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kiwi doesn'tjust look smart — it is smart.le responding to their behaviour. kiwi: where - are the happy faces? can you count them? to interact with any human for any period of time, it takes intelligent ai. so just to know if the child is even in the frame and has not walked away takes intelligence. how do you know that the child is engaged? are they performing? are they taking turns? are they making eye contact? this is all ai. a pioneer in herfield, maja also co—founded moxie, a soon to ship robot that has been backed by amazon. it's nice to meet you riley. i love stories. would you read a story to me? what we haven't seen yet is real—life products in the home with evidence over a period of let's say a year. riley, we have a new mission. would you make a drawing for me? ultimately, that evidence will end up coming from products likely sooner than it will come from research. but bringing robots out of purely academic settings is expensive. ethan's robot from movia robotics starts at $800 a pop. the moxie comes with a pre—orde

in new zealand, some kiwi stocks are trading at a november low while the kiwi dollar has jumped to anugust 2017 high. banks are being asked to consider housing prices in its policy calculation. class asset check in japan, looking at reaction to chips and automobile stocks as president biden signed an executive order to address chip shortages in the on mobile industry. tech futures are on the downside. keeping an airlines in tokyo and elsewhere in asia on optimism over the johnson & johnson vaccine. plan this is little change after u.s. stocks rallied on economic growth, jumps in energy after a jump in tech shares on wall street. technique supply outlook spread between wti and brent widening the most since january 2008. goldman increasing its forecast this year. shery: breaking. we have seen remarks by text from president trump's trade nominee ahead of her confirmation hearing thursday before the finance committee. she says he's tried as both a rival and archer. without going into specifics, she talked about how she would address tariffs, export bans and other key issues. she pledges t

>> kiwis >> jimmy: kiwis? an animal?r. >> dobie gillis. >> jimmy: dobie gillis >> yeah. >> jimmy: something that makes noise? >> a bomb. >> jimmy: plural professions >> dancers >> jimmy: yes. and, finally, a verb >> running runner >> jimmy: runner >> run >> jimmy: all right. we got it. we have all of our mad libs alf our adjectives, verbs and we will put it in the prompter and act out our dramatic scene here we go let's start "mad lib theater." welcome to today's silly meditation i'm your guide justin bieber >> and i'm kitty mitty to begin, make your body is in a comfortable position whether you are seated at p.f. chang's or lying down on shoe. >> jimmy: as you sit, take a a few deep breaths, breathing in through your adam's apple and out through your nipple. >> gently focus your attention on the breath and know that it's okay if your mind starts to drift to wild, wild country >> jimmy: now, now, imagine you're snorfing in the banana republic you smell the comfortable scent of mcdonald's french fries >> and you hear the

the kiwi dollar trading above 73. we're seeing the 10 year yield losing a little bit of ground, above that 161 level. we have seen the kiwi 10 year triple over a five-month period. shery: here on wall street it was a pretty volatile day after we got the federal reserve chair jay powell with testimony in the senate. he made it pretty clear on capitol hill that it is full speed ahead on monetary stimulus until the economy is much closer to recovering from the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. our global economic editor kathleen hays here with a recap. so they are staying the course. kathleen: they are absolutely staying the course. it will be hard to leave, having watched that testimony for about 2.5 hours. let's remember, in the last couple of weeks, larry summers, noted economist, said all this fiscal policy in the pipeline is going to overheat the economy and cause inflation. the fed will have to move up their first rate hike until 2022. jay powell signaled nothing like that is on the way. let's listen to

kiwi does notjust look smart, it is smart.ing to their behaviour. kiwi: where - are the happy faces? can you count them? to interact with any human for any period of time, it takes intelligent ai. so just to know if the child is even in the frame and has not walked away takes intelligence. how do you know that the child is engaged? are they performing? are they taking turns? are they making eye contact? this is all ai. a pioneer in herfield, maja also co—founded moxie, a soon to ship robot that has been backed by amazon. it is nice to meet you riley. i love stories. would you read a story to me? what we have not seen yet is real—life products in the home with evidence over a period of let's say a year. riley, we have a new mission. would you make a drawing for me? ultimately, that evidence will end up coming from products likely sooner than it will come from research. but bringing robots out of purely academic settings is expensive. ethan's robot from movia robotics starts at $800 a pop. the moxie comes with a pre—order price

