-- ussie-yen and kiwi-yen that might come under pressure.eality, every day between the end of new york and the beginning of tokyo, what the traders like to call the twilight hours, it could happen anytime. between now and the beginning of early january there is certainly more risk than usual. but every day is a risk of a flash crash. shery: you are right, we are now expecting it even this year, so perhaps less of a chance. mark cranfield, thank you for that. mliv strategist. you can follow more on this potential yen flash crash and all the base trading on our markets live blog at mliv . you can get a market run down in one click and commentary and analysis from bloomberg's expert editors you can find at what is affecting your investments right now. another story, former nissan boss carlos ghosn has appointed traveled to lebanon after leaving house arrest in japan. but the exact circumstances of his departure are not clear. credit, heelys our coverage of the auto sector in new york. did he leave, did he see, what know? >> it is unclear. w

given there was a picture on the domestic economic out front, kiwi bonds under pressure.ng the kiwi dollar gained ground, breaching the 200 day moving average for the first time since july, climbing further above 65. we got more lines from the governor this morning saying the decision on capital requirements are final. central banks is on hold when it comes to the central bank monetary policy. on the back of these proposals says it sees one more rate cut in may. certainly something to consider this morning. shery: thank you. let's turn to ritika gupta for the first word headlines. ritika: japanese prime minister shinzo abe has announced a massive stimulus package to boost growth in an economy dealing with a slump in exports, we string of natural disasters, and the fallout from the sales tax hike. the measures total $230 billion making at the equivalent of 4.5% gdp at face value. the hong kong government has announced further stimulus measures worth more than half a billion u.s. dollars, aiming to support businesses suffering from the fallout of six months of unrest. nine

we are also watching the kiwi dollar on the back of the boost in stimulus.against all major currencies this morning. .hat pole not really helping let's get to first word news with su keenan in new york. >> we start with the north american trade deal, the rewritten successor to nafta is being welcomed by house democrats. it will be voted on next week. speaker nancy pelosi lauded the changes her party was able to negotiate, saying the revised the deal is better for american workers. seen as a political win for the president. a final approval from the senate is not expected soon. >> let me start by telling you what won't happen between now and the end of next week. usmca inot be doing the senate. up in allave to come likelihood right after the trial is finished in the senate. congress,ealings in president trump says the two articles of impeachment are "very weak." house are calling for his removal from office from abuse of power and preventing congress from exercising its duty as a check on the executive branch. the resolution accuses trump that ignoring nation

ahead of japanese produced rices and the kiwi edging lower ahead of the half-year fiscal update fromew easing -- new zealand. the qe forecast and a possible fiscal injection. it checking in on the offshore u.n., back below 703. a signal that china is helping for delay on the december 15 tariffs increases. seven levels for the time being which has not been reached into november 12 checking in on the pound. showing thatsion the tory lead is ahead of the u.k. general election. cable falling as much as 4/10 of 1%. options traders fall, boosting the defensive position. paul: let's check in on the first word news with ritika. ritika: president trump says the articles of impeachment against them are very weak. house democrats are calling for his removal for abuse of power, preventing congress from exercising its duties as the check of executive. it also accuses him of ignoring and injuring national security for personal benefit. the impeachment vote is admitted to pass in the house but it stands no chance in the sand. the world's most profitable company makes the trading debut later wednesd

that included kiwi michael hendry, who nudged him shot for shot on his way to a final round of 69. place for the former us amateur champion, still searching for a first title since 2012. but neither of them could come close to ruining the adam scott party. the second australian pga title and a move up the world rankings. his hair might have some grey now, but can he hold back —— roll back the years for the new decade? and finally, liverpool have arrived back in england with the club world cup. captainjordan henderson the first to emerge from the plane, carrying the trophy. the europen beat brazillian side flamengo in extra time to win the cup for the first time in their history. liverpool, who are top of the english premier league, have got a quick turnaround with atrip to second—placed leicester on thursday. you can get all the latest on the bbc sport website. but for now, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. sunday saw the winter solstice, that means that at least from an astronomer‘s point of view, we are officially into winter. the days are also startin

