Stayathome to save the birds of london. That is a good thing to say. It is the strangest august, and the only litmus paper youve got right now is the weaker dollar, the preponderant trend this morning. Francine yeah, weaker dollar. Im also looking at a couple things. When it looks at iron ore, it is significantly up, and we are looking at gold. First lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika Michelle Obama describes President Trump as unfit for office on the Opening Night of the democratic convention. The former first lady blasted him from his handling the pandemic. Worthen 150,000 people have died, and our more than 150,000 people have died, and our economy is in shambles because of a virus that this president downplayed for too long. Trump isbama said that clearly in over his head. President trump added a trip to iowa to his schedule today. Support has been slipping in a state that he won in nine Percentage Points in 2016. Polls sho
And the indonesian president speaks exclusively to bloomberg. Widodo says no one wins in eight trade war. Of thea quick check market, futures gaining, but this coming after the s p 500 saw the biggest drop since august 23. Remember, that is when President Trump announced another set of tariffs on chinese goods, so we ,ve the s p 500 lower by 1. 58 with every sector lower, being led lower by energy and financials, with disappointing payroll numbers, less than expected, the august number also be a revised lower. Take a look at how futures in asia are trading, a little bit on the upside, up 3 10 of 1 . This, of course, after the nikkei fell the most in about a month and despite the fact that the japanese yen is at the strongest level in about a week against the u. S. Dollar, but sydney futures are down 1. 8 . This, continuing the fall after they saw the biggest drop since august on risk off sentiment in the previous session, kiwi futures at the moment down 1. 2 percent, losing ground for
Demanding slate and fair local elections hundreds of people have been detained including opposition politicians banned from running for office are postponed and is in the russian capital for us with more. And hundreds of thousands are out and proud on the streets of berlin as the city celebrates its annual pride parade and this year its marking a special anniversary. On a flourish welcome to the show we start in hong kong where police have been cracking down on protesters theyve been marching to demand action against gang attacks on prodemocracy demonstrations police cleared crowds using tear gas in the district of one longmore protest took place despite. Banned by authorities this area was the site of violence last week as men in white t. Shirts attacked prodemocracy protesters and bystanders demonstrators are angry about the slow Police Response to those attacks on congress in months of protests triggered by a controversial extradition. Italy a correspondent mighty as filling a is in
Means no john participation in such a u. S. Mission so calm. Many think might succeed michael as the city uses as a conservative candidate in the next election she is trying to leave all or options open anyway still some confusion there that last week before Boris Johnson took over as Prime Minister in the u. K. The u. K. Proposed a European Naval mission to the gulf to help protect shipping in the strait of hormuz would germany bore me more amenable to a European Mission i personally think so and such a mission under a european flag germany would probably find its role has been similar European Missions in the past some of them quite successful and john vessels where in that flight it was for example that was one mission of off the coast of east africa and to Piracy Mission but if you look at the john navy these days the rest. So many vessels under repair and undergoing an overhauling process so theyre adalat if germany would or even could send ships into such a European Mission so th
Lebanese army turn them down. And the world have otitis day we ask why more than 300000000 people are still affected by a disease thats treatable and preventable. Flourish welcome to the show chaos and hong kong as Police Crackdown on prodemocracy demonstrators defying an official band to blockade the city center protests were taking place near the Chinese Government office in downtown hong kong when police unleashed a volley of tear gas canisters its the 2nd consecutive day of such clashes last night dozens were arrested and many injured the marches are part of a weeks Long Campaign demanding greater democracy in hong kong and autonomy from mainland china. After saturdays clashes protesters took to the streets of hong kong again this time to demonstrate against the polices use of tear gas. A thing we need to have a poet has issues so that we are strongly against these kinds of without it you know we need them to was respond to our. Response to all the moms leading to mock receive acti