economy, weaker aussie dollar, in terms of the response of the aussie dollar, it does not seem to be at all by the threat of rising trade frictions, and that shows you austria's outlook remains relatively optimistic. haidi: things ever changing on the trade front. statement from president trump ordering the u.s. trade representative to consider an additional $100 billion in the tariffs against china, saying they have instructive representatives to look at her tariffs as needed on the proposed action under section 301. you look at the time of this statement saying china has been unfair, has chosen to harm u.s. farmers and manufacturers, , $50 billion,tion but could australia benefit from this? particularly when it comes to agricultural and services in australia? >> most of our exposure is through exposure to china, liquid natural gas continues to accelerate, tourism and agricultural. haidi: wine. >> that is one of those issues over all. i think overall we would see posturing on the situations as posturing. we wait to see what the u.s. does on nafta as well, but at this point in time t

aussie investors are playing catch-up. the aussie dollar keeping study, but eying a 2018 low.ge of manufacturing activity is unlikely to affect the rba. tech stocks are weighing the most, losing about 1 -- about .5%. let's take a look at the breakdown of the kospi. samsung leading the drop in terms of the index points. the likelyhs saying recovery in the second half will offset the softer earnings. target reiterating its start price at 3.4 million one. let's check in on the leaderboard. we have stocks continuing to climb. on monday.ts 5% rise pushing to another record close in korean airlines. we have red velvet continuing diplomacy. betty: kickoff diplomacy. thank you so much. k-pop diplomacy. thank you so much. our reporter gerry williams has more on this story. it looks like the price is much better. >> indeed, betty. quite a bit better. an offer around 7.2 billion last august that was diebold's and ejected in november. extra 3t was hiked an billion. we are looking at $10.3 billion for this intricate is proposal for santos. they clearly like these assets and want to get the

the aussi shares gaining ground with the aussie dollar on the back foot.nesian rupiah, advancing the stocks in jakarta. we have bigger than expected trade surplus and the korean won rallying after sustaining key technical support, climbing for the first time in four sessions. i do want to check on lme aluminum prices, holding your a 2011 high. the market weighs the possibility of further protections. aluminum is gaining nearly 2%. sorry,: thank you -- sophie. sophie kamaruddin there. we also have a bumpy start for sofr. two weeks after replacing the libel. is already running into turbulence. we have a look at what is going on it, what this shows for the future. that and more. this is bloomberg. ♪ reporter: this is bloomberg markets asia. rishaad: and in hong kong, i'm r ishaad. eroneous data, secured overnight. the sofr ate debuted two weeks ago. here with a look at these issues, which are facing sofr. >> you are right, the new york fed said yesterday that the false data of reported transactions fed into the system for the new rate -- there was a mistake t

aussied mean a boost in exports.st meeting, rba c hief warned that protectionism spreading across the world could hit the global economy hard and australia as well. let's take a look at japan. a survey we got yesterday shows business sentiment still strong despite a rising yen. we know that prime minister abe is expected to discuss the tariffs with president trump when they meet later this month. it is a big question hanging over asia. betty: huge question. thank you so much, kathleen hays, our global economics and policy editor. a transpacific trade step widens. possibilities. stratford is one of the world leading geopolitical intelligence platforms. headlinessee so many back and forth, day to day and a tit-for-tat between u.s. and china. we here about trump, is he or is he not trying to pull out of nafta. what do you think we are missing in all of these headlines? roger: if you look at this administration, it came with the strategic idea that it needed to fundamentally alter u.s. trade agreements across the board.

the aussie dollar at 77.71.is kind of huge flight into safety given that we did have that attack on syria. investors taking that in stride. 107.56 is dollar-yen. sterling 142.38. we have fixed assets for the u.k., but sterling hitting an 11 month high against the euro into friday's session. the 10-year yield, we had dropping a couple basis points and just a reminder the s&p out in friday, lowered by .3%, but the monthly or weekly gain for the benchmark at 2%. of get more on what we should be watching as trading gets underway in asia. haigh.tor adam looks like investors are careful with activities in syria. what else is likely to move the markets? this point as investors respond to the serious situation, they are taking the view that now the situation is contained. it isn't a situation which can have a huge amount of fallout. there will be sanctions in the u.s. and the u.k. have both indicated that. and itery much in flux is the kind of an area of conflict that is contained for now. we have seen that in risk asse

