shinzo abe has become the first world leader to meet donald trump.apanese prime minister says he is confident that the tycoon will be a trustworthy leader. trade and military ties were high on their agenda. troops. has about 50,000 in japan and the countries are each other's largest trading partners. mikets from new york says flynn has been offered the post of national security advisor. a longtime donald trump supporter and address the republican national convention in the summer. a career intelligence officer, he is the former director of the defense intelligence agency. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. rishaad: you are watching "bloomberg markets: asia". i am rishaad salamat. japan heading for its lunch break. juliette: that is right. the nikkei of for a seventh consecutive session. also having a look at the turn in the hang seng, up .4%. we have heard from hong kong few more days a are needed before the ink cann-hong kong l get up and running. we know that

what did shinzo abe have to say? a fewnzo abe comments before taking off for new york, and he was emphasizing how he sees this as a great honor to be the first world leader meeting trump, and he actually referred to how he wants to discuss their shared dreams for the future, so he is him us exaggerating how close the two can get. by contrast, we had the deputy prime minister a few minutes ago talking and saying that donald shows he is either flexible or ignorant about ties with japan. rishaad: thank you very much about that. 's trip to new york in meeting with donald trump on thursday. coming up, the growing influence on commodity prices, how the currency is increasingly trumping the u.s. dollar. more on the way. ♪ speed always wins. especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business. with high-speed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. you wouldn't pick a s

the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe. they talked for quite a bit of time at trump tower.t came out of those talks. >> huddled in the golden lobby, the world press was poised to capture the historic moment trump received his first foreign minister leader since being elected. but the president-elect gave them nothing. leftapanese prime minister and entered the building through hidden entrances. he then returned to his hotel where he said he enjoyed a candid discussion with trump but did not travel to details. thatrenewed my conviction with trump, i will be able to establish a relationship of trust. but with regard to more of the specifics or details, even that he has not yet assumed the office of president and that discussion was unofficial, i would like to refrain from touching on details. --during his campaign, trump closest postwar allies. he said if the u.s. was attacked, all japan would do is "sit at home and watch television." some sore spots to iron out. firstly, on the issue of security. donald trump has said he would like to pull thousands of u.s. troops out of jap

. >>> japan's prime minister has not give on up on the trans pacific partnership, shinzo abe is aware of the extremely high hurdles that have to be overcome, but abe says he will encourage the united states to stay in their trade deal. donald trump announced on his first day of president that the country intends to pull out of the pact. otto was responding to the upper house lay makers on bills needed to approve the t.p.p. >> do you believe mr. trump was change his mind and decide to join the t.p.p. after all? >> i am not confident of that. president-elect trump's remarks

susan li reports. >> reporter: japanese prime minister shinzo abe became the first head of state to have a face-to-face with president-elect donald trump, in a hastily arranged meeting. abe was eager to revisit ties with its strongest ally, the u.s., and its soon to be new leader in an alliance of trust, as he has called it. japan is the world's third largest economy and america's fourth largest trading partner, with close to $200 billion worth of goods exchanged between the two countries last year. the asian nation was also central to the trans-pacific partnership. the tpp trade deal which now looks to be shelved under a trump administration. and that would deal a blow to japan's efforts to counter a rising chinese economy and military power. security is another key issue between the two, with japan and the u.s. allies since the signing of a treaty in 1960. however, in a threat to ongoing security relations, the president-elect has warned that he might pull u.s. forces out of japan unless japan pays for its presence. there are an estimated 54,000 troops currently stationed in the countr

they said they'll speed up talks on about ten agreements to be signed by putin and shinzo abe. they want the countries to work together in political, economic, and cultural fields and he said he hopes they can get closer to a peace treaty acceptable to the people of both countries. russia and japan did not sign a peace treaty after world war ii. >>> workers in fukushima have started building an intermediate soil facility for soil and waste contaminated in the 2011 nuclear disaster. ground-breaking ceremonies were held tuesday in fut aba and okuma. two facilities will be built, one for storing waste, the other to store soil.

