all right here on bloomberg tv. anus: don't miss our conversation with the -- with wilbur ross. ♪ this is bloomberg daybreak: europe. the secretary of state mike pompeo has accused iran of spreading a destabilizing cancer around the globe. he spoke exclusively to bloomberg's chief washington correspondent in kingston, jamaica. he started by asking the secretary of state about has below finding its foothold in south america. >> when folks think of has ball of -- hezbolah they think syria and lebanon but they had put down roots throughout the globe. it is great to see multiple countries have designated them as a terrorist organization. >> i am struck by this. hearing what you are saying, an backed terrorist organization has found a home in america's backyard. it is something we have been talking about for some time. when you see the scope and reach of what the islamic republic of the iran regime has done, you cannot forget they tried to kill someone in the u.s. they conducted assassination campaigns in europe. this is

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you can find it on the terminal, here on bloomberg tv and on bloomberg radio.m the world economic forum, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we have breaking news. lemaire says france in the u.s. agree on a digital tax framework , dellien, not withdrawing the digital tax. is thete bank of india country's largest lender has been at the forefront of india's debt problem, helping to clean stagflation among the world's biggest economies. it's chairman rajnish kumar joints me. have we seen the worst of debt loans in india? rajnish: that loans are very under control. ,n my analysis of the situation 2018 was the worst year for us in the banking industry because , and all the bad loans got declared in one single year. haslinda: companies are defaulting, and some say that after the companies, the individuals may be the ones defaulting as well because the economy is growing at the slowest paste in at least 10 years, and jobs will be at stake. is a steady source of income, so it may be some of that. be that from a state bank perspective, the market segment is very different. largely,

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london time and his final news conference at 12:30 right here on bloomberg tv, and we will discuss itust, what is keeping traders up at night? is keeping traders up at night? what do you need to know? we will discuss right here on bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg daybreak: europe. i'm nejra che pitch in london. manus: here is what you need to know for the day ahead. covers 650 professional traders. this is what keeps them up. >> we have in the markets trade concerns, central banks and beyond, but above all else, traders say the number one fear is the lack of liquidity and this is at least the second year in a row it has been the number one source of anxiety in the jp morgan survey. the questionnaire was conducted before the middle east tensions between the u.s. and iran flared up and before the latest coronavirus outbreak, so those are noticeably absent from the list. still, liquidity worries earned nearly twice as much as the next biggest fear, and jp morgan itself has done a lot of research showing that market players are less capable of absorbing shocks than they have been in history

we spoke to the tourism board chairman on bloomberg tv. we tournament in hong kong is not canceled and will take place. there has been a little bit of upside in hong kong equity markets as we see the rebound continue across asia today. nejra: juliette saly, thank you. there has been upside in indian equities as well. speaking of data, you are looking at the first estimates of india's gdp, due today. niraj: good morning to you and manus and everybody else at the indian markets in line with what the world markets have done. that's not news. the news is what is going to happen, and two key things for the currency perspective as well. is coming outnce later today. i don't know how much credit people will give to it because we have seen how estimates are by and large getting missed, so therefore, while this is an anticipated event, let's see what the data brings. allowed of india currency. the rupee trading around-the-clock. this is the first time a step has been taken to bring more onshore delivery in the rupee, and as a result of that, the cu

of india chairman, the reserve bank governor and hong kong chief executive carrie lam, here on bloomberg tvnd radio. approach. two-pronged e.u. commissioner president ursula von der leyen tells bloomberg that au needs more power to back their policy. more on that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is bloomberg daybreak year in europe, i am nejra cehic. au commission president ursula von der leyen has told bloomberg the european union has to be prepared to back up its diplomacy with forks as ministers discussed sending troops to libya. she spoke to francine lacqua exclusively in davos and also addressed the e.u. judging relationship with the u.s.. >> the conference yesterday in berlin was certainly an important step forward because we had around the table not only the five permanent members of the security council, but also the free unions, the arab league, the african union and the european union, and other crucial players. they agreed to keep the cease-fire, to go into a process where we have a 5-5 military and toee negotiation, have a structured process to work for reconciliation, reconst

bloomberg tv, sitting. david: -- bloomberg tv, sydney. david: it is a little bit of a change. it was all risk off on friday. it is not quite as bad. >> we do have that reversal from investors. we were risk off on friday and this morning in the premarket and early trading. we had bonds hired. now we have the s&p 500 down slightly. abigail: -- gold continues to trade higher. investors are assessing that this middle eastern tension, the tensions in the middle east, unlikely to affect. you have to wonder weather it is too complacent considering the uncertainty around. david: you mentioned gold, which continues to increase. oil is up. >> crude had been at its highest level since september. the fear there is that supply in the middle east could be disrupted, especially of saudi facilities come under attack. you see investors going toward oil. is aboutgh the s&p 500 flat, most sectors are lower. energy is one of the sectors that is higher. david: thank you to abigail doolittle for her check on the markets. is here with first word news. >> john bolton says he would testify in the sena

