that rally is coming into fruition for aussie stocks. the aussie dollar fairly flat. because it is the last day of the year, we can look at my favorite function on the bloomberg which is the seasonality chart. you're actually seeing quite a big drop coming through in aussie stocks. about 5%. by compare that to 2017 where we saw every month higher. according to bloomberg analysts it is not armageddon. it is nothing like what we have seen like in the crash of 1929 or other market corrections. now let's get the first word news with kathleen hays in new york. kathleen: china has announced plans to rein in lending to banks. the banking and insurance regulatory commission says those lenders including world cooperatives must have proper licenses or wind down their businesses. smaller regional banks have become major drivers for shadow banking in china as they seek ways to enhance profitability. south korea says kim jong-un wants more summits to resolve the nuclear impasse that stalled negotiations with the u.s. moon jae-in's office says kim sent moon a personal offer of well

a lot of pressure for aussie stocks. >> pressure coming through for aussie stocks.e tech and health care leading declines, along with communication companies here. we do have this set for the biggest drop since november of -- or mid-november. down by 1.5% here. but futures are going higher after the selloff of we saw on wall street. and looking at movers. linus: the most in four years, down over 22%, this as malaysia sets preconditions for future waste storage licenses in the country. and nine entertainment sliding as well, the company confirmed it is in preliminary talks about the outstanding shares of media. and i want to highlight this stock under pressure, this is citigroup says the performance to just jobs are near a peak after sliding in december, the first year on year decline since 2014. citigroup noticing -- noting that the housing market is the reason for the decline. the aussie yield curve is flattening, as stock declines boost appetite. and a cautious outlook signaling concerns about the housing slump. markets putting in the central bank on hold until 20

the aussie dollar is higher, the yen weaker. this is with presidents trump and xi putting the trade war escalation on hold. bring in our reporter who has been covering the meetings. what led to this agreement? well, clearly president trump and president xi found dinnerground at that saturday night here in buenos aires. we can talk about a couple details. they are very important. lastease-fire, as it were, until the end of february. the united states has agreed not to raise tariffs on $200 billion of chinese goods. they were set to go up 25% on january 1. instead they will remain at 10%. in exchange, this is the big deal, the chinese have agreed to a number of things. agreed to start buying more american agricultural and industrial goods. they have agreed to take action on fentanyl, the high-powered opiate which has been the source of so many crises and heartbreaking situations in the united states and elsewhere. but most importantly, paul, tona now has 90 days demonstrate that it is willing showow would i put it, to some progres

shery: the aussie dollar is higher.resident xi jinping put up escalation on hold until the new year. eric, the stakes were pretty high for both sides going into this meeting. how satisfied should they be with what came out of it? i have been thinking about that and it depends on who is live you are looking at it from. if we are wondering what motivated him to agree to this cease-fire, you might say that a does not want to see decline in the stock market. reacting to that cease-fire over the weekend, maybe there is a reason for that. a number of other issues that need to be sorted out, is it extended and deeper trade war? we cannot say whether the next a deal, but present this is a big step forward, given that they were prepared to raise tariffs on january 1. an additional $267 billion on u.s. goods. if you like.h, certainly, progress from where we were. paul: it was also that meeting. what was the result of that? like the trump and president xi jinping meeting. president putin met with the crown prince of saudi arabia.

that will cause pressure on the aussie dollar. have the aussie off by 1% so far this month.s is rate cut prospects that could cut further. into the $.65 range. for the week, the aussie dollar is stronger. areumer staples stocks dragging the most, along with tech. ,ine entertainment losing 4.1% giving up some of thursday's gain. and a company announced rob single is to step down in 2019. simmer group is gaining ground. group is gaining ground. a takeover offer is that a 39% premium. stock seeing gw group look flat. it is than the risks to the eurozone economy are now on the negative side of the growth ledger. kathleen hays is here with comments that are being echoed by central banks around the world. the ecb is taking a dovish turn following the fed and bank of canada. sayleen: the ecb might even they took a dovish turn. how dovish is it? he isdraghi would say concerned about the economy but has confidence in the consumer. they have raised a question but have not sent a strong signal yet. this is how traders see it. let's get to the ecb. and $3 trillion worth of bond purchase

