shinzo abe expected to be reelected. shinzo abe expected to be reelected. it comes from a solid economy and a hefty dose of good fortune. victory against his soul rival would help make him make -- the longest serving prime minister. summit.-than-expected talks may help revive negotiations. president trump is healing the trip as very exciting and a sign of tremendous progress. it is not clear if kim jong-un's promise to close a missile coincides with the call to denuclearize. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. the u.s. and canada will resume trade talks on thursday. is looking unlikely this week. the countries remain at odds on core issues. however, canadian foreign minister says that the talks are cordial. constructive, detailed meeting with the team. to bemosphere continues cordial. there is a lot of good faith and to be cordial. there is a lot of good faith and goodwill on both sides. our officials have more work to do and we will co

we look shinzo abe's chances of becoming japan's longest—serving prime minister.ive from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight, in london and seven in the evening in washington where the united states has welcomed a deal between the leaders of north and south korea, saying it hopes to achieve an agreement on denuclearisation within the next three years. at a summit in pyongyang, north korean leader kimjong—un promised to permanently close a missile launch facility — overseen by international experts. mr kim also expressed a readiness to close a nuclear weapons site , but in return for concessions from the us too. from seoul, laura bicker has the latest. pyongyang's mass games are meant to awe and inspire. usually it's because of their elaborate routines. but tonight, a special guest from the south earned the applause. president moonjae—in, the son of north korean refugees, has spent decades dreaming of this moment. translation: we have lived together for 5,000 years and been separa

we look shinzo abe's chances of becoming japan's longest—serving prime minister.e from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and nine in the morning in pyongyang, where south korea's president moon is beginning the third day of his visit to the north — a visit that has already delivered a promise from kim jong—un to shut one of the country's main missile testing and launch sites. a short while ago, president moon's motorcade took him to visit mount paekdu, where he'll be joined by kim jong—un. perhaps fittingly, north and south koreans both consider the active volcano to be their countries‘ spiritual home. from seoul, laura bicker has the latest. pyongyang's mass games are meant to awe and inspire. usually it's because of their elaborate routines. but tonight, a special guest from the south earned the applause. president moonjae—in, the son of north korean refugees, has spent decades dreaming of this moment. translation: we have lived together for 5,000 years and been separate

shinzo abe one by 100 53 votes to 254.o become the country's longest-serving premier. the secretary of state has called for a new round of talks with mike -- north korea. welcomedeo said they [indiscernible] pyongyang. takes what calls corresponding measures. >> we have remained steady, but we haveprogress always known this would take some time. the south koreans had a successful engagement. president moon with chairman kim over the last 48 hours where we made another step where we will get verification of an element of north korea's program. on the ground, that is a good thing. we are moving forward, the relationship is good. >> the white house says president trump will number -- nominate an economist to one of the three vacant seats on the federal reserve board of governors. he is a senior fellow at the brookings institution who [indiscernible] at thent three decades fed and helped strengthen the banking sector after the financial crisis. global news 24 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 27

months after facing calls to scandal, a cronyism shinzo abe is expected to be overwhelmingly reelect did ads leader of japan's democratic and liberal party. from a solid economy, political savvy, and good fortune. victory against his rival would make abe japan's longest-serving prime minister. to creates promised one million jobs in the united states cannot be met. relationsrsening between america and china have destroyed the basis on which he made the pledge when donald trump became president. tosaid he would keep trying improve ties between washington and beijing, but warned trade should not be used as a weapon. argentina's economy shrank the most in four years in the second order as the central bank repeatedly raised interest rates to support the peso. from yearour point 2% earlier, a sharp reversal from the first quarter when the economy grew. rising u.s. rates, damaging drought, and concern of the budget deficit saw the peso collapse this year. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm paul allen. this is bloomb

