>> i am mark crumpton. first word news. . president biden says there are signs that inflation started to wane in that the latest jobs report shows more good news. >> inflation, maybe, i'm not over present -- promising maybe begin to ease. gas prices have fallen 80 straight days, the fastest. klein. in a decade -- decline in a decade. >> mr. biden was speaking about the current state of the u.s. economy at the white house this morning, over 19 booster shots that target the most common new variance should be available in a few days, after the cdc signed off on the rollout of the updated vaccines. one can from moderna and the other from pfizer and biontech, they have -- secure china's support for a reverse quarantine -- challenging cross-border ties, city leader says it plan is to have travelers first isolate in hong kong and then enter china quarantine free. nasa will try again saturday to launch the august 1 -- artemis 1 one rocket. it is the first major flight and space agencies ambitious plan to return to the moon carrying t

i'm mark crumpton with first word news. in ukraine, president zelenskyy is demanding that russia be held accountable or more crimes. this follows the discovery of a mass grave site. the graves were found near a city that russian troops abandoned last week. the associated press cited a prosecutor who said somebody showed signs of torture. liz truss will meet joe biden for

>> i am mark crumpton with first word news. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is calling on russians typically after their president vladimir putin announced a partial mobilization in the war with ukraine. increment spokesman says no decisions have been made about closing the borders to try to stop russians from leaving. italy is on track to name its first female prime minister. she won a fair majority in sunday's election. that sets her up to have the most right-wing government since world war ii. she emerged from the political fringes after leading the opposition to the previous administration. the pentagon is pressing ahead with a policy to help defense contractors deal with business shots from the covid-19 pandemic. the pentagon has so far made about $8 billion in accelerated payments to contractors under the policy instituted in march 2020. critics, including massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, question whether the policy is necessary or whether the money has been used properly. federal officials have become a cr

i'm mark crumpton. vladimir putin is vowing russia's annexation of four occupied regions in ukraine is a reversible. russian president also demanded ukraine in -- in the fighting and resume talks. >> recall the kyiv regime -- we call the kyiv regime to immediately stop the war. war that started in 2014 comes back to negotiations. mark: in a ceremony at the kremlin today, "they will come our citizens forever." in response to president putin's move, the united states is censuring the head of a bank, as well as prominent russians and businesses. the sanctions announced today are among the most sweeping actions taken since putin's invasion of ukraine in february. justice ketanji brown jackson made her first appearance on the u.s. supreme court encz in a courtroom ceremony today, three days before the start of what is likely to be a divisive new high court term. chief justice john roberts, walked with jackson down the courtroom steps, wished her a long and happy career. jackson was confirmed in april as the

want to go to the first word news with mark crumpton. rk: president biden is praising negotiators who reached a tentative railway labor agreement. the president called it a good deal for both sides. pres. biden: today is a win for america. together when we have reached an agreement, it will keep our critical rail system working and avoid disruptions of our economy. mark: president biden was pledged to be the most prounion president in u.s. history, joining the negotiated talks are virtually. negotiators had until friday to lead -- to reach a deal to avoid a strike. the january 6 committee has received new evidence ahead of a public hearing later this month. it includes text and chat messages between secret service personnel on the day of the capital assault. the chairman says he can't say yet whether any of the messages are among those thought to have been missing or erased. he says staffers are going through them, calling it quote a work in progress. the head of the european union executive arm is in give. -- keith -- kyiv. she is there

now first word news with mark crumpton. mark: president putin will not attend saturday's funeral of kyle gorbachev according to the kremlin. he paid tribute to the soviet leader leader earlier today. he has shown reaction to the death, praising his role in reshaping 20 century history and noting they call his "romantic view of the west." it is unclear whether gorbachev would get a state funeral. russia is holding major military exercises with china and india. it is vladimir putin's way of pushing back against attempts by the united states and allies to isolate them following wing -- following the invasion of ukraine. more than 50,000 troops in 140 aircrafts and 60 ships are taking part in the war games and russia -- in russia's far east. former president trump is accusing the justice department of criminalizing his possession of documents as they investigate the classified records at this or trump's mar-a-lago estate. the court filing seeks to bolster his case for a third party to review the documents. mr. trump off lawyers

let's go to the first word news with mark crumpton. rk: protests continue in iran as unrest crosses the country. at least 17 people have died since demonstrations began last month following the death of a 22-year-old woman who fell into a, after to ron -- coma after a tehran force had an issue with dress code. ireland trying to settle the dispute over northern ireland. the minister last weekend tells bloomberg television they see the possibility of getting it done ahead of the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. >> what i detect is a renewed sense of determination on all sides to get this issue resolved once and for all. there is a more immediate deadline in october in terms of the restoration of the executives and assembly, which is critical to the sustainability and the agreement itself. mark: the irish prime minister was referring to the northern irish protocol, the part of the force that keeps the region in the european union and provides checks on goods coming from the rest of the u.k.. the south korean president was ove

i am mark crumpton.nited nations secretary-general gave a stinging assessment today of the state of the world and affairs, and urged the majority of world leaders to take action on a range of issues from climate change to inequality on the war in ukraine. he was the first person to speak at the opening of the united nations general assembly, and he did not hold back. >> the united nations charter and ideals it represents are in jeopardy. we

mark: i am mark crumpton with first word news. in ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyy says the current focus of the war in zone ask, describing a heavily eastern region as a primary target for both ukraine and invading forces. he described the situation as "especially tense," and he urged the international community to step up pressure on russia with sanctions. germany expects sabotages the region -- reason for damage to the nord stream pipeline to europe. evidence points to violent acts. the damage was called unprecedented. it is the clearest signal yet the world will have to survive this year without any significant russian gas holes. many gathered for the funeral of former prime minister shinzo hombre. it came to months after he was assassinated on the campaign trial -- trail. japanese political leaders member ab as ae statesman who led the country. $12 million is spent on the ceremony, met with the growing anger as japanese households grapple with soaring inflation. vice president kamala harris, who is in tokyo for the fune