nikkei futures trading out of chicago, up by 1% and the aussie dollar at $.70 against the u.s. dollar. commodities,ook at big day for oil, climate by 2%. gold is higher as well, copper up as well into later today we are looking at the us trillion

and the kiwi and the aussie being at the three-month low.y in at this point? patrick: we like buying weakness in the australian dollar. i appreciate a trade exposed economy. it is exposed to tourism, financial services. they are becoming increasingly important, almost nearly as thertant in many cases as exporter bulk industrial commodities. you don't see those slowing down much either with infrastructure building across the emerging and developing markets. we like the australian dollar and new zealand dollar. the leverage is strong and not just through the trade. haidi: have you been surprised how well asian fx has held up in the environment? the fed tightening story. also, trade headwinds. torick: yes, i would like say, you know, surprised. we think it is valid. we think if there is ever concern or pressure on trade, economies have strong external services tend to do well. if we look back historically, we don't want to see a repeat of it . trade was to be corrected by currencies are. we know that did not work. we know trade protectionism di

, the aussie 76.75, not that three-month low we have been languishing near.ydney futures pointing to the downside. gold is a bit up, that safe haven play coming into play. the u.s. 10 year seeing the biggest gains. crude falling just shy of $62 a barrel. we have a key opec report out this week as well. iron ore from the australian government, a bit of a mixed message. seeing higher prices but weaker demand as china seems to have cut its steel outlook. deutsche bank has named christian as the new ceo. the veteran replaces john cryan who relieved -- who leaves the bank after three years in charge. su keenan has more. amidstllenge to the ceo of this huge management shakeup for deutsche bank. su: the future of germany's biggest lender is at stake, and there was pressure on the top to make a change. the supervisory board met in the most recent hours and decided it is christian, a lifetime career executive at deutsche bank. began as an apprentice come a work his way up to coed of investment banks, and he becomes ceo immediately. the former ceo john cryan, removed a

aussie captain steve smith, vice captain david warner and cameron bancroft have now been banned by cricket ball tampering against south africa. 0verton says there were some signs the aussie bowlers were getting more out of the ball over the winter. 0bviously obviously it was interesting that they were getting the reverse swing in conditions that were not conditionalfor in conditions that were not conditional for that but we did not think much was going on and you cannot change that. we just cracked on and did not think much of it, really. we could see a rafa nadal — novak djokovic quarterfinal at the monte carlo masters after both men won today. djokovic is still finding his feet, this is only his fourth tournament since wimbledon last july. he's had an elbow injury. he beat croatia's borna coric in straight sets but needed ten match points to do it. he'll play dominic thiem next. win that and it will be the ten time monte carlo champion, nadal. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomor

thanks, mike. it was so competitive, all the better for beating the aussies. better for beating the aussies posh paint style, for the way mike is going. style, for the way mike is going. we will see what happens with that! you're watching breakfast from bbc news. by falling police numbers. town near the syrian capital, damascus. syria's government has called the allegations a "fabrication". with former conservative minister edwina currie. that's at around 7:20am. you are one to talk about suntans. |j was away for a little bit. was away for a little bit. simon can confirm that. confirm that. yesterday, we had a bit of rain but some places had some sunshine. some places had some sunshine. 2018 and it was the warmest day since october last year. since october last year. 4dc. mentioned, a different story further north. north. weather watchers showed us a cloud in drizzly outbreaks of rain. in drizzly outbreaks of rain. producing rain this morning across parts of the south—east of england. parts of the south—east of england. but further north and west, some drier and brighter weather. drier and

let's check in on aussie banks.tpac snapped anz climbing the industry is expecting to keep investors are riveted on bad behavior and could dampen earnings growth. anb capital could be set for an 11th day of losses. haidi: thank you so much. let's get you caught up with the first word news in sydney. trump administration says it will extend relief on steel and aluminum tariffs to some of its allies but not all. exemptions expire tuesday and wilbur ross says the announcement will be made before the deadline although declined to say who would be spared. nations have been asked to accept and -- in return for tariff free metals into the u.s. rudd resigned. critics have been calling for her to step down and number 10 says theresa may has accepted her resignation. she was a pro-european voice in the government and was a counterpoint to boris johnson and michael gove on environment. france and iran says they will work together to preserve the nuclear deal even if the u.s. walks away. president macron spoke with rouhani for