news live from london it is hello 2020 in new zealand of the kiwis welcome and the news media you can see here the country's biggest fireworks display and all claim to be lighting up the city's sky tower. shut while new zealand celebrates its thousands are trapped on beaches came to australia as wildfires close and the blazes are causing off the state fruits forcing people to flee to the shoreline and hope the press source is also struggling to keep the firestorms after a while the fires claimed 2 more lives. plus some carlos ghosn is gone the full month boss flees japan where he face trial for financial misconduct he says he is escaping persecution. time and he keeps becoming like you so much for joining us shall abrasions to welcome in the new year and the new decade have started with a new zealand one of the very 1st countries to ring in 2020. you can see here. new zealand's biggest fireworks display in all clearly thousands of people gathering to watch that and for the last time the city's iconic sky tower was also lit up by a laser. and and. now and then our neighboring australia

run taking the contrary at this moment in which indeed you are and your loved one stood alongside kiwis who were hosting you here and weekly with you very quickly the. scientists have noted an uptick in volcanic activity on the island in recent weeks now questions about why people were allowed so close to a disaster waiting to happen. are for more now i'm joined by army does she is a journalist in auckland new zealand chorus of people we hear still missing but we're also hearing that there are no signs of wife on the island what more can you tell us do we know if a recovery team is expected to go there anytime soon. yes carol unfortunately it is now officially a recovery operation instead of a rescue mission police believe that anyone who could have been taken from the island alive was rescued at the time of evacuated yesterday about an hour ago images taken from helicopters emerge showing the extent of the volcanic eruption the whole island is the much covered in ash and at this point new zealand police is still waiting for the all clear to recover bodies. a decision will be made based

kiwis are quite keen to keep that in the story speaks to that. however, the story speaks to that.ure has really been seen on white island, and i suppose it is speaking about not only the price of that in terms of human cost, but also if you are the new zealand government, it is a significant part of your gdp, it employs an awful lot of people so there needs to be a balance met stopping the other thing here, the island was privately owned. it's a really difficult one and it also speaks to those who love those adventure holidays but actually you've got to make your own decisions about whether something is safe a good idea or not. you can't just go from local advice necessarily about whether something is ok to go and visit. i think that is ok to go and visit. i think that is the whole thing of this experiential travel. we all have a yearning to get out of our comfort zone. indeed. tech giants sued over cobalt debts. i've read this this morning and i was horrified by this. it was news to me! we were just talking about getting out of your comfort zone, this is a net dickensian situatio

expect the kiwi to move to the top of the range.eck on the slightly higher against the pound after a fourth month of losses. thepound drifting lower in asia session after the labour party gained on the tories in four out of five polls ahead of the election. haidi: sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. let's take a look at trading underway. market editoral adam here. one good pmi meeting does not a proper recovery make. is this enough to give another leg up in the rally? reporter: i think that's up for debate still. whether or not people are taking this as a sign or indicator of the global bottoming in the pmi indicators, but also, the service side of the economy holding up. whether it kicks on the rally is a bit of a moot point because we are coming to the back end of the year, where you tend to get a drop of value. certainly going into that december 15 next tariff deadline, which is still a very important date for people to focus on and the overall picture that it looks like we are going into 20 with a resolution in the works. it does le

news a life a problem but it is hello 2020 in new zealand as kiwis welcome in the news media. these are live pictures of all clones where fireworks are lighting up the city's sky tower. but while new zealand celebrates. in australia thousands are trapped on beaches as wild flight fire has closed and the blazes are cutting off escape routes forcing people to sleep to the shoreline and hope the prestige and storage fees are struggling to keep the firestorms at a bank while the fires claimed 2 more lives. to toss up column stone is gone before much in a sandbox flees japan blanky face trial for financial misconduct he says he escaped and thus change. my manuscripts mckenna thanks so much for joining us. celebrations to welcome in the new year and the new decade have started as new zealand has a ring in 2020 now thousands of spectate. a watching the country's biggest firework display in clim for the 1st time the city's iconic sky tower will also be less up by a laser and animation show. and see that is why works. however the neighboring australia which will also be welcoming in th

behind me probably the most recognizable prime minister new zealand has a hob but a new campaign urging kiwis to turn the page on just a campaign of say she should be spending more time on issues and less on photo shoots debates a spillover from social media to the magazine island who to call not specifically a small but welcome call where's all this criticism coming from well i mean she's 39 years old not even 40 yet she's been in office a couple of years but really just in our journey as the face of new zealand and her face has been on all over the media recently we're talking dozens of magazines international t.v. appearances there are a couple of biographies now actually already about her some new zealanders say they are fed up with all that media coverage and they've started a campaign against the prime minister it is called turn our dern involves just that turning our dern you see it here books magazines with her face on the cover people are flipping them over one person here saying on twitter i just did my 1st turn are done at a local supermarket i wasn't going to but there she was all

