meanwhile, and advisor to the turkish president says mohammad bin salman remains the chief suspect in killing of the "washington post" columnist, amid reports that the united nations representative was allowed to listen to audio recordings of his murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. access tot granted the three-story building. chancellor says the eu and u.k. would agree to delay brexit if more time is needed to pass the required legislation. it is the clearest signal yet that britain is contemplating an extension to the deadline. "if we do gettv, the deal and we need more time to put all the legislation is the one in place, and i'm sure everybody on both sides will take a reasonable approach to that." the brexit uncertainty is likely to make life tricky for the bank of england officials as they need for a rate decision this week. global news, 24 hours a day and at @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm christine burke. this is bloomberg. manus: thanks for the roundup. has was saying, the u.s. hit a record 100 consec

it was especially true as it related to mohammad bin salman. i found a range of opinions about whether or not there should be some senior counselors to him, checks and balances, but where there was no range of opinions, on his centrality to the changes taking place in saudi arabia, and if anybody thought that if you somehow could succeed in pushing him out, which they didn't think you could, but if you could, the dark forces of saudi arabia would be back. and anyone who thought that somehow this move towards transformation of saudi arabia would continue was engaging in an illusion. that this was not possible. and if you want to see the transformation continue, then, in fact, he has to be the focal point of this. you know, i have found at the same time, while there was this kind of anger at least among officials, i found this very sort of sober sense that, ok, we've got a problem, we know that it's not going to go away right away, we realize was going on in congress. we are not happy about it, but we just, we have to persevere. and we will, it w

are propped up by the saudis, a government that is, of course, de facto run by crown prince mohammad bin salmanme finish my question. you know personally that... since we learned so much more about the ruthless methods of mohammad bin salman, thanks to the grisly, gruesome, horrific murder ofjamal khashoggi, has it given you pause to think very carefully about the nature of your relationship with the saudi government? we will always have a strategic relationship with saudi arabia. saudi arabia is our partner, our neighbour, and ourfuture. our future is to stay together, because we don't have any future alone in the region. the region is growing and it's coming together, like the european union, if you know. so we — nobody, i am not, i am notjudging what's happening in saudi arabia, i am not entitled tojudge what's happening in saudi arabia. i know that saudi arabia's coming to help the yemeni people, to restore legitimacy in yemen and to restore the statehood, and that's why we are fighting together on the ground in the yemen. if i may say so... and i think it's nonsense when you say that we ar

his intelligence services are telling him that mohammad bin salman was responsible and because eitherr a business relationship he has with saudi arabia, he is declining to make that finding to congress. but this isn't his general executive discretion. he has to, under the law. >> he didn't. >> and he didn't. >> so what now? >> listen, i assume we can go to court to try to make the president comply with this law. we can raise political pressure as we will this year. or we can move forward with sanctions. and i think that's probably the most appropriate step. congress doesn't have to wait for the president to fulfill his duty. we can make a determination that mohammad bin salman ordered these murders and there should be some penalty and repercussion for that. >> speaking of murky situations with the saudis. jeff bezos wrote an essay accusing the national enquirer of trying to extort him over explicit photographs sent to his extra marital girlfriend. he refers to the saudi angle. he seems to be suggesting he and his team seem to be suggesting the saudis had something to do with the natio

are at a low and mohammad bin salman is under a lot of pressure.s trying in saudi arabia. win the war in yemen, reform the economy. neither are going well. pivot to asia.to this trip has been a big success. the frontim back on foot again. >> can this really work? it's not just china that the at, thatst is looking saudi arabia is looking at. it's also russia. >> in terms of the trip, it's worked beautifully. it's proven that he can turn up countries, hand out money. well. will treat him very >> and a viable alternative to the west? >> i don't think so. u.s.-saudi relationship remains the critical relationship, but you options.ave you want to have different relationships and you want to america anditics in europe that you can go elsewhere if you need to good but it could tentative relationship. we saw how the foreign minister of iran came to visit beijing. up with xi jinping. china is actually, well, i guess, on a tightrope. treads a delicate line but it's been treading it very carefully and very well for the years.w and it manages to have good relat