a wide variety of crops are grown and tested here under the hot sun for example chinese dates kiwis peanuts beans raspberries black berries and several types of wine all part of the agricultural program that the institute runs as they try to adapt to the new conditions more heat and less rain as their months. are in an ongoing race with the sand and climate change that is why we are experimenting here with new irrigation technologies but above all with new plant species some of them are very promising we actually have good climatic conditions here bring comes very early in this area i can plant seed potatoes in february and harvest new potatoes as early as april. for our really idea the expanding desert is actually more of a blessing than a curse properly harnessed sandy soils can yield exceptionally good produce this big. aroma of the fruits that grow in sand is stronger than in normal soils the sugar content is much higher due to the strong sunlight and high temperatures they give the fruit its flavor color and quality who are there. in the region be saved by embracing climate change and

the kiwi 10 year yield is retreating from the two ports -- from the 2% level. we are seeing kiwi stocks with losses as auckland enters a seven-day lockdown. offshore yuan holding below a level. policy normalization on the mainland. pulling up a chart on the main terminal with that backdrop. we see the 10 year yield gap between chinese bonds and treasuries coming in at the narrowest since april 2020 which may have some appeal for chinese bonds from foreign investors. haidi: more top stories. china's economic recovery slowed in february as factories were shut with the lunar new year holiday and the virus. tom mackenzie joins us from beijing. this is always the weird seasonal time of the year but how pronounced is the slowdown? tom: the slowest. you rightly point out that this is an annual event. the seasonal affect as a result of the lunar new year and on top of that were the restrictions in travel. that really did seem to dampen these data points as well. manufacturing numbers were particularly hit by a drop in exports. nonmanufacturing also eased in february. y

and amazon the spotlight after announcing andy jassy's appointment as ceo, and we have the aussie/kiwi cross after data was a beat. the cash hold in new zealand. we are adding one third of 1%, and with tech very much in focus, after gaining some ground in australia this morning, this is up by 44%, so e-commerce name certainly a focus in asia, especially after a cloud computing player, amazon web services,, and the amazon cfo ca they are adding to aws's capacity to handle demand. shery? shery: the leadership position overshadowing estimates, smashing estimates, with the new chief, andy jassy. this transition, this obsession seems pretty -- this secession seems pretty typical for how companies run. >> yes, andy jassy has been at the aws since 2006 at the cloud service union, and it accounted for about 12% of the revenue with a much higher ebit margin, and as aws increases as a percentage of revenue, the idea is amazon will come up, as well. bezos has a number of heads who are executives. that is how the makeup of amazon is ron. andy jassy is a very long-standing amazon employee, since 19

a wide variety of crops are grown and tested here under the hot sun for example chinese dates kiwis peanuts beans raspberries black berries and several types of wine all part of the agricultural programme that the institute runs as they try to adapt to the new conditions more heat and less rain this month. we are in an ongoing race with the sand and climate change. that is why we are experimenting here with new irrigation technologies but above all with new plant species some of them are very promising we actually have good climatic conditions here comes very early in this area can plant seed in february and harvest new potatoes as early as april. for a really idea the expanding desert is actually more of a blessing than a curse properly harnessed sandy soils can yield exceptionally good produce as. aroma of the fruits that grow in sand is stronger than in normal soils the sugar content is much higher due to the strong sunlight and high temperatures they give the fruit its flavor color and quality. of. the. can the region be saved by embracing climate change and making the best of the desse