let's hear from shinzo abe. race is over, our party's motto is everything for the japanese people. now is the time to come together again to work hard to make a new japan. stephen: after the victory he claimed he will be putting money toward infrastructure to help alleviate the after affects of a lot of natural disasters and also he will push to change the path of the constitution. for: there is a lot everyone to digest in terms of this new slow but what is it mean for abenomics? we heard a lot about his three arrows. of the sameget more again, that is what muddies came out with a note that said there will be stability and policy and if you looked at his challengers platform, he wanted more of a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility, not the least policies that we have seen from the boj. that was pre-much shot down so you can see abenomics continuing. matt: thanks for a much, bloomberg's stephen engle covering this election. where moments away from the moment -- we are moments away from equity trading. we ha

shinzo abe also giving a press conference of his own, saying trade talks will be different from being full free trade agreement, and wanted to create a win-win economic tied to the u.s. with respect to the auto sector in particular. clearly, the u.s. wants to import more -- export more cars into japan. s will abe says the tariff not be applied this round and round go forward with farm and other sensitive areas yet. seems like something is coming together but very light on details so far. shery: interesting to hear the prime minister say that trade talks are different from a full fpa, and a key point that japan will not go further than the current deal on farm tariffs. of course, the u.s. has been pressuring japan to open up its agricultural markets, but japan at theo keep that level negotiated level for the transpacific partnership. japanese equity markets have been doing pretty well. the last session, they fell after a seven-day rally. let's see how things are shaping up for the asian trading session. here is sophie kamaruddin. reporter: the stock market may be taking a breather. low

shinzo abe extending his tenure at the top of the game. a word of caution for chinese and hong kong stocks after the recent rally fizzled out. near historic lows and anxiety around chipmakers. they may also be revived after the stock guidance. they may see some moves coming in from samsung, reportedly planning to lower apple to keep supplies site. shery: just some after the bell announcements when it comes to electronics. this is a medical product developers set to buy major robotics for about $1.64 billion. that is about $29.29 per share. andsraeli robotics company those two parties entered a strategic agreement in may 2017. let's get you to first word news with jenna dagenhart. jenna: canada admits the nafta talks are dealing with tough issues, but all signs are working towards a deal. christopher even has had days of meetings with u.s. trade representative. she maintains her sole aim is to include an accord good for canada. the teams are in a phase of continuous negotiation, more talks are expected in washington next week. the u.k. is p

. >> the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has won his third straight term as the head of the rulingiberal democratic party. the win with almost 70% of the vote takes him a step closer to becoming the country's longest-serving premier. was this the majority expected? we knew basically he was going to win. it is just a question of the margin. >> it was better than expected and moody is out with a note saying this pretty much offers stability for policy of shinzo abe. it also wipes away any uncertainty about next year's planned value added tax increase, which shinzo abe has pledged to put toward more social welfare projects and he will also push to change the path of this constitution. >> another day, another trade deadline missed. social welfare projects and he u.s.-canadian talks for a post nafta deal has failed to reach an outcome. >> in order for the deal to be signed by the new mexican president comes into office, and they have to get everything published by the end of this month. that means any sort of deal text would have to be agreed to by the three principal parties here fairl

prime minister shinzo abe for the past two years has been resisting pressure to start these talks, andnted talks, and that's because mr abe wanted to stick to the transpacific partnership, giving japanese industry is a bit more protection. you might remember that that trade deal was agreed by 12 nations until president trump pulled out and abandoned it. so right now, prime minister abe had little choice than to agree to these bilateral talks, because the country is heavily dependent on exports, and mr trump has been threatening japanese car manufacturers with a hefty 25% tariff duty, and this of course would be disastrous forjapan, as the us is its second largest trading partner, and cars are japan's biggest export. thank you very much, sarah. let's checkin thank you very much, sarah. let's check in with the markets and see what's going on. stocks in asia fell thursday as investors took in the likelihood of further federal reserve interest—rate increases stretching into next year. we will be talking about this in a few moments. let's see what's going on with the european markets. the e

