Scripts across south africa several people are dead after rioters attacked foreign owned businesses and Migrant Workers. Plus a clash of cultures and japan prepares to host the Rugby World Cup players from abroad are being told to cover up their tattoos and explain why many japanese have a problem with the skin. On unwelcome. Hong kong leaders bowed to demands of prodemocracy protesters and were drawn a controversial extradition bill the proposed law had spock months of till mornin the territory under it suspects would have been tried in courts run by the communist party in Mainland China media carry law announced the decision in a televised address. I think for what its a moment of the special Administrative Region will officially withdraw the bill and eradicate the ruiz of the people the security chief will propose in motion to withdraw the bill after the legislative meeting is back. To what i saw on what happened in the last 2 months has shocked and saddened the hong kong people and
Shrugging off the risk. European and u. S. Futures gain despite president Donald Trumps assertion that trade talks with china in september could be called off. The beach. Yields fall in italy following affirmations of the country triple b rating by fitch. The deputy rating man tells that leaving the eu is not part of the plan is he begins campaigning officially. I dont think anyone is scared of democracy. We ask for elections. One should be scared. I dont want elections. We are coming up with strange governments. We just want the people to vote. Net profit aramcos falls by more than 12 in its first ever halfyear report. We will hear from the groups cfo later this morning in an interview you do not want to miss. Look quickly, less than half hour away from the start of cash trading across the continent and in the u. K. It appears to show it is still a risk off trade. Investors are reaching for the safe haven of the japanese currency, now falling down to what all five. 105. You can buy fe
Economic typhoon. Turbulent times when out for Cathay Pacific protest in hong kong and the loss of the ceo. Shery we are seeing futures higher by four tens of 1 as we see more positive rhetoric from President Trump on the u. S. China trade talks. This on the back of a strong rally we saw on friday with the dow gaining 1. 2 and every sector on the s p 500 in the green. The s p 500 gaining 1. 4 on friday. We saw chipmakers leading the gains, after we had positive results out of nvidia. There was also positive sentiment out of europe as officials there hinted they would come to the rescue if the regions Economic Data deteriorated further. That gave a boost to investor sentiment. 1. 7 . Sdaq gained there was a lot of volatility still with those things swings on the s p 500 with more than 1. 5 intraday. This week the focus will be on jackson hole as we will wait to hear from a fed chair powell making comments later in the week. Lets see how we are setting up in asia. Place the pieces are in
Longestks based their alternatives from beijings perspective. If they remove her, they are losing streak since the 1997 conceding to protesters. Hangover. Gun control is back on the u. S. And then there is a question of who they replaced her with. Ocean agenda after double it is helpful from beijings shootings leave at least 30 dead perspective to have carrie lam in texas and ohio. Absorbing all of the criticism, shery ahn a quick check of the markets closed. The pressure and in a way protecting a local crisis from it was a risk off week. Becoming a national crisis. Paul if we bring this forward seen such a big clock or rid to 24 7 which selloff in the weekly basis since december of last year. Marks the expiry of the one that was when the fed turned down this. Country, two systems deal, everything leading up to that, tech and Energy Declines on the s p 500. Why draw a line in the sand now . The nasdaq is down almost 3 . People understand 20 47 is not the real fight. The trade outlook i
The hang seng was down more than 200 points. Talked about the violence that erupted overnight. We will talk about that later on. Strongerr seems to be on the back of asia fx currencies, like the south korean won. We saw the export and import numbers from south korea for the first 20 days not looking pretty. Chip exports plummeted 30 . Royal watching rick rude brent crude. Political tensions between the u. K. And iran. The latest on the strait of hormuz. We are seeing a mixed decision see yieldskets higher. Some of the boards will show you what we are watching out of china. All of the love has been in shanghai. The less rest of china is overlooked. Csi down 4 10 of 1 . Shanghai shares of lowered by close to 1 . Shenzhen and the chinx, i the liquidity is getting sucked out. , the liquidity is getting sucked out. Unofficially, what we have done at bloomberg is put together our own it inhouse custom index. It is based in market cap. Overall, we are up about 75 today. You do see why that is