the governor of the baltic nation central-bank faces allegations of bribery, while the u.s.uses a latvian lender of money laundering. and they call him the flying mustache. norway's new social media sensation steals the show at the winter olympics, and source to glory in south korea. -- soars to glory in south korea. i am sarah kelly. welcome to the program. human rights monitors say the syrian government has stepped up its bombardment of a rebel-held area close to the syrian capital, damascus, killing scores of people. the syrian observatory for human rights says that government air raids have killed 71 people over the past 24 hours, and injured 325. the suburb has been under siege by regime forces for more than four years. the united nations has warned of a humanitarian crisis in the area, which is home to 400,000 people. elsewhere in the syrian conflict, the state news agency says pro-regime forces will soon be entering the northern region of efrin to help kurdish militias repel turkish troops. turkey has warned it will confront syrian government forces if they enter efri

plus lothian bankers under investigation the governor of the baltic nations central bank faces allegations of bribery while the u.s. is accusing latvia lender of money laundering. and they call him the flying mustache norway's new social media sensation steals the show at the winter olympics and source to glory in south korea. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us human rights monitors say that the syrian government has stepped up its bombardment of a rebel held area close to the syrian capital damascus killing scores of people the syrian observatory for human rights says that the government air raids on eastern good ta have killed seventy one people over the past twenty four hours and injured three hundred and twenty five the suburb has been under siege by regime forces for more than four years the united nations has warned of a humanitarian crisis in the area which is home to four hundred thousand people. and elsewhere in the syrian conflict the state news agency says that program forces will soon be entering the northern region of africa and to help kurdish militi

emergency session not because of him but it has a lot of other things on its plate one of the baltic nation's biggest banks is accused of doing business with north korea and that the spite sanctions. the lottery an anti corruption agency is starting a criminal probe against the country's central bank chief. he suspected of taking bribes calling it the rules of the game for successful banking in the country he allegedly demanded one hundred thousand euros a month in bribes from the owner of a life in bank morphic bucca the financial institution then filed an international complaint not be as finance minister sought to offer reassurances. welcomed. i can assure you that they're not in finance system is stable banks don't have the credit of the issues so depositors' can feel completely safe to say ok that's the order to protect the finance sector stability and reputation i think that room seven should resign from his post while the investigation is ongoing. as a result of a second scandal the e.c.b. stopped all a.b.l. the bank payments on one of the country's biggest banks it was accused of brea

central bank the government's been meeting in an emergency session it has a lot on its plate or the baltic nation's biggest banks is accused of busting sanctions on north korea. top banking official from savage arriving at the country's anti-corruption agency rim savage seen here wearing a cap was questioned by authorities after they raided his offices and property authorities say he is being held for demanding a bribe of at least one hundred thousand euros the news comes a week after u.s. authorities proposed banning one of latvia's largest private banks a.b.l. the bank for allegedly money laundering that he as finance minister sought to offer reassurance. you know just to stand up i can assure you that the latvian finance system is stable banks don't have liquidity issues so depositors can feel completely safe because. the flow of this moment i'm going to use this only involved watching you not just in order to protect the finance sector stability and reputation i think the term savage should resign from his post while the investigation is ongoing. now cops know that. the latvian prime minister h

trust in the eurozone state and influence upcoming elections investigation has rocked the small baltic nation which is pointing the finger at close neighbor and former political master russia. says he's a victim of a smear campaign he's accusing private latvian banks of trying to get revenge for tougher financial regulations by accusing him of demanding bribes of one hundred thousand euros a month. i have become a target have an obvious and well coordinated campaign of some latvian commercial banks to discredit the latvian state. but one day after him ship which was suspended from office the defense ministry said the accusations appeared to be a foreign disinformation campaign in a statement it said there is a high possibility that this is a white information operation from outside and its aim is to show latvia as an untrustworthy ally. to ministry didn't say which country was behind that campaign but there's little doubt it meant russia the russian foreign ministry in moscow refused comment but the bribery accusations come from a russian businessman and with elections due later this year fea

is a multi faceted banking crisis could raise concerns about corruption in the baltic nations. easy declined comment on saturday he's denied the allegations against him and so far refuse to step down. and indian police arrested six more people. destination in for one point eight billion dollar fraud scheme. state run. national bank the rest include employees a billion or two or hear of marty is accused of playing a key role in a long running sam and who left the country in january. protesters called him he found more oversight. air france is canceled half of its long haul services from paris as well as some short and medium haul flights on thursday. mrs pilot's cabin crew and ground staff walk off the job in a dispute over pay. not the only ones were seeking a pay rises from his economic position has improved. thirty robertson has the details.. it's an issue at the heart of many industrial disputes item on for a wage increase. restaurants for six percent based. theyey don't learn the frenh industrial group nicole has seen workouts to. there are other rumblingngs that bouncy p p

