i'm arunoday mukharji. voters in southeast asia's largest economy — indonesia — have begun casting their votes for the country's next president. polls opened at 7am local time across the archipelago. but whoever wins will have big challenges ahead — including improving growth and creating jobs. injakarta, my colleague steve lai has the story. polling is under way and closes at one when counting will begin. you mentioned it's southeast asia's largest economy, ranks 15th in the world. it's just below spain and just above turkey. it's a sizeable country when it comes to its economic weight and what happens in indonesia obviously has an impact around the region as well. like most countries from the pandemic, key concerns our growth and unemployment. i've been speaking to young people here and they sayjobs are on their minds when it comes to choosing their candidates. earlier i spoke to ganjar pranowo who is the deputy chief of staff for president widodo and he was familiar with the goals and ambitions during hi

i'm arunoday mukharji. let's start by talking about the bitcoin bounce. the world's largest cryptocurrency topped 50 thousand dollars for the first time in more than two years on monday 7 the latest sign of a massive rebound for the crypto sector. so what 5 behind the rally? our correspondent michelle fleury has more from new york. now, if you'd invested $1,000 in bitcoin at the start of the year, you'd have about $180 more than you started with. the flagship cryptocurrency has risen about 18% this year after reaching a milestone on monday that it hasn't seen since december 2021. one explanation is that you can now put money into bitcoin through your investment bank. us financial regulators recently approved the first exchange traded funds tied directly to the cryptocurrency. demand for these bitcoin funds, which began trading mid—january, has been robust. bitcoin has also benefited from expectations that the federal reserve will soon cut interest rates. investors believe the first rate cut in years could come as early as may. higher rates scare investors

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.to choose a new president. i'm lives were it's a wet start to polling day. not dampening enthusiasm for what can be the worlds biggest single day election. the us house of representatives votes to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. president biden calls it �*unconstitutional.’ also in the united states, a long—delayed $95 billion bill gets the senate's approval for aid to ukraine, israel and taiwan. and in gaza, the situation remains desperate in rafah — as american, egyptian, israeli and qatari officials meet in cairo — to discuss a possible ceasefire and hostage deal. we start in indonesia, where voting has just

i'm arunoday mukharji. let's start with taking a look at how tensions in the red sea are impacting oil. houthi groups based in yemen say they will not bow to international pressure to stop attacks. the group — backed by iran — says the us and uk's attempts at getting china to mediate have not been fruitful. the houthi campaign has disrupted international shipping, forcing forced vessels to take a much longer journey around south africa rather than through the suez canal. it's a costly exercise and comes as demand from the world's top oil importer, china, is slowing. i spoke to analyst carole nakhle. interestingly, when you look at oil price development you think and let us take no notice of what's happening in the red sea because we can see oil prices maybe have seen upward pressure. not really the major spike would have been expected ten to 15 years ago. the plain fact is because those attacks in the red sea had not really resulted in any supply disruption. we did not see a loss in supply, we saw tankers b

i'm arunoday mukharji. let's quickly cross to hong kong, where the stock exchange voters in southeast asia's largest economy — indonesia — have begun casting their votes for the country's next president. but whoever wins will have big challenges ahead — including improving growth and creating jobs. injakarta, my colleague steve lai has the story. good to have you back. what is the latest?— the latest? thank you. polling is under way _ the latest? thank you. polling is under way and _ the latest? thank you. polling is under way and closes - the latest? thank you. polling is under way and closes at - the latest? thank you. pollingi is under way and closes at one when counting will begin. you mentioned it's southeast asia's largest economy, ranks 15th in the world. it'sjust largest economy, ranks 15th in the world. it's just below spain and just above turkey. it's a sizeable country when it comes to its economic weight and what happens in indonesia obviously has an impact around the region as well. like most c

i'm arunoday mukharji. the headlines: reports suggest heavy shelling on the outskirts of rafah.en have been killed. the political blocs which came second and third in pakistan's election say they'll work together to try to form a government. the head of nato slams donald trump for saying he would encourage russia to attack any nato ally that doesn't spend enough on defence. we will keep you updated with the nfl super bowl in las vegas. could it be third time lucky at the oscars for british actress carey mulligan? we talk to her about her role in maestro. we begin with the programme with the latest coming in on the israel gaza war. reports are coming in from

i'm arunoday mukharji. turning our attention to japan as we receive some numbers as the country has slipped into a recession, based on newly released growth figures that we were anticipating. for the final three months of the year, the economy shrunk 0.4% on an annualized basis. this could mean japan annualized basis. this could meanjapan has lost its spot as the world's third—largest economy. economists had predicted a disappointed reading means the value of japan's output would drop behind us in dollar terms. japan macro .com, neil, good to have you back on the programme come appreciate you joining us once again, now that we have the numbers, your initial thoughts as to what we've seen? it's not very helpful, to be honest. this was an important release because it is a factor in the bank ofjapan�*s decision to raise rates or not. talked about for a long time and i think generally it had been a positive number but you know japan has slipped into a recession now, we seen figures, admittedly this is before re