tom blundell made 121 but the kiwis were dismissed forjust 240 as nathan lyon claimed 4 wickets. australia an unassailable 2—nil lead in the three match series. liverpool have restored their 13 point gap at the top of the premier league and made it 50 home league games unbeaten with a 1—0 win over wolves. as has become the modern way — it was the video assistant referee that had a big say in the outcome of this one. nick parrott has more. with the festive fixtures coming thick and fast it is hard for teams to stay on form. both liberals and wolves are thrilled in their last games but with such a short turn around anfield was unlikely to see a classic. weary of the threat posed by the world champions, the visitors brace themselves for an onslaught. kept it at bay until half—time when the report went up to one goal. sally ala na the report went up to one goal. sally alana got through for a goal. it was initially ruled out by the referee but the video assistant referee but the video assistant referee said it is dad. how to buy that, the walls could be struck back and got level. that

up new zealand prime minister just in the are down has fans around the world and in the media some kiwis have had enough of a magazine appearance is there saying quit the photo ops and do your job. and have a home for a glad you could join me atheist new heat wave is igniting more bushfires in australia increasing the devastation the blazes are inflicting across the country now 100000 people have been urged to evacuate the suburbs of melbourne those flames close in on the city a volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a separate far the countryside the 10th victim of the blazes hundreds of new year fireworks displays have been counseled. if there's one thing that's considered a given that the in the fee cheer it's the images from across the world are flashy new year's celebrations and there's pride in being the ones to kick off the yearly affair. and you know all new save the world looks at subi if every single year. and i look at vibrancy by look at our passion look at our success. but for the last 3 months australia has been battling some of the worst bushfires in decades the bl

aussie, which you can see right here, this as we see the aussie fall by as much as .3% against the kiwilar. on the back of the announcement, we have anz bank revising its monetary policy outlook, now only seeing one more rate cut from new zealand in may next year in light of a more positive economic outlook and the softening of the capital requirements proposal for the seven-year transition period instead of five, so aussie banks climbing if they have more time to come up with a 13 billion u.s. dollar increase. we check in on aussie shares which are climbing, all snapping a two-day decline, rising over 1%. anz shares, though, remain steady in trading. let's quickly get a check in on resource stocks in sydney. you have an energy space gaining ground while crude is edging higher, this after the rally we saw overnight. haidi: oil could find more talks -- oil of could find more support ahead of talks. let's bring in jim thornhill. are we expecting any surprises -- it would be an oxymoron. >> the outcome remains somewhat in doubt. as ever with these meetings, we are sort of trying to read th

his kiwi bots deliver food within about a mile of the university of california campus here.hen we walk up and down this street passing robots and nobody be even notice? >> literally. and sometimes that happen here is in berkeley. at the beginning a lot of people were taking photo, super excited. now for some people, it's just normal. >> reporter: a robot delivering a burrito is just normal. >> exactly. >> reporter: one advantage of drones and robots, they can deliver on demand when someone is home to receive the package. that could help combat porch pirates, the thieves who see any newly delivered cardboard box as an irresistible opportunity. logistics expert anne goodchild looks al all those cardboard boxes and sees something else, the environmental impact. >> i think it's a good time to be in the cardboard industry. and i do hope that we can move to more reusable materials. the industry is still working this out. >> reporter: home delivery, however, may be better for the environment than customers driving their own cars to shop. >> trucks are bigger. trucks are heavier. tr

a new campaign is urging kiwis to turn the page on her. campaigners say she should spend more time on issues and less on photo shoots. where's all this criticism coming from? >> she is 39 years old. she has been in office a couple of years. she is the face of new zealand and her face has been all over the media recently. there are a couple of biographies now about her. some new zealanders say they are fed up with all that media coverage. they started a campaign against the prime minister. it is called turn our during -- tun on her-- turn on her. there she was. all teeth and tinsel on the front of yet another women's magazine. this started as a relatively small movement. people were fed up and saying get back to work, stop posing for all these photo shoots. phil: what are the prime minister supporters saying? >> she has many supporters. many love her stance on women's rirights. she was one of the few leaders to give birth in office. she has strong environmental policies. they lost a counter campaign. it is called return ardurn. you can see

news life a problem but it is hello 2020 in new zealand as kiwis welcome the end of the news here. these are live pictures of old clones where fireworks are lighting up the city's sky tower. about while new zealand celebrates. in australia thousands are trapped on the beach as wild flock fires close in the blazes are causing escape.

