The pound is leading the way across the u. S. Dollar. Thes up about 0. 7 against dollar. It is time now for the global exchange, where we bring you todays market moving news around the world. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with todays top stories. Lets start by going over to hong kong, bracing for more this option after christmas protests led to clashes between demonstrators and riot police. Igh joins us on the telephone. Give us a sense of what is in store. It sounds like theres more planned for friday and going into the new year. Karen theres protests planned for this evening in an area of the city that has seen some of the worst protests over the past six months, and again over the weekend in an area near the chinese border. All of this is leading up to a day, rally on new years led by organizers that have led some of the biggest protests since this began. The level of anger we are going to be seeing at the clashes willen protesters escalate, and we are looking for what this
Thank you. And thats bbc news at ten. Theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight, with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. The news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the almost a year since the start of the Women Life Freedom Protests in iran, we have a Special Report with defiant voices inside the country as the Morality Police double down on the repression of women. So how should the uk calibrate relations with iran . Well be joined by a Iranian American Human Rights researcher whose father was a political prisoner who died under house arrest and the former uk ambassador to iran. Also tonight, to raise or not to raise should the Bank Of England hike the Interest Rate tomorrow, or can the economy do its own work now . Two senior economists argue it out. The upcoming ruthergen and Hamilton West by election expected to be a major Snp Labour Battle could be a bellwether for the general
Well. Your open after the long Holiday Weekend. Free markets also opening in the green. Asia overnight markets mixed through the shanghai down nearly 1 print the rest of the indices actually higher. Bitcoin bouncing back to the crypto currency was sent cramming for the First Time Since the massive selloff. Investors to question will will be asking this morning. Digging out from the snow is serving in the new year bringing up to four feet of snow. They finally let out the hard. A harrowing journey from lax. Model chrissie tighes life treats her eight hour flight to nowhere. The nonauthorized passenger boards the wrong flight pay with me this morning, democratic strategist and Fox News Contributor jess guitar log. James freeman and chief strategist michael fox. Good morning. Weve all had our coffee, right . I could use the diet coke. I think youre pretty jazzed up about the stories this morning. I love infrastructure. [laughter] cheryl i could feel the excitement about infrastructure. Ch
Restricting activity by High School Students. As more and more serians flee, one of their own tries to throw them a lifeline. Japans Central Government started construction work in okinawa to relocate are u. S. Marine base from one part of the main island to another. The governor said he cant accept the move. Nhk world reports. Reporter about 100 protesters face off with police near the site of the new facility. That in response to the countrys Defense Ministry sending vehicles thursday into the coastal area where they want to build new facilities for u. S. Marines. The works are at the core of the governments plan to move the air station that sits in densely populated city to another site and wants to reclaim land for new runwa off the coast of the nago city. Officials say workers started developing a material yard and drilling surveys off the coast ahead of the reclamation works amid fierce protests. Okinawa governor opposes any construction of new u. S. Base. He strongly criticized
We dont have trading in tokyo. It is the emperors birthday. John, good morning. Japan is closed or the emperors birthday today. China stocks are gaining. Apple as well and also foxconn part of that. Japan is closed. U. S. Gdp better than forecast. More details on what is happening as far as asiapacific stocks. Lets get back to our top stories. Apple finally signing a long awaited deal to get iphones sold through china mobile. Stephen engle is our china correspondent and he is in beijing. This is a long time coming. It is a pretty significant deal as well. X years six years worth of negotiation coming to fruition. Accessll give apple to access to customers on chinas biggest wireless at work. China telecom corp. The china apple have been offering since about 2009. Telecom has offered it since march of last year. The big stumbling block for apple and china mobile has been mobiles insistence to have apple make a handset that could be used on the Homegrown Technology that china mobile was f