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became the beatles so they were now the beatles fans have a lot to look forward to this year as the kiwi filmmaker peter jackson is finishing up a documentary on the fab 4 tell us something about. yeah this documentary is called the beatles get back and it's peter jackson looking at the making of their last studio album let it be he got access to some like 56 hours of completely unseen footage his production on the film was a bit delayed of course because of coded so he still editing the film but he put out some footage some sort of teaser footage so we can have a look at what he's working with and the footage what's amazing is just the like the looking at how they produced the album and then sort of jostling back and forth and throwing ideas back and forth in the studio and i think this film could be interesting because it could maybe do something to correct the myth that there was a lot of animosity among the beatles at the end of their their life as a band at least from the footage in this film they look like they're having a great time the movie itself is set to come out this summer

became the beatles so they were now the beatles fans have a lot to look forward to this year as the kiwi filmmaker peter jackson is finishing up a documentary on the fab 4 tell us something about the. yeah this documentary is called the beatles get back and it's peter jackson looking at the making of their last studio album let it be he got access to some like 56 hours of completely unseen footage his production on the film was a bit delayed of course because of coded so he still editing the film but he put out some footage some sort of teaser footage so we can have a look at what he's working with and the footage of some amazing is just the like the looking at how they produced the album and then sort of jostling back and forth and throwing ideas back and forth in the studio and i think this film could be interesting because it could maybe do something to correct the myth that there was a lot of animosity among the beatles at the end. of their their life as a band at least from the footage in this film they look like they're having a great time the movie itself is set to come out this s

kiwi shares are losing 1%.ith bond markets the focus, markets are pricing for global tightening even with central banks pushing back against such speculation. india's rates are seen rising as well. we are seeing the aussie yield curve steepen further. the three year touching 15 basis points earlier in the session. checking out the kiwi 10 year yield rising above 2%. treasury futures, we are seeing them steady after the climb higher we saw in u.s. yields. the 10 year pushing above 1.6%. we may see some studying given the price action we got earlier. >> analysis now on what we saw overnight. in the short-term, can we expect the 10 year has found something of a top until we get more inflation? does this mean investors have another alternative other than the equity market? >> to your first question, yes, we are close to the end of this. the undersold condition in the long-duration treasury etf or the broad etf are at 10 year -- those instruments have not been this oversold in a decade. we are very close to the end

any new zealand, kiwi market back online after the long weekend. the kiwi dollar is holding overnight gains along with the aussie. we saw that being sparked higher by the rally in crude. earlier today, the rbnz saying it will clampdown on property investors. mortgage lending curbs will be reinstated on march 1 in new zealand. flipping the page i had of the japan open, checking out what is going on with new k futures -- with nikkei futures. futures moving to the upside. socgen saying the market is not looking expensive considering they expect japan will deliver earnings growth of 45% this year. on s&p minis, little change this after the index rallied for a sixth straight day. we have crude rising very much in focus. this after brent tapped 60 bucks a barrel. new york crude above $58 with bloomberg intelligence saying you need a combination of factors like continued opec supply cuts as well as demand recovery, -- which we may not see until even the second half. shery: we are also watching bitcoin. it is continuing to search after tesla invested ¥1.50

you see kiwi, aussie bonds, but what we were able to cope with three years ago, when you talk about whethereople were hedging, a whole load of tactical things to talk about. the bottom line is, smaller moves in the bond market of a greater capacity to affect the access we look at. annmarie: we are in a new normal of un--- unprecedented monetary stimulus. we'll talk about lng, an exclusive interview with an energy minister. this is bloomberg. ♪ annmarie: good morning from london, this is "bloomberg daybreak: europe." here are today's top stories. stocks pause as investors factor in the impact of a big stimulus package. wti hovers at $60 a barrel as freezing temperatures and a power crisis take out about a third of u.s. production. after a vote of confidence from the market, mario draghi faces a vote in the senate as he takes the reins in rome. manus, good morning to you. 6:30 a.m. in london. what a 70 -- what a wild 72 hours. the question is whether or not it is a spike or a long-term trend. the next question is, what does that mean for equities? manus: what is the tipping point for equities