futures reminding fuel for the aussie bears, the aussie dollar falling against all g10 peers.pushed to the lowest since october 31 against the japanese yen. we have more small economic indicators from china and pressure likely ahead as home loans are excited to full -- fall albeit at a softer pace. stocks resuming declines, the benchmark asx 200 off 1.3%. tech is the biggest drag. leading the sector higher. on the other side of the spectrum, looking at laggards, you have this group losing the most ground, a poultry, products producer. a supply people throughout australia and new zealand. they are off 1.5%. holdings is off after the plunge on friday. the chairman is stepping aside as regulators launch proceedings against the company last week. -- launched proceedings against the company last week. vodafone, the venture coughed up the most for its you haveding 1.6% but it down 3.7% this day. after months of wrangling, the u.k. parliament is ready to vote on theresa may's brexit bill. kathleen hays is here with the latest as voices of opposition grow louder. a lot of pushback on

aussie rules. ♪ because the aussie 4-course won't last long!ted states postal service makes more holiday deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. ♪ with one notable exception. ♪ >>> back with our experts as we continue to stand by for the arrival of the presidential aircraft carrying the bush family and the remains of the former president, george h.w. bush, to texas. we'll have live coverage of that coming up. but jeffrey, i want to show you and our viewers some video. when president trump and the first lady arrived at the national cathedral today, you can see that they sat down. watch the awkwardness that was a quick handshake with former president obama, michelle obama. nothing with former president bill clinton. look at hillary clinton. she is just looking straight ahead. she's not even noticing them. jimmy carter, rosalyn carter sitting at the other end, not paying attention either. it was sort of awkward. >> sort of? yeah. i mean, it was frosty. but, you know, who was the guy who was chanting "lock her up" at his rallies? i don

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treat yourself to the perfect gift today, because the aussie 4-course won't last long!k steakhouse. aussie rules. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... skies continue to clear out today with plenty of sunshine overhead to take us into the start of your weekend. expect comfortable daytime highs mostly in the 60's

taking a look at aussie futures in particular. we could see a drotch 1.5% as we take a look at cash trade. as you take a look at aussie futures, they have retreated the most in a week. you see the drop right here. and resource related stocks may in particular come under commodities, shery. raw materials have fallen to an 18-month low given that continued slump in oil and fresh declines in metals including copper, shery. shery: sophie, thank you. back to the u.s. close it was a rough one. the dow was more than 600 points, at its worst, while u.s. crude settled below $50 for the most in a year. bloomberg sue keenan is here. sue, defensive sectors took a big beating today. we saw just more volatility. this seems to be the new normal. sue: yeah. the stock market vulnerable to these factors, whether it's president trump tweeting it's incredible the fed might raise rates. whether it's a possible shutdown. whether it's the growth forecast being trimmed because of trade issues. all of this weighing on the market. let's go right into bloom

the outlook for aussie shares. let's jump to the terminal.have seen the benchmark lose as much as 8.5%, as you can see by the dip on the blueline towards the end. we are set for the worst annual performance for the asx 200 since 2011. even so, stocks have rewarded investors with an annual 11.4% return since 2008 as the economy has avoided a recession. for outpaces the 4.6 return bonds as tracked by the white line. investments sticking to its bet that aussie stocks will offer bonds in the coming years as returns are expected to improve, boosted by dividends. on the other side, jpmorgan asset less convinced as the fund is betting that this difference between bonds and equity returns will shrink. thank you. thank you. let's take a closer look at how u.s. markets closed. joining us is bloomberg cross asset reporter sarah ponczek. in late afternoon trading. what was rising -- what was driving the market? sarah: we did see a faint midway through the day, as we have seen the past few weeks. what seemed to be driving the positive sentiment in the mor