prime minister shinzo abe is hosting myanmar's aung san zusu kyi in tokyo. in the meeting abe stressed his commitment to supporting the new government. abe commended myanmar's nation building efforts such as freedom, democracy, respect of human rights, and the rule of law. he said both japan's public and private sectors are ready to support myanmar's new government as a friend. aung san suu kyi said she is writing a new chapter in her country's history. she is relying on japan to help her country move forward. she said japan's relationship in the past had helped her build stability. abe said they will encourage japanese firms to invest more in

he is meeting with the prime minister of japan, shinzo abe, right now.i is outside trump tower with more. >> reporter: i can tell you just in the last few minutes there's been a heightened police presence across trump tower. we suspect there is a head of state heading towards this facility tonight to meet with the president-elect donald trump in his first

>> reporter: that's a very important word for shinzo abe, the japan prime minister. trust is key in establishing a relationship at this level. he puts a lot of stock in the fact he can trust trump. this is watched in japan and across the region to see if the jap japanese prime minister can get common ground. there was talk of u.s. troops to be withdrawed from japan. there were items suggested that japan make their own nuclear arsenal. this worried tokyo significantly. shinzo abe was looking to get to trump face-to-face to establish some sort of relationship so they can move forward. just listen to what the prime minister had to say at the end of the 90-minute meeting. prosecut >> translator: without confidence, we cannot move forward. i am convinced mr. trump is a leader with whom i can have great confidence in. >> reporter: so great confidence. key words there. interesting, george, in what the trump team didn't say. they did not reiterate the campaign rhetoric they would indeed carry through with the plan to withdraw troops. it has been moderation, at least that's w

shinzo abe is of the story in he had talked with donald trump yesterday.rade and -- trump wanted america's allies to pay more for military protection. abe's comments came after he was the first world leader to meet the president face-to-face. >> we had a long and frank discussion on a number of issues in a warm atmosphere. i can confirm that the president-elect trump is a leader i can trust. more, bloomberg's brian fowler joins us from tokyo. what you read into trump's first for a injured international diplomacy and bearing in mind he is the first first world leader to go there and he visits trump at trump tower? >> i think this is a very big meeting for both men. japan has a lot of concerns after watching the campaign, seeing mr. trump talk about the yen, talking about the cost of maintaining u.s. troops in japan , and talking about tpp in a manner that sounded rather negative. there was a lot of concerns from japan and i think the fact that mr. trump made this much time for prime minister abe and vice versa is very important. i have the front page of the

japan's prime minister shinzo abe will be the first foreign leader to meet with donald trump.e scheduled to meet today. he wants assurances that he is committed to their security alliance. wal-mart is on the earnings calendar this morning. analysts forecast earnings per share of 96 cents down from year ago $1.3. wal-mart is writing a street of saying sales increases. you may find out by warren buffett continues to shed the retailer. brick and mortar having a hard time competing against the likes of amazon. let's check out u.s. stock market futures. yesterday the snap seven days of gains. the affairs, -- lauren, that is what is happening now. lauren: may deal sees them down later today. one of the auto industry's biggest event is the los angeles auto show. a number of suvs unveiled this year and also been called the most sought-after concept car. jeff flock is showing it to you. reporter: lauren in a call, hello from the l.a. auto show. behind me the most sought-after concept car show. other highlights of the unveiled to take a look at the chrysler pacifica minivan is the first

shinzo abe, his top aides are telling him not to take trump literally.hings that were said during the campaign season. i want to play this sound bite from senator bob corker talking about the iran deal. you remember all of the things said about that. let's listen to what he is saying now. we can talk about it on the other side. >> i don't think he will tear it up. i don't think that's the way to start. i think what he should do is build consensus with the other countries that they're definitely violating the agreement. he will have congress with him on that. i think that is a much bett better approach. >> there was a lot said in the campaign season. now there seems to be a re-reading of what donald trump would really mean. >> yeah. this is what makes covering donald trump so very difficult. what does he mean when he says words. does he mean the words or does he mean something sort of like the words. it is difficult to cover him as a journalist and you can imagine where english is your second language and you don't understand the bravado behind what donal