aussie shares are sliding, along with the aussie dollar, as well as the renminbi.tion slowed while cpi retreated for a four-year high. the hang seng extending its rise for the best reading a month. checking in on the bond space, chinese 10 year yields ticking up. the commodities complex looking -- aluminum now under pressure after posting its best again in about a decade. oil rally, that stalled after brand reached a high overnight. raisead ambitions to barrel -- $80 a barrel. petrochina and other energy players, the biggest boost in those markets. anticipating that will benefit from china's 25% proposed tariff. first quarter retail numbers jumped. chinese pharma stocks are slipping. softbank shares in focus. we have reports sprint and t-mobile have talk for a deal. david: thank you so much. let's dividend have a look what sophie was mentioning, trade tariff tensions. when you look at markets and how we traded over the last 48 hours, there seems to be a cease-fire priced in. we talked about a looming trade war or trade tensions a couple days back. maybe not. presid

want to highlight that drop in aussie and kiwi.earlier in the session. aussie bond traders will have first-quarter cpi on tuesday, followed by ppi on friday. the cba expects prices to have moderated and it doesn't see any impact. yvonne: thank you. president trump is tempering the optimism on north korea despite kim jong-un announcing he will hold tests. the president tweeted, we are a long way from conclusion. stephen engle has the latest on this. we were speaking to shawn king. he mentioned denuclearization means different things when you talk about the u.s. and north korea, but there is progress. >> what did he say, he's a pessimistic optimist, cautiously pessimistic -- yes. denuclearization in north korean terminology means south and the united states ridding the peninsula of their nukes. if you look at the statement coming friday, is it really new? it isn't. it is a confirmation of the status quo in september, the last time they did a missile test. they have agreed to halt nuclear and icbm tests. they will dismantle its testin

and also the dollar weakness filtering through into a stronger aussie dollar.pening as well with treasury yields coming down just slightly at this point after the risk on trade. let's get more on what is going on in asia. haidi: still a lot of uncertainty as we get the trade numbers out. expectations of a white house statement on syria, strategy there, as well as perhaps more about the tpp story. is get what we are watching from adam haigh. sentiment maybe not so strong. >> bear in mind we are coming off of a reasonable week of equities. some of the worst of the trade fears we have been the custom to over the last few weeks. it is worth noting on the great that we tell investors in the u.s. and how the massive swing from the positivity we got in mid-january to the reasonably extreme as ms. him we are seeing. to the reasonably extreme swings we are seeing. the spreadshows you indicator, and where at levels we haven't seen since february of 2016. you generally do not tend to see levels of the spread very often. it can be a sign, if you are a contrarian, now is th

and we have the aussie dollar what it a little given comes to sydney futures, and the aussie dollar tradingt point 7770. the next move is likely to be up, not down, and they see the risk on hold for 2018 rising, in the impasse of trade tensions on the domestic economy. gold is pretty much flat this morning, and the new york crude falling further from the $67 mark. we see price action when it comes to the oil patch. and iron ore futures catching up a bit there. and jessica summers has the headlines for us. the international monetary fund expects the global economy to continue expanding for two more years. the fund is leaving its forecast for growth this year and next unchanged at the appointment that global rejects growth will fade as central banks tighten policy. the stimulus aside, tightness and gradual slowdown continues. adopting an approach to simmering trade tensions of the u.s., aging has let anti-dumping duties on exports. china has made their it doesn't want a trade war, but it has promised to fight president trump's take policy and defend its own interests. larrys economic advisor

interestingen an week or two for the aussie.urrency is under pressure, and some of that is a function of the rebound we have seen in the greenback. there's also something more fundamental going on here, and does the outlook for interest rates. as heically in australia, compared to what the fed is doing to the u.s.. this chart shows the spread inversion energy to be library. is about the relative yield play and many did think that australia would lose eight bit of that other after the bond yields in the u.s. relative to australia pushed on, and that inverted a few months ago. what is happening is there is still a lot of demand for australian bonds at this point. noteswas a sale of tenure recently that was very well bid. the folks at morgan stanley, who we will hear from later on, in an interview with bloomberg tv, the rba can go anywhere. it will be told months if not ine before they raise rates, which case australian bonds still look appealing in this environment. haigh, thank you for joining us. and you can see the charts at hi