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this is bloomberg tv. ♪ mark: i am mark crumpton.or president trump's impeachment trailer moving forward. askedpelosi says she has chairman to appoint managers and send the articles of impeachment to the senate next week. the move comes more than three weeks after the house impeached the president on the charge he abused the power of his office by pressuring ukraine's new leader to investigate democrats. the president insists he did nothing wrong. russia maybe trying to on-demand joe biden in the 2020 presidential race. bloomberg has learned u.s. intelligence and law enforcement officials are assessing whether russia is trying to weaken the democratic front runner by permitting controversy over his involvement with ukraine. american intelligence agencies found russia worked to damage hillary clinton's campaign in 2016. french officials are arranging new talks on president emmanuel macron's plans to overhaul the country's pension system. he is hoping to secure the backing of moderate unions for his proposals. the government is hoping

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this is bloomberg tv. ♪ good morning!, here comes the neighbor probably to brag about how amazing his xfinity customer service is. i'm mike, i'm so busy. good thing xfinity has two-hour appointment windows. they have night and weekend appointments too. he's here. bill? karolyn? nope! no, just a couple of rocks. download the my account app to manage your appointments making today's xfinity customer service simple, easy, awesome. i'll pass. mark: i'm mark crumpton with bloomberg first word news. alaska republican senator lisa murkowski says she will vote against additional witnesses and president trump's impeachment trial. that is almost certain to end house prosecutors who have hope to introduce new evidence into the senate trial and paves the way for his acquittal. murkowski was the last republican considered a potential vote in favor of hearing from witnesses like former national security advisor john bolton. 's announcement, the vote is expected to fall short of a majority. hotels, luxury shops, and other businesses whi

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we will take it on bloomberg tv and bloomberg radio.loomberg. ♪ guy: from london, i am guy johnson. vonnie: from new york, i am vonnie quinn. stops are falling, treasury yields are following. .et's get more with mike regan he is not falling, at least not yet. yields have been plummeting, all of these moves, why? mike: obviously to me is the coronavirus. was duringteresting the world health organization press conference. we saw a strong bid to stocks even after they basically said this would is a global emergency but they had said they will not issue mandatory or recommend red -- or recommend mandatory travel restrictions. different airlines are doing that anyway. then you had the cases discovered in the u.k., another case in the u.s. i go back to that cliche that all news is local. the closer this gets to other financial capitals, london, or knock on wood we have not seen any cases in new york, but the closer we get to major financial capitals, the more nervous people get. regardless of how much of a health risk it is in the u.s. or bri

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online on the terminal and here on bloomberg tv and radio. is is bloomberg. ♪ g. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: this is the european close on bloomberg markets. let's check in with bloomberg first word news. >> the u.k. is another step closer to leaving the european union. the queen gave her consent to the brexit bill approved by the parliament. the eu parliament must also approve the deal. the u.k. will be in transition with the eu till the end of the year. day two of the democrats attempt to convince the senate to remove president trump from office. how's intelligence chairman adam schiff led the persecution of the president. he said mr. trump shown no willingness to abide by the rule of law. democrats it when he for hours over three days to make that case. the president's lawyers will begin their argument on a saturday. in china, health officials have expanded travel limits the on the center of the deadly virus outbreak. travel has been virtually halted in the city where the virus was first detected. neighboring -- cit

if you have a bloomberg terminal, check out tv . u can go back and rewatch the byron wien interview. this is bloomberg. ♪ live from london, i'm guy johnson. vonnie: and from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. this is "bloomberg markets." here is a look at some of the biggest business stories in the news right now. it was not a good holiday season at the mall. retailers are reporting declining holiday sales. department sales and clothing chains are losing ground. for theaid profits year will be below what was previously said. holiday sales were hit by brutal price pressure in britain and the shift to e-commerce. several gave generally downbeat christmas sales updates. maybe one of the most eye-catching help wanted in recent history, you can make $100,000 to manage a restaurant. it is taco bell. the chain will test out the higher salary and select restaurants in the northeast and southwest. it is hoping to attract workers and keep them on the team. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. ahead, nancy pelosi about to hold her weekly -- ♪