japanese prime minister shinzo abe is no exception. abe is sending a special advisor to the u.s. to lay the groundwork for his meeting with trump next week. >> translator: i want to make the visit a fruitful one that can lay the groundwork for the meeting between abe and trump. >> high on the list for discussion, japan's attempt to salvage the transpacific partnership free trade deal. trump has said he wants the u.s. to pull out of the pact. japan's foreign minister says he too is reaching out to the new administration to keep the deal on the rails. >> translator: the government aims for an early approval of the tpp bills in the diet to reap the benefits from the deal as soon as possible. i will continue urging all member countries, including the u.s., to approve the deal. >> kishida also says he wants to convey the significance of the security alliance between the two nations to the new administration. meanwhile, japan's defense minister says she wants to see japan deepen its military alliance under trump's administration. tomomi inada said the u.s. military's presence in japan

he will be sitting down with japanese prime minister shinzo abe.drivee continues the islamic state group out of its last major stronghold in iraq. part of that massive operation has retaken the airport west of mosul. time for our business news with stephen carroll. the major asia-pacific economies are meeting in peru this weekend. they will all be talking about one man. >> donald trump will not be at the summit but he will definitely be a topic of discussion. president obama is likely to face uncomfortable questions about his successor's trade policy as hope fades that the transpacific trade partnership will be ratified. the 21 countries that make up the group are looking for new ways to boost trade. we have been speaking to an economist that says donald trump's protectionist policies have created opportunity for china. >> china immediately the day after the election victory announced that they are going to start a beijing lead free trade area of the asia pacific and right now china is in peru over the weekend. these few days the chinese president

she's expected to meet with prime minister shinzo abe on wednesday in tokyo. aung san suu kyi will also visit kyoto university where she once studied as a research fellow. she's also expected to call for more investments from japan to spur her country's quick growth. >>> japan has decided to sign an agreement on selling nuclear power plants to india. the deal is expected to be made official when narendra modi visited japan next week. japanese prime minister shinzo abe came to a basic agreement with his counterpart in india last december. the pact is expected to include a provision to prevent the technology from being used for military purposes. if india connects another nuclear test, cooperation would be halted. this would be the first civil nuclear cooperation pact with a country that has not signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. >>> researchers from japan, the u.s., and britain are teaming up to analyze secret cyber attacks. the move comes aside cases in the world. the team members are from 13 institutions including japan's university and university of

while shinzo abe is worried .bout china's aggressive stance anchor: the man who told a congressional hearing that the u.s. -- nsa did not intentionally spy on people has stepped down. he has served as u.s. director of national intelligence for 6 years. his resignation was expected but is likely to put additional pressure on president-elect donald trump to appoint his team. we have more from washington. reporter: the letter of resignation submitted by the director of national intelligence, james klapper, is not a surprise. he had been signaling to staff and those working with and around him his intention to leave his post at the end of this administration. however, the timing of this is a strong signal being sent out to the incoming administration, that of president-elect donald that itnd the fact needs to move expeditiously on naming replacements within the intelligence community, james clapper insisted in a hearing, a house hearing on intelligence matters, that in his 50 years of career, he's never seen bigger challenges than the ones that his country, the u.s., is currently confron

prime minister shinzo abe is no exception. he's sending a special adviser to the u.s. next week. terp trp i want to make the visit a fruitful one to lay the groundwork for a meeting between abe and trump. >> high on the list for discussion, japan's attempt to salvage the partnership for the tpp. japan's foreign minister said he's reaching out to the new administration to keep the deal on the rails. >> translator: the government aims for an early approval of the tpp bills in the diet to reap the benefits from the deal as soon as possible. i will continue urging all member countries, including the u.s. to approve the deal. >> kishida says he wants to convey the significance of the security alliance between the two nations to the new administration. >>> in washington, president-elect trump has met with key figure in the republican mainstream in an apparent bid to rebuild bridges burned. trump met with house speaker paul ryan. relations had been strained after trump made lewd comments about women and ryan refused to defend him. but the house speaker said he's ready to work with trump.

