u.k. sounds a note of optimism. make my day. tough words from saudi arabia s oil minister. whoever gambles on this market will be quote ouching like hell. the under an hour away from start of cash equities trading in europe. let s look what we have. futures not all that convinced in any direction. weakness in markets yesterday and equity markets, and nasdaq.ar in u.s. futures flat and mixed. we do see nasdaq futures heading to the upside. because ofnificant the selling we have seen. concerns about concentration and previous gains in the tech sector. we are digesting what we have heard from the fed. in assessments of weaknesses the u.s. economy. the fiscal boost that will be needed. lots of questions over the fiscal side of things. modest gains coming through in asia. asian stocks of around 0.4%. the south korean market up a fraction of a percent. elsewhere, fairly flat markets. won up to anean eight month high. dollar weakness part of the story. keep an eye in oil prices. we
if you happen to be watching from the u.s. it is a bank holiday in the u.k., too. chinese markets are closed as well. the stoxx 600, pretty flat there, bearing all that in mind. the dollar-yen, pretty unchanged at 111.31. we did see a little strength earlier after those comments from john williams. cable is up .2%. that has been moving fairly strongly ahead of the u.k. election and a sterling did have its worst week this year last week. and keep your eyes on the 10 year italian yield. it looks like it is down two basis points. it was moving higher earlier, after comments from the prime minister. let s get the bloomberg first word news. reporter: north korea has conducted another missile test. south korean military officials say the missile, which appears to be a scud variant, was fired off of north korea s east coast. it comes just days after world leaders vowed to take tougher measures against kim jong un. british airways says many of the computer systems a running again. th
in neighboring iraq, several thousands of protesters took to the streets in the capital baghdad, where shias are the dominant population. an attack on a sunni mosque was reported in hila, about 100 kilometers south of baghdad. no one has claimed responsibility, but authorities indicate a possible link with the cleric s execution. sunni-led saudi arabia severed diplomatic ties with iran after demonstrators attacked the saudi embassy in tehran. the latest move. the saudi foreign minister said his country would end air traffic and trade links with iran. and leave the country within 48 hours, and the united arab emirates announced it will downgrade diplomatic relations with iran. a white house spokesperson with the u.s. said the u.s. government is urging the government to show restraint. a spokesperson said the talks are aimed at condemning the actions against the saudi arabian embassy in tehran. now more from tehran. reporter: the attack on the saudi embassy might have the
in neighboring iraq, several thousands of protesters took to the streets in the capital baghdad, where shias are the dominant population. an attack on a sunni mosque was reported in hila, about 100 kilometers south of baghdad. no one has claimed responsibility, but authorities indicate a possible link with the cleric s execution. sunni-led saudi arabia severed diplomatic ties with iran after demonstrators attacked the saudi embassy in tehran. the latest move. the saudi foreign minister said his country would end air traffic and trade links with iran. and leave the country within 48 hours, and the united arab emirates announced it will downgrade diplomatic relations with iran. a white house spokesperson with the u.s. said the u.s. government is urging the government to show restraint. a spokesperson said the talks are aimed at condemning the actions against the saudi arabian embassy in tehran. now more from tehran. reporter: the attack on the saudi embassy might have the
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