interview with bloomberg tv, the tourism board says it is a new challenge to the economy.ers in hong kong. the last half year has seen a drop in tourist arrivals by about 36%. this is on top of last year's opened the macau bridge and high-speed rail. a lot of people came to try out the bridge and rail. su: thousands of people packed tehran to mourn the killing of qasem soleimani by the u.s. military. service and led the said the death would be avenged. the u.s. president has no plans andull troops out of iraq, the iraqis still want a u.s. presence in the country. assembly elections in the capital new delhi in india on february 8 amid slowing growth and mass protests against prime hinduer modi and his nationalist agenda. lawmakers blame violence on a group linked to the government while police say it was a clash between rivals. " has becomeozen 2 the highest grossing animated film of all time. than $1.3 billion in ticket sales and knocking the original "frozen" out of the top spot. it continues a stellar run for disney with the latest "star wars" topping the box office over

the function gtv allows you to browse all of the recent charts featured on bloomberg tv, catch upunky analysis, even save your favorites for future reference. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: from london, i'm guy johnson. this is the european close on "bloomberg markets." let's check in on the bloomberg first word news with cornie donahoe. the head of iran's national security council said that retaliation would be a historic nightmare for the u.s., exploring 13 possible scenarios. they said the u.s. would suffer consequent is at a time and place of iran's choosing. japan striking back after the daring escape of carlos ghosn. havecutors have sued -- issued an arrest warrant for his wife carol. an deathbeen rocked by puerto rico has been rocked by a 6.4 magnitude quake that hit earlier today. it was followed three hours layer by an aftershock measuring 6.0. beenast one person has killed in widespread power outages have been reported. u.s. imports fell to their lowest level since 2014 as exports rose. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on

the cleveland fed president joins bloomberg tv, that is at 6:00 p.m. london time tomorrow. this is bloomberg. ♪ "bloomberg is daybreak: europe." carlos ghosn's dramatic escape to lebanon poses more questions than answers. for theay have pressed chairman's escape a week before. includinges abound, that he escaped in a music box with some performers. what are all the different theories about how he managed to get out of japan into lebanon? >> there are some theories. the music box one has been disputed by sources close to him , but tokyo prosecutors are trying to get to the bottom of it. they are searching his house in tokyo. they are trying to find out a bit more about that. he may have entered lebanon in a second french passport of his. he had three passports. had alll team said they three of his passports. they looked pretty flabbergasted the other day when it emerged he had disappeared off to lebanon. the media reporting that he had got in on a second french passport. other reports saying he used a private security firm's help, which he would have had to had some outside h

haidi: some of our guest on bloomberg tv speaking and down vote.e australia treasurer was declaring the country back in the black and promising the first budget surplus and 11 years. stillr, these bush fires continuing across the country have put that at risk. paul allen is watching this for us. what are the chances we will see a deficit this year, given how much we do not know about recovery? paul: the treasurer says the economic impact is uncertain. it's interesting he will not commit to that budget surplus after saying we are back in the black. everybody said that is the disclaimer. we plan to be back in the black and now reality has eset in. we had bush fires destroying an area the size of england, tourism taking a real hit in the treasurer saying, well -- he says good economic management means we have the flexibility to respond to things like this. thatn all savor the irony decades of neglect is threatening core economic policy. sophie: us tries biggest banks have committed to tackling climate change. how was the report card looking? paul: mix

remember the function gtv on bloomberg, it allows you to view the recent charge featured on bloomberg tvcatch-up on key analysis and save your favorite for future reference. this is bloomberg. ♪ tony: live from new york -- vonnie: live from new york, i am vonnie quinn. guy: and in london, i am guy johnson. let's check in with the first word news. >> the pentagon has prepared to deploy more troops in iraq to iraq.re troops in the defense secretary says iraq is in turmoil right now after an assault on the u.s. embassy compound in baghdad by a run back to -- by iran-backed militias. house speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell are locked in a standoff over president trump's impeachment trial. bloomberg has learned that over the holiday break there were no negotiations on how a senate trial would be handled. pelosi had delayed sending the senate the two articles of impeachment. she says she wants a fair process for the trial. china has temporarily halted a link between the shanghai and london stock exchanges. bloomberg has learned the move was prompted by political c