and state and influence elections in october of the investigation has rocked a small baltic nation which blames close neighbor and former political master russia. bill maher's rim cheviot says he's a victim of a smear campaign he's accusing private latvian banks of trying to get revenge for tougher financial regulations by accusing him of demanding bribes of one hundred thousand euros a month. i have become a target have an obvious and well coordinated campaign of some latvian commercial banks to discredit the latvian state. but one day after him ship which was suspended from office the defense ministry said the accusations appeared to be a foreign disinformation campaign in a statement it said there is a high possibility that this is a white information operation from outside and its aim is to show latvia as an untrustworthy ally. to ministry didn't say which country was behind that campaign but there's little doubt it meant russia the russian foreign ministry in moscow refused comment but the bribery accusations come from a russian businessman and with elections due later this year fea

bank the government's been meeting in an emergency session it has a lot on its plate one of the baltic nations because banks is accused of busting sanctions on north korea. he is top banking official from savage arriving at the country's anti-corruption agency rim savage seen here wearing a cap was questioned by authorities after they raided his offices and property authorities say he is being held for demanding a bribe of at least one hundred thousand euros the news comes a week after u.s. authorities proposed banning one of latvia's largest private banks a.b.l. the bank for alleged money laundering that he as finance minister sought to offer reassurance. mean honestly staying up i can assure you that the latvian finance system is stable banks don't have liquidity issues so depositors can feel completely safe because. of the snow meet i'm going to use this only about two hours of interest in order to protect the finance sector stability and reputation i think the transept should resign from his post while the investigation is ongoing. now cops know that. the latvian prime minister has also ca

. -- from returning to his post after he was caught up in a bribery probe that rocked the baltic nationsuspension that she faces suspension from his job. rejects the allegation in sisi lance to hold a news conference later today. the head of opec says the rebalancing of the oil market is gaining traction. the uae's minister says the cartel, russia and other producers looking at ways to continue -- he says he does not want to return the market the downtime expensed between 2014 and 2016. -- downtime experienced between 2014 and 2016. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy: with $250 billion of options this week are they looking to ignore? we will discuss that story next. this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: 15 minutes until the start of european trading. the focus is what is happening with the bond market. 10 year treasury yields still hovering at 2.9%. could be heading higher. that u.s. cpi be, still fresh and investors minds. the big story is issuance. through inns coming the next three days. the question is, at wha

meeting in an emergency session on a different issue it has a lot on its plate indeed one of the baltic nations biggest banks is accused of doing business with north korea and that despite sanctions huey's more. the lot being anti corruption agency is starting a criminal probe against the country's central bank chief bill maher's run seven he's suspected of taking bribes calling it the rules of the game for successful banking in the country he allegedly demanded one hundred thousand euros a month in bribes from the owner of the latvian bank morphic banka the financial institution then filed an international complaint not be as finance minister sought to offer reassurances. welcomed. i can assure you that there not been finances the stable banks don't have the credit he issues so depositors' can feel completely safe. of it actually order to protect the finance sector stability and reputation i think that room seven should resign from his post while the investigation is ongoing. as a result of a second scandal the e.c.b. stopped all a.b.l. the bank payments on one of the country's biggest banks i

the euro zone state and influence upcoming elections now the investigation has rocked the small baltic nation which is pointing to finger and a close neighbor russia. the european central bank governing council met today with a note of absentee central bank president bill maher's from savages still embroiled in a corruption scandal and pressure is mounting on the e.c.b. to formulate a response for his part rimshot has maintained his innocence he's called allegations that he solicited one hundred thousand euros a month in bribes a smear campaign leveled against him by banks angered by tougher financial regulations he can't work while the probe is ongoing but he can't be fired either he's ignoring calls to resign. surely this is. not to resign today because i'm not guilty because it's the aim of mud slingers for me to resign and to prevent me from being able to defend myself i'm afraid that the legal proceedings would last for many years and i would not have a quick and fair judgment still that the e.c.b. is also being called upon to respond to a crisis snowballing not in london or in the it's

rimsevics from returning to his post after he was caught up in a bribery probe that's rocked the baltic natione country's prime minister said in an interview. rimsevics, who's led the latvian central bank since 2001, faces suspension from his job as a security measure following his detention. he rejects the allegations and says he plans to hold a news conference tuesday. the head of opec says the rebalancing of the oil market is gaining traction. the uae's minister says the cartel, russia and other producers are looking at to continue production. he says he does not want to return the market volatility in the downturn experienced between 2014 and 2016. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. francine: let's kick it off with the markets. treasuries are back online after the president's day holiday. the dollar is rising as investors get ready for bond auctions. this is also what markets are waiting for. i think we hear from jerome powell next week. what will happen to u.s. rates and assets? we are joined by the

the united states is proud to be strong allies in the baltic states and our nations stand together to defend our democracy. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members, please remove your conversations from the house floor. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized or one minute. mr. payne: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, what will it take? what will it take for this body to final grapple with this issue? -- finally grapple with this issue? columbine wasn't enough. west virginia wasn't enough. colorado in a movie theater wasn't enough. a night a night club in orlando wasn't enough. not enough. ot enough. mr. speaker, this has become a national disgrace. of the american people say that they believe in sensible gun reform, gun laws that make sense. 95%. the minority party did not represent 95% of this nation. you are in that number as well. but yet and still you turn your back. on the american people. n.r.a., the he n.r.a. stands for no republican a

emergency session not because of him but it has a lot of other things on its plate one of the baltic nation's biggest banks is accused of doing business with north korea and that the spied sanctions.