president-elect donald trump. >> reporter: shinzo abe arrived in new york and headed to trump tower for his first meeting with donald trump. it's extremely rare for a japanese prime minister to meet with an american president-elect. abe's visit was apparently in line with growing concerns in japan over trump's campaign remarks. trump floated the idea of allowing japan to get nuclear weapons and he also said japan should pay more for hosting u.s. troops. plus trump said he wants to dump the transpacific partnership free trade deal. abe wants to keep it on the rails. japanese officials say their talk was successful, a first step towards building a personal relationship. >> translator: the alliance between our countries does not function without trust. i am assured that the president-elect, mr. trump, is a trustworthy leader. >> reporter: then abe headed to lima, peru. he met with russian president vladimir putin on the sidelines of the asian-pacific economic cooperation summit. they discussed economic cooperation as well as a peace treaty. even though it's been more than 70 years, japan a

. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe left on a three nation tour and his itinerary includes a meeting with president-elect donald trump. he will go to the united states, peru, and argentina. >> translator: i want to build a trusting relationship with the president-elect trump. and i want to work together for world peace and prosperity. >> abe and trump will meet for the first time in new york. abe is likely to explain japan's diplomatic and security policies centered on the japan/u.s. alliance. abe will then attend the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in lima, peru. while there he will also attend the meeting of the leaders of the 12 countries participating . in the transpacific partnership free trade deal. abe plans to urge tackling downside risks in the global . economy by using all possible measures in monetary measures in fiscal policies as well as structural reform. he also plans to stress the importance of maintaining free trade amid the growing mood favoring protectionism. abe will call for speeding up the domestic process in each country to put the tpp deal into effect

they said they'll speed up talks on about ten agreements to be signed by putin and shinzo abe. they want the countries to work together in political, economic, and cultural fields and he said he hopes they can get closer to a peace treaty acceptable to the people of both countries. russia and japan did not sign a peace treaty after world war ii. >>> workers in fukushima have started building an intermediate soil facility for soil and waste contaminated in the 2011 nuclear disaster. ground-breaking ceremonies were held tuesday in fut aba and okuma. two facilities will be built, one for storing waste, the other to store soil. >> translator: i want each one of you to take pride in being a part of this essential work for reeb regional revival. >> thousands of tons of material was contaminated five years ago when the nearby fukushima daichii nuclear plant suffered a triple meltdown. the waste has been kept at temporary sites longer than the three years the government had promised. it says it hadn't been able to acquire the land for the new site. the environment ministry plans to beg

and decide whether to assign the duties before the new deployment. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abeas pledged to do his best to resolve the territorial issue over four russian-held islands. he says time is running out for former residents who wish to return to the islands. abe met with the governor of country's most northern prefecture on monday in tokyo. hokkaido governor harumi takeshi was accompanied by former residents of the islands known as the northern territories. >> translator: it's very regrettable that the issue of the northern betters has not been settled in the over 70 years since the end of world war ii. japan and russia have not even signed a peace treaty. former residents are getting old. so we need to resolve the issue as soon as possible. >> reporter: takeshi asked for improvements to a current system which allows former residents to visit the islands without visas from russia. abe touched on russian president vladimir putin's upcoming trip scheduled for december. abe said he's determined to work toward a resolution of the islands. russian controls the islands, jap

from japan, prime minister shinzo abe sent a message of congratulations to trump on his win. abe told reporters he hoped for good future relations between the two countries. >> translator: i would like to extend my congratulations to donald trump on his victory. japan and the u.s. are allies and united by universal values. i hope we can strengthen the u.s./japan alliance. we will cooperate to tackle problems now facing the international community. i look forward to working with him. >> and on the streets of tokyo, major japanese newspapers handed out special editions. >> translator: i think people in the u.s. hoped things would change. now i'm half worried and half hopeful that we can build a good relationship with the u.s. >> translator: i was expecting a female president, but the result was that clinton didn't win. i'm very worried how the results will influence japan's economy. >> the feelings of uncertainty are in part because trump would become the first president who doesn't have a political or military background. but in his victory speech, trump tried to dispel any do