mark: i am mark crumpton with first word news. french president discussed ukraine's battle advantage in military aid in a phone call with baltic leaders. president zelenskyy says forces have recaptured or than 2300 square miles in the eastern south, but russian forces hit ukraine's energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands of people in the dark. china's president and vladimir putin will hold their first in-person meeting since russia invaded ukraine, according to the kremlin. on wednesday, xi will make a stop to unveil his infrastructure plan. the foreign policy mission has become a focal point of the u.s. and its allies, which in june announced plans to raise $600 billion in financing to lower income countries have an alternative to chinese cash. president biden and other senior administration officials remain engaged with the unions and freight rail companies and last-ditch efforts to avoid a strike that could disrupt the u.s. economy weeks before the midterms. close to 125,000 workers could strike. rail operators in

this is the first word, i am mark crumpton.e prime minister is conceding defeat and says she will resign early thursday. the announcement comes as the opposition will score a victory in one of the closest elections ever in the largest nordic country. anderson became the first female premised are less than a year ago and led sweden to join nato following russia's invasion of ukraine. the ukrainian president visited the newly recaptured city today, the latest sign ukraine's counteroffensive against russia is beginning to succeed. speaking during his visit to the city, president

mark: i'm mark crumpton with first word news.dent biden has a warning for oil and gas companies, do not write couch because of the hurricane barreling toward florida. the president also had a message for florida residents. >> the danger is real and when the storm passes, we will be there to help you pick up. we will help you clean up and rebuild and get florida moving again and we will be there every step of the way. that is my commitment to people in florida. mark: mr. biden spoke from the white house during a conference on hunger. united states and germany remain -- remain stuck on details to send battle tax -- battle tanks to ukraine. u.s. state department says providing model -- modern battle tanks would require training and support the effort now is to supply ukraine with weapons they can use quickly and effectively. some scientists are calling gas leak from the nord stream pipeline an unprecedented climate disaster. three near ruptures have not been confirmed but german and u.s. officials say the incident looked like sabota

. ♪ >> welcome, i am mark crumpton with first word news. is set to regain hurricane strength over the limit after a 150 mile path of discretion across central florida. leaving road homes, shattered power grids, and unprecedented floods. it remains unclear how may people were killed by the storm, ian done -- dumped as much as a foot of rain in some areas of the state is poised to set landfall again in south carolina. north carolina -- korea is ratcheting up attentions even higher. south korea says pyongyang fired another especially missile -- suspected missile, the third one this week after hours -- hours after vice president harris visited the demilitarized zone. the biggest donors to his campaign ahead of sunday's election are mainly from the country's wealthy community. the main backer owns farms as big as austin texas, the money may not make a difference, his opponent holds a commanding lead in polls. voters head to the polls on sunday. supreme court justice is getting high profile support as she prepares to take the bench. president bid

keeping you up-to-date with news from around the world you're the first word i am arc crumpton -- mark crumptondreds of thousands of people lined up for miles to pay tribute to queen elizabeth, today's funeral and subsequent journey to the final resting place in windsor was a last public rooms for a woman who reigned over her country for 70 years. global dignitaries from president biden to amp or here he to come were among the guests -- amber

i'm mark crumpton.r putin is vowing russia's annexation of four occupied regions in ukraine is a reversible. russian president also demanded ukraine in -- in the fighting and resume talks. >> recall the kyiv regime -- we call the kyiv regime to immediately stop the war.

. ♪ >> i am mark crumpton. first word news. .dent biden says there are signs that inflation started to wane in that the latest jobs report shows more good news. >> inflation, maybe, i'm not over present -- promising maybe begin to ease. gas prices have fallen 80 straight days, the fastest. klein. in a decade -- decline in a decade. >> mr. biden was speaking abou

mark crumpton pointed out that is actually below 200 pips for the first time in a week which could suggesthe pboc is easing up slightly. bloomberg intelligence saying a weaker yuan may not do much to bolster china's exports. they have the china data dump coming through on friday. manus: thank you very much. i might have misjudged my job. it's up, ok. grand. i need to be taught these geographies. juliette saly in sydney. dani burger -- dani: yeah? manus: it's back at goldman sachs. two years, you were safe. but they do this at goldman. every year, you are in the lower model. 47,000 employees, 39,000 before covid. this is about a reappraisal who gets to stay at goldman sachs. i just wonder which division. investment banking pumping out a revenue drop. trading, a bit safer. up by 32%. dani? dani: i was going to say i am not in sydney traveling around, so get your anchors straight. careful what you wish for. you issue would come back as a junior bankers. perhaps that is not where you want to be right now. it is not just goldman. it is also hsbc. they are talking about the fact that half of the

i am mark crumpton, with bloomberg's "first word news." -- [no audio] global news 24 hours a day, ong quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ don't like surprises? [ watch vibrates ] proactive notifications from fidelity keep you tuned in all day long. so when something happens that could affect your portfolio, you can act quickly. that's decision tech, only from fidelity. >> there is a lot of momentum still in the core. i think this one rating is not going to be enough to dissuade the effect from the large movement in the next meeting, even if it is a bit softer. jonathon: the director of economic studies at an institution. got into that cpi report just around the corner, a: 30 eastern time. tom: 75 basis points is a good statement of a strong america. jonathon: if it remains buoyant and strong. we discussed many times that i am alan -- i imagine a balance check. tom: we will change the dialogue here. this is a day that we move away to the ceremonies for the death of the queen of england. this is from belfast in north