we will talk about a forex market and the aussie dollar and u.s. going to go with interest rates. the senior interest rate and currency strategist ed is joining us. he is short treasuries, looking at where we are in the global growth spectrum and also some funds. i don't know if you are a burger guy, but we are going to have the shake shack. hereburger is a huge hit in new york. people line up around the corners just to get a hold of their burgers and custard, frozen custard. they are opening their hong kong .tore may want, so -- may 1 will miss out on that. paul: we miss out on all sorts of things like that, but i will probably live on. what is a good time for me to watch out for that later on. that is it, and all the action coming up next. stay tuned. this is bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg. ♪ welcome to the xfinity store. i can tell you about... streaming the most free tv shows and movies on the go. yeah, and... xfinity internet. it's so fast! and you can save by... by getting up to 5 mobile lines included. whoa, you're good. i'm just getting sta

and the aussie kiwi seeing quite a bit of cross lows there.it comes to risk assets, they will provide a bit of respite for the yen. it should lift sentiment there, 14064. at falling.d and just a reminder the s&p 500, managing to turn it around. .betty: let's take a look spotify making the debut on the new york stock exchange after skipping the traditional ipo route in favor of a direct listing. alex joining us now from san francisco. spotify wanted to avoid this to mull to his debut. it did it get that wish? they wanted a low drama day and the markets delivered for them. spotify went public to this unusual route of a direct listing. the valuation for this company is the key difference between an ipo and a direct listing. it was set by supply and demand this morning before the open. it is typically first decided by the company and its advisor. by the market dynamics and the stock took about three hours to open this morning. 165 $.9n open price at a share. that traded ready flat. more than $10 a share from that open price until late in the day.

the aussie dollar back below $.70, and the kiwi showing strength against the aussie dollar at the momentas you look at commodities as well. the gold price softening just a little. crude also softening but showing some strength. little look at that later, $68.30 a barrel. coke and coal are looking weaker. the u.s. president is tampering optimism on north korea just days after kim jong-un announced he will hold -- halt nuclear tests. trump says we are alarmed way from conclusion. stephen engle is joining us for the latest. a long way from conclusions but a big step to be taken later on in the week, right? stephen: that is right when the president of the koreas meet at the dmz supposedly on friday. kim jae-in and tim j -- jong-un, there could be a peace deal on the table. donald trump treated we are still a long way from conclusion of that, but it would be a big step forward. a big step forward came verbally on friday when kim jong-un through the domestic agency, the kc and a announced -- kcna announced they will dismantle their mountainous secluded testing site in the northeast part of the

aussie dollar holding a seven of for the third straight day.atility as traders could to insults between china and the u.s. seeing its bike above the 631 handle, it is yet to be seen as a trade war weapon. it may not break decisively into a higher trading range. ramy: let's continue to talk about tariffs and this possible trade war. the concerns we are talking about have been escalating. president trump responded with a couple of tweets that demanded action on trade, stopped short on hurling new threats. kathleen hays is here with more. cap lane, walk us through. athleen: u.s. says $50 billion of goods will get 25% tariffs. donald trump it's up in the morning, hits his twitter button, and here is what he said. not in a trade war with china, that was lost many years ago by the foolish or incompetent people. now we have a trade deficit of $25,000 a year, with property theft of another $300 billion. we cannot let this continue. when you are already $500 billion down, you cannot lose. he is saying you already lost" he is still obviously wanting chin

yes, futures looking kind of flat, the aussie dollar, keeping an eye on that.ut in australia in 2.5 hours. stay tuned. betty liu up with "daybreak: asia" next. ♪ >> welcome back to back to this wi-fi is fast. i know! i know! i know! i know! when did brian move back in? brian's back? he doesn't get my room. he's only going to be here for like a week. like a month, tops. oh boy. wi-fi fast enough for the whole family is simple, easy, awesome. in many cultures, young men would stay with their families until their 40's. >> 7:00 a.m. in hong kong. i am yvonne man. welcome to daybreak asia. a weaker yen may support japanese equities after the dollar rose to a three year high. futures indicate small gains elsewhere in asia. google's parent reports a surge of sales and spending. alphabet shares rose after the bell and then gave up a game. yvonne: i am betty liu in new york, where it is past 7:00 p.m. on monday evening as we get the week started. mike pompeo having a better week. succeed rex to tillerson as the next ar