the meeting with the incoming president with shinzo abe. during the campaign trail, there were concerns in japan about the statements from donald trump. >> reporter: good morning, christine. real concerns. hardly surprising given what donald trump had been saying on the campaign trail. talking about withdrawing u.s. troops if japan did not pay more for upkeep. there are 50,000 troop there s . donald trump saying that maybe japan and south korea should develop their own nuclear weapons program as a deterrent against north korea. donald trump walked those comments back. he is strong on ripping up international trade deals in japan which is pushing hard for the trans-pacific partnership. real concerns in japan and tokyo about the incoming administration. you mentioned the word trust. that is a word used a lot by the japanese leader. he said to make sure the alliance with the u.s. and japan is working properly, there needs to be trust. this is what he had to say after the meeting with donald trump. >> translator: without confidence between the

president-elect donald trump. >> no one was offering to sell since they were paying market pricing. >>> shinzo abel meet president-elect donald trump later on. he will be the first foreign leader to do so. abe said he wants to build a relationship of trust. it's a relationship of economics as well as security given that japan is the largest and closest ally the u.s. has in asia pacific. trade is high on the agenda since japan was the main part of the pivot to asia from obama, and the tpp trade pack which is in danger now. abe thinks he has a chance to convince and change donald trump's mind. >> optimistic. >> not a lot of people agree with him. by whew not start building for a fee afraid agreement and a bilateral trade agreement between the u.s. and japan, and also security, when donald trump talked about pulling forces out of japan, a huge presence in okinawa and other bases across japan. abe says let's make this a closer partnership going forward. don't do that. donald trump may be bringing a bigger pacific fleet presence to japan in the future. >> that bilateral possibility is more realist than

ivanka trump and jared kushner elect the high level meeting with japan's prime minister shinzo abe. more on that just ahead. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. >>> a flurry of activity from the trump transition team this morning. president-elect trump has asked alabama senator jeff sessions to be his attorney general. kansas congressman mike pompeo to head the cia and retired general to be national security advisor. we'll break it all down. senior politics editor for "t"te huffington post". and let's talk about these three men. karen, let's start with you. what kind of ag would jeff sessions make? >> i think that he will obviously make a very conservative ag and, you know, one who's, the confirmation process is likely to be pretty rocky for a lot of the same reasons that, you know, when he was put up for a judgeship it was rocky. a lot of his past statements on racial issues, some of his positions are likely to be raised but he is a very close trump ally. he's somebody who is in the, you know, inner of inner circles and probably only his family has been a closer advisor

from japan, prime minister shinzo abe sent a message of congratulations to trump on his win.old reporters he hoped for good future relations between the two countries. >> translator: i would like to extend my congratulations to donald trump on his victory.

japane japanese prime minister shinzo abe will meet donald trump today in new york. in september he met with rival hillary clinton on the sidelines of the united nations general assembly. the japanese prime minister will seek assurances on japan/u.s. ties. president-elect trump continues to build his white house team behind closed doors at the trump tower, names are being added to and scratched from the public short list. let's get out to tracie potts joining us from washington. depending on which report you read, the transition is going well or not so well. what are you hearing? >> reporter: a little bit of both, depending on who you talk to. the key is that nothing is final until president-elect trump says so in terms of who these cabinet picks are going to be. we are getting new names like south carolina's governor, nikki haley, she was publicly opposed to donald trump during the primary, during the campaign, and is now reportedly being considered as secretary of state. then there's ted cruz, the senator from texas, who was commonly referred to, frequently referre

and donald trump just wrapped up a very important meeting with the japanese prime minister shinzo abe. who just wrapped up his own comments on that meeting just a short while ago here in mid town manhattan. they had a lot to talk about from trade to national security issues in asia. but keep in mind as you also mentioned donald trump has had a number of very interesting at any time lysing encounters throughout the day today. encounters that suggest he knows he has fence mending to do. a signal is being sent that the president elect just might be ready to put the scorched earth campaign behind him and perhaps engage in some healing. in addition to his meetings with foreign policy heavy weights like henry kissinger donald trump has been sitting down with his rivals and critics from the primaries. nikki haley, under consideration for secretary of state. former texas governor rick perry. and ted cruz a contender for attorney general. have. >> donald trump right now isn't looking to figure out who supported him. who didn't. if you are the best person for that job, then he wants you as part