my colleague arunoday mukharji has the highlights.projects has been key to this government's economic policies and we saw an example of that once again in the finance minister's speech when she promised an expenditure to the tune of nearly $130 billion on infrastructure, which was a hike of about 11%, and about 3.4% of the annual gdp. the indian government hopes that by way of these big ticket infrastructure projects, they can generate more employment and keep india on the path of economic progress as has been promised by this government. the government also announced a portable housing to the tune of 20 million, built over the 30 million that has already been made by the indian government, but ahead of the elections that are slated to happen in the next few months, we didn't see any major spending on social welfare schemes, apart from the fact that the government announced free electricity by way of solar panel roof tops to about 10 million homes. the government also has been talking about its fiscal deficit problem, well, they said

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.se to become the country's next leader, after early results showed him heading for a first round win in the country's presidential election. i steve lai injakarta or as we look ahead to what a prabowo subianto presidency could look like. in other news, one person has been killed and several others injured in kansas city after shots were fired during a super bowl victory parade. guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys guys, guys, guys, guys, guys some guys, guys, guys, guys, guys some things going on. it happened a short time ago — this was the moment one tv reporter heard gunfire. we went out today like everyone in kansas city looking to have a celebration. the celebration was marred by a shooting today. we recognise that some are injured and we're praying for the safety of everyone. and israel's prime minister vows to press ahead with the offensive into rafah. the un warns a million people there are staring death in the face. let's start in indonesia, where prabowo subian

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.rael against military action in the overcrowded city of rafah. over a million palestinians have sought refuge in the city from israeli bombardment across gaza. as fears grow of an offensive in rafah, us presidentjoe biden says they are working on a hostage deal as he hosts jordan's king abdullah at the white house in the uk — the labour party says it's withdrawing support for its candidate in a by—election in rochdale, after spending much of the day defending its decision to stand by him. and in brazil — rio de janeiro's world famous carnival is in full swing. you're watching newsday. lets start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. the us state department has defended israeli air strikes on the city of rafah, despite claims from hamas that around a 100 palestinians were killed. the strikes hit the city of rafah on the border with egypt, as part of a rescue mission to free two hostages being held by hamas — designated as a terror group

i'm arunoday mukharji. voters in southeast asia's largest economy — indonesia — have begun casting their votes for the country's next president. polls opened at 7am local time across the archepelago. but whoever wins will have big challenges ahead — including improving growth and creating jobs. injakarta, my colleague steve lai has the story. the current president bos chief of staff says indonesia is what is known a middle income trap where it is struggling to get to the next level. he spoke to my colleague injakarta. we are trapped in this middle income — we are trapped in this middle income trap for 17 years, and there — income trap for17 years, and there is— income trap for17 years, and there is no— income trap for 17 years, and there is no sign when we can escape — there is no sign when we can escape from this trap. to me as a technocrat i think this is the — a technocrat i think this is the most _ a technocrat i think this is the most challenging problem we have at _ the most challenging problem we hav

i'm arunoday mukharji. voters in southeast asia's largest economy — indonesia — are getting ready to choose their next president. steve lai is standing by. over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, — over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, the _ over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, the polls _ over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, the polls are - over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, the polls are up - injakarta, the polls are up and running, we will be out on the street later we hope as the brainteasers. to get you up to speed with what's been going on, some context to the indonesian economy, ford says indonesian economy, ford says indonesia ranks 15th in the world, worth about 1.5 trillion us dollars, just below spain and just above turkey. it is southeast asia's largest economy so however well it string will have an impact on the rest of the region. like most countries emerging from the pandemic, the two most significant economic concerns are about growth and unemployment. i spok

i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines.d. dwindling ammunition and a growing casualty list. the bbc visits the ukraine front line — where soldiers are urging the us to provide fresh military assistance. the israeli army raids southern gaza's main hospital — it says it has credible evidence hostages have been held there and...is melbourne "ready for it"? taylor swift kicks off the seven—show australian leg of her eras tour on friday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the us, where donald trump will become the first former president to go on criminal trial after a new yorkjudge set a court date for the end of next month. he is accused of falsifying business records in connection with payments made to an adult film star, stormy daniels. from new york our north america editor sarah smith reports. this is now a familiar scene. donald trump's motorcade arriving at a courthouse. today, as he tried and failed to get this case dismissed or delayed, he argued these prosecutions

i'm arunoday mukharji. let's start by talking about the bitcoin bounce. two years on monday ? the latest sign of a massive rebound for the crypto sector. so what 5 behind the rally? 0ur correspondent michelle fleury has more from new york. now, if you'd invested $1,000 in bitcoin at the start of the year, you'd have about $180 more than you started with. the flagship cryptocurrency has risen about 18% this year after reaching a milestone on monday that it hasn't seen since december 2021. one explanation is that you can now put money into bitcoin through your investment bank. us financial regulators recently approved the first exchange traded funds tied directly to the cryptocurrency. demand for these bitcoin funds, which began