and the cleveland fed president joins bloomberg tv at 6:00 p.m. london time. we get fed minutes. ♪ nejra: this is "bloomberg daybreak: europe." the federal reserve may drop a hint for plans for the repo market in minutes from its december meeting today. nine states economies are expected to slide into contraction within six months. the most since the financial crisis ended. that is according to financial projections from the philly fed. the dollar had a bad december and things may get worse according to fund managers and strategists including those at abm. not everyone is convinced the greenback will keep weakening. citibank saying it will strengthen against the canadian dollar. elias haddad of cba europe is still with us. looking ahead to the fed, the key phrase that came out of that december meeting was a material reassessment of the outlook. is that what you are going to be looking for in the min >> there is that. we will be looking to see, how high is the bar for the fed to raise rates again? rate hikest implied for 2021 and 2022. the postmeeting press conf

member the function tv allows you to browse all of the charts featured on bloomberg tv, catch upn key analysis, and save all your favorites for future reference. this is bloomberg. ♪ bloomberg. ♪ ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: from london, i'm guy johnson. this is the european close on "bloomberg markets." let's get first word news. let's go to courtney donohoe. the u.s. pushing for stronger wto rules a day before the u.s. and china are set to sign phase one of a trade agreement. the u.s. on the european union squaring off on their own fight over trade. be eu's new trade chief will in washington, trying to head off a transatlantic commercial war on several fronts. these prospects for that's success looks slim. both sides have revived all disputes and triggered new ones. house speaker nancy pelosi has had a vote for tomorrow on whether to trans -- has set a vote for tomorrow on whether to transmit the articles of the beach meant to the senate. a trial in the senate could get underway next week. president trump is charged with abuse of power and obstruction of

remember, the function gtv allows you to browse all of the charts featured on bloomberg tv. tch up on key analysis and save your favorites for future reference. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: from london, i'm guy johnson. this is the european close on "bloomberg markets." let's check in on the bloomberg first word news. here's courtney donohoe. courtney: pressure is building on senate republicans to allow witnesses in the senate impeachment trial. arepresident's supporters bracing themselves for the possibility of more damaging exposures. according to "the new york times," john bolton was concerned that the president granted personal favors to the autocratic leaders of china and turkey. today, president trump will unveil his mideast peace plan. he will boy joined by israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu -- he will be joined by israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the palestinians aren't even speaking to the president because they don't feel their side is being equally heard. there are fears today's announcement could spark

and you can tune into bloomberg tv for more fed coverage.sitting down later afterharles evans, and that, with cleveland fed president loretta mester. both those interviews will be happening on friday if you are watching in the u.s., or the early hours of saturday, if you are watching in asia. still to come, hong kong bracing for more bad news on the retail sector as the unrest keeps tourists away. we will have a preview of that data later this hour. shery: next, will japanese assets pick up momentum in 2020? our next guest thinks so. we will speak with the ceo, from tokyo. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: this is "daybreak asia." i am shery ahn in new york. paul: i am paul allen in sydney. jackie's markets -- japanese markets are offline. hung -- inruddin in, hong kong has more. sophie: the yen strengthened on its first full trading day of 2020, touching the strong as level since mid-november against the dollar and appreciating overnight, continuing a nascent trend seen towards the end of 2019 when it went from 109.68 and reaching -- overnight. i

find it on the terminal, here on bloomberg tv as well as radio. let's check in on the bloomberg first word news. here's viviana hurtado. viviana: we begin with president donald trump's impeachment trial. it begins today. senator mcconnell will give house managers today to present their case against the president -- give house managers two days to present their case against the president. many republicans say they should at least hear the case. staying with president trump, he says he is planning a middle-class tax cut in the budget. the president also telling dow france didn't back off his internet tax, he threatened a 100% tariff on french wines. he also says he is serious about imposing tariffs on european cars. in china, the outbreak of a deadly virus has now gotten worse. at least six people have died. many health workers have been infected. that is a sign the disease is more easily transmitted than previously thought. it is reminiscent of a pandemic that killed 800 people in asia 17 years ago. the british labor market stayed strong in the face

that on the terminal, online and on bloomberg tv and radio. leaving fossil fuels behind, general motors, detroit plant, is set to go all electric next year. committed to investing 2.2 billion as paper of a new waiver deal. g.m.'s president spoke with bloomberg monday about what to all-electriche venture. >> we're redoing the whole plant highest tech, most forward-looking plant. everything from our battery trucks to the new cruise origin, which is our autonomous vehicle that we announced last week. a completely retool of the plant, from body shop to general assembly to, you know, the whole infrastructure of the plant. so 2.2 billion dollars in that. then we'll see a lot of money outside the plant from our supply base to support it. lot of jobs. so 2200 jobs will be put back this plant. we couldn't be happier. it's right down the street from the headquarters. and then if you look in warren, we're developing -- warren, up the street, we're really developing all of our new battery chemistry and new technology with electric motors and the whole pla