trump is talking face-to-face with japanese prime minister shinzo abe at trump's new york headquartersit's the latest in a series of meetings that saw prominent republicans passing through trump tower all day. he talked to more than half a dozen potential candidates and trump will meet this weekend with mitt romney, one of his sharpest gop critics during the campaign. cnn has learned that romney is interested in serving as secretary of state, which our source calls a serious possibility. and president obama has a warning for donald trump -- stand up to russia. speaking in germany, the president urged the president-elect not to cut deals with vladamir putin and to maintain a strong transatlantic alliance. obama says otherwise, we will be giving our children a worse world. we're covering all of that much more this hour, with our guests, including senator chris coons. let's begin with the trump transition. our political reporter sara murray has the latest for us. a flurry of meetings today for the president-elect. >> reporter: that's right. in a number of surprising people have been passi

and japan is -- japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, will meet with trump in new york. he would likely try to salvage what is left of the transpacific trade partnership, which trump has condemned. he said on the campaign trail he would like to kill it. autria: spoke at the museum last night in her first public appearance since her concession speech. she admitted it was hard for her to show up, but she came with a message that everyone needed to hear. mrs. clinton: the divisions run deep, but please listen to me when i say this. america is worth it. our children are worth it. believe in our country, fight for our values, and never, ever . she started her career as an intern at that organization. happening right now, a woman attacked by a bear, and the animal is still on the loose. mollie cockrill is live in middletown where it all happened. what is the latest? -- mollie cochran is live in middletown where it all happened. what is the latest? >> we do not have reports of the confirmed bear shooting, but i can tell you that is surely what it sounded like. last night late,

his first meeting with shinzo abe. >> that's the prime minister of japan, supposed to happen at 5:00 today. we'll talk to transition team officials to get more details about the meeting. the reason this is notable is it would be the first in-person meeting for the new president-elect with a foreign leader. shinzo abe has said that he wants to, quote, build trust with donald trump, especially as it relates to the long-standing alliance between these two countries. donald trump obviously stunned some folks, certainly, in that region, in japan in particular, with some suggestions over the course of the campaign that japan could pay more for its own defense. that japan should obtain nuclear weapons to protect itself against north korea and at times even suggesting that the u.s. military should perhaps withdraw from countries like japan and south korea. >> we'll see if he pivots a little bit. thanks so much, peter. as we speak, vice president-elect mike pence is on capitol hill, slated to speak to house republicans in a number of high profile meetings he's got today. he's also going to sp

shinzo abe and donald trump spoke about their issues.ew york. there are further discussions on tpp and more. where are we on the great discussion on dollar-yen? people were talking about twitter. know, the bank of japan is in a no-win situation. here we are with trump elect, ais is day to a potentially four-year, eight year term. there is a huge amount we just don't know. >> and a long way to go. third world companies seem to settle down later, but japan has not ruled out the ability of intervention and that itself is a selling point. but the surge will not help japan's economy. this is another one of the headwinds abenomics has been facing. we saw the run-up to the elections where people were looking for safe havens, piling up to the yet and driving it higher. we saw the fed looked like it was wise to raise rates -- poised to raise rates, but it may not happen. often they are considered inflation, infrastructure upnding, tending to drive the possibility of race, driving up interest, helping out the yen. now we are seeing institutions li

shinzo abe the first world leader to meet donald trump, saying that they had fake discussions and a warm atmosphere. he says that he is confident that trump will be a success and a man that he can trust. he would not comment further as the talks were informal. of 6.8 96 extend the currency's decline. goldman sachs and has raised its forecast for the year one. chinese real estate curves cooling in october. the government push to prevent a property bubble caused price rises in only 62 of 70 cities. it had risen to 63 in september. prices fell in seven cities, compared to six month earlier. breaking news justin, the malaysian central bank saying it is intervening in the currency market -- breaking news just in, the malaysian central bank saying it is intervening in the curtain market. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ tracy: welcome to the best of bloomberg markets middle east. i'm tracy alloway. making headlines this week -- we were live in saudi arabia. -- king abdullah about investment in an era