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. in kansas city after shots were fired during a superbowl victory parade. guy's, guys, guys, guys, something is going on. it happened a short time ago — this was the moment one tv reporter heard gunfire. we went out today like everyone in kansas city looking to have a celebration. that celebration was marred by a shooting today. and we recognise that there are some who are injured and we're praying for the safety of everyone. and the other main story tonight — israel's prime minister vows to press ahead with the offensive into rafah. the un warns a million people there are staring death in the face. in the united states, police in kansas city say one person has been killed and multiple people have been hit by gunfire during a victory parade for the american football superbowl winners. some of the injured are in a critical condition.

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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.enate's approval for aid to ukraine, israel and taiwan. polls open in indonesia, where more than 200 million voters get ready to choose a new president. as the situation remains desperate in rafah — american, egyptian, israeli and qatari officials meet in cairo to discuss a possible ceasefire and hostage deal. you're watching newsday. we start the programme in indonesia, where voting has we start the programme in washington — where the us senate has approved a $95 billion aid package after months of political wrangling. the package includes $60 billion for ukraine, $14 billion for israel's war against hamas $10 billion for humanitarian aid in conflict zones including gaza. plus there's more than $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific. senate republicans remained divided on the bill

i'm arunoday mukharji.of rafah without a plan to protect civilians. the political blocs which came second and third in pakistan's election say they'll work together to try to form a government. the head of nato slams donald trump for saying he would encourage russia to attack any nato ally that doesn't spend enough on defence. and we'll talk american football, the half—time show and taylor swift — with only a short time to go for nfl super bowl in las vegas. could it be third time lucky at the oscars for british actress carey mulligan? we talk to her about her role in maestro. we begin the programme with the latest on the israel—gaza war. the us presidentjoe biden has warned israel's prime minister

i'm arunoday mukharji.s slipped into a recession, based on newly released growth figures that we were anticipating. for the final three months of the year, the economy shrunk 0.4% on an annualized basis. this could meanjapan has lost its spot as the world's third—largest economy. economists had predicted a disappointed reading means the value of japan's output would drop behind us in dollar terms. japan macro .com, neil, good to have you back on the programme come appreciate you joining us once again, now that we have the numbers, your initial thoughts as to what we've seen? it's not very helpful, to be honest. this was an important release because it is a factor in the bank ofjapan's decision to raise rates or not. talked about for a long time and i think generally it had been a positive number but you know japan has slipped into a recession now, we seen figures,

i'm arunoday mukharji.ased in yemen say they will not bow to international pressure to stop attacks. the group — backed by iran — says the us and uk's attempts at getting china to mediate have not been fruitful. the houthi campaign has disrupted international shipping, forcing forced vessels to take a much longer journey around south africa rather than through the suez canal. it's a costly exercise and comes as demand from the world's top oil importer, china, is slowing. lets cross to frankfurt to speak to oil analyst carole nakhle. interestingly when you look at oil price development you think and let

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.onth after a judge in new york denies his bid to have the case dismissed. dwindling ammunition and a growing casualty list. the bbc visits the ukraine front line — where soldiers are urging the us to provide fresh military assistance. the israeli army raids southern gaza's main hospital — it says it has credible evidence hostages have been held there and...is melbourne "ready for it"? taylor swift kicks off the seven—show australian leg of her eras tour on friday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the us, where donald trump will become the first former president to go on criminal trial after a new yorkjudge set a court date for the end of next month. he is accused of falsifying business records in connection with payments made to an adult film star stormy daniels. from new york our north america editor sarah smith reports. this is now a familiar scene. donald trump's motorcade arriving at a courthouse. today, as he tried and faile

i'm arunoday mukharji.ns will have big challenges ahead — including improving growth and creating jobs. injakarta, my colleague steve lai has the story. the current president bos chief of staff says indonesia is what is known a middle income trap where it is struggling to get to the next level. he spoke to my colleague injakarta. we are trapped in this middle income — we are trapped in this middle income trap for 17

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.not to carry out a military operation in the southern gaza city of rafah without a plan to protect civilians. the political blocs which came second and third in pakistan's election say they'll work together to try to form a government. the head of nato slams donald trump for saying he would encourage russia to attack any nato ally that doesn't spend enough on defence. and we'll talk american football — the half—time show and taylor swift, with only a short time to go til the nfl super bowl in las vegas. we begin the programme with the latest on the israel—gaza war. the us presidentjoe biden has warned israel's prime minister that no military operation should go ahead in rafah in southern gaza unless there's a plan to ensure the safety of the population. president biden has become the latest leader to voice his

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.ity of rafah. over a million palestinians have sought refuge in the city from israeli bombardment across gaza as fears grow of an offensive in rafah, us presidentjoe biden says they are working on a hostage deal as he hosts jordan's king abdullah at the white house in the uk — the labour party says it's withdrawing support for its candidate in a by—election in rochdale, after spending much of the day defending its decision to stand by him. and in brazil — rio de janeiro�*s world famous carnival is in full swing. you're watching newsday. lets start with the latest on the israel—gaza war. the us state department has defended israeli air strikes on the city of rafah, despite claims from hamas that around a 100 palestinians were killed. the strikes hit the city of rafah on the border

i�*m arunoday mukharji.arta, the polls are - over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, the polls are up - injakarta, the polls are up and running, we will be out on the street later we hope as the brainteasers. to get you up to speed with what�*s been going on, some context to the indonesian economy, ford says indonesian economy, ford says indonesia ranks 15th in the world, worth about 1.5 trillion us dollars, just below spain and just above turkey. it is southeast asia�*s largest economy so however well it string will have an impact on the rest of the region. like most countries emerging from the pandemic, the two most

i'm arunoday mukharji. have big challenges ahead — including improving growth and creating jobs. injakarta, my colleague steve lai has the story. polling is under way and closes at one when counting will begin. you mentioned it's southeast asia's largest economy, ranks 15th in the world. it's just below spain and just above turkey. it's a sizeable country when it comes to its economic weight and what happens in indonesia obviously has an impact around the region as well. like most countries from the pandemic, key concerns our growth and unemployment. i've been speaking to young people here and they sayjobs are on their minds when it comes to choosing their

i'm arunoday mukharji.rnational pressure to stop attacks. the group — backed by iran — says the us and uk's attempts at getting china to mediate have not been fruitful. the houthi campaign has disrupted international shipping, forcing forced vessels to take a much longer journey around south africa rather than through the suez canal. it's a costly exercise and comes as demand from the world's top oil importer, china, is slowing. i spoke to analyst carole nakhle. interestingly, when you look at oil price development you think

arunoday mukharji is outside the parliament building.aware you probably cannot hear what she's saying, the finance minister in delivering the but give us your take on the but give us your take on the key points she is likely to make. ~ .,, the key points she is likely to make. ~ ., , make. well, most importantly this is going — make. well, most importantly this is going to _ make. well, most importantly this is going to be _ make. well, most importantly this is going to be a _ make. well, most importantly this is going to be a telling - this is going to be a telling budget because india is also headed for elections in the next couple of months and that is an important aspect also keepin is an important aspect also keep in mind but something analysts a it is likely to suggest this budget could have more inaudible economics. going back about how this government coming up to ten years has a fed when it comes to economic policies. it has push capital expenditure so it has been a key to this government. spending for capital expenditure was ab

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.g the us to provide fresh military assistance. the israeli army raids southern gaza's main hospital — it says it has credible evidence hostages have been held there and...is melbourne "ready for it"? taylor swift kicks off the seven—show australian leg of her eras tour on friday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the us, where donald trump will become the first former president to go on criminal trial after a new york judge set a court date for the end of next month. he is accused of falsifying business records in connection with payments made to an adult film star stormy daniels. from new york our north america editor sarah smith reports. this is now a familiar scene. donald trump's motorcade arriving at a courthouse.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.s were fired during a superbowl victory parade. it happened a short time ago — this was the moment one tv reporter heard gunfire. we went out to day like everyone in kansas city looking to have a celebration. that celebration was marred by a shooting today. and we recognise that there are some who are injured and we're praying for the safety of everyone. the other top story, israel's prime minister vows to press ahead with the offensive into rafah. the un warns of a million people are staring death in the face. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and ”pm in london. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. in the united states, police in kansas city say one person has been killed and multiple people have been hit by gunfire during a victory parade for the american football superbowl winners. some of the injured are in a critical condition. the shots were fired towards the end of the parade. there were chaotic scenes and thousands of people on the

i'm arunoday mukharji.e world, after overtaking amazon and alphabet. the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. nvidia's share prices shot up a remarkable 230% over the past year. chalk it up to wall street's obsession with all things ai. nvidia makes chips capable of efficiently crunching massive amounts of data.