the aussie dollar popping after the jump in retail sales data.ded for a strong end of the week. slippingia, stocks are amid speculation parliament will be dissolved by this friday to make way for elections. let's check on commodities. oil losing ground despite u.s. drop.ories seeing a and check out the aluminum. we have that on the back foot, leading base metals lower in shanghai. while aluminum would be hit most by u.s. tariffs, the sense is that the impact will be limited because the targets are finished products and alloys. aluminum could be under pressure as stockpiles in shanghai are expected to increase when data is released. let's check on the mood in shanghai. you do have the benchmark coming off of the session high. taking a look at the leaders on the benchmark, you have appetite for domestic oriented players, gaining 2.5%. we have some carmakers on the way up. i.c. motor gaining almost 2%. movers, theher laggards. we have some defense stocks under pressure. aecc aviation gaining ground. defense was one sector targeted on the u.s. tariff

a little bit under the aussie dollar.g a closer look at the currency market, a run into safety lifting the japanese jen. continues -- yen. continues to do so today. yield on the 10 year come down. that is in part because of the s&p rallying today, giving back the gains late in the afternoon as the news about the fbi raid en, achael a loncoh longtime lawyer for donald trump, spooked the market again. haidi: take a look at the set up in asia. we have our global market editor. this is the yield curve for treasuries. should we be getting worried? >> the latest thing in the debate has been spurred by what is going on in the -- markets, not really about the bond market per se, but clearly the spread on treasuries continues to be an issue. it is to be thought of as a pre-reception indicator and it has indeed been that in many instances in history. this chart shows you on the terminal that we are still around those levels, causing anxiety for people. i think the debate is moving a little bit at the moment, it is now focusing on t

the aussie dollar showing ongoing weakness against that resurgent ringback. but get a quick look at commodities as well. we saw crude oil pushing higher again. this is on news out of israel that iran may have lied about its nuclear programs between 1999 in 2003. ongoing weakness in iron or, gold pulling back a little bit. aluminum not on the board but the recovery is ongoing. get the first word news. jessica. that it hasael says proof that iran has been chasing nuclear weapons. thousands ofcured documents that show tehran lied about an operation called project him on that goes back to 1999. they say israel was rehashing old scenarios and some analysts say they are repackaging old information. alibaba is warning that the u.s. will suffer in any potential trade war with china. speaking at the milken conference, founder and vice-chairman told bloomberg that beijing will retaliate against american tariffs and both sides will suffer. president trump have threatened a range of measures worth $150 billion against china, due to take effect later this month. >> this w

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this i was told headlines one aussie international more than a dozen syrians testify at the hague saying that an alleged chemical attack on the town of duma was in fact stay. in never ever they were scared they started to pour water on me i don't know why they did this with them as professionals we saw that there were no symptoms suggesting chemical weapons had been used but north korean leaders hold on historic summit the first such meeting in more than a decade it's hoped the tensions on the peninsula. protests in gaza that have already seen forty killed and thousands injured in the past month to go on for another true weeks.

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that we have it i see links to aussie you have to be pretty special to think it was a secret. well i'll be back with more news at the top of the assay that. greetings and salutation. guilt hawk watchers can cloud your mind good judgment guilt eats away your insides before you even realize an apology is needed necessary the united states in the last thirty forty years appears to be a country operating on a guilty conscience but is too proud it's too consumed with patriotic blindness to admit their confront that guilty conscience may ninth just a little over a week and a half away the united states congress will decide whether to confirm or reject president trump's nominee for director of the central intelligence agency gina haskell the controversy surrounding her connections to the post nine eleven torture program one of the darkest chapters in recent u.s. history has helped pull back that well maintained veneer of a washington d.c. filled with nothing but good honest patriotic public service and having exposed the city split into racked over its guilty conscience. some willing

australia is to spend half a billion aussie dollars to save the great barrier reef.nges from climate change and a coral eating starfish. the funding will be used to improve water quality and to encourage coastal cleanup campaigns. the latest avengers film has picked off the summer movie season with the biggest global debut in history. in $630 war raked million worldwide, $250 million came in the u.s. and canada. the record is more notable because the film has not yet opened in china, which is the second-biggest box office in the world. it will be in theaters there on may 11. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. yvonne: let's go to the asian markets. let's get an update with sophie. sophie: the attention is on soul agreedhe north and south to end the war this year. the kospi is extending gains for a third day yard let's check on the big movers. -- third day. let's check on the big movers. there is a laundry list of earnings from korea, including petroleum which is jumping after es