japan's shinzo abe, let's discuss that with bloomberg's reporter isabel reynolds.rtant issues that concern japan and the rest of asia about a trump presidency? trump showed a great deal of concern and confusion in japan during his election campaign, firstly on the issue of trade because he has rejected the transpacific trade agreement, which is important to shinzo abe for trade in the economy. also, the alliance between japan and the u.s.. donald trump has threatened to remove u.s. troops from japan unless japan pays more for their upkeep. was already paying 5% of their upkeep. they do not feel it is a good idea. there are growing concerns at this point, those are the burdens that abe will be taking. tracy: what is the plan of postelection? given so many of these issues were so high am a campaign rhetoric that trump has promised to abandon? there are military arrangements -- he has said pretty, dramatic changes of position from the current administration. it will be a very softly, softly approach. will have dinner together, probably with their wives in trump tower

may facead, shinzo abe headwinds, but what is next for abenomics? we will hear from the former vice finance minister. the tpp doomed? more with the asia-pacific chief executive. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: the outcome of the u.s. presidential election is banning concerns about policies more hostile to global trade, and many observers inc. e tpp deal is essentially doomed. let's get more. -- and many observers think the tpp deal is essentially doomed. let's get more. how concerned are you about this? >> for us, it is business as usual. the u.s. market is very important to us, and not just the size, but the influence on world markets. we are confident in the u.s.. trade between asia and the u.s. has been growing. the projections for next year is growth of 2% to 4%, so we are confident. there will not be any material change for a while anyway. jitteriness,l this the up-and-down, stocks, commodities, so it's too early to say anything. how would you characterize container shipping at the moment? still inan industry trouble because of the low profitabil

later today, shinzo abe becomes the first world leader to meet with president-elect trump. he is willing to work with trump to safeguard the decades old alliance. the two countries should be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons to protect themselves from north korea. >>> a top republican official claims that president-elect trump is committed to making sure his conflicts of interests are cleared up by the time he takes office. trump talked about a blind trust and turning it over to his children. critics say the president-elect is not addressing obvious conflicts. something the rnc chief strategist will insist be cleaned up. >> everybody is well aware of trump's successes and holdings. this is why he was elected partly. i think he is a successful businessman. we will have a great presidency that he will do whatever it takes to make sure the conflicts of interests are resolved and assets are handed down and the company is run by the kids. >> legal experts tell cnn if trump transfers assets to the children, that does not meet the definition of the blind trust. the definition of a

shinzo abe meets donald trump and says he is a man he can trust. important conversation coming up with st. louis fed president james bullard. the markets potentially poised for a second straight week of gains. futures a little bit softer ahead of the open. a single-digit on the s&p 500. on the bond market, a year to date high a little bit earlier. we are down by a basis point. king dollar and dollar strength was this same -- the theme earlier in the session, but not anymore. just marginally. will we close out the longest losing streak in the history of the single currency in the history of the u.s. dollar? this is bloomberg. ♪ jonathan: what does a trump presidency mean for the federal reserve? in the background, a dollar index approaching highs we have not seen since 2003. right now, an important conversation over in frankfurt. matt miller is with the st. louis fed president james bullard. matt? jon, thanks very much. jim bullard with us. we just finished a very interesting panel. one of the questions you were discussing was how trump's policies w

moments ago, donald trump finished up a finished up a meeting with shinzo abe.hat's his first meeting face to face with the world leader. as i mentioned with the people coming in and out today, it was quite interesting watching trump tower. henry kissinger, the japanese prime minister we mentioned, south carolina governor nikki haley, representative jeb henserling, governor rick scott, the co-chief executive of oracle, general jack keen, a lot of folks. let's bring in our panel to talk about this transition. caitlyn huey burns and charles krauthammer. i guess that's the thing people said, wow, mitt romney after all the back and forth in the campaign. >> you know, i thought of you and charles as soon as mitt romney's name was mentioned. his blistering attacks on donald trump were personal. not in the general election but certainly in the primary election. i'm of the view that taking a snapshot picture of the transition at any given time is really just going to have us pulling our collective hair out. it doesn't matter to the country who the president-elect interv

