i'm keeping an eye on your comments, @louisabojesen. we'll talk more about the u.s. after the break as well. >>> coming up here in the last bit of the program today, south africa's president zuma shocking the markets last month by firing his finance minister. cnbc sat down with south africa's new finance minister to find out if he's his own man. >>> hi everybody. welcome back. you're still watching streetsignseurope@cnb"street signs" i'm louisa bojesen. the new finance minister of south africa was appointed under controversial circumstances followingal firing of pravin gordhan. the move came amid allegations of corruption, leading to a currency selloff and moodys has placed the country's economy under review. >> it's about addressing intractable problems in the south african economy, which inclusive growth discussion in south africa i could sum it up into four principles. first structure. change the striucture of the economy. the contribution of the industrial sector could be much more if we expanded manufacturing and stopped relying on the extraction of primary comm

find us on twitte twitter, @louisabojesen, or streetsignseurope@cnbc.com. we'll talk about what's taking place with regard to south africa, venezuela interesting as well. heating up there. we'll hear more about the latest on the french elections. we have this second televised debate taking place this evening. european equity markets relatively mixed. the ftse hanging on to slight gains, 7.318. the xetra dax, cac, ftse mib all treading water. out of asia overnight, that session relatively flattish. people looking towards this important meeting between mr. trump and the chinese president taking place on thursday and friday. this after trump having tweeted the end of last week that the meeting will be a difficult one. the u.s. stands ready to tackle north korea alone regardless of china. could be a tense meeting indeed. of course also rounding off the week, just to remind you, with the non-farms payroll data. the big data of them all. i'll ask our fx guest about what anticipated dollar moves we can expect on the back of this. when it comes to the sectors to th

you can find us on twitter, too, @louisabojesen. happy to get you involved in the conversations. >>> coming up, the latest developments in the uk election campaign and the implications for brexit. stay with us on "street signs." >>> hi everybody. good morning. welcome back. if you're just joining us, we're looking at deutsche bank shares being lower as revenue missed analyst estimates. annette spoke to the cfo about the bank's post-brexit plans and asked about the reports that the lender could move up to 4,000 jobs to frankfurt. >> the number you're quoting is one of various scenarios that we're looking at. we need to be clear. we do not yet know what the implications of brexit on the financial industry will be. we are in discussions with the uk and the yueurozone trying to understand which direction people are looking. we understand some things will have to be moved into the eurozone, frankfurt is the most natural place to go to. how many that's going to be, we don't know. what you quoted is one scenario. that's probably more on th

we're steel taking your questions and comments you can find us @louisabojesen on twitter.heck out world markets live. it's a blog that runs throughout the entire day. there's lots of good stuff on there. we'll be talking about the french election and stocks and crude oil, all of that coming up. >>> good morning, everybody, welcome back. you're still watching "street signs." i'm louisa bojesen. your headlines this morning, president trump says the u.s. will take on north korea with or without china increasing pressure on president xi jinping ahead of his meeting in florida this week. >>> rock solid support. downing street said that prime minister theresa may is steadfastly committed to g gibralt gibraltar. >> the economic situation from spain is not something that we're going to be clapping our hands at. they have been made the belt of their economy, if you look at unemployment in the region around us, it's 50% for people under the age of 40. >> marine le penn tell the euro, the knife in the ribs of the french people as they announce the front as a party of hatreds. >>> and

or tweet us directly, @louisabojesen. >> or @carolyn. >>> what are you wearing? >> i have on heels. >>> the luxury shoemaker is putting itself up for shoes, jimmy choo. can they find a buyer that makes a good fit? we'll pose that question after a short break. finding time to get things done isn't easy. but we've got the digital tools to help. now with xfinity's my account, you can figure things out easily, so you won't even have to call us. change your wifi password to something you can actually remember, instantly. add that premium channel, and watch the show everyone's talking about, tonight. and the bill you need to pay? do it in seconds. because we should fit into your life, not the other way around. go to xfinity.com/myaccount >>> welcome back to the show. uk energy provider centrica and sse are at the bottom. announcing over the weekend, according to the "sunday times" could cost costs by 100 pounds a year. >>> jimmy choo has announced it's considering a formal sale process as part of a strategic review to maximize shareholder volume. the luxury retailer co