my goodness, saudi arabia led by mohammad bin salman is accused by all of the u.s.elligence agencies as well as practically anybody else who is watching of being behind the brutal murder and dismemberment of a journalist, one who was a legend in the united states, working for the u.s. how do you throw your lot behind this kind of person for such a massive -- is there a contradiction in terms? >> yes, there is. morally, with great difficulty. but i think in a way i would argue that iran is forcing the west to make strategic choices. what is the alternative? i'm not sure. i mean the conundrums of making policy on iran and saudi arabia are well-known to anyone who has been involved. it is very, very difficult to develop strategic options, frankly, if you take a moral standpoint. i am deeply shocked by what happened to khashoggi. but, i mean, i have dealt probably more than most very closely with the saudi arabians, and up close it is not a pretty sight. so maybe some of us are not quite -- i wouldn't say particularly ghastly, shocking incident. but i mean -- >> you are

and it coincided with the visit of mohammad bin salman, the king of saudi arabia, to both countries.x months into his premiership, and with his announcement that he wanted better ties with iran, it had been actually iran, it was the first time since 1979 that we had a prime minister in pakistan who had that kind of relationship, who was that charismatic, and wanted to improve relations. before the revolution, the shah of iran was the first foreign dignitary to visit pakistan. prime minister bhutto, who was prime minister from 1971 to 1979, had an iranian wife. the first lady of pakistan when pakistan became a republic was also iranian, so there was a lot of, you know... if imran khan is the loser, are you saying he is not in control or that he misjudged? we also have to take a look at internal pakistani politics, with other groups, what they want to achieve. who is the biggest winner? imran khan has been weakened by this, certainly. as far as iran and pakistan are concerned, they are talking about building a wall in the 900 kilometres, so the islamic republic is emulating mr trump. j

the saudi crown prince, mohammad bin salman, on a visit to pakistan, has announced investment agreementst the start of an economic tie—up. pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, called saudi arabia a friend in need. the prime minister of poland, mateusz morawiecki, has cancelled a visit to israel in a growing row over anti—semitism. mr morawiecki was angered by comments from the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that poles had been responsible for the killing of jews during the second world war. parts of paris came to a standstill on sunday as police detonated a huge unexploded bomb. it's believed to have been dropped by the raf during the second world war. nearly 2,000 people had to be moved from their homes and a number of eurostar trains were cancelled. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. the heart of paris turned into a ghost town. hundreds of people, some preparing for a longer trip than others, leaving their homes. police going door—to—door, making sure eve ryo ne going door—to—door, making sure everyone was safely out of the way. the £1000 bomb initially thought to be harmles

mohammad bin salman was welcomed by the prime minister at the start of an asian tour that will take him to india and china as well. he promises an investment in pakistan include deals in agriculture and energy, including a $10 billion oil refinery. global news 24 hours a day on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ramy inocencio. this is bloomberg. asian stocks pretty your fork following -- pretty euphoric falling gains on friday. the u.s. certainly made up for it. it is all bound to signs on the economy looking positive and trade discussions like was. thed: let's get more on trading action. mark, good morning. who do i think for this risk rally? mark: i think there are a number of factors to thank. overall this year there are two big macro certainties and we are getting positive news on both fronts. one side is at what point will the china policy start to future growth. on friday credit dedicated boost to that idea. that is one element that has been positive. the bigger one is trade talks. certainly the mood is

people first heralded it as all wa nted people first heralded it as all wanted to stop live mohammad bin salmanically to this case, which i think, the accusations were of torture that is taking place. —— mohamed darrat someone. —— mohamed bin salman. and he, there's a lot less information about what is going on than before, it does sound like a terrible situation for the women involved. the differences, we are about the difference between men and women, this is a favourite if you go to the times for hull, these stories a lwa ys to the times for hull, these stories always run in the papers and we waste pick them up on the paper reviews because it is front page, it is the differences between men and women, are there any? well, apparently, yes. men might have larger brains. might have. but women's grey matter is younger, as much as the years younger and apparently it can be seen in the difference in behaviour in the rain, women in their20s, difference in behaviour in the rain, women in their 20s, it can see that this phenomenon is happening. this isa this phenomenon is happening. this is a scienti

activists arrested as part of a crackdown on dissent in 2017 overseen by saudi crown prince mohammad bin salmanwe turn now to salman alodah's son abdullah, who joins us from chicago. abdullah alaoudh is a senior fellow at georgetown university in the center for muslim-christian understanding. welcome to democracy now! can you talk about why your father was firstst arrested, his condition now? >> thank you for hosting me. he was actually part of a movement demanding and asking prosecution monarchy in saudi arabia in 2011. he, alalong with other c collea, signed a petition and called the saudi public to sign a petition asking and commanding civil and more democratic change in saudi arabia. , , theetethe arab spring saudii regime e did not seek to tolelera such a discourse -- mean, the relationship between my fheher and thetate deteriorated. prince, when the crown came to power, he actually started to crack down on the reformist figures like my father and others. and at the same time, taking their ideas and presenting it to the west as his own. but at the same time, moderate voices of the kingdom

