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sanctions on north korea. a momentous day for fifa as they talk about the corruption scandal. iran s president rouhani voted in the country s first election since international sanctions were lifted and a strong turn out by voters and earlier iran leader likewise cast his ballot and people are voting in two polls today, one for parliament and another for the assembly of expects and the body gets to choose the country s next leader and the iranian parliament is dominated by conservatives but that could change because of president rouhani s success with a nuclear deal and hopefuls ban from running and 12000 people wanted to stand for the 290 seat parliament and only 5,000 candidates were given the go ahead now and andrew simmons is live from tehran and the room behind you andrew looks as busy as it did an hour ago and people are heeding the call for a strong turnout. it would appear so sammy, this is really quite a chaotic situation here and the vote is streaming in ....
against north korea. i m in los angeles, home to the film industry, but it s not just the big studios, making the big films these days, it seems diy is in at the moment. i m here with the sports, including counting underway fifa elected a new president. iran s president says voter turnout has been strong in the first elections since international sanctions were lifted. people are voting in two polls, one for the 290-seat parliament, and another for the assembly of experts which could be choosing the next supreme leader. a large number of hopefuls were banned from running, about 12,000 applied to be candidates for parliament butting only about 5,000 were allowed. reporter: throughout iran polling was brisk, a nation no longer under international sanctions. the supreme leader was one of the first to cast a ballot. the president is standing for reelection to the assembly of experts. translator: reports indicate a massive turnout. reporter: he is counting on a s ....
at least through the first phase of it. second, these attacks with any weapons including rockets, mortars and anti-tank guided missiles against the syrian armed and any other shaded forces. three, refrain from acquiring or seeking to acquire territory from other parties to the agreement. four, allow humanitarian access. five, use pr use pro portion nat force on the other hand the syrian arms associated forces have committed and said to abide in exactly the same points. this means ceasing attacks with any weapons including aerial bombardments by the syrian air force and the against the armed opposition groups and parties to the cessation of hostilities. the cease-fire task force will oversee the cessation of hostilities and primary functions will be including one the delineation of the territory held by daesh, al nusra and other terror organization designated by the security council, which are not part which are not part of the cessation of hostilities. promote complianc ....
the governor coming out today saying that markets are too risk-averse to reflect true fundamentals. investors are listening to that or not remains to be seen. extending australia that bear market territory. we haveand at levels not seen since october last year. korea down 1%. , extending those falls we saw yesterday. one bright spot has been that gold price, on the verge of a bull market. let s have a look at some of the gold players, particularly in hong kong. asian mining up by 5%, but it had been up by as much as 11% today. gain in best four-day years. price has come off a little in asian trade today after that they can rally yesterday, where it was up right over 4%. there has been a lot of focus on the yen, continuing to strengthen. rishaad: thank you. the focus is intensifying on ank.n s central bri despite efforts, the japanese economy still can t escape a roller coaster cycle of expansion and contraction. we have the details. years and record monetary stimulus, j ....
what we ve seen this week goes back to one of the crises coming out of the 1865 civil war. what a week it has been. what is your key observation on what you ve seen? guy: this repricing of risks around the fed, the ripple effect of that, and the negative rates has negative consequences. that is the world the market is coming to terms with this week. tom: some of the themes this morning on surveillance from london and new york. right now, to get you up to speed, here s vonnie quinn. vonnie: the u.s., russia, and other powers have agreed on a partial cease-fire in syria s civil war. ofre will be airdrops humanitarian assistance in some areas. coalition attacks would continue against islamic state. the truce represents a cause in the syrian conflict, not an agreement to end it. german chancellor angela merkel warns that the country can t throw away its values. merkel has launched a campaign for the coming state elections. she is working on reducing the record number of r ....