To a weaker dollar and higher yields across the globe. Time now for global exchange. We are going to bring you todays market moving news from all around the world. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. We want to start with the breaking news in the u. K. The pound is strengthening against the dollar on brexit optimism. Francine lacqua is live at westminster. Give us the lay of the land as we start trading this morning. Francine i have to say, you are absolutely right. You have to look at the currency. Theres this renewed optimism after a lot of ministers say they will be able to pass this first, we dont know whether Boris Johnson will be eight able to push his deal once again through a vote in parliament. Cow in the past has said no because this is the same deal. We could have various moments forcing the Prime Minister to ask for a referendum or forcing the u. K. To stay in the customs union. If it gets amended, word on the ground is that the Prime Mini
There have been attacks on Coptic Christians and the Security Forces and convoys, but never before a successful attack on a mosque in sinai. I would hesitate to be absolute about it but what is quite clear is that everyone regards this as a major escalation. For obvious reasons, if you are claiming a religious justification as the Islamic State group does, you have to be quite careful about targeting of this kind. Why it has happened, there is a whole complex set of reasons for that that come out of the tangled recent history of sinai. For years now north sinai has seen worsening balance. For years now north sinai has seen worsening violence. The fault lines are economic, tribal and religious. And it was that religious distinction for the people murdered today, those sufi muslims, those following a moderate form of religious life that led to the targeting. These guys are totally refusing any other ideology, any other thoughts, just the ices thought, the violence, the ideology, this vil
Reporter also an to the Oversight Committee tomorrow morning will be shown that coming up here is the bay bridge not too busy just yen to the to on the border pretty much of the fifth is the couple will 16th. Reporter by 3 00 here this is again the mention of you had a pattern moments of line as far local models and to see what were talking about the test and tomorrow morning there was all low and then a buildup again in the eastman. Robin winston no major hot spots to slow down the one to commit a good ride around the bay area chechen travel times a star with the ride into San Francisco no problems, not open and no problems across the upper deck in the clear all the way to downtown San Francisco in the could along the peninsula from continuing out toward belmont menlo park millbrae maybe the airport as a followon to problems checking your travel time highway for is in good shape from hillcrest out to 242 xv and the damage had installed problem for each one minute for your average driv
295 souls that are lost at any time. Given the tensions between russia and the west, this could have geopolitical implications. Back with with him in a little while, this is what we know so far. Mh 17, the name of the flight, a co chair flight klm left amsterdam at midday local time. It lost contract while it was in the air space. Come down in pieces near the village, about 50 kilometers from the ukraines border, with russia. These are the latest we have seen from the scene of the debris spread over a wide area. His military was not involved. An Emergency Services rescue worker is reported to saying at least 100 bodies have been found so far. The crew was onboard. Well, we know the flight was only a couple of hours into the journey into the journey from to kuala lumpur. As it took out, one of the trainspotters plane spotters there, i beg you pardon, took this what could have been the last picture of nh seven teen in the air. These are pictures with are getting spree yeah twitter. Of wh
Control the deadly virus. Also on the program, aaron is looking at funding behind Islamic State. Absolutely. I. S. Have managed to finance an army of some 30,000 soldiers. Were going to take a look at how private donations, extortion money, Bank Robberies and millions in oil funds everyday have made these people the wealthiest Insurgent Group of all time. Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. Washington, 7 00 p. M. Hong kong where prodemocracy demonstrators warn theyll occupy government buildings unless hong kongs leader resigns. Demonstrations have spread to new parts of the city as the territory celebrates chinas national day. Some protestors were heard booing as the Chinese National anthem was played. They want beijing to allow full democracy in hong kong by withdrawing plans to fetch candidates for the next leadership election. They continue to protest the main sites in the district, bay and mong kok. Its a Public Holiday to mark 65 years since Chinas Communist Party came to pass.