Protectionism is a drag anchor and governments are not doing enough. U. S. Agrees iran was behind the aramco attacks. Tehran denies that and warns of allout war if it is attacked. Shery lets get you started with a check of the markets in the u. S. We are seeing futures unchanged, after a mixed closed on this theres day. We have the dow moving more than 50 points. The s p 500 finishing unchanged. We had a boost earlier in the session coming from white house Economic Advisor larry kudlow sounding more optimistic on trade. Then we had another trump advisor hinting at 50 21 50 to 100 tariffs on chinese goods. Rising uncertainty on trade, not to mention the oecd cutting Global Growth forecasts. That led to our haven demand bonds rallying for a fourth consecutive session and the 10 year yield sitting at that 178 level. Not see how things are shaping up in asia. We are this friday, potentially seeing a muted start for asian stocks. Bonds drifting as treasuries nudge higher. Tensions will be o
And arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. The rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and has called for an independent international investigation. The un now reports that with 8. 1 Million People forcibly displaced, and Tens Of Thousands killed. There are warnings of growing hunger. The Un Security Council has called for a ceasefire in sudan to coincide with the muslim holy month of ramadan, but an agreement is unlikely. Bbc arabic s feras kilani, has been given rare access with the sudanese army, to the front line city of omdur marn, close to the Capital Khartoum and sent us this report. Children in sudan are facing a living nightmare. Celebrating a rare success as they pushed with the capital. Prep and support forces. This market used to be the life of the city, now look at it. Normal life here destroyed. We hear stories of rape, lootin
Say they were hit by the firms thirdack as on the expectation of more. We will be in beijing and china. In tokyo to see why japans biggest banks are forecasting a fourth straight dip in profits. Washingtonwill be in as the of work continues over President Trumps dealings with russia and james comey. This is daybreak asia. I am betty liu. Betty liu in new york, where it is just after 7 00 p. M. Yvonne it happens to everyone. It is just after 7 00 a. M. In hong kong. I am shery ahn on tuesday. I have got to say, it is a live it is a live day. Nothing, to be honest, as as whatg happened in the u. S. The s p 500 is close enough 2400. Betty maybe because there was also a lack of Economic News or any really comments in the fed that investors went back to focusing on some old standbys, which, for instance, oil prices. Oil prices routed. And Energy Shares zooming higher. We also saw it on the nasdaq as well as the dow, closing up. It sets us up very nicely for gains in asia. Shery let us see h
To visit trump tower. The company will invest billions in the United States. Haidi and diamonds are one of rios best friends. Rishaad the dow headed to a fresh record high, s p within a whisker of a record as well. Haidi this is a reaction to the italian referendum, a very distant memory right now. Things seem to be getting shorter and shorter, these major selloffs after socalled black swan offense, but we do have his optimism, but obviously a big day in asia. A bit of a disappointing read on gdp on the Third Quarter in australia. Rishaad straight to the markets, heres david. David right. Quiet start of the day, but obviously we have the aussie gdp print. You have these lines out of the Financial Services commission starting to kick things off on whats likely to be a very busy some ofe of the go for these lines here, coming out of the south korean policymakers that have discussed ways in which they can alleviate the effect of rising yields. The dollar to debts of a lot of the south Kor
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