on how we are shaping up for the trading day ahead, new zealand markets after a long weekend, the kiwider pressure, steady declines, now lower after posting a third weekly advance. and we do have aussie futures under pressure, and we will keep an eye on what is going on in japan, along with earnings very much in focus today. paul: all right, thanks very much, sophie. in sydney, the open next. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: good morning. i am paul allen in sydney, counting down to asia's major market open. shery: i am shery ahn. our top stories. beijing tightens the rules on internet monopolies including bytedance and tencent. president biden says they are in compet

a wide variety of crops are grown and tested here under the hot sun for example chinese dates kiwis peanuts beans raspberries black berries and several types of wine all part of the agricultural program that the institute runs as they try to adapt to the new conditions more heat and less rain. who are in an ongoing race with the sand and climate change that is why we are experimenting here with new irrigation technologies but above all with new plant species some of them are very promising we actually have good climatic conditions here he's wearing comes very early in this area right in plant seed potatoes in february and harvest new potatoes as early as april. for our really idea of the expanding desert is actually more of a blessing than a curse properly harnessed sandy soils can yield exceptionally good produce as big . aroma of the fruits that grow in sand is stronger than a normal soil the sugar content is much higher due to the strong sunlight and high temperatures they give the fruit its flavor color and quality who are there. in the region be saved by embracing climate change and ma

democratic republic of congo overall 6 cases have been confirmed 2 patients are being treated in the north kiwi region officials are warning that people are not taking the outbreak seriously enough. tanzania's president has finally acknowledged corona virus is a problem in his country gianna michael feely declared tanzania corona virus free last may pneumonia was being blamed for a recent spike in deaths but tanzanians travelling overseas have tested positive for covert 90. un brokered talks for prisoner exchange schemes between yemen's rival groups have ended without agreement negotiations began in january with the aim of freeing a total of $300.00 prisoners on both sides new zealand has paused to mark 10 years since the deadly christchurch earthquake these pictures are from the national earthquake memorial where thousands of people have been remembering the dead 185 people lost their lives thousands were injured when new zealand 2nd biggest city was hit by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake turn as well number one novak djokovic has won a record extending 9th australian open title world number one

not just australia but also the kiwi 10 year as well.ake a look at always a favorite season of the year. showing some hedge funds leaned into big tech companies like microsoft, amazon in the fourth quarter. this of course as we saw the stock market edging to record highs, all despite the covid-19 pandemic and the u.s. presidential election volatility. our wall street correspondent has been pouring through the documents. we always like to look at what the tiger cubs have been doing. >> absolutely right. the reason why we like to do that is because the tiger cubs tend to be big technology investors. this time around it looks like microsoft was the area they really liked to get in and this is a like of viking, tiger global. added to walt disney which had surged in the period. i want to say a lot of these are backward looking stocks. backward looking wagers which have appreciated more so we don't know where everybody stands right now, but it is a nice little insight into where they are making their bets. one more thing about this is one cut

kiwi up 13 basis points. how far are we from curve control?ight have been a melt up in equity assets last year. we are seeing a melt moment in the bond market and it could get a little bit heated through the rest of the day. u.s. treasuries make it to 1.39. annmarie: u.s. treasuries, on the move through this hour. martin malone saying 3% middle of this year. we will talk about renewable energy in the aftermath of the power crisis in texas. freezing conditions showed many wind farms in the region are not built to withstand low temperatures. the state's governor was among those seeking to pin the blame on renewable energy. we will discuss that with the ceo of vestas, the world's biggest wind turbine maker, henrik andersen. thank you for joining us. what measures need to be taken to ensure the reliability of wind turbines and wind power in extreme weather conditions? henrik: i think first of all, when we look at texas, it goes to what families have gone through in almost a century experience in texas. it is maybe a little frightening to be out ea

