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i am matt miller in berlin alongside anna edwards in london. ere we are half an hour into the trading day in europe. across the equity markets in europe, the big picture story is in trade. effectwei is having an from a big picture perspective in europe and on individual stocks. to the upside, some more defensive utility type stocks going higher. in here, others gaining in that space. vonovia higher. to the downside, where we are seeing reaction to the huawei story. some semi conductor stocks react to trade concerns and that is one of the big themes of the morning. we have huawei and brokers linking huawei with weakness in semi conductors. ams a stock we are keeping an eye on. let's get up to date with the first word news with desley humphrey. hasey: the cfo of huawei been arrested in canada over potential violations of u.s.-iran sanctions, provoking outrage from china and complicating trade negotiations. u.s.ces extradition to the in an investigation into whether the telecoms equipment firm made sales to iran, despite sanctions. the arrest promp

i'm matt miller alongside anna edwards in our european have words -- headquarters. ok at individual movers. a not a day for -- it's not a day for individual stocks stories. we showed where the big sectors are. we're interested to see money moving.to, roche is bp and shale. money going into oil majors. oil prices are stronger, up over 2% less we checked. we do see big moves in those big sectors. let's look at the downside. not a day we're focused on individual movers. delivery here down 1.2%. elsewhere, we have medical slightly divergent. these are the stocks moving lower. let's get a bloomberg first word news update. debra mao has that from hong kong. debra: the partial u.s. government shutdown that started a week ago was a set to continue into 2019 after house republicans said they didn't plan votes this week. president trump, demanding $5 billion for a border wall, twitted most of the employees losing pay because of the closure are democrats. the trump administration granted its first exclusions from tariffs imposed on china for intellectual property violations. th

welcome to bloomberg markets, .his is the european open i am matt miller in berlin on site anna edwardss headquarters in london. anna: let's look at thing shaping up on the stoxx 600 in europe. retailers are a big part of the story. let's get to the upside. .bb is not in here they sold one part of their business to the touchy. at the start it was up by 2.5%. this is the swiss swedish engineering group. we did see some mining companies moving higher, which i find interesting. you cannot be too worried about global growth. just a moment ago we had another couple of mining companies in here as well. concerning as we head to the end of the year about the global growth story. let's get to vote retail story. it is emanating from the u.k. .ithout warning from asos certainly there were something to consider dreadful about the performance of stocks in the sector. so they are down by more than 30% out of the gate. a 10 m and spencer's, all of these retailers coming under pressure as a result of what we have heard. there seems to be brought her legs to this story around retail. let's get the bloom

i'm matt miller in hamburg at the cdu meeting, alongside anna edwards in the european headquarters ina: let's look at where we are on the equity markets. this is a picture across the stoxx 600. we've got mutual trading higher, nokia of 4.4%. we talked about that one. if we go to the downside, perfidious is in here. this is a story we talked about a bit, as well. they say their business model is not broken. that was one of their headlines. i can see associated, the owner of prime on. the stock is down 2.6% as a result. let's get a bloomberg first word news update. debra mao joins us from hong kong. debra: u.k. prime minister theresa may is said to be weighing a plan to postpone a crunch vote on her brexit deal in an attempt to avoid a landslide defeat in parliament. she has been meeting with lawmakers all week and prediction her deal will be voted down, putting the u.k. on course to crash out of the eu without a deal. the vote is on track to be held next tuesday. >> this is a balanced agreement, which is, and i much say this once again calmly and seriously, the only and best possible o

i am matt miller aside anna edwards in westminster. anna: asia falls as china data disappoints. will europe also suffer in equities trade? the cash trade is less than 30 minutes away. matt: playing hardball. theresa may leaves brussels empty-handed. the pound slips as european leaders step up plans for a no deal departure. the engine sputters. chinese equities fall on disappointing retail sales and output figures. u.s. futures track losses as european auto sales fall for a third straight month. plus, a luxury acquisition. lvmh agrees to buy the lamont for 2.6 billion euros -- $2.6 billion. they are getting closer and closer. less than half an hour from the start of european trading. we see futures down across the board. euro stoxx 50 futures off .75%. that's futures down almost 1%. -- dax futures down almost 1%. cap futures down .8%, as well -- cac futures down almost -- down .8%. u.s. futures are down, as well. latestput up some information for you on what is going on with regards to brexit. , we are talking about brexit because theresa may has come back from brussels. european