administration missed a congressional deadline the officially weigh in on whether saudi crown mohammad bin salman was responsible for the murder of jamal khashoggi. we spoke friday with the saudi minister of affairs adel al-jubeir and asked him about his meeting with the secretary of state earlier in the week. >> the death of jamal khashoggi was a massive tragedy. it was a mistake. it was committed by officials in the saudi government acting outside their scope of authority. the king ordered an investigation. the investigation led to the arrest of a number of individuals. 11 of those individuals have been charged by the public prosecutor and trials have begun. we have said we will investigation. we will hold those accountable, and those responsible accountable, and we will punish them. the crown prince had nothing to do. and there was no order to murder jamal khashoggi. the whole country was troked. the trial is taking place. i tell people, wait until the legal process plays out and then secretary state us he agrees that theown prince had nothing to do with smit. >> i believe the positions of the

. >> juan: i don't understand why you take the word of the saudi prince , mohammad bin salman, i don'tnderstand why you take vladimir putin's word. now you take kim jong un over our intelligence. he >> jesse: it didn't sit well with me either. i think he's trying to find peace and he thinks that strategy -- >> juan: it's not a risk. it's an insult to us as the american people. >> greg: i think it's a risk. i want to hear from the warmbier family. we heard that the chief negotiator agrees with trump. i would like to know. trump has a good relationship with the warmbiers. president trump unloading on michael cohen. hear from him next. -we're doing karaoke later, and you're gonna sing. -jamie, this is your house? -i know, it's not much, but it's home. right, kids? -kids? -papa, papa! -[ laughs ] -you didn't tell me your friends were coming. -oh, yeah. -this one is tiny like a child. -yeah, she is. oh, but seriously, it's good to be surrounded by what matters most -- a home and auto bundle from progressive. -oh, sweetie, please, play for us. -oh, no, i couldn't. -please. -okay. [ singing i

we are bringing you live pictures this morning of modi over in india and mohammad bin salman giving atatement in new delhi. a pactrabia has signed with india on investing in their national infrastructure fund. mbs is on a tour of asia. we look for any commentary on the tensions between those countries of course and look ahead to indian elections on the horizon. back in europe, let's have a look at what we're doing on the equity markets. the equity session has gone underway and we see modest gains coming through. autos and auto parts bouncing quite nicely. basic resources also doing quite well this morning, we have seen those numbers out of glencore, shares up by 1.5%. real estate is the biggest losing sector. properties down by 10.4%. they manage retail assets, part of the portfolio. coming up on the program, the markets make a crashing down to reality. strategists are warning that overboard assets are in danger. we talk more about what to expect next, this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to the european open. 600 crossed the 200 day moving average for the first times october and l

cia assessed with high confidence that saudi arabia crown prince mohammad bin salman was responsibleack on october 2nd. president trump has rejected and dismissed that assessment. instead agreeing with the continuously evolving saudi explanation that now claims the killing was done during a rogue operation while trying to force khashoggi back to riyadh. >> it comes as a "new york times" report details the most direct evidence to date connecting the crown prince to the killing. wording to communications intercepted by u.s. intelligence agencies back in september of 2017, mbs told a top aide if khashoggi could not be enticed back to saudi he should be returned by force and if neither of those methods work, mbs said he would go after khashoggi quote with a bullet. september 2017 is the same month that khashoggi began writing opinion columns critical of the kingdom in the "washington post". that's all according to current and former american and foreign officials with direct knowledge of the intelligence reports which were produced in early december. around the same time president trump

. >>> saudi crowned prince mohammad bin salman offering terrorism cooperation with india as tensionswith pakistan over a suicide bombing in cash m kashmir. he and prime minister mody attending a signing. >>> and moroccan police protesting with teachers prthing low wages. they charged the protesters, beating several to the ground. the teachers came to the capital from across the country. >>> and a new study suggests cervical cancer may soon no longer be a public health issue in the u.s., citing the impact of widespread hpv vaccination coverage and expansion of cervical screenings. researchers say it could be eliminated in the u.s. within 25 years. that's good news that's your cnbc news update for this hour. let's back over to "squawk alley" >> thank you very much, courtney raing reagan >>> still to come, a preview of january's fed minutes. coming up in about two and a half hours, what was behind the fed's sharp turnaround in policy last month and did politics play any factor dow's up about 19 points cal: we saved our money and now, we get to spend it - our way. ♪ valerie: but we worry

reports that mohammad bin salman wants to buy manchester united.audi information minister calls the report completely untrue. global news 24 hours away -- when he four hours a day on air and on tictoc on twitter. this is bloomberg. anna: thank you very much. bloomberg, angela merkel pulls the handbrake and tells donald trump that german cars do not compromise u.s. national security. more on that, next. remember, bloomberg radio is live on your device or in the london area. ♪ ♪ anna: we are 16 minutes away from the start of your trading day. here's what the futures look like. interesting, given strong gains in asia, it appears like we are done with that story here in europe it would appear. essentially, -- the optimism around trade that boosted the u.s. and asia. that's talk about automakers. european carmakers are in focus today after the u.s. probe is expected to say that car imports pose a risk. this could lead to the u.s. imposing tariffs. german chancellor angela merkel disputed the notion that the cars compromise u.s. national security. >> tho

the relationship between trump and mohammad bin salman and whether that will lead to the saudis actingether they have changed their view since last time they did that. thank you very much to both of you. g tv is the function to use if you want to pull up charts on your bloomberg. matt: that is it for the european open. stay with bloomberg television. up next, it is "surveillance." this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: sterling surges, the pound strengthens after theresa may considers brexit bill. jeremy corbyn seconds -- supports a second referendum. kim jong-un arrived in home only to meet with president trump. can they agree on a binding deal? plans to cuttered $700 million of costs. the chief executive speaks exclusively to bring -- bloomberg. >> the cost cuts are part of a broader plan. we are focused on getting returns above 10% by 2021, which we are well on the way to doing.

- i have no doubt given "the washington post's" relentless and appropriate condom nation of mohammad bin salmanmbs would try to discredit, embarrass and hurt bezos financially if he could. what a mess. joining us at the conversation the perfect person to untangle this web, the political director of "the root." have on it. >> this is a house of cards going on. >> people got too much time. >> too much time. if there's anybody who i believe, and generally be would be skeptical of some super duper oligarch like jeff bezos but if there's anybody who who know the technology behind how his phone would be hacked, it would be him. he has technology and access to the people with these resources. i don't think that's a flimsy came he made. he believes, look, nobody is going to get into my phone, this must be a government-level agency. >> and he hired vepgter investigators. and is it also speaks about this president as a whole, whether it's president trump, saudi arabia or his relationships with these dictators non-democratic countries his hostilities and decent for america are thank rs and jeff bezos, tha

the president's son-in-law, a top white house adviser and others met with saudi crown prince mohammad bin salmanhe first time since khashoggi's death. can you talk through how you see that relationship developing and what you make of that? >> well, look, saudi arabia and the united states, very important alliance. energy alliance, military alliance, intelligence alliance. but here we are also talking to saudi arabia about selling them very sensitive nuclear technology. and somehow in the white house that was shielded from appropriate legal and ethical officials. that's very disturbing. with khashoggi, i think we've given that government a walk. in other words, we're not going to press them for it. and it sends a message on political prisoners, freedom of the press, that overall, a strategic alliance underscores more important than human rights. and we're a nation of democracy and human rights. we should always stand for that. political prisoners, american hostages like otto warmbier, like khashoggi. >> human rights abuses, of course, one of the big issues around the world as they look at the nor

. >> saudi arabia has dismissed a report that mohammad bin salman wants to buy manchester united. it is reported the crown prince is willing to spend aliens to buy the club. the information minister calls the report completely untrue. global news, 24 hours a day, on air on tictoc on twitter and more than hundred 20 countries. nejra, manus. manus: thank you very much for the roundup. is leading the -- colleagues.ly mores going to russell for talks and told her party that she plans to speak to the leader of every eu member state in the coming days. saed abukarsh, ark capital management chief portfolio manager. here we are, we are literally counting down the clock to brexit. when you look at this, next week there is a possibility that parliament could regain control and take a hard brexit off the table. are we closer to that van a hard brexit? saed: the market is positioned where they actually expect an expansion -- extension. if we were lined up for a hard brexit, we would see sterling traders substantially lower, maybe five or 10 figures lower. right now, we are expecting and exten

the crown prince mohammad bin salman has arrived in india where he signed deals with $20 billion.p between india and saudi arabia have strengthened since modi visited riyadh. elon musk is preparing for lift off again. the u.s. is awarding spacex almost $300 million of contracts for three military launches. united has been given -- they are the global news 24 hours a day, on-air and tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm rosalind chin. this is bloomberg. rishaad: the state of play, japan returning after its lunch break, the nikkei 225 gaining ground, two thirds of 1%. the hang seng, leading the charge. .7%. 40 stocks up, nine on the way down. europe,est gains, china user base up to 454 million. quite something. customer service must be a handful. asx 200 in australia is down two thirds of 1%. a small gain for jakarta. let's look at what to expect out of india. thet 10 minutes until market opens up. the nifty up .5% on the futures contract. looking at a reversal in the rupee, at the moment losing ground. he was gaining g