kiwi stocks are currently -- give me a moment, in negative territory. a little weaker by about 0.8%. australian futures are going to be lagging. aussie futures -- i am having a little difficulty. aussie futures are currently higher by about 0.5%. we will have the trading later. kospi futures in positive territory as well. we will have trading in australia in a little while. can barton will be stepping down as ceo. he was under pressure to resign after an inquiry found that crown this allocated money laundering. asian business reporter angus joins us now. there was a feeling that can barton had to go. the report was fairly scathing of his role in all of this. why did he hang on for so long? >> a fair question. there was a sense of inevitability about his resignation given the scale of the criticism in the report. the report came out last tuesday. he has clung on you could argue to his job for almost a week. in a statement today, the chairman said that he had always put the interests of crown first. there was -- they were still assessing his position as r

you're ending kiwi that means you're going to raise rates. they're trying to create a two-step market. i don't know if that's successful it's a pretty clever idea. we'll see if the market and guys on your panel ghlom on to it. >> yeah. i think that there's a little bit to be seen in terms of the credibility issue there, steve thank you for joining us always great to see you. >> thank you. >> i like how steve used the word "clever." clever has many definitionings what do you think? >> you know i admire steve he's brilliant you know i'm not a fan of the federal reserve. i think they're misguided and they're trying to serve the master in the form of the stock market, and they can't win playing that game. i think that's what they're playing. they shouldn't know where the s&p is within 500 handles. that's just my view. i think you bring up a good point. if they can take their foot off the accelerator while the economy is booming and nobody catches that, that's best case scenario i don't think that's going to happen great song by aerosmith, i think

a wide variety of crops are grown and tested here under the hot sun for example chinese dates kiwis peanuts eden's raspberries black berries and several types of wine all part of the agricultural program that the institute runs as they try to adapt to the new conditions more heat and less rain. who are in an ongoing race with the sand and climate change. that is why we are experimenting here with new irrigation technologies but above all with new plant species some of them are very promising we actually have good climatic conditions here comes very early in this area can plant seed potatoes in february and harvest new potatoes as early as april. for our really idea the expanding desert is actually more of a blessing than a curse properly harnessed sandy soils can yield exceptionally good produce. aroma of the fruits that grow in sand is stronger than in normal soils the sugar content is much higher due to the strong sunlight and high temperatures they give the fruit its flavor color and quality who are there. in the region be saved by embracing climate change and making the best of the dess

they were famously loose kiwis, but they pivoted and tightened and people were willing to sacrifice thatb. >> yeah between dealing with covid, the christchurch shooting, credited as one of the reasons prime minister jacinda arden won another team. maybe we will call it a snug culture. i don't know. with regards to china, china is not just a tight culture. it's a repressive culture. it's made it harder to fight the pandemic because we can't get complete information from the chinese government about what's going on in wuhan, what's happening in the markets there, whether scientists from the world health organization have gotten proper access to the data they need. it feels like tightness or a looseness can be a blessing in some areas and a real curse in others. >> exactly. i think that's where having both order and openness are really important for cultures as we're trying to navigate collective threat. we need leadership to help us be able to do that. we can rise to the occasion with great leadership and willingness to follow rules. to your point, tight cultures really can be very repress

kiwi extending gains to the highest since 2017. rbnz forced to consider housing when it sets monetary policy. >> medical researchers saying that the pfizer beyond tech shot could be the one to end the covid-19 pandemic after a study involving more than one militant -- million people in israel. rachel chang leads are asia health care coverage. what did they find out into we have light at the end of the covid tunnel? rachel: that's right. it's validation of what we hoped for in the critical triers. that's really important. in the real world, people behave differently. a lot more uncertainty comd to clinical trials. these mrna vaccines are showing to be as extra nearly effective as hoped for. it's a good sign. what's important is that they are not just a most preventing sickness and fatalities. the vaccines are also preventing transmission of the virus. that was something that was not studied in the trials. that remains a big uncertainty. what we are seeing from israel is that it prevented the majority of infections as well. that mean

