i markus karlsson -- i'm work is carlson. i'm markusomberg -- karlsson. this is bloomberg.ine and a panel with a delicate conversation on the view forward. the yesterday announcement was on credit suisse that will be cutting costs. lenny cut to a data check. equities, bonds currencies. just one screen today with futures -10. a little bit of a risk off but a friday churn to the market with all this political news and international relations going on as well. let me go to the bloomberg to set up a discussion for brexit. that is my brexit chart. certainly, the abrupt move from a 143 level down to 130 and the migration down to 122 in early distant.ear seems so here is the optimistic recovery of stronger brexit. the doom and gloom of so many reports we heard. the rollover. sos is on a technical basis, bring with a really critical 126 level not reached yet. .hat is a good entrance when you come in and look at your bloomberg, how do you interpret sterling this morning? to interpret sterling this morning, we have to look back on what has actually happened over the past few days. i

let us get to the first word news markus karlsson. .ylor: markus: .s: german authorities are investigating the reason for an electronics failure on chancellor angela merkel is laying about cut short her trip to the g20 summit. a government official said investigators are looking at all possible causes, following a german media report that the incident is being examined as a possible criminal act. forced to return to germany, where the plane landed heavily in cologne on a runway surrounded by fire trucks. federal reserve officials have signaled a more flexible approach and are gradually -- of gradual interest-rate increases, after a likely december hike. the minutes of the meeting show that perhaps all participants agreed to that another interest rate increase was warranted soon , but that the language for further increases would need to meeting.ed at the next the barclays ceo says he is confident of a bank will continue to do everything it does today, even if the u.k. crashes out of the eu without a deal. in an interview with bloombergtv, he says barc

high there, markus karlsson. >> hello, francine.ng to the financial times, this company is appearing for a financial buyback and it would depend on the size of any u.s. fines over alleged iran sanction violations. company hasis slumped as much as 15% after lower than estimated sales for the third quarter. investors fixated on the discounts it is having to offer to attract new subscribers. the world's biggest assembler of iphones has become the latest apple supplier to warn of anemic demand. seen bynal memo bloomberg suggests that forecasts will be cut by half reducing, spending. the manufacturer says it is facing a "very difficult and competitive year in 2019. ." that is a bloomberg business flash. francine: the fate of carlos ghosn will be decided today with of the board set to vote on whether he will be sacked. reports say they are delivering right now, said to be divided on scandal.al with the we are joined by our chief north asia correspondent. stephen, great to have you on the program is always. what exactly other board members

i'm markus karlsson. this is bloomberg. francine: let's get back to the nissan renault story.oks like the new leadership at nissan is really trying to make moves, already to shake things up. >> that is right. it has been a real roller coaster since the start of the week when it broke that the chairman was arrested. as we head into the weekend, what is becoming increasingly clear is that the status quo that is this intricate uncomplicated partnership alliance between the french and japanese carmakers is not going to remain the way it is now. pushing, said to be will be pushing for it to be opened up. it has long been viewed as lopsided in favor of the french. it has long worried the japanese company because renault, which , while stake in nissan its biggest and most influential shareholder is the french state. one can say that from a global point of view, france has never been seen as a complacent shareholder that is interventionist and will be ready to fight for its own on the ground. francine: what does this all mean for the two carmakers on the ground? does it change any of