i am matt miller alongside anna edwards. ing of waiting for the riksbank, it has raised its key .25 percent. still in negative territory. it seems the economics community was divided. the riksbank have been guiding this would happen this month for february. they decided to pull the trigger this month in spite of mixed data and the economic community was divided in what they would do today. you see instant reaction in the currency market. the euro, falling, the swedish krona gaining. speaking of what is going on in sweden, we will be speaking at bloomberg to the governor of the riksbank. don't miss that interview at 11:00 a.m. london time. part of that group of nations that is putting up interest rates right now. how long does this rate hiking cycle last globally and for the swedish story? day,nutes into the trading let's see how we are shaping up across european equity markets. this is the stoxx 600 and the upside. these are the only stocks in the positive territory. we've got two. shire up 2.8% in the drug space. a standout

i am matt miller in berlin alongside anna edwards at our european headquarters. what is driving the markets. the big picture is around the fed. we are waiting for the fed, just how dovish they will be. down a fewth is percent. they are doing a consumer business and that has sent the stock up. they plan to deem are and the list the business. we see a solid bounce in italian stocks this morning, very much a feature of what we are seeing on the upside. tesla is higher, other italian banks moving to the upside. the downside, erste bank open down by 7.3% it takes us down. there was a report about the amount of money they lost. down by 5%. fedex put out a warning yesterday after the close which sent to their shares down in after hours trading. let's get a first word news update for you from hong kong. u.s. have helde vice ministerial level talks to discuss the ongoing trade dispute. bloomberg that two sides have held several rounds of talks. both sides are focused on documenting an agreement by a margin first deadline. -- march 1 deadline. italian bonds surge as the co

i am anna edwards alongside matt miller who is in hamburg following the leader ship vote.wild ride we had in u.s. stocks yesterday. asian stocks, for the most part, gaining but u.s. futures are indicated to continue losses, even though european futures are up. the european equity trade starts in 30 minutes' time.

.his is the european open i am here alongside anna edwards in london. a look at where we are.icture across the stoxx 600. let's focus on the big picture story around brexit. the stock is up by 7.2%. change.the management taking aanagement is stake in that company, asking for a change in governance. 2.6% --yce is up by 2.7%. we also have an update to the market. inditex is down by 6.9%. and the troubled jewelry business, trading down this morning. and, another stock down by 3%. let's have a look at where we are on the individual movers of the stoxx 600. a lot to keep track of. theresa may is to face a vote throwing thence, u.k. into fresh turmoil. the lawmaker who runs the leadership process announced a vote will take place this evening. 48 members of parliament submitted eight vote of no-confidence in the u.k. prime minister. wins, she cannot be challenged again for one year. for 6 p.m. scheduled to 8 p.m. today. of huawei has been released in vancouver. freedom on the conditions she surrender her passports. said he would be prepared to intervene in the case if it would help s

i am matt miller aside anna edwards in westminster. anna: asia falls as china data disappoints.in equities trade? the cash trade is less than 30 minutes away. matt:

i'm matt miller in berlin, alongside anna edwards in bloomberg's european headquarters in london. , the big picture is around trade, a run oil, very dominant. the big movers, we sort of this by points because we wanted to reflect some of the biggest weightings of the moves. but novartis is up, just china of 2%. even on a day where it's not there, there's still space for that kind of play. hsbc is up 2.5%. we see luxury goods companies doing good. here we've got some oil majors, total and roil moving higher. we talked about the news flow surrounding asml, basf is not far from the top gainers board. let's have a look at the downside. it's not a day for downside. said, trade, as i and oil are dominant. this is in engineering group that's been in talk with private equity buyers. one of the buyers stepped away, down 3.6% this morning. matt, you've got some breaking news. matt: yeah, i'm looking on rich go, robert frier, one of belgium's richest men. and he's died at 92. he was number 271 on the rich list with a fortune of $5.7 billion. indirectly, we can go through some of the companies

i'm matt miller in berlin alongside anna edwards at bloomberg's european headwear -- headquarters in ure 30 minutes into the day in europe is we are weaker across the stoxx 600. picking up on the selling you the u.s. and asia, now in europe. a bit of yesterday's team, retail, coming in. of a turnaround compared to yesterday, not clawing back all the losses in the early part of the session. in french transportation related visiting -- business. , that stock is up 4.6 this morning. shorting is always part of that conversation. the retail store it comes in, bn m in the u.k.. oil, 2%st story around weaker on oil prices, below $50 a barrel. lundin petroleum, a number of oil names to the downside. national grid down 3.6%. they were disappointed with a review that there was a consultation process carried out. they said they are disappointed and will respond in the early part of next year. let's get a first word news update. annabelle has that. u.k. prime minister theresa may has given herself another four weeks to save her brexit deal. after delaying a vote in u.k. parliament following overw

