still with us is geoffrey yu.ally, but even externally with the criticism of theresa may. donald trump in an interview with piers morgan said that he would have done things differently, would have been tougher in negotiations. how much does that affect the prime minister? take donald trump's criticism seriously in the united kingdom? geoffrey: probably in the u.k., that is something the prime minister would be no less concerned about. it is more within her own potter -- own party. think that is something that will be weighing on her mind as she flies to asia. the second thing to note is how the pound is actually not really responding to these political gyrations anymore. one part is the positioning .tory hand, have we actually priced in the maximum amount of works premium -- of risk premium we can when it comes to the u.k.? guy: what do you? think is going on -- what do you think is going on? if we take a step back, i think there is a strong case for the fact that markets are not expecting too much out of negotiat

tom: geoffrey yu and mark gilbert with us.g this tuesday morning, here is taylor riggs. taylor: the u.s. has confirmed that the vice president's delayed trip to the middle east is on for this month. pence have postponed richard after arab leaders denounced the u.s. for recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital. an army lieutenant general has of the islamic set has lost land it controlled in syria and iraq, but he warned that the group can still pose a danger. and hackers are mining cryptocurrency. is widenings regime its search for cash following economic restrictions. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm taylor riggs. francine: thank you. staying with cryptocurrencies, bitcoin started the year with a tumble. let's get back to bloomberg gadfly columnist, mark gilbert and geoffrey yu, ubs wealth management head of u.k. investment office. a piece of economic research says forget bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, it is the underlying blockchain technology that w