aussie classics from the likes of kylie and inxs. there we re the likes of kylie and inxs.colonisation is not a game." it is a relief when the talking stops and the sport begins. today will see the first medals in the triathlon and the double olympic champion alistair brownlee will attempt to defend his commonwealth title, his brother jonny pushing him all the way, no doubt. natalie, we will be with you for that. thank you. football, and liverpool hosted manchester city —— in the first leg of the champions league quarter—finals tonight. our sports editor dan roan was at anfield. manchester city may have swept aside almost all before them this season, but as they arrived at anfield tonight, it was obvious this was no ordinary game, the team bus damaged as the passion of some fans boiled over. liverpool later issuing an apology. inside, the atmosphere was no less intent as the home crowd prepared to play its role, familiar foes and familiar talents. none more so than mo salah, such is his form, a 38th goal of the season seemed almost inevitable. the egyptian pouncing to give

funded by the russian state through aussie one. yeah. yeah yeah i got the email yeah. this site.so that we have it i see links to all you have to be pretty special to think it was a secret. finally the. group has dropped american political journalist joy read from it towards a list the move comes after a scandal surrounding alleged homophobic post blog she did apologize in december old comments but more recent posts have swung the group to finally rescind the nomination. i regret the way conflicts. with. my family and. in the first place someone else did she said she did. perhaps. when we review. nothing to indicate tampering or have. of the way back machine versions. that's it for now get all our news and programmes at r.t. dot com any time you like i'll be back here in thirty five minutes for you next global news from aussie international in scope see that. mccoy is a black hole and it is sucking folks from all walks of life and money from all points of the globe and as it expands it just the wharfs the size of anything else rank of key with it that includes various beyond mone

we had a 77 handle for the aussie, but that is paring back.'s look at futures in sydney, 31 points, unchanged. the yen is really where we are seeing the reaction. dollar-yen trading at that session low, 107.04 is the level we are buying -- eying. if you look at liquidators, they would be happy about that decision. literally doubling down when it comes to this trade war going from $50 billion to $100 billion potentially. nikkei futures, 1.5% to the upside. dollar-yen continuing to grind lower going into the tokyo open. that is your markets. u.s. futures looking wobbly after the gains of the previous session. let's get the first word news with courtney collins. >> facebook has told bloomberg it has a long way to go on protecting people's data, and that some advertisers have been cutting back on spending. sandberg says corporate buyers are asking the same questions as ordinary users, is security tight enough? facebook is reviewing its tools after admitting all of its 2 billion users may have had their data accessed illicitly. build our did not op

a mixed picture, but at least aussie dollar is having a great day.urrencies, of where singapore goes, do other currencies following asia? yes, that's usually the case. singapore is confident on the outlook, strong economy, they expect inflation to pick up a little more and for the first time in several years, they are tightening policy. it is small by global standards, but a sign of confidence. they can afford to allow their currency to get stronger. singapore is right in the middle of this trade friction because it is a very open economy and throes of imploding -- flows of imports and exports go at a very high volume. it can't afford to much trade disruption and the strong currency is something they have to trade very carefully. they decided they can afford to move, so that is good news. interesting stuff. mark cranfield, thank you. have a nice weekend. you can follow the team if you would like on your bloomberg, fantastic analysis. mliv on your bloomberg. there are lots of tliv's to monitor today. those four letters, two sets of four letters.

--y aussie dollar holding on and the aussie dollar holding on. it's the get commodities. aluminum lower again after the kremlin minister suggested the state might take control of russo for a wild. while.al for a i'm paul allen in sydney. more from "bloomberg technology" next. ♪ ♪ back to our top story. a bad earnings story for the tech industry got worse with google joining with an sending stocks tumbling. that is not worth and scum of the other tech stocks including netflix,ebook, amazon, and google, wiped out. how does it compare to the rest of the market? we see it perform in theand when you type s&p 500 and they to what sectors are performing the worst, you'll see tech was down the worst by two percentage points. and he set industrials and materials -- and that we don't earlier talking about the likes of caterpillar. this is a notable headwind in technology. fangillion knocked off of stocks. it eroded in one day. emily: how much is this is pegged to earnings and how much concerns? i think this is a perfect storm because everyone was hoping earnings what they come out