. >> i saw kiwis over here. oranges back this way. and there's a lot of produce here. where does it come from? >> most of it is grown in california and we eat with the season. so whatever's seasonal, we tend to see that in our warehouse. >> and this is important for families, isn't it? >> absolutely. it's important for the academic success of children. it's important for the ability of adults to go to work and feel healthy every day. >> thank you so much. you can get involved too, kp kpix.com/give. do it. >> definite the season to give and get your umbrellas ready. >>> that's right. we've been working overtime on high def doppler with the umbrellas going for us. we've had several days with unsettled weather. that will continue as we go through at least the rest of the week. so here is high def doppler there. let's show you those light scattered showers. across the richmond san rafael bridge, that light rain pushing through. zooming in over the golden gate, it is wet over san francisco. the marina district, sunset district looking at that wet weather. the bay view distr

there's no guarantee that soon a kiwi do base fields will produce enough for her to eat. here in north western zimbabwe farmers are already feeling the effects of climate change. things aren't like they were in previous years. the weather is different now. for one thing we used to get rain from october to december but now we get little to none in the past there was enough rain for our crops and cattle but that's all changed. to make sure she'll have enough to eat in future sin the cube has bought some hens. she feeds them kitchen waste. because they can run about freely they can also forage for food. about an hour's drive south close to the city of. french hens are being bred commercially their meat has become trendy in restaurants in zimbabwe's towns and cities. it's said to be tastier than the meat of battery reared hands. haka used to be a vegetable farmer then she decided to take on free range hens as well today an expert on free range breeding has come to give her tips on getting even more out of her farm the cookbook breed is good for both eggs and meat production s

there are so many people who look at this balance sheet and say, it's expanding, it looks like kiwi. for me, that looks like you eat, i will traded as it is. krishna: you can call it what you want. at the end of the day, it's an expansion of the balance sheet of the fed, and a meaningful expansion. if you look at three things that would qualify it as qe, is the balance sheet expanding? yes. the term premium going down -- was already low, so it cannot go down a lot. third, what is that telling you from a forward guidance standpoint? especially after powell came out and said what he said about tightening, that is not happening. call it whatever you want them a protest as much as you like, it is qe. markets are not full. they will assume it as such an act accordingly. jonathan: brea, there will be people screaming at the tv saying i agree with chairman powell, it is not to eat. -- qe. does it matter? priya: this is a communication challenge for the fed. they are trying to put reserves in the system. they should not have let the portfolio run off as long as they did. if the equity market

. >> reporter: i saw kiwis over here, oranges back this way. and there is a lot of produce, where does it come from? >> most of it is grown in california and we eat with the season. whatever is seasonal is what we see in our warehouse. this is important for the academic success of children, for adults and their ability to go to work and just feel healthy every day. >> reporter: thank you. thank you so much. you can get involved too, kpix.com underneath give. do it! >> speaking of giving and set of gently used medical equipment going into the trash is being put to good use by families who need it. we will see how this makes jefferson award winner is using her front part front porch to get the job done. >>> what one city has to do to stop the stampede problem. mike bloomberg's never been afraid of tough fights, the ones that make a true difference in people's lives. and mike's won them, which is important right this minute, because if he could beat america's biggest gun lobby, helping pass background check laws and defeat nra backed politicians a

tom blundell impressed making 121 but the kiwis were dismissed forjust 240 as nathan lyon claimed fourhe three—match series. three time grand slam winner andy murray is out of next month's australian open. he had only recently returned from almost two years of hip problems, and then a pelvic injury troubled him towards the end of the season. although murray is back on court, he's decided not to travel to australia. instead he'll continue rehab and preseason training with a view to playing an indoor event in france at the start of february. football and david moyes is meeting with west ham today and is said to be almost certain to take over after the club sacked manager manuel pellegrini. west ham are just above the relegation zone following their defeat at home to leicester city. pelligrini's dismissal ends a turbulent 18 months at the london stadium, as patrick gearey reports. long before the statement was published, you could see this decision coming. you could hear it in the full—time boos, as west ham lost their 9th match in 12. by evening, manuel pellegrini's departure was announc