deal, you a trade get the aussie dollar.s sell the aussie dollar up here, and that would probably tied back with what you're saying about the one. they are targeting 70 because they doubt the ability to get beside thelish ticks aussie dollar. do you share that potential risk? would you be a seller of aussie dollar on the kicker it has just had? chris: yes, we would be. one thing in terms of technical analysis, it looks quite positive, which goes against our medium-term view. i am a little bit concerned there might be some window to push above 74. but i think we are still doing this as correction. if we are right with the trade story, we have got further escalation next year. if we are right with our dollars story, the fed has got three more hikes next year, i think we probably will be seeing 70 in the aussie dollar. nejra: and you're targeting right on the one? -- the yuan? chris: through the year, 730. we have been speaking a lot about whether it will go through 7. i think we are looking more for an orderly move. we imagine

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the aussie dollar is little changed. all right.n the next hour, we're talking about 2018, but what is going to happen if wednesday nine -- 2019 get -- our guest has three top convictions on the markets, the goals he think is moving higher. dollar.s the aussie that is what he's saying now. you definitely want to be around to hear from him. it's a question, of course, that everyone is wondering about, certainly the trade impact, the markets, and he thinks it will be the most significant factor driving sentiment. we are all watching the fed, wondering how we will see this fed hike unfold. how we will see further criticism from the white house. but we see so much from the white house with the march 1 deadline. and that observation about being short on the aussie dollar, that is interesting. just recently, a number of analysts predicted the next move for the bank of australia may very well be a cut. action with all the daybreak asia coming up next. comcast business built the nation's largest gig-speed network. then went beyond. beyond c

now the aussie dollar, study after rising off of a one-month low. and difficult in aussie bond yields, this ahead of the survey for november. the housing index will be due at the bottom of the hour. that is expected to deep into 2% for the third quarter. assets in focus, this us data election results are pending. in light of the shock resignation of the r.b.i. governor. we take a look at the push back above the handle and the overnight losses, as we are expecting a first reaction and markets to what has been happening with r.b.i., as well as with the state elections. ubs sews that the rupee will pay the price. and among the selloff in indian markets, some are saying this is not a market you want to be out of and buying opportunities will emerge. di: now first word news with jessica summers. jessica: a former head of the reserve bank of india says the resignation of patel is of great concern. his predecessor says that patel has had enough of government interference. the r.b.i. board is going to meet on friday, and traditionally the governor's most se

the aussie dollar is at the lowest in more than seven months . we will get more from australia to flesh out the picture at 8:30 hong kong time. trade surplus expected to have narrowed and retail sales likely to have picked up a touch in october but going to remain lackluster. we have consumer confidence data from thailand and indonesia and waiting on the opec plus meeting to kick off in the n up. oil prices have been fluctuating as traders hold out for concrete details. rent below $62 a barrel. we did get commentary from iran's oil ministers saying the country will not join any output deal during u.s. sanctions. paul: thank you. let's get to first word news. here is jenna dagenhart. reporter: the u.k. prime minister theresa may is what -- waiting a range of decisions to win over conservative rebels. after losing on the split, she has held talks with eurosceptics to elicit support. northern ireland's democratic unionist party is ready to drop support for her government over the so-called irish backstop. the reserve bank of india is dialing back it

aussie shares potentially falling. looking at the aussie dollar, trading near a six-week low after the greenback posted a 2018 high. not seeing much reaction to the midyear report. taking a look at the kiwi -- the key takeaways, the federal government narrowing the budget deficit more than 1.5 for australia. pacerowth seen at a slower through 2019 with a forecast didmed 2.75% compared to 3% -- predicted in may. we will get november trade data from singapore and indonesia are this is ahead of rate decisions from jakarta. bank of thailand also reporting later. haidi: a lot to look at. sophie kamaruddin on the markets. let's get you to first word news with haslinda amin. draghi hasario commented on the rise of populism, defending two decades of european political and monetary integration. the president listed what he sees as successes for the single market and common currency although he admitted not everyone has benefited. he said lower prosperity in some countries is because of domestic policy choices and incomplete mon

