resorted to tear gas and water cannons to break up school -- scores of activists protesting the new opelncy. it is the first time the country has managed its own currency since 2009 when entire savings and pensions were wiped out because of hyperinflation. the imf pegged at 100,000,000,000%. public call for women to be able to drive in the conservative kingdom. the prince twitted the demand, stop the debate, time for women to drive. in arabic andted english. saudi arabia is the only country in the world that does not allow women to drive. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am christine harvey. this is bloomberg. it is after 7:30 a.m. in hong where1030 a.m. in sydney i am joined by paul allen for look at the markets. good morning. paul: good morning. off to a bright start after 35 minutes of trading, up two thirds of 1%. of the energyll stocks leading the gains, beach sandozand send us a -- up. ore's steepest decline since march. up tinto showing some gains two percent after announcing the plan to charge a premium.

after he becomes president sworn to oval office, he'sen to a opel of your criticism, but right now presidentbama is still in office. >> do you think people want -- do you think that people sitting here want the american people to be angry at him? >> if you lasted to the last 24 hours coverage of state gate, it seems a lot of reporters are not able to get reservations at the same restaurant to find out if mr. trump likes his stake well done. >> you know that's not true. what if ronald reason an, the assassination attempt. part of what helped was to have the press footage. you saw what happened to the president. >> but he was the president. this is the key. he's the president and right now he's the president-elect. >>> that is arm a valid point he's not the president. it's also a valid point that he's only been the president elect for a week. it is a third valid point all the press has talked about this for the last 24 hours. and again -- i would say this is a red flag warning, stop. we have to stop talking about ourselves. it's not about us. >> and unless we learn that, we're going to continu

now that you have spent time with him and spoke with him in the opel office, do you now think that he qualified to be president? and you mentioned staffing and tone, what do you say to americans who doubt that there will be a peaceful transition and the concern over policies that may seem contrary to whatities and supporters, many call the white national movement, that it will be in the what message does that send to the country and is the world? issident obama: i think it very to say that it would not be appropriate for me to comment on every appointment that the president-elect starts making. if i want to be consistent with the notion that we will try to facilitate a smooth transition. what the people -- but the people have spoken and donald trump will be the next president of the united states. and it will be up to him to set up a team that he thinks will serve him well and reflect his policies. not vote fort did him have to recognize that that ishow democracy works, this a democracy. when i won and if there were a number of people who do not like me and what i stood for, and -- th

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