first, leisha sa ntorelli is in singapore. we can go live to her now. what is the story here? what is the story here? is not likely to help the tensions between the us and china. these are just the quarterly numbers. numbers. tariffs on steel, aluminium and other products. other products. reliance on exporting to countries like america. like america. factors including the recent lunar new year holiday. new year holiday. leisha, thank you very much. share index going up, the dowjones going down. going down. which crisis do want to concentrate on? concentrate on? will happen next week, corporate results. results. people excited although others with it is overdone. it is overdone. middle east and worries about sanctions against russia or china. sanctions against russia or china. which one shall we pick? take your choice. choice. have more details on that in just a second. second. let's go on to what is happening in the us. on wall street today. largest banks. register their biggest quarterly profit growth in seven years. in part due to higher interest rates

know you will stay abreast of it, thank you, leisha santorelli stay abreast of it, thank you, leisha sa ntorelli in our asian business hub. let me show you what is happening in the asian markets. shares in tokyo lower on wednesday after some profit taking as investors lock in profits after two days of gains. as leisha was referring to. those gains were driven as fears ease over a us—china trade war. elsewhere, pretty mixed across asia after that optimism over trade offset by weaker than expected inflation data out of china. that is how the dough in the united states closed yesterday. —— that is how the dow in the united states closed yesterday. in europe, attention on the latest uk industrial and manufacturing production data for february. that doesn't sound very exciting, but... recent data out of france and germany has suggested a slowdown in this area and there is a concern that it could translate across given how uk exports have recently been driven by improvements in economic activity, not only in europe but also around the world. we will touch on that more in just a moment. but let's first

first, leisha sa ntorelli is in singapore... what has president trump been saying this time?g the tpp again. it will be raised in talks later today with japan's prime minister. the issue of trade will be the overarching theme. first, they will focus on tariffs because japan was the only major us ally that was not exempted from trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that went into effect last month. canada, mexico and the eu got temporary passes. as for the tpp, trump had said on twitter that there are too many contingencies and no way to get out of the tpp but japan is the biggest member of the deal, and so it is unlikely there will be a renegotiation of the tpp but coetzee trump argue for a bilateral deal with japan in talks on wednesday. thank you very much. let's have a look at how the asian markets have been faring. they crept ahead on wednesday after wall street took heart from upbeat corporate earnings, though nagging concerns about trade barriers and the global growth outlook kept currencies and bonds subdued. chinese markets also struggled even as beijing boos

first, leisha sa ntorelli is in singapore. nice to see you.ition is quick to come in with their comments. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern is walking the talk because she had promised on the talk because she had promised on the campaign trail to take steps to combat climate change by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and now we have the ban. environmental groups are saying it is a big blow to big oil about new zealand's opposition group has said it is economic vandalism, saying it will put thousands of jobs vandalism, saying it will put thousands ofjobs at risk. the oil and gas industry in new zealand accou nts and gas industry in new zealand accounts for nearly $2 billion. industry players were blindsided, they claim they were not given a heads up, and they think it will push investment and production overseas. it is worth stating there will be no immediate impact because currently permits will expire around 2030. interesting story developing. let us have a look at markets in asia. downbeat day. investors very much on the sidelines,

leisha sa ntorelli took one expert on an tour of our singapore office to find out. fantastic! can communicate. it can make things a bit noisy and it can create a bit more stress. you have these islands, people can talk face—to—face but they are all the same, you don't have the flexibility you sometimes need but you have a fantastic view. let's look at some of the other officers you have worked on for really big companies. and grab a copy. what have you done here? this is when we help vodafone moved their offers from london to dublin. we had to get everybody comfortable, everybody ready to start a new adventure. this doesn't look like the offices of a major telecom. we wa nted the offices of a major telecom. we wanted it to feel like home and so we created a kitchen at the centre and we created all the different experiences around it, so many different ways to work, so many different ways to work, so many different ways to be engaged, creative, energetic. ifi different ways to be engaged, creative, energetic. if i were to ta ke creative, energetic. if i were to take one design