aussie rules. wb 580 befreo 238 overturn accident blocking.fic backed up heavily onto the dublin grade. skies will continue to gradually clear out with mostly sunny skies after a few lingering morning showers. look forward to a mild day with upper 50's and low 60's and no need for the umbrella but still a good day to keep the sweater handy. ( james ) a big story this morning... the measles might be making a comeback... there is a warning after 220-new cases of measles in the united states.. including some cases confirmed here in california. the c-d-c is reported 15 outbreaks this year. they added that a majority of people who got measles had not been vaccinated. meales is very contagious... it spreads through the air and it can also spread in the air after a sick person has left the room for up to two hours. symtoms include high fever.. runny nose.. cough.. red eyes and a rash all over the body for five to six days. doctors are now urging parents to get their children ( sara ) coming up... a children's ibuprofen medication has been taken off s

treat yourself to the perfect gift today, because the aussie 4-course won't last long! and now, get a $10 gift with every $50 in gift cards. (music throughout) >>> welcome back. the "washington post" is out with a new report highlighting just how many trump associates had contact with russians during the 2016 campaign and transition. the number is up to at least 14. look at those faces. according to the "post" which reviewed public records and interviews. the list includes three trump family members, two business associates and nine members of the campaign. "again and again and again over the course of donald trump's 18-month campaign for the presidency, russian citizens made contact with his closest family members and friends, as well as figures on the periphery of his orbit. some offered to help his campaign and his real estate business. some offered dirt on his democratic opponent. p repeatedly russian nationals suggested trump should hold a peace-making sit down with vladimir putin and offereded to broker such a summit." this report comes days after robert mueller r

aussie banks are bright spot as the regulator drops. some assets across the board. the yen holding gains ahead of the fed decision. treasuries looking steady here after rallying overnight. u.s. futures picking up 2/10 of 1%. oil keeping steady after falling the most in six weeks. crude hovering around $46 per barrel. overnight it lost nearly 8%. a big highlight is the second biggest ipo in history, the listing of softbank's mobile unit which is worth $63 billion. softbank sliding at the start of the session in tokyo, down 6.4%. this after we saw the biggest offer coming in at 2.5% below the ipo price. we will get a lot more on the softbank ipo. you can turn to your bloomberg for the very latest on this. includinglog commentary and analysis from our expert editors. let's get you are first word news. discussingpean union pressure on brexit. ruling out any peaceful negotiations on aspects of a deal hammered out with theresa may. officials tell us if parliament fails to ratify the bill next month, the eu will not seek a managed no deal. it

the aussie and the kiwi gaining. a slightlyooking at weaker fix for the rmb as well, which is a bit of a surprise. a rising boat is lifting all. look at what is happening with japanese markets. looking at a time when the nikkei has been outperforming the topix, which is rare. we should have it for you very soon. let's have a look. david: the anti-ratio -- guys. david: yes. rishaad: the work we way -- the quirky way waiting on the nikkei. we have the nikkei outperforming indeed.hich is rare david: to that point, the nikkei weighs stocks based on the .hare price rishaad: versus the capitalization. it's an abstract, really. david: it's art. it is a broad-based rally. how long does this last? again coming case you missed it, if you have been sleeping for the last 24 hours, the u.s. and china has agreed to put the trade war on hold into the new year following this highly anticipated meeting between the two presidents, donald trump and xi jinping. the two sides emphasized a different results from that meeting. yvonne: it w