or on twitter as well, @louisabojesen. barclays first quarter results are likely to be overshadowed by the brewing investor revelt against jes staley. i ss told shareholders they shouldn't re-elect staley given multiple investigations into his behaviors involving a whistle-blower. >>> credit suisse share holders are meeting in zurich. the swiss bank has holder revolts to pay bonuses to top executives despite a big loss in 2016. in response credit suisse says they are cutting their pay by 40%. shareholder anger shows little sign of baiting. carolin is in zurich. one last time for me. >> y one last time. this will ab heated shareholder meeting in zurich. yes, the numbers last week were better than expected but still a lot of question marks around the future strategy of the firm but also about the pay report. one big shareholder group which has been opposed specifically to the pay report and also to the re-election of the chairman and vice chairman is vincent kauffman, the ceo of ethos funds, representing 3%, 4% of share hold

@carolincnbc or @louisabojesen. we need to take a quick break. check out world markets live. we'll be back. loads more after the break. we'll talk about the china/u.s. meeting taking place between trump and his chinese counterpart. >>> welcome. you're still watching "street signs." i'm carolin roth. >> i'm louisa bojesen. your headlines this morning. >>> a dovish mario draghi sends the euro lower as the ecb chief says there is no need to change the current policy path due to a lack of inflation evidence. >> inflation is not just converging towards our aim, but stabilizing around it. we would need to see signs of such pressures building, but so far there's scant evidence of this. >>> european equities open in negative territory after u.s. stocks post their largest one-day reversal in over a year as a more hawkish fed indicates it will start unwinding its balance sheet this year. >>> unilever bucking the european trend announcing they will be selling their spreads business. the co remains mum over kraft-hines as a potential buyer. >> the business has leading market shares in mo

you can find us on twitt twitter @louisabojesen. we will be back after the break.or you fx heads, stay tuned. we'll talk about the currency markets. time's up, insufficient we're on prenatal care.es. and administrative paperwork... your days of drowning people are numbered. same goes for you, budget overruns. and rising costs, wipe that smile off your face. we're coming for you, too. for those who won't rest until the world is healthier, neither will we. optum. how well gets done. >>> hi everyone. welcome back. you're still watching "street signs." i'm louisa bojesen. these are your headlines this morning. shares in credit suisse trading sharply higher as it announces a 4 billion swiss franc capital hike after posting the best quarterly profit since starting its restructuring plan under ceo tidjane thiam. >> was always the intention to raise 2 to 4 billion in 2017 in the ipo of the swiss business. at the time the company was in a much different situation. >>> santander gets a brazilian boost as the spanish bank sees profit rise 14% in the first quarter, showing str

you can find us still on twitter, @louisabojesen or @carolincnbc. see you in a second. n a second. >>> welcome. yes, you're still watching "street signs." >> i'm kafrl carcarolin roth. >> i'm louisa bojesen. your headlines this morning -- >>> european investors shrug off market anxiety in the u.s. after investors pour into safe havens, pushing gold to a five-month high and yields on u.s. treasuries to the lowest levels this year. >>> tesco slides to the bottom of the stoxx 600 despite topping analyst estimates in 2016 profits. >>> autos race ahead, outperforming in early trade. bolstered by strong q1 figures from daimler. >>> we are not going into syria. donald trump says the u.s. will not enter the syrian civil war, while i had administratihis adms the russian government of defending syria. that as rex tillerson visits moscow. >>> all right. we're waiting for some uk wages data. before that comes out, want to tell you that you're looking at live pictures as u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov are meeting in russia. some chal