(shinzo abe) the atmosphere of the meeting was really really cordial ...and more meetings with lawmakers favored for key administration posts...including south carolina governor nikki haley. she's reportedly in the running for secretary of statedespite harshly criticizing trump during the primary. (haley) what i've seen in donald trump is he brings out the worst in people the transition team cabinet roles. among them, texas senator ted cruz and former republican presidential candidate mitt romney who also had harsh words for the president-elect during his campaign: (romney) donald trump is a phony, a fraud mister trump is scheduled to meet with romney in new jersey tomorrow. hena daniels cbs news. ((kirsten joyce)) >> just moments ago president-elect donald trump offered alabama senator jeff e ((kirsten joyce)) >>> biscuit dunking goes to a new height. ((brian loftus)) >> just how high did this man jump to dip his biscuit into a cup of tea. that's next on the valley's news leader./// ((demetria obilor)) >>> there's nothing like a now one thrillseeker is breaking the internet all while se

meantime, president-elect trump today is set to have his first face-to-face meeting with shinzo abe this afternoon. president-elect trump during his campaign suggested japan and other allies do notice pair i pay their fair share for military support, and blasted the partnership deal with japan and other countries. prime minister abe says he wants to build trust and the two leaders may already have common grounds. analysts say they were both nationalists. prime minister abe says he is set on returning japan back into a beautiful country. extending the trend, the trump team is not allowing photojournalists to attend the meeting with prime minister abe. this continues a freezeout of the coverage. the trump team says it will release a staff photo. fox news will not be using it in protest of the media lockout. doug mcel way is live at trump tower. >> reporter: i just talked to sean spicer, who addressed that specific question about abe. he is ed that abe is a guy very much like donald trump, and they both now how to -- as for the meeting with romney, this is completely unexpected. we know the

. >>> well, president-elect donald trump meets with japanese prime minister shinzo abe in new york today. learneded that mr. trump has statarted making offe for key posts in his admininistration. these are some of f the leading contenders to fillll top positions. retired general michael flynn as national securitity adviviser. giuliani as secretary of state. senator jefeff sessions as attorney general a and steve mnuchin as treasurury secre and also congressman jeff miller for veteran secretary. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we could hear announcements on those posts as soon as today. meanwhile, transition team will unveil their first wave of landing teams. personnel charged with handling the happenedoff to federal will have to agree to a five-year lobbying ban after leaving the white house. president-elect donald trump capped another day of high profile meetings at trump tower. many of those seen in the building wednesday are overwhelmingly favorites for key administration posts. among them, alabama senator jeff sessions who sat in on trump's

. >>> president-elect donald trump is meeting with japanese prime minister shinzo abe today. he might try to sway trump on the transpacific partnership, tpp, a 12 country parter in agreement trump has opposed. president obama will also attend that meeting today. >>> senator cruz being coy in the role he may have been asked to play. the two had a meeting at trump tower. when asked if any position had been discussed, cruz replied that quote, talked about were solutions facing the country. during the campaign, you remember trump repeatedly referred to ted cruz as lying ted. >>> it's getting more affordable to live in denver. at least more affordable if you rent an apartment. apartment rents fell again last month. that's the third in a row of declining prices according to apartment housing research the average rent now in denver $1,381. that's still significantly higher than this time last year. . >>> well still ahead on 9 news, big news about child booster seats. it may come as a surprise as safety experts and car seat makers. heavy snow in the mountains. snow starting here in d

on thursday, shinzo abe meets with donald trump. manus? , domesticing up in october. steady is there a reason to be concerned about the world's's second-largest economy? playing the trump card. eu foreign ministers say they look forward to a strong partnership with the next u.s. administration, but there are red lines are iran and russia. we go to brussels for a closer look. madeu.k.'s boot maker big money during the trump presidency. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: a very warm welcome back. this is not europe, this is hong kong. 1.5%.ng seng is down by .3%.pacific, down by juliette saly has the bloomberg business flash. reporter: u.k. businesses have delayed or canceled investments w. with more than 40% of the company scaling back. that is according to studies from the center for economic and business research. have beenecutives reluctant to follow through on spending plans because of a plunge in the pound and a lack 's tlarity on the u.k. relationship with the eu. donald trump might be good for the lending market. s helping topound i fuel demand. deal could value as much