co-leader at the halfway stage of the saudi international foxes 10 under par after $36.00 holes the kiwi carded a 2nd straight 5 under par $65.00 round to sit ahead of players like sergio garcia phil mickelson and world number one dustin johnson in the world of skiing italy was top of the podium in the men's world cup downhill in germany paris is the reigning super g. world champion and clocked in at one minute 33 seconds to beat the current leader it was the 16th wind of his career in this discipline but then things went downhill fast for his german competitor joseph crashed out after he lost control fortunately the barriers did do their job and 1st all was able to walk away from the incident relatively unharmed but obviously a little shaken up that is brutal well that's it for me in doha back to you maria thanks very much liane. at seventies album back in a couple of minutes with a full bonus and for you at 2200 g.m.t. see show. oh man has a rich history but also plays an important diplomatic role in the gulf region today al-jazeera world discovers its empires stretched from the arabia

wrapped up a huge victory over india in the 1st test and she and i came in the senate took some kiwi kids early on day 5 and the momentum stayed with the visiting team captain for actually led the fight for india was 72 but they were eventually all out 492 england won by 227 runs and they go up one up one up in the 4 match series they're now won 6 matches in a row after from home after their wins in south africa and sri lanka set benchmark got something to work for. still so. there is we can. get excited me quite as well as you have. rafael nadal chase for 21st grand slam title has started in emphatic manner with a straight sets win in his opening match at the australian open a spaniard dropped out of the a.t.p. cup last week after struggling with a back problem but the world number 2 showed no signs of injury in this match we overcame his serbian opponent last year this is 636-4612 move to 2nd round and has won the australian open once when have you wanted to further back in 2009. and one of the biggest upsets in the tournament so far came in the women strong 2 time champion victori

to series 7 conway while he was the star of the show he was in his unbeaten 99 off 59 balls out the kiwis post 184 of 5 in response australia ca lasted to 19 for 4 and they never recovered from that site it was the pick of the bowlers so he was full for 28 all out for 131 as new zealand won comprehensively by 53 runs the 2nd match is on thursday in dire need and that is always fought for now i'll be back with more a little bit later. thanks very much jim now remember you can always find much more on our website they just have that is out is there a dot com that's the best news out there about us there and. in india identity politics on the rise what we're seeing is the construction of budget cuts and loads of the across the country and as a dockside is we do see the grit from his office will not just keep up to him fix it to something more like the team i didn't see of the british today i meet with victims of violence and discover what life is like for minorities in the country join me on my journey in search of india's soul on al-jazeera. the river narin flows through the coldest reaches

in terms of fx markets, the kiwi re-finding its feet after an initial wobble on the three-day lockdown in one of its cities. the dollar moving to the downside today, seems to be fairly broad trend. the pound hit 139 on the back of what we talked about an hour headlines around the vaccination story and keep an eye on oil prices, up by more than 2% on wti. a european stock futures are pointing to a positive open in the region as the vaccine rollout and slowing virus cases -- on the crypto front, that coin is falling after closing in on $50,000. exchanges in china and hong kong are also closed this monday. because these markets are closed does not mean there's not a lot to talk about with laura cooper, macro strategist. busy for a quiet day, isn't it? the reflation trade is back, front, and center for europe given a number of factors, not least of which, oil prices. laura: certainly is the case at the reflation trade is revising this morning so we have wti back above $60 a barrel and one of those key drivers is the fact that we are seeing price action on this recovery optimism around this

kiwi captain amy satterthwaite hitting a century as her side won with 20 balls to spare.. as more than 20 million people in the uk have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, there has been some hesitancy in ethnic minority communities. but nhs officials say uptake is very good among the british asian community at one particular vaccination centre in north west london. harrow has a large british indian population — and it's thought the community could be less hesitant than some other ethnic minority groups including pakistanis and bangladeshis. anisa kadri reports getting the covid vaccine. it's a relief for a lot of british asians. it's notjust about protecting myself. it's about protecting my loved ones, it's about protecting our wider community, and humanity as a whole. i'm sole carer for my mother, so yeah, it's great. within my own family and friends, it's been very, very positive. - it's been received really, really well, but i do have friends who are hesitant, - from the black minority group. while there are concerns about vaccine hesitancy in black an