i am anna edwards, alongside matt miller in berlin. matt: another resignation from trump's cabinet and a looming government shutdown. a selloff in u.s. stocks, yet again. deepens,equities route as welcome as begin holds gains. europe points lower. the cache trade is less than 30 minutes away. -- the cash trade is less than 30 minutes away. anna: volatility rips through markets. the "bloomberg markets: the european open -- vix hits february highs. europe looks to open lower. in nordeas a stake chaos in washington. jim mattis resigns with a skating two-page letter to the president as the government looks set to shut down over funding for the border wall. busy morning. matt? matt: less than half an hour from the start of european trading. take a look at where we see futures after the stock rout continued to roll around the globe. the dow was off another 400 plus points yesterday. x was down 1.9% at the close. the ftse is currently treading water. if you look at treasuries, you also see a little water treading because we come from such low

i'm anna edwards in london. 30 minutes into the trading day, let's look at how we are shaping up.ken it down by the biggest movers, some of it by points. you are seeing the biggest weightings on points. they contribution by lvmh, seems appropriate on new year's eve. total and roil, a little more luxury. we have seen a bounce in the oil price. we are seeing moves higher. the global growth story among progress in trade. that is helping risk assets and oil prices. oil and luxury moving higher this new year's eve. as's look at the downside, we see which sectors and stocks are not joining in with the festive spirit. lower,ting bp moving down .3%. perhaps a little reorientation within the oil space. we also see some banking names under pressure. let's get the bloomberg's us -- bloomberg first word news update, i should say. desley humphrey has it from dubai. china's slowdown deepens with activity at the nation's factory slowing in december. the official manufacturing pmi came in at 49.4, compared with the average economist estimate of exactly 50. it was the first contraction since july,

i'm anna edwards alongside matt miller in berlin. matt: good morning. risk off.minating asian stocks. bonds and currencies. equity futures plunging to the point where they had to be halted. starts in less than 30 minute time. anna:

i am matt miller in berlin alongside anna edwards in london.cks losing the most. this is to the upside. 4.2%, upgraded to buy at hsbc. to the downside, what is moving things there. a few familiar names. capita, down nearly 6%. doing m&a in belgium and the market is reacting a little negatively. travis perkins moving lower this morning. exploring the potential sale of plumbing and heating parts of their business. let's get a first word news update with desley humphrey. the u.k. should be allowed to reverse article 50, the mechanism which triggered the brexit process. eu's top courthe has said this morning. in a nonbinding opinion, they it remainsneral said a possibility at such time a withdrawal is formally concluded. the debate on theresa may's brexit deal has been delayed after opposition parties were granted an emergency discussion on whether her government is in contempt of parliament for refusing to release its brexit legal advice. open thebeen due to five-day debate on the deal later today, but in a ruling yesterday, the house of commons s

i am anna edwards alongside matt miller in berlin. are highers following two weeks of losses. u.s.. they say by the global stock did. the cash trade it left is 30 minutes away. anna:

anna edwards with matt miller. traveling to work, tune in to bloomberg radio.been great to be back with you today. manus: keep an eye on sterling, flatlining. well done on the green. ♪ bloombergome to marcus -- markets. i am matt miller. european stocks rise and futures in asia point up. trade at thes open? i am live at westminster after theresa may's narrow victory last night. the cash trade is less than 30 minutes away.

i am anna edwards, alongside matt miller in berlin. resignation from trump's cabinet and a looming government shutdown. a selloff in u.s. stocks, yet again. deepens,equities route as welcome as begin holds gains. europe points lower. the cache trade is less than 30 minutes away. -- the cash trade is less than 30 minutes away. anna:

i am anna edwards. stocks putting in a mixed performance after an incredible rebounding u.s.cash trade is less than 30 minutes away. ♪ wall street with flash. u.s.

anna: good morning. welcome to "bloomberg markets: the european open." we are live from and european headquarters in london. i am an edwards alongside matt miller in berlin. futures turnock positive, but the optimism isn't matched in the asian session or european futures. equities and bond markets are closed in the u.s. today in honor of president george herbert walker bush. the cash trade is less than 30 minutes away. anna: trump tariff man royals markets. look to drop,s but u.s. futures point higher as china talks of trade action. tough night for theresa may. the prime minister loses three key votes on brexit, opening the door for parliament to play a bigger role if her land fails. oil retreats after its two-day rally. arabia's energy minister says it is too soon to say on production cuts. we are live in vienna. good morning. matt: good morning. less than half an hour from the start of european trading after the massive route we saw yesterday. stephen schwarzman described the equity seen as a barf burger. european futures, down across the board though not to the same extent. yesterday.e s&p 500 go to treasuries, because

anna: good morning. welcome to "bloomberg markets: the european open." we are live from and european headquarters in london. i am an edwardst miller in berlin. futures turnock positive, but the optimism isn't matched in the asian session or european futures. equities and bond markets are closed in the u.s. today in honor of president george herbert walker bush. the cash trade is less than 30 minutes away. anna: