Hello. Welcome to todays verified live. President biden has said that a final deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in gaza is very close to being presented to israel and hamas by mediators. But he told reporters he did not think that the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was doing enough to secure an agreement. In israel itself, theres been a general strike to demand the government do more to free the hostages. Protesters say Mr Neta Nyahu must take responsibility for the deaths of six hostages whose bodies were recovered in gaza on saturday, israel says they were murdered by their captors and Mr Netanyahu said this showed hamas did not want a deal. Mr biden spoke to reporters as he arrived at the White House to meet us negotiators. Lets have a listen. I was following up on whats happening in israel, and then ill be off to pittsburgh. Are you planning to present a final Hostage Deal to both sides this week . Were very close to that. What makes you think that
Time for Global Exchange and bring you todays market moving news from around the world from hong kong to frankfurt to london to new york and washington. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. Were going to start with the latest in asia. Trade uncertainty appeared to take its toll on china. The countrys economy losing more steam in october, factory input and fixed asset sales missing estimates and joining me from hong kong is bloombergs chief asian economics correspondent. Give me the rundown of the data weve got. It was a mix across the board with a slump in investment and industrial output miss expectations and on the retail spending part of things we saw the weakness go from auto and turnt and cuggetting the consumer is starting to book now none the pressure of trade war and slowing economy. There were two big takeaways from economists and onen one hand the numbers suggest were probably looking at 6 growth in this Current Quarter and probably shows the
A slight bid into the back of the bond market. Lots of supply coming on next week. That is front and center, along with the repo market. Time now for global exchange. We bring you todays market moving news from all around the world. From mumbai is bloombergs south brussels, iann wishart. In india, the government unveiled a 20 billion plan to boost growth, including cutting Corporate Taxes to the lowest in asia. Stocks having their best day in india and a decade. We have more from mumbai. Reporter as you mentioned, happy friday for companies. They are a big they are calling it a big bang of sorts. However, bonds obviously felt because they see huge stimulus coming, they dont know where and how the government will fund it. As you mentioned, and yet will be one of the lowest tax regimes , and that could attract a number of Foreign Investors and Foreign Companies as they seek find new venues to set up Manufacturing Companies amid the u. S. And china trade war. I think it has been a very ex
schultz. on putin s war in ukraine, on whether ukraine and russia should start talking about a peace deal and about the future of europe itself. and chevron ceo mike worth on the present and future of oil which still powers our world. also, just where did covid come from? the so-called lab leak theory just got new life this week. we ll follow the facts with dr. lena wynn. but first, here s my take. we are often told that america is deeply divided, that polarization makes it impossible for us to make any progress in policy, that our country is so internally conflicted it cannot project unity and strength to the world, but on the most important policy issue confronting policymaker, the problem is closer to the opposite. washington has embraced a wide-ranging consensus on china that has turned into a classic example of group think. to watch tuesday s hearing held by the new house select committee on china was to be transported back to the 1950s. members of both partie
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021, millions of women and girls have lost access to education and other freedoms. the country is now facing a humanitarian crisis, with its coldest winter in a decade. temperatures are as low as minus 31 degrees celsius. the united nations estimates that 97% of afghans are living in poverty. some 20 million people are facing acute hunger. two thirds of afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance, including clean water and sanitation, and yet the taliban is refusing to lift the ban on female aid workers that ban was confirmed in a statement to the bbc today. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has travelled to the salang in the hindu kush to see how bad things are. a winter wonderland of aching beauty, but brutal. we are travelling through the masses of the hindu kush, through the world s second hig