kiwi stocks off by a quarter of 1%. coming up next, we get a look ahead to china's market open.ay of trading approved -- day of trading proved to be disappointing for the csx 100. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: we have breaking news on the bloomberg. we do have the japan pmi figures for the month of february. the preliminary number finally back in expansion territory. coming in at 50.6. this is after we had dipped into contraction territory. it has been seesawing for the past few months. the services pmi number still in contraction. 45.8. this number has been in contraction territory since february of last year. really shows you how the coronavirus pandemic has hit the services sector more than anything. the composite pmi number, contraction. 47.6. haidi: we are seeing a little bit of upside when it comes to retail sales. this is the january luminary number. a month on month number. seeing an uptick of 6/10 of 1%. using expectations of a 2% gain. we had expectations from bloomberg economics. that retail sales would rise during the first quarter of this year. listing of curbs across

of the details of those announcements later on today as the decisions themselves around rates and kiwi the outlook and estimates from the bank of england. coming up, roche sees modest growth. we will speak to the ceo. he joins us next. "bloomberg markets: european open." -- this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ anna: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." half an hour until the start of the european equity trading day. futures fairly flat after early optimism. roche sees modest sales growth ahead as copies of its aging cancer medicine zeroed drug revenue and treatments are delayed because of the pandemic. we are joined now by the ceo of roche, dr. severin schwan. you have talked about your sales growth forecast based around the level of cancer treatment versus normal time. on the latter of those, where are we versus what is normal? the amount of treatment happening for things other than covid-19 at this point? severin: we have seen a major impact actually in the second quarter last year during the lockdown. people did not take appointments and as a result of that, also did not get their

the session this friday with australia in the spotlight, kiwi stocks under pressure, -- trading in hongchina breaking in one week with the offshore yuan trading around 643. we have newcrest mining jumping. less than we saw in gold prices for its earnings. a b-shares tumbling as the -- scraps its takeover bid. -- adding higher .2 of 1%. looking at commodities, bouillon state elevated after we had the jump in software inflation report in the u.s.. jp morgan expecting gold will stay elevated during the next commodities have likely entered an upswing phase in a new super cycle, but we are seeing oil start the deal with new crude off .6 of 1% after the best winning streak in two years. -- under pressure after we saw -- rise to an eight year high. the dollar holding onto a ford did decline steady now after remarks from jay powell. ups does remain -- 2145 basis points whereas hsbc major seeing tidbits on the 10 year amid uncertainty among 10 year inflation. shery: let's bring in the cleef -- chief global market strategist. always great having you with us. we continue to hear inflation expectat

you have kiwi in play now and the fed can actually -- if the u.s. yields go up too high and it worries the fed, we could have a possibility of yield curve control which the fed has clearly rejected up until now because they are seeing japan do it and they have seen it has not worked. if yields jump and they want to keep rates on hold, the yield curve control is a possibility but you know, you have an extra 1.6 trillion dollars. the supply side is huge. there's a lot of money for increased budget spending. often, there is a lot more supply than demand and on top of that, you have the recovery and pick up if inflation's of inflation. -- pick up of inflation. haslinda: all eyes on the dollar as well. it is rebounding even if it is for the short term. could the continuation of the dollar rebound pop the bubbles that we see elsewhere, for example, in emerging markets? mader: yes, so it could derail. if the dollar continues to strengthen from here, it could derail the optimism we are seeing around emerging markets. i'm not so sure if we actually have a bu