zealand with a victory in the second test in melbourne. 121 from opener tom blundell couldn't save the kiwiss and lead the three match series 2—0. spinner nathan lyon took four wickets. that's all the sport for now. thank you. more now from our series now about young british people expressing their faith in unexpected ways. for darshil, playing the bagpipes is the perfect way to honour the teachings of his hindu guru. he leads his pipe band through the streets of north—west england to showcase this unusual blend of scottish and hindu culture. when we go into the community to play they see us coming and they expect scottish people to be playing these instruments. but they see a full hindu community playing these instruments, their reactions are speechless, basically. so shocked. like, who are these? who are these? i'm darshil, i'm a drum major and i'm a hindi. to me being an hindu is notjust coming to the temple, praying, it's about taking all the teachings that our guru teaches us, and use it outside the temple in the community, spreading peace around the world. so, our guru came to the uk i

the kiwi bowlers, bludgeoned. he batted a long period of time, so it was almostjoe i think showing himself as well as others that he can bat with discipline, in a low—risk fashion, and play a big innings. more of a traditional type test match innings. root had batted through the whole of day three, but he could not make it to the end of day four. 226 runs, the second highest test score of his career had given england just a glimmer of hope, a platform to build a first—innings lead. jofra archer hit one out of the ground. a dilemma for one england fan, find the ball, or finish that ice cream? good choice, rain's coming. they took two new zealand wickets by the close, both openers gone, and of course it was root who took a catch. it was his day, one in which he might have persuaded a few that the captaincy is in safe hands after all. olly foster, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. it was the first day of meteorological winter yesterday and it did feel like it as it did this morning for en

at where the kiwi is right now, rising to a four-month high to the dollar. >> let's have a look at what is going on with the indian market, all about reserve bank of india and they are expecting another cut. if we do get it, it will be the six straight cut. -- somewheresome between 25 and 50 basis points. some gains inee the indian market, looking at the rupee, a little pressure there at the moment. it is pretty much stable and ahead of that decision by the reserve bank of india, they tried to address sluggish growth , showingnomy expanding the weak us of growth we have seen since the beginning of 2013. to a central bank governors elsewhere, we are talking about kuroda and the first word news. with theng in japan prime minister has announced a massive stimulus package, dealing with a slump in exports. package is worth $239 billion, roughly half of the stimulus measure. they say it will boost growth by ..4 percentage points [inaudible] >> i think that boj should consider the impact of these policies. for surprise call producers. it would extend the current limit for your. the abrupt u-tu

day three in hamilton as they look to level the series against new zealand, but they still trail the kiwisorts correspondent natalie pirks. first came relief, then realisation and finally redemption. the smile was firmly back as joe root plundered his 17th test century, and it's been awhile. his last tonne came in the caribbean months ago. the heat has been on ever since. poor performances in the ashes are followed by low scores in the opening test in new zealand saw him drop out of the world top ten batting rankings for the first time in five years. the big questions we re in five years. the big questions were asked about his captaincy, along with his ability. but here he was taking the fight to new zealand, and his critics. we saw glimpses of his natural talent. very well controlled from joe root. and the occasional nervy moment. it was an innings of endurance, of great and of patients. joe root‘s sixth century as england captain was his slowest to date, taking more than 250 balls. not that england fans cared, with fellow centurion rory burns as his partner, root seems to have rediscover

laura texts this — "i already buy reasonably priced new zealand lamb, kiwi fruit, wine and butter under what are the likely benefits to the new zealand economy exporting to the uk under world trade organisation tariffs?" your goods would become more expensive. i wouldn't make any assumptions before we have the ability to move into a negotiation. of course, our goal is to make markets more accessible for new zealand products by removing the barriers, so i wouldn't say that's a natural by—product. for us, it is about saying we are complementary, i don't think the domestic market and the producers of food in the uk need to be nervous about greater access for new zealand products because, for instance, seasonally we are complementary, so there is a nice synergy there. when you are in winter, we are in summer. so there's benefits between our markets having greater access to one another. for us as well, we like to add particular quality to our products. take for instance new zealand lamb, we have a particular lamb product that's high in omegas, it's been likened to eating fish. so we try to c