turkey is pointing the figure at crown prince mohammad bin salman in the killing of washington post columnisthashoggi saying he remains the chief suspect. turkey said today it will let a u.n. representative listen to an audio recording of jamal khashoggi's last moments. he was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october. european union's foreign-policy chief says potential member states from the former soviet union must hold democratic elections if they want to be eligible for future membership. was referred to ukraine, moldova and georgia who signed association agreements with the e.u. in 2014. speaking in bucharest today, she .u. does nothe e get involved in domestic political agendas "free, fair elections, this is our compass." global news 24 hours a day on air, at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. in new york and 7 p.m. in london. hiring topping off forecast is factory show sign of improvement and manufacturing data from china to germany painting a bleaker picture. are citingina progr

sophie: turning to saudi arabia, we have mohammad bin salman in asia making visits the route the regionas been strengthening its footprints in asia, perhaps a resurgence in oil demand growth in the region. visito you think of his and the implication of saudi aramco's production? vandana: saudi aramco has been almost reinventing itself since the ipo was announced a few years ago. it is becoming more global. it is not just in asia. it wants to develop a gas footprint as well. it is increasing its investment in the u.s. as well. it's probably more critical for saudi aramco because this is a natural, big and growing market for its crude. the company still remains majorly an upstream crude producing company. it seems like an act two of the saudi king salman. in 2017, he was on a tour of the region. pledged a lot of downstream investment. always downstream refinery investments in japan and korea for a long time, and china. they are growing now. they did so in indonesia, into malaysia. the refinery in india. a furthereems to be growth footprint into south asia. it is a win-win for both sides.

there's a new report in "new york times" about intelligence intercepts between the crown prince mohammad bin salmann be overheard saying quote use a bullet on jamal khashoggi, "the washington post" columnist who was murdered. we know the crown prince didn't order this, it was a rogue operation. those comments hours before the white house missed a congressional deadline by which it was supposed to say unequivocally whether or not saudi arabia was responsible for jamal khashoggi's killing. the suspect terrify is raised by jeff bezos piece. we remember this strange magazine that materialize when the crown prince toured the united states back. 20, 30 glossy pages about the crown prince. >>> not what you expect to see from the "national enquirer". ami is like many media organizations troubled financially and appears they were drumming up funding and financing wherever they could and they were doing this promotional magazine, getting some revenue but trying to build a stronger relationship. it has been reported, there has been at least in past desire from ami to receive funding from saudi investors. >> w

saudi arabia crown prince mohammad bin salman visiting under scrutiny khashoggi. >> democrats want hearingschnology running desalination power plants on oil don't have unlawful gas -- don't have natural gas nuclear is a possibility for them looking at this for sometime. but we have to adhere to the atomic emergency act section 123 requires american agreement with protections in place against militarization of that technology. and congress has oversight. >> mr. ambassador quick question, are saudis going to tart to play us off against the chinese? to get more from both? >> yes indeed. >> i am sure they will i am sure if it one of the discussions the crown prince is having right now with the chinese is access to their nuclear technology, and also, other trade opportunities. >> what is our power over said toys say don't play this game we are too important for your security in the middle east? >> we've got the ability to refrain from providing spare parts for f-15s grounded within two weeks if we did that we have the ability to sees think cooperation in yemen, something congress is looking at r

the report said to dispute the cia's conclusion, the saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman likely orderedssages do not concern, key piece of evidence in cia's investigation. the cia says it's standing by statement. venezuelas opposition leader will name leader for citgo petroleum company, the move from juan guaido is aimed of depriving maduro with use of oil, the u.s. has slapped sanctions on the country's petroleum industry. finally, we have some sad news to report this morning, bob masse, fixture of fox news channel has died, died at home in henderson, nevada yesterday after extended battle with cancer. he was second legal analysts hired by fnc when the channel launched. appeared commenting on biggest legal stories, trails of scott peterson, michael jackson, o.j. simpson second arrest in las vegas, property man on fox business, he traveled the country, covered everything real estate, survived by wife lynn, 3 children and 6 grandchildren, our friend bob masse we will miss, 67 year's old. maria: welcome back, big change with lauren simonetti. lauren: jcpenney is having crisis, they say mi