kiwi stocks around this as asian shares are heading for a fifth weekly gain. the retail investors took the spotlight. an agent, retail put us up -- in asia, retail participation showing softening in korea, india and thailand. they are saying if daytrading becomes a more permanent feature, that will keep stocks at a more elevated valuation. the retail frenzy has helped push the ipo frenzy and kuaishou set to pop on its trading debut amid the enthusiasm. haidi: let's get more insight on markets. our next guest says what emerging markets need is a middle-of-the-road recovery. this is the goldilocks not too hot, not too cold recovery. is the risk of a temper tantrum still real? >> thank you for having me. emerging markets are driven by global growth and liquidity. that is what has traded this constructive outlook for the space. they need this recovery because we see bifurcated risk emerging depending on the shape of the global outlook. if we see a faster than expected global recovery, you are right. something forcing the fed to taper support sooner than expected i

it is up above 12% in the region but trading at 16 times the kiwi. recovery is still playing out.ore to see their. institutional flows have flooded them back into the market in the big way. the abundant liquidity in the global market place. rising equities have more room to grow. haidi: what about where the u.s. dollar goes from here? are you banking on further weakness? >> as the u.s. stimulus package comes into play, that is likely to have some impact on the u.s. dollar. your point about copper prices, copper prices were at an eight year high just a few weeks ago. just because they have been down the past few days i do not think there are long-term implications for em economies. shery: what about the fact that we continue to see a liquidity squeeze when it comes to china? >> china has been tightening, and i think that is prudent. china is also concerned about increasing defaults in the private sector. i think they are doing it at a very measured and controlled pace and you might see more stimulus being announced around the end of the year. i think that slow control and there is

kiwi stocks off by .01%. financials helping to lift the ask high -- the asx higher.ussie 10-year yield holding above 1.2%. futures, you are seeing them flat to the downside, after a solid three year option from treasury bills yesterday. to longer dated options from the treasury on thursday which may see yields fall to zero. and ahead of that pulling up the chart on the terminal -- piling into junk bonds. that has pushed the u.s. yield below 4% and wider the gap to asian and junk and debt. we have goldman along with ubs tapering asian high-yield. shery: up next, freight costs continue to soar for shipping companies. japan's largest shipper tells us how it is dealing with that amid the coronavirus. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: it is one of the most important parts of the global economy but the shipping industry is under pressure. that the past year has seen containers in short supply. while there are signs to contain the crunch may be easing they're still concerned about the impact on the world's post-pandemic recovery. >> from car parts to cosmetics to medical equipment

. >> she runs a successful catering business in london called kiwi and rue.onesian kitchen." this morning she's sharing twoa enjoy for the lunar new year good morning. >> yeah. chef laura lee, good morning thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much for having me what a dream on come true to be on the "today" show. >> speaking of dreams, you actually catered for the royal family can you tell us a little bit about that >> well, it was prince harry and meghan markle, and you can hear i've got an australian accent. i do live in london but i made them aussie morning tea. they wanted sausage rolls and biscuits full aussie fare and they loved it so it was super fun >> are they both big eaters? >> you know what it was at a event so what they wanted to do because they get so inundated with people wanting to speak to them, that we created a special plate for them that they can go behind a partition and eat when no one is watching. which i understand it's hard to eat in front of people right? >> and what's the significance of lunar new year for folks who might no

kiwi doesn'tjust look smart — it is smart.- are the happy faces? can you count them? to interact with any human for any period of time, it takes intelligent ai. so just to know if the child is even in the frame and hasn't walked away takes intelligence. how do you know that the child is engaged? are they performing? are they taking turns? are they making eye contact? this is all ai. a pioneer in herfield, maja also co—founded moxie, a soon to ship robot that has been backed by amazon. it's nice to meet you riley. i love stories. would you read a story to me? what we haven't seen yet is real—life products in the home with evidence over a period of let's say a year. riley, we have a new mission. would you make a drawing for me? ultimately, that evidence will end up coming from products likely sooner than it will come from research. but bringing robots out of purely academic settings is expensive. ethan's robot from movia robotics starts at $800 a pop. the moxie comes with a pre—order price tag of $1700. and softbank robotics' na