that is after a takeover offer for seven kiwi dollars per share. on the calendar it is looking pretty light. we will be getting industrial output later this morning. the government will be less flexible with it possibly natural resources -- it's financial resources. paul: a 37-year-old man has been arraigned on five account of attempted murder after multiple stabbings in the new york suburb. the attack was described as an active the message terrorism. urged thetrump country to rise against anti-semitism. more than 12 million acres of land burned nationwide over the past few months with nine people killed and over 950 homes destroyed. volunteer firefighters are battling the bushfires in new south wales and they will be compensated for the effort. the philippines disaster response agency are have -- have been told. dozens more people are missing an injured. the agency said the damage to look and infrastructure totals near $29. this was the 20% want to hit the country this year. jong-un may have reconsidered his so-called christmas gift to the u.s. af

tom blundell impressed making 121 but the kiwis were dismissed forjust 240 as nathan lyon claimed fourickets. the win gives australia an unassailable 2—0 lead in the three—match series. three—time grand slam winner andy murray is out of next month's australian open. he had only recently returned from almost two years of hip problems, and then a pelvic injury troubled him towards the end of the season. although murray is back on court, he's decided not to travel to australia. that is because of that injury. instead he'll continue rehab and pre—season training with a view to playing an indoor event in france at the start of february. in football, david moyes has been linked with the vacant west ham job, just hours after the club sacked manager manuel pellegrini. west ham are just above the relegation zone following their defeat at home to leicester city. pellegrini's dismissal ends a turbulent 18 months at the london stadium. patrick gearey reports. long before the statement was published, you could see this decision coming. you could hear it in the full—time boos, as west ham lost their

we grieve with you and we grieve with the kiwis. jacinda ardern talking in the last few minutes.ny more information on those in the disaster from this country, we will bring it to you on bbc news. a row has broken out after a four—year—old boy with suspected pneumonia had to sleep for hours on the floor in a&e. when a journalist tried to show a picture of the boy at the hospital in leeds to the prime minister, mrjohnson initially refused to look at it and then took the journalist's phone and put it in his pocket. as other party leaders accused the pm ofjust not caring, the health secretary matt hancock was despatched to the hospital where he apologised for the boy's experience. but he was jeered by onlookers as he left. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. not long left. borisjohnson wants to win and hopes he can do so by taking territory that has been labour forever. but where the majority voted to leave. people in this part of the country and across this country spoke and said they wanted to leave the eu. now is the moment for us to get on and do it. beyond tha

countless feedback from many of the like oh by dick events and it is all going good you need a 32000 kiwi separate to survive in this so. there are about 15 percent of the of the gun owning community with a license comino should side have handed in their weapons and i think that feels about right. hundreds of supporters of lebanon's outgoing prime minister saad hariri protested against his potential replacement. troops fired tear gas at rock throwing protesters who blocked roads hariri tweeted a call for calm and appealed for people who really love him to go home the prime minister designate has his promise to put together a government within 6 weeks 2 days of talks are due to start in these cities capital khartoum aimed at resolving disputes over the biggest hydroelectric dam in africa the $4000000000.00 grand ethiopian renascence dam on the river nile is now nearing completion the ethiopians say it will provide power to 70000000 people and revitalize the economy neighbors sudan and egypt fear reduce supplies of drinking water and water for irrigation coming up here on al-jazeera the int

news live from but it is hello 2020 in new zealand of the kiwis welcome and the news media you can see here the country's biggest fireworks display and lighting up the city's sky tower. shut while new zealand celebrates its thousands are trapped on beaches came to.

the kiwi bowlers, bludgeoned.f as well as others that he can bat with discipline, in a low—risk fashion, and play a big innings. more of a traditional type test match innings. root had batted through the whole of day three, but he could not make it to the end of day four. 226 runs, the second highest test score of his career had given england just a glimmer of hope, a platform to build a first—innings lead. jofra archer hit one out of the ground. a dilemma for one england fan, find the ball, or finish that ice cream? good choice, rain's coming. they took two new zealand wickets by the close, both openers gone, and of course it was root who took a catch. it was his day, one in which he might have persuaded a few that the captaincy is in safe hands after all. olly foster, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. it was the first day of meteorological winter yesterday and it did feel like it as it did this morning for england and wales with frost and fog around. it is going to beat cold to start