the aussie dollar not too far off from the low. session low.t one bright spot are gold producers tracking the haven demand for bullion. laggards,ding the tracking the weakness. caltex coming under additional pressures. the stock is on track for the lowest close since august 2018. we have a stock climbing after selling to make group -- mic group. this is the second overseas has offloaded to shore off its balance sheet. on the trading diary, we are on bank watch today. it has held rates at a record low 1.5% since august 2016, and there are divergent views about how long this will continue .oing into 2019 vanguard group seeing a chance of a rate hike due to the tight jobs market. we have d ok meeting meant -- dok meeting minutes. the forecast the slowest economic growth since 2012 for this year. that does build a case for bok policy policy for 2019. haiti. -- haidi. haidi: sophie kamaruddin. taking a look at china today, and its milestone marking the 40 years since the opening of its economy to the world. it's for the greatest creatio

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some sunshine australia — an aussie teenager smashes six sixes in an over on his way to a double centuryhello and thanks for joining us on sport today. it's official, luka modric is the best football player on the planet, having been crowned the best fifa men's player back in september, he won the 63rd edition of the ballon d'or at a glitzy ceremony in paris on monday, where jo curry was watching. you have to go all the way back to 2007 for the last time there was a winner of the ballon d'or who was called cristiano ronaldo or lionel murphy. now luka modric has broken that a decade of dominance. and after his performances in 2018 it is easy to see why he was the wind still in that stage earlier clutching the trophy. at the summer's lock up the lead croatia all the way to the final before being named player of the tournament —— lead up to the world cup. he led real madrid to an unprecedented third colmslie title. he adds this to the fiva —— seve trophy he won earlier this year. this is that we have achieved is for such a small country as croatia it is something amazing, but like i told yo

treat yourself to the perfect gift today, because the aussie 4-course won't last long!outback steakhouse. aussie rules. ( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. skies will continue to gradually clear out with mostly sunny skies after a few lingering morning showers. look forward to a mild day with upper 50's and low 60's and no need for the umbrella but still a good day to keep the sweater handy. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) a no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) a rebuilding project proposal involving last years north bay fires... just got turned down. the planning commission in santa rosa just denied a permit for a new hotel. ( james ) kron 4's justine waldman tells us why and the response the decision is getting back. this 114 room 4-story residence inn hotel by marriott, as of now, will not be built in santa rosa'

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some sunshine australia — an aussie teenager smashes six sixes in an over on his way to a double centuryt today. it's official, luka modric is the best football player on the planet, having been crowned the best fifa men's player back in september, he won the 63rd edition of the ballon d'or at a glitzy ceremony in paris on monday, where jo curry was watching. you have to go all the way back to 2007 for the last time there was a winner of the ballon d'or who was called cristiano ronaldo or lionel murphy. now luka modric has broken that a decade of dominance. and after his performances in 2018 it is easy to see why he was the wind still in that stage earlier clutching the trophy. at the summer's lock up the lead croatia all the way to the

tom craig scored a hattrick for the aussies.inished goaless. olympic bronze medallist bianca walkden successfully defended her title at the taekwondo world grand slam. the two—time world champion says she'll spend her prize money on buying another pizzeria — while lauren williams, who also won gold in her weight division earlier — plans to pay off her parents‘ mortgage. justin rose has failed in his bid to end the year as the world's number one golfer. he needed to finish in the top 12 at the indonesian masters after starting the day tied in fourth place. but rose had a nightmare final round. he needed an eagle at the last to earn top spot in the rankings but had to settle for tied 17th. brooks koepka finishes 2018 as number one in the world. katie taylor produced a dominant display in new york to beat eva wahlstrom and successfully defend her ibf and wba world lightweight titles. taylor won each of the ten rounds at madison square garden to beat her finnish opponent — who is already a world champion in a different weight divisi