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aussie when so. is a sort of relief as well because he hasn't had the best of great seasons ultimately bangas managerial rain who'll be remembered fondly after twenty two years he's time at arsenal has just one month left to run elease homan al-jazeera. much more on that story and everything else we're covering right here al jazeera dot com is where i need to go and don't forget you can watch us live here as well if you click on the little icon at the top of your screen. quick look at the top stories now four palestinian protesters have been killed by israeli snipers during protests along the gaza israel border hundreds more have been injured palestinians arriving along the border for a fourth friday in a row now and marking prisoners day to support thousands of detainees in israeli jails forty one palestinians have now been killed by israeli forces since the protests began last month. the u.n. special envoy for syria says chemical weapons inspectors in the syrian town of do most should do that job a

this is the home of the gold coast sons, the aussie rules teams. you have got aussie rules teams. rugby union before soccer. but this goal has got eve ryo ne soccer. but this goal has got everyone talking, soccer fans or not. chris, thank you. the goal was going in any way, wasn't it? i would not say that to ronaldo's says. good morning. good morning. alcoholism is a hidden problem in britain's punjabi community. why? because strictly speaking if you're sikh you're not meant to drink, which means it's not something that's talked about openly and when it is, it can lead to people being shunned. but with 60% more deaths from alcohol amongst uk punjabi's from alcohol amongst uk punjabis than the rest of the population it is an issue which can't be ignored. a survey for this programme suggested that 27% of british sikhs report having someone in their family with an alcohol problem. so let's talk about it. our reporter tulip mazumdar has been to meet those affected. i lost my mum when i was 15. i was drunk the day she died. it's a hidden problem. the uk's punjabi community is strugglin

prices come aussie off of steam earlier this week. after the company revealed it sold 17.2 percent of the state can spotify. ¥125ting to book a gain of billion in the first quarter. later,g for reaction given it has a 9.1% stake in the company. betty: issuing a list of chinese products facing $50 billion in new tariffs. >> china has said it strongly opposes the measure that they go against the values of the wto and that china will reciprocate. they said that china would take measures an equal strength and size. the rhetoric is pretty strong from china. the fuel on the fire, they want to have dialogue but equally they have said that they are prepared to reciprocate to protect their own interest. $3 billion worth on monday in retaliation for washington's decision to impose tariffs on steal and of human them imports from china. or whether they will take measures to crimp the activities like boeing and intel and apple who, of course, derive many of their sales from the chinese market. the summit kicks off next week. whether or not they wa

before-day drop on the aussie dollar on the back foot despite talking this morning.materials lead gains. we do have this decline in the now steady this morning. let's look at some korean auto-of related stocks. korean car exports fell over 10%, as the production. this does not bode well for growth forecast as the auto sector lags. hyundai posted a 16.5% on-year decline. 11.5eliveries fell percent. those stocks have been under pressure this thursday. also looming over the office space. finance minister urging the company to prepare a sustainable survival plan is bankruptcy could be in the cards should a restructuring deal not be agreed upon. much for that. we are counting down to the latest bank of india decision. the governor and his monetary policy committee has turned more hawkish on inflation rates, but they are not inspected to hold the benchmark interest rate at 6%, and that will turn into a valley being extended into the bond market. analysiss now for some from barclays, the chief india economist. great to have you. the inflation outlook has really not material

dr dumb younger as an aussie from argentina makes a presentation of some of his findings in the hagueas do other scientists from asia africa and europe. the tribunals verdict monsanto violates people's right to food and health and is harming the environment it also ruled that the company influences independent science and research what they have to say at monsanto headquarters you know the accusations are not based in science they're not accurate and and it's unfortunate that you know people continue to spread these kinds of misinformation was. the message from the hague is also heard in leverkusen buyers' response is to take countermeasures both internally and externally as an employee reports there is one rule he says no criticism as far as he knows there hasn't been any discussion of the official level within the company and that's caused a lot of frustration. and internal memo states avoid speculation and comments about the takeover or its potential impact whether on your colleagues or on external parties this includes social media. some felt they were being muzzled. we maintain a

