail. ken johnson, mr. owe riley, some time i ago i heard you call president obama a patriot. still feel that way? unlike many americans, i do not subscribe to the theory that president wants it hurt the country. however, i do not think he solved important problems and i think his progressive vision has made things worse on many fronts. but he has helped me personally raise millions of dollars for high-tech wheel chairs that severely wounded vets desperately need. also i like his brothers keepers program, among many others. and he has treated the factor with respect. so with bl alone and respect for the office i would call him a patriot. brian colton of niagara falls new york whenever the state of the union speech is delivered without any boos it is proof that politicians are plitly
political uncertainty is still hanging in the uk as gordon brown has offered to step down, paving the way for a coalition government. let s move on and talk about what we re seeing in the u.s. hi, nicole. hey, good morning, lou. it s 4:00 in the morning here, but we re expecting markets to open lower here across the board, feeling that momentum from you guys. dow futures are down significantly right now. about 68 below fair value right now. is down was up to 10,785. that was the biggest point in percentage gains until march 30th, 09. s&p futures lower about 8, christine. so we re watching ahead. of course, for those big hearings on the hill, not only on the markets, but also on the oil spill. we ll get to more of that throughout the show. thanks, nicole. our guest host for the next hour, brad jones, director and asia investment strategist at deutsche bank. brad, good to have you with us. what did you make of this correction we saw in the market yesterday after yesterday
welcome to the show. the headlines today, here in asia, markets were mostly up thanks to a jump in tech stocks, but investors still sell the strength of the recovery. here in europe, they ll be paying billions to president obama s new bank tax. but in the u.s., investors await earnings for jpmorgan. and welcome to worldwide exchange. i m christine tan here in asia where it s 5:00 p.m. here in singapore. let s get a quick view of where asian markets are trading or have closed today inspect is how the picture is looking. pretty mixed across the board. better than expected earnings coming from intel. that is giving a brighter outlook on demand for pcs. that s giving markets like the nikkei 225 higher by 0.7%. the hang seng is down, a bit of profit taking going on, down 0.3%. the shanghai composite is up slightly, 0.3%. in south korea, this is how the her picture is looking. the bombay sensex marginally higher and the aussie market marginally higher. the ftse cnbc globa
welcome to worldwide exchange. on this christmas eve here in asia, let s take a look at the headlines. chinese stocks in shanghai logging their biggest daily gain this month as investors bet on china s recovery. in europe, most equity markets are closed for christmas 2009 highs. what will the rest do in this limited day of trade? and in the u.s., the santa claus rally traditionally starts today. it seems wall street has made the nice list. hello there. good morning, good afternoon, good evening. wherever you are, this is worldwide exchange. i m chloe cho in asia. it s just past 5:00 p.m. in singapore. let s check on how the asian markets have closed today. a lot of them, some of them were on trading day today. the bombay sensex, that was yesterday s number. japan, back from trade playing a little bit of catchup. the nikkei up by about 1.5% at three-month highs. we had broad based gains in commodities wreb sources, not surprising given that we had a pretty big run
welcome to the show. the headlines for today, which is a wednesday here in asia kra, the nikkei gets hit by a strong yen in a downward revision third quarter gdp. in europe, the league document claims a double standard. and in the u.s., the white house gets set to ask congress to extend the t.a.r.p. and welcome to worldwide exchange. i m christine tan in asia, where it s 5:00 p.m. here in singapore. let s get a quick view of where asian markets are trading or have closed today. the nikkei 225 is down 1.3%. a lot of risk aversion and the nikkei in particular getting hit after that birth than expected downward revision in gdp. the strong yen hurting the exporters there. the hang seng is down 1.4%. hsbc continued to be under pressure on concerns about expose krur to dubai world. a new, fresh supply is coming on to the market as well as financials getting hit in this particular market. the kospi 0.4% higher, the bombay sensex down 0.5% higher. and this is how the ftse cnb