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we'll find out across bloomberg tv and radio. ♪ nejra: we kick off the week with green on the screen, markets as european equities hit records on friday. stock and bond markets in the u.s. close for martin luther king jr. day, and the pen on pressure with rate cuts building. we get the mark -- market from around the world. manus: we do indeed. we've got to take the oil risk into consideration, central-bank action, and davos. juliette saly is in singapore. we have one in dubai. dani burger is in london. juliette, we have an uptrend for you. gotette: yes, because we've the signing of the phase i trade deal behind us, it turns to earnings season, 300 companies on the index set to report earnings the next couple of weeks. we have seen asian stocks holding at 18 month highs. you can see the earnings outlook for companies in the index has been trending higher since the end of last year, particularly relative to benchmarks in the u.s. and europe. we've been running the numbers on what we've been expecting, and south korea is expecting to post growth of 2% in 2020, one of the best markets in

. ♪ this is "balance of power" on bloomberg tv and radio. i am david westin.he once crowded field for the iowa caucuses is narrowing again with cory booker just announcing he is dropping out. there with more on where things stand in the race is a politics totor, who i am delighted say is in new york. this is big news, but not necessarily surprising. running aoker was fine campaign. he just could not really ever seem to find his lane. the moderate wing was taken up by joe biden and by this newcomer pete buttigieg and cory booker was just out there really without a foothold. david: we've got a new des moines register poll out now about iowa what with three weeks to go, and they are usually pretty reliable, indicating both buttigieg and biden are doing pretty well. wendy: it always seems that the sanders campaign has a group of supporters and they are with him passionately, but is a static number. this shows it may not be. david: now we want to bring in the panel. we have an associate professional of political science, and christina, let's start with you. what sh

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usn carrie lam will join right here on bloomberg tv and bloomberg radio.his is bloomberg. ♪ francine: economics, finance, politics. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." i am francine lacqua at day one of davos. key cost targets for 2019 as investors pull money. it underscores the challenge for the swiss bank in turning around its wealth management business. we spoke to the chief executive about the plan. >> in the last quarter we finalize the plan, and they are implementing the actions. execution and i expect positive outcomes. -- iine: joining us now want to ask you about president trump, but we need to start with the banks. what is the level of stress given the picture of growth we are not seeing in europe? , we look ats level the investments, and investors in europe, not bad at all. there is a lot of climate investment and green investment, a lot of startups and venture capital coming in. you are a big investor, there is j.p. morgan and the other banks, it is tough to catch up with the u.s. banks. no, if you take j.p. morgan and morgan stanley, they are p

remember, the function gtv allows you to browse all of the recent charts featured on bloomberg tvyou can save your favorites for future reference. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: from london, i'm guy johnson. this is the european close on "bloomberg markets." let's hand things over to ritika gupta. ritika: iranian aviation regulators say the boeing 737 that crashed in iran tried to turn back before plunging to the ground. the ukraine international airlines jet disappeared from radar at 8000 feet. witnesses say they saw it on fire in the air. ukraine now says it is examining several scenarios. among them, a missile strike and terrorism. filings for u.s. unemployment benefits fell to a five-week low. toless claims dropped 9000 214,000, the latest indication the labor market remains solid. she government -- the government comes out with the december jobs report tomorrow. bushfires in australia are likely to way down the economy. todman sachs sees hits develop into an production, some of that offset by an increase in fiscal spending. the fires h

market checks are what we do here on bloomberg tv. stocks rising today across europe and asia.ures also climbing there seems to be a relief rally after america and iran seem to step back from the military conflict. we have the bank of england governor, mark carney, saying the monetary framework is pretty high. monetaryr for the framework is pretty high. 250 basis point of space. it is the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative. nearly 10,000 companies in 161 companies have worked -- committed to working toward the united nations goals about sustainable development. my next guest has just taken over as chair of the u.k. network. she also -- welcome to bloomberg. when you look at all that you do with your new role, how much of it is transparency and how much of it is coordinating the various companies that they just disclose more? cia: -- which relate to human rights, the environment, labor, and also anticorruption. so it is a combination of making sure that you have your own house in order, which is something that we try and do at relics. francine: is it going slowe

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