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that is sending the proxy aussie dollar below $.17 u.s.h the start of cash trade in sydney, indicating a lower open. we are keeping an eye on the stocks like this holdings group after the company ceased to defend itself against allegations raised by regulators. aside,irman will step and there was a record 33% friday as regulators took action and the stock was cut to neutral on macquarie developments. morgan stanley cut to equal weight and slashed the price target 50% given uncertainty over leadership, m&a and partial viability. we are also keeping an eye on australian telcos as the government announced the winners -- thisction for $350 company one the most. vodafone venture got the most for its slice of the pie. this will start march 2020 until december 2030. coproducers after china's imports sink to a 21 month low -- sank to a 21 month low. china's latest coal import policy to cap annual shipments that sustained levels from last year. haidi: let's get more on what we should be watching as trading kicks off in asia for another week. we hav

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it was the aussies' first home defeat in ten years against the team who are currently number one in the outplayed in adelaide. u nfortu nately, we unfortunately, we just weren't able to... we were losing wickets at crucial moments. we probably missed a trick that, actually. if we had has been two or three down overnight, it might have been a different ball game. it wasn't the case. india outplayed us, there was no doubt about that. there was no point in the game when i felt we we re point in the game when i felt we were on top of india. do they great credit, they bowled really well. they showed great fighting spirit. we probably just fell short and they showed great fighting spirit. we probablyjust fell short and not wearing down the indian bowlers enoughin wearing down the indian bowlers enough in this test match. it is going to be hot on friday. it will be an important toss, i would imagine. and there is always working out that balance. but hopefully on a wicket which is conducive to a bit of swing and seem, hopefully the bowlers will get the job done. —— seam. the new formula e seaso

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the aussie dollar has been whipsawed around a little bit.his is the worst-performing g10 against the dollar. we are seeing dollar strength in today's session after two days of weakness. this was after theresa may lost three key votes in parliament. what does this mean for the future of brexit? most of the markets are closed out of respect for former president george h.w. bush. we will have coverage at 10 p.m. new york time. let's look at coverage for the markets in asia. an extraordinary session in u.s. markets. financials taking a big hit. what is the picture looking like in asia? >> the yields are down. curves are flatter. when you look like -- at a market like australia, you can mention the aussie dollar. the lowest levels in about a year. 80% of large caps are lower at the moment. utilities are following right now. within the damage you are seeing here, have a look at tech. the apple story is the other story. 2.5 did -- 2.5% declines here. one of the stocks is what you guys want to be watching on this report. i see the chinese carmaker h

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aussie rules.carolina congressional race marked by an absentee ballot fraud investigation. tonight the democratic candidate trailing in the race is withdrawing his concession to republican mark harris. the announcement late tonight and a video posted on social media, that race still far from over. some of the democrats scoping out the rates were 2020 are running into pitfalls. kamala harris facing questions about the gender harassment issue in her office. daniel hartley claims when she reported, she was retaliated against. the ag's office as she failed to use proper procedures when reporting the alleged harassmen harassment. a spokesman for harris says that she didn't know anything about the claim. also, massachusetts democrat senator elizabeth warren is reportedly playing damage control after her much-hyped dna test, a lot of folks say backfired. "the new york times" reports her advisors believed she may have damaged her relationships with native american groups and race-based activists. former ma

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they look to increase the proposal by as much as two aussie dollars a share.e-day decline morgan stanley. we are waiting on a jobs report. the pace of jobs has slowed from 2017. but hiring does remain strong and the jobless rate is expected to stay at 5% after falling to that level last month. for an impact on trade tensions, the final read on japanese machine orders for november will likely reinforce this year's struggle and orders have collapsed. the initial read was for 16.8%. bojcentral banks and standing pat with little motivation to shift anytime soon. the focus will be how on categorizes risk on domestic consumption. and the bank of indonesia steady after aggressive tightening this year ahead of elections in 2019. shery: let's take a look at facebook shares, losing more than 7% after the latest pressure on the social network. sarah fry covers the social media. being sued over the cambridge analytica scandal. what are the claims? the d.c. attorney general says facebook misled its consumers. people who are using this app were not given the full picture of

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