aussie, aussie, aussie! i'm here to see my granddaughter. she's going to play in there? absolutely.r. what was it like playing in front of her? if it's anything like the olympics i'm sure she was loving life! i travel all over the world so it's nice to be home for them. what a wonderful atmosphere. getting into the groove there. it has been raining at the swimming pool and australia have set their sights tonight on overtaken england at the top of the early medals table. plenty ofjewels to come in the velodrome in gymnastics hall. england, scotland and wales are hoping to build on the gold medals they have one already today. here is a round—up of the latest action. this is what it means to win gold for your country. gareth evans winds the gold for wales! there first of these games as wales kept up first of these games as wales kept up the habit of picking up weightlifting medals. not since 1958 have they failed to take home at least one and 31—year—old from holyhead made sure the run would continue. it's there! he's got over the head. he is in the lead. he has a gold medal hanging ar

dr damiano is an aussie from the university of her sario deduces the causes from his statistical surveys if you look at the moon i will call studies show that children of farmworkers have significantly more genetic damage than those who live in cities. and have no direct contacts with the agricultural industry. on the needle blue book called out in duty. he also sees a connection between shocking birth defects and the use of life receipt. this is the first of these studies have been published bailouts to draw a very clear conclusions. there is a very definite link between the influence of toxins and health problems in the minds of the. one seto and buyer question the reliability of these and similar investigations. to be what i told you there are over three thousand studies showing they're going to say it is a very safe product when used properly and see as usual or. a condition discuss on food the things you hear in the public debate are ultimately based on misinformation about the risks of this product. so we think that a client for say even if it does belong to our company is a good p

and the aussie dollar is lower, warning of the dangers of a trade war between the u.s.hina and affect on australia. what is he saying? >> this is a speech he gave in the help of the global economy at risk and damaged the australian economy as well. that she was talking about agitation on trade. he said this is a bad policy and unsustainable. but the message is the same, china buys more than a third of australia's exports. that is a percent of the country's gdp. against that is the balancing of long-term security alliance with the united states. he identified other instances as well, with concern about chinese authorities managing risk in the financial system. the bulk of the speech was focused on regional variations in australia. betty: the rba is not to be of tightening anytime soon, right? paul: in a word, no. he reiterated the policy is on track and the goal is to get inflation at 2.5% midpoint of the target range. he reiterated that they will get there eventually. the initial wage growth is going to be addressed by lowering unemployment. but he did say the next move

this is aussie international thanks for joining us so far plenty still to come including well facebook moves its users out of the legal reach of the e.u. just ahead of the block bringing in new prophecy rules will well give you the full description next. level of selling you on the idea that dropping bombs brings peace to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battle. to stop spreading tell you to separate gossip the tabloids with ralph. doesn't tell you the not by product. of the hawks that we along. with one. with no make this manufacture consent to stick to the public well. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the famous merry go round lifts and the the one percent. we can all middle of the room sit. in the real news room. twenty foster in moscow it's been revealed that facebook's making changes to move the bulk of its users out of the e.u. is legal reach weeks before the block plans to enforce strict new privacy rules nearly one point five billion accounts will be switched from the platforms international headquarters in ireland to its main offices in california tha

world protests have been taking place across india over the gang rape and killing of eight year old aussies have been known the muslim girl's body was discovered in a hindu dominated area earlier this year demonstrators have been demanding justice for her and other victims of sexual crimes in is in india. montenegro is governing democratic party of socialists says its leader mellowed you kind of it has won the country's presidential election the six time former prime minister spearheaded the former yugoslav republic joining nato in two thousand and seventeen and it's now crafting its entry into the european union. revellers celebrating nepal's new year have poured into the streets of the medieval city of boxed up poor people beating drums songs and vermillion powder filled the air the annual festival marks the arrival of spring with dancing and prayers for a good harvest during the monsoon season. thousands of cattle on separatists have been rallying and barcelona to demand the release of jailed to session as leaders to pro independence grassroots groups organize the protest and they also h

devastating outbreak of the a bowl of virus and on securing permanent peace i don't think they want to drag aussie again to where we are we are before their ten years senseless civil war that we went through in this nation i believe both of them will be reasonable enough lots of drug wars to anything will bring conflict again in this nation will serve as the we know led to lose us support that we know less what to get of what a better leader this nation. analysts say the race is too close to call results are expected to be announced within two days. one of the world's heaviest drinking nations is grappling with new laws that and to come down on alcohol the legislation coming into force this year bans of deciding for alcohol makes it harder for people to buy liquor was some welcome as a positive move for public health is leaving others with a bad. quarter to eleven in the morning. good time for a nip from the bottle according to the world health organization lithuanians consume the most alcohol worldwide to tackle the problem the country has passed new laws for example a ban on alcohol sales after