kiwi dollarg the stabilize little bit. anc december asiness, and the asx 200 at record high gaining for a third consecutive session, although giving up some of its earlier gains. nikkei futures under pressure down 1/10 of 1%. this after falling in the last session as well despite, the fact that we do have the japanese yen weakening for a third consecutive session. up 4/10 of 1% on the back of wall street ending on a record high on trade optimism. paul: coming up in the next hour of "bloomberg daybreak: asia." andrew be joined by sullivan from pearl bridge partners. this is bloomberg. ♪ morning, i am paul allen in sydney. asia's major markets have opened for trade. .> good evening i am shery ahn welcome to "daybreak asia." ♪ paul: our top stories, -- pres. trump: finalized over the next couple weeks. paul: asian-pacific markets hope to extend the global stock rally, lifted by president trump's trade deal optimism. richest-- china's provinces spooking investors. confirms support for carrie lam and hong kong, but says it crea

the kiwi dollar has retraced its earlier advents, now under pressure by a 10th of 1%.lier jump on the back of the third quarter gdp numbers looking better than expected. we are seeing the aussie dollar gain ground. the korean yuan on firmer footing. seeing gains from the kospi this morning while the nikkei has been fluctuating. let's give you a check in on bonds. we are seeing yields pickup across the region. a pickup of seven basis points. you are seeing the japanese 10 year gaining ground as jgb traders are waiting on the boj's trade decision. we are expecting some steepening on the curve. the could be a boost in 40 year notes. the u.s. 10 year yield holding at a five-week high. let's check in on a couple's stock movers. hitachi chemicals jumping as much as 13 percent. it is an entire 51% stake. shery: thank you so much for that. let's stay in japan. the central bank will likely keep rates on hold. we continue to see a fall in trade tensions whether it is between the u.s. and china or the trade negotiations continuing between japan and south korea. we have had the go

we have the kiwi benchmark adding .1%. metlife gaining ground in the looking at board, the eq team for structure. we are looking at losses per tokyo and seoul. we have output numbers from south korea later. and it will be hong kong's turn. it will be closely watched. shery: let's stay in hong kong because the financial secretary saying the economy is set to contract in the fourth quarter. it will be closely watched. this is after four months of social unrest. thedy is surprised, given really bad retail sales numbers we have seen from hong kong. >> the were some precipitous falls. for china's financial secretary, he said it is inevitable the economy will continue to contract into the fourth quarter. they forecast and annual contraction of 1.3% for 2019. the first is for the hong kong economy since 2009. ofsaid the competitiveness hong kong's commissioner -- commercial sectors remains robust and healthy. he said his speech will focus on reviving the economy, relieving social distress. hong kong's economy is already in recess

heard countless feedback from many of the local by dick events it was all going good nearly 32000 kiwi separate to suppose in this so there are sure there are about 15 percent of the of the gun only community with the license community should say if handed in the weapons and i think that feels about right. a quarter in pakistan has sentenced a university lecturer to death for blasphemy junaid have fees was arrested in 2013 accused of insulting the prophet mohammed on facebook he spent nearly 6 years in solitary confinement waiting for his trial pakistan's controversial best meal or carries an automatic death penalty the country has yet to carry out a death sentence for the charge but the law has drawn widespread condemnation from rights groups but about 40 people convicted of blasphemy are on death row in pakistan bibi a christian woman spent more than 80 years on death row before her conviction was overturned a year ago she has since sought asylum in canada how case attracted global attention and led to the killing of punjab a governess someone to see if he was shot dead by one of his

the kiwi dollar losing some momentum after breaking 65 overnight after the biggest jump in nearly twoback of a fiscal spending plan. pressure.under clinching another acquisition. agreed to drugmaker buy a seattle company. it is a 110% premium for the closing price. sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. here is first word news. >> the new ecb chief has told eu lawmakers policymakers will be, restoringolute in eurozone price stability. an upcoming review will be wide-ranging and will include climate change as well as low inflation. will chair her first policy meeting next week. >> euro area growth remains weak productss domestic growing by only 0 -- 0.2% court run quarter in the third quarter of 2019. this weakness has been mainly due to global factors. >> oil production amongst opec members has fallen ahead of a strategy meeting with independent allies in vienna. thela says their output is lowest in a decade while iranian production has already been squeezed to the lowest since the 1980's. to 27opec out put fell million per day last month. former malaysian leader appears in court later tuesd

