Upper 106 level before u. S. Retail sales and trade talks are planned for the weekend. We are seeing dollar weakness in recent days. Gold futures at 1946. It is above 1900, a wild ride for the metal after surging 30 this year. We saw the plunge below 1900 tuesday. Gold is still an of the bestperforming commodities of 2020. 66. 22. 10 year yield at lets flip the page and look at where we are in terms of the chinese shares ahead of a slew of data for july on friday, including Industrial Production and retail sales. The csi 300 is in negative territory, down. 4 . The yuan is at 6. 93. The hang seng is getting some gains. Center, infront and negative territory right now even as it the highest estimate. Tencent also played down the Trump Administration as we check been. Ban wechat the kospi is up on a 52week high. Look at southeast asia, this is asias worst performer this year, correctly up. 5 . It may rise to between 6500 to 7000 this year, driven by pretty much the government stimulus pac
Heavy monsoon rains. As we count down to the moon landing 50 years ago, we talk live to a former nasa astronaut. Whats it really like to be up in space . Announcer live from our studios in london and singapore. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Hello and a warm welcome. Its 1am in the morning here in london, 8am in singapore and 8pm in washington, where the four Democratic Congress women told to go back to where from they came from by President Trump have accused him of violating his oaths and american values. The four women said mr trump had been openly racist towards them and that his attacks were the agenda of white nationalists. Despite the occupant of the white houses attempts to marginalise us and to silence us, please know that we are more than four people. We ran on a mandate to advocate for and represent those ignored, left out and left behind. Our squad is big. Our squad includes any person committed to build a more equitable and just world, and that is the world we want t
This is the scene live in hong kong. Tens of thousands of demonstrators are now on the streets in the latest challenge to beijing. Iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk registered tanker in the gulf. Irish golfer shane lowry is on the verge of claiming victory at the open at royal portrush. Full details coming up in sportsday at 6 30pm. The chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, says hell resign this week if borisjohnson becomes the new conservative leader and Prime Minister. Mr hammond says he doesnt agree with mrjohnson over brexit and thinks its unlikely britain will get a deal agreed with the eu by the current leaving date of october 31st. Heres our Political Correspondent nick eardley. If theres one thing these two can agree on, its that delivering brexit has not been an easy ride. Have you got the green light . I havent got a green light. Oh, the story of my life. Borisjohnson is odds on to become the Prime Minister on wednesday, but the chancellor cant si
And thank you for joining us, the latest from wimbledon plus reigning in new york. City streets after their world cup win. The greek government has submitted a new plan for its eurozone creditors. Designed to save the country from financial collapse. European Union Leaders will decide on sunday whether greek greece has done enough to save itself for a bailout. Clamp down on tax evasion, it will discourage people from retiring early and it will seek Higher Health contributions from pensioners. Greece will sell off its remaining shares in telecoms lte and also offering to cut more than 300 million from its military budget by next years. John siropolous, bring us to the latest of where we are on this story. Outside parliament is the no vote, the communist labor union thats demonstrating against austerity package not surprisingly because theyve decided to pit themselves he goodness syriza now that syriza the Left Wing Party has become the ruling party. The communist party has decided this
Sharif. Hello there, thank you or the joining us. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is putting his political survival on the line, asking for a last minute help to save greece from financial collapse. Many demands from its international creditors, higher taxes and a clamp down on tax evasion. Athens says it will seek Higher Health contributions from pensioners. Selling off shares in a Major Telecommunications company and privatize two sea ports cutting money from the military budget for next year. John siropolous, from athens, how different is the deal on the table now to what the greeks rejected not that long ago . Reporter hello barbara. As we have been saying, this is deal the greeks rejected a week ago but now its being put to Parliament Rather than to a popular vote. Why is the Prime Minister able to do this . Partly because he feels its the only way to keep greece in the eurozone, but by a three year commitment he can get more money for greeces Public Financing needs. The 53 bi