stay with us or find us on twitter, @louisabojesen or -- >> @carolincnbc. see you in two. >>> hello. welcome. you're still watching "street signs." i'm carolin roth. >> good morning. i'm louisa bojesen. your headlines -- >> apple supplier dialog plunges after an investment bank says apple may develop their own power management unit. >>> shares in lvmh rally to a record high as the french conglomerate posts a forecast beating a 15% rise in first quarter sales, setting a trend for the rest of its luxury peers. >>> toshiba finally posts earnings after delaying results two time the, but does to without the auditor's approval. >>> g-7 foreign ministers meeting in italy look to put on a united front on syria, as turkey suggests the syrian government still has chemical weapons capacity. >>> hi everybody. welcome back. inflation data for the uk for the month of march. we're looking at a bit of cooling in areas. holding steady in general in march and set to gather steam in april is the main message. producer output prices, 0.4% month on month, plus 3.6% year on year

find us on twitter, either @louisabojesen or @carolinroth.ll see you on the other side. >>> hell lorgs and welcome, yes, you're still watching "street signs." i'm carolin roth. >> hi, everybody, i'm louisa bojesen and your headlines this morning. >> tensions over syria keep markets on edge. russia and iran say american air strikes crossed red lionses, while the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said removing bashar al assad is a top priority. >> we've got to make sure that we actually see a leader that can protect his people. and clearly, assad is not that person. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson calls the u.s. military strikes a message to other nations including north korea, as he touches down in italy for the g7 meeting. >> shares of stada soar after bank makers take over from german capital in 5.2 billion euros. >>> and the drop of the structure and the spinoff to the u.s. petroleum business. >>> good morning, everyone. if you're just tuning in, let's show you what u.s. futures are doing at this early morning hour. 4 1/2 hours away from the

we're also live and well on twitter, find us directly at @louisabojesen. >> or @carolincnbc. >>> still coming up, we will be live in france for the last leg of our tour across the key national front strongholds in france. don't miss it. for years, centurylink has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than centurylink. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ . >>> good morning. welcome back. you're still watching "street signs." in the latest french election polls. emanuel macron appears to be in a dead heat with his far-right rival marine lep l pen after th latest tv debate. claire joins us from frejus in france. we're talking about this flip-flopping in the polls, and have been talking about this for quite some time. tell us about why it is that you're now in frejus and what these latest polls mean, if anything at this s

you can find us @louisabojesen. >> and @carolincnbc. did you see the french presidential debate yesterday? >> i saw parts of it. it was four hours long. >> was three this time. >> 11 candidates. 11 candidates. >> insane. >> one winner. it wasn't macron or le pen. we'll talk plenty more about this. >> it's a surprise. that's coming up on the show. also we'll still talk about brexit. britain will one day return to the eu. find out who thinks europe hasn't seen the last of britain. we'll be back in two. >>> welcome back. let's get you caught up on some corporate news. chemchina won u.s. approval of its takeover of syngenta. american antitrust regulators have given the go-ahead for the $43 billion deal on the suggestion that chemchina diverges of three products. >>> galliford try said they will no longer try to make a bid for bovis. galliford is the sick tecond to abandon takeover hopes of bovis. >>> frankfurt is reportedly winning the post-brexit battle of the banks. according to the "wall street journal" around 15 major banks are in talks

@louisabojesen. >> or @carolincnbc. >>> coming up, it's been a particularly active week for activist hedge fund elliott advisers, we'll give you details after this short break. so you're having a party? how nice. i'll be right there. and the butchery begins. what am i gonna wear? this party is super fancy. let's go. i'm ready. are you my uber? [ horn honks ] hold on. don't wait for watchathon week to return. [ doorbell rings ] who's that? show me netflix. sign up for netflix on x1 today and keep watching all year long. welcome back to "street signs." >> asia, a lot going on there overnight. especially given mr. trump's latest comments on china pauline is in singapore with more. pauline? >> good morning. we've got mixed asian markets, largely because of those comments from trump. we also got some data out. china trade data beat expectations on all fronts. imports, exports, and the trait surplus. we saw exports up 16.4% year on year. imports up 20.3% year on year. that was largely because of demand for coal, iron ore and copper. the impact on the markets was not that dramatic. the shan