consumer stocks leading the declines, and kiwi stocks holding around those record highs.nce for december rising to 123 this morning. paul. paul: thanks, shery. the indian government has banned public protests and shut down communications and the internet in some areas. citizenshipr as the log rages on. thousands are defying their ban. let's bring in dan. what is the latest? a big dayrday was where we saw protests all over india. most of them were peaceful. there were instances of violence that broke out, reports of one or two deaths from gunshot wounds. pretty much, chaotic. bringing a sense of, you know, what is next in this whole movement. it erupted due to the citizenship law. there are things on the agenda that could further inflame religious tensions in india in the month ahead including the construction of a hindu temple razedsite that was decades ago where a mosque once stood. shery: we continue to see indian stocks touching record highs. why aren't we seeing this impact on market sentiment there? an: so far, it is just question of how far this thing will go. modi,

because it is widely traded, but if you look at the recent behavior, if it were to happen, aussie yen, kiwive gone inyen pretty much the same direction since october and you look at the positioning, the way the leveraged conditioning has changed. if there is a yen -- risk of yen crosses moving quickly, it could be more then dollar-yen and people will be looking at the turkish lira because it was caught up in the moving january, but conditions have changed quite a bit with a turkish lira. it is not as vulnerable as it was at the beginning of this year. haslinda: mliv strategist mark cranfield. let's bring in oanda asia-pacific's jeffrey halley. yen?ou anxious about the jeffrey: i've been caught in one of these flash crashes myself notre in the past and it is very much fun. it usually ann's shortly after the margins, so we will get past it. futures start trading. if it is going to happen, that is when it will happen because we see a lot of stock offers going through and yen crosses. it will be things like the south african rand, turkish lira high-yielding currencies being taken out if they ar

. >> reporter: it is morning in berkeley california and the kiwi bothers are heading off to work.hese four wheeled robots navigate sidewalks and even crosswalks taking food to hungry college students. this is the fire. >> this is the future. >> this is the future of delivery. >> exactly. >> it is a real world test of delivery by robot that sometimes collides with reality. the reality today is that delivery is a bigger business than ever. with online shopping, it is estimated the post office, fedex and u.p.s. will process, sort and deliver more than 2 billion packages between thanksgiving and new year's eve. amazon's own fleet of delivery trucks will handle 275 million holiday season shipments. and amazon is pushing the delivery envelope offering prime members free one stay shipping. >> are we going to have to tip the robot in the future? we'll have to find out. plus, the american novel little woman turns 150. take a closer look at the holiday cards in your mailbox. the artwork may come from folks who just paint from their mouth or feet. ahead on sunday morning coming up on kpix 5.

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we are seeing the bloomberg dollar index hold onto for days of declines but in terms of g10, the kiwi outperforming, and that is after traders pulled back their bets on easing. cable also holding at a seven month high. we saw it hit that yesterday. the pound hitting its highs since 2017 against the euro on the polls coming out of the u.k. and oil softening a little after jumping 4% yesterday following the stockpile data. getting back to the trade story, the u.s. and china getting closer to a deal. both sides moving towards agreeing on the amount of tariffs that will be rolled back in a phase i trade deal despite tensions over hong kong and shandong. presidentialc candidate, elizabeth warren, was critical about the trump administration's trade strategy in an interview with bloomberg. senator warren: the president has no plan. trade is about tariffs. isthe 21st century, trade about regulation as much as it is about anything else. what i want to see is a coherent plan for anybody who wants access to american markets. nejra: that was democratic presidential candidate elizabeth warren, spe

for come all steam sorry call australia reaching 467 on day 2 against new zealand and taking 2 quick kiwiwickets before the close and same in the southern hemisphere south africa were all out for $280.00 for england on 60 for 2 in reply at lunch. and in cyclocross netherlands dominated in the women and men's elite races at the world cup in belgium if you're wondering what cyclocross is it's a mix between mountain biking and running up stairs with a bike path you vanderpoel in the men's competition and then send a brand in the women's carry dutch hopes on their shoulders to win gold. all right back to you come all the way thank you leo that's it for the new cells the whole roman with you in just a couple minutes time with the latest news on al jazeera. and the draws to a close really look ahead to major stories of 2028 from around the world. through a series of intense special reports. joining us as we assess the global impact of what is to come next. well the last time you out on the streets testing whether on line you feel the weight of the system going to walk through each and every lov

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