japanese prime minister shinzo abe has taken to the podium.relations with north korea once the issues with nuclear are resolved will not change. we will be unfailing in our assistance to unleash the potential north korea problem, however, i‘m asked to reiterate one thing time and time again, we will bring about the return of alljapanese abductees. are determined to make this a reality. in order to resolve the abduction issue... —— i‘m determined. shinzo abe, the japanese prime minister, he is scheduled to hold talks on the sidelines of the general assembly meeting in new york with donald trump. more of that to come. you‘ve been watching newsday. i‘m babita sharma in london. and i‘m rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. back with the headlines next. we will see goodbye. —— we will see you $0011. will see goodbye. —— we will see you soon. goodbye. hello. tuesday was a day of contrasts across the uk. cloudy and windy for northern ireland and scotland, with some outbreaks of rain. across much of england and wales we saw a good deal of sunshine, a

played a role. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe met with u.s. trump on sunday ahead of the u.n. general assembly in remarks on japanese television, mr. abe said the two men discussed north korea and had constructive talks on trade. mr. trump has threatened a 125% tariff on japanese vehicles to reduce a trade deficit. u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanagh and the white house are denying a new allegation made by a second woman who accuses kavanagh of inappropriate sexual behavior. now, this comes after his first accuser, christine blasey ford, says she is committed to testifying publicly in a senate hearing on thursday. kavanagh denies the allegations. he will be given time to defend himself after ford testifies. >>> well, the trade war between the united states and china is rapidly intensifying. just hours ago the u.s. imposed a 10% tax on an additional $200 billion ins chinese goods, and that could increase to a rate of 25% by the end of the year. president trump has also threatened tariffs on another 267 billion in chinese goods. the chines

shinzo abe would welcome a visit to china next month.d to work towards the visit in october, reaffirming to cheapen -- the been japan-china japan-china deepen relations. ♪ >> welcome to bloomberg markets, the european open. we are live from european at -- headquarters. good morning. stocks in asia falling today as investors assess global growth. no end in sight to trade tensions. oil prices jump as a devastating hurricane heads for the american east coast. cash trade is open in 30 minutes time.

shinzo abe is expected to win the election in japan this shinzo abe is expected to win the election injapanrkets. these other european markets, pretty mixed, fairly flat, no big corporate stories moving markets in but we will have thoughts about trade and what it means in the months ahead for the biggest economies in the world, and the knock—on effect in places like europe. back to you, ben. joining us now is sophie kilvert, who's the senior investment manager at seven investment management. look, what is interesting is the escalation of the trade war. we knew there would be retaliation from beijing, but nonetheless it will put the markets and edge? a bit, and we are very much worried about the uncertainty that is going on at the moment, as karishma said, and it adds a bit when markets could do with certainty. the us economy is still doing well, the markets are still doing well, the markets are still doing well, but if all goods suddenly coming into america, particularly from china, cost 10% more, how much can the us consumer cope? if we see the inflation rise in the states, the federal res

japan's shinzo abe vows to raise retirement age. what age do you think you'll retire — if at all? just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. worry not, sally and i will be here well into our 90s doing this programme, i have a feeling. we start in the us where it could be a difficult day for some of the biggest names in tech. wit the us midterm elections less than two months away, the us government has called tech bosses to washington, to explain what they're doing to prevent foreign manipulation of elections via social media. today, bosses of twitter and facebook will answer questions from the senate intelligence committee. facebook‘s chief operating officer, sheryl sandberg will say the social media giant has already disabled almost 1.3 billion fake accounts — a staggering sum — and the firm has doubled the number of people it has working to combat misinformation on the site. meanwhile, twitter‘s chief executive, jack dorsey, is likely to address concerns over censorship. he says that twitter does not use political ideology to make decisions in terms of

heard similarave comments like this from president putin and shinzo abe regarding steps towards a peacething yet has been done, but it seems like that is the goal. abe this year is working on stronger economic ties with russia, part of his eight point land. he is urging more joint economic ties on the islands and more flight to the islands for japanese residents. e is not by any means the only global leader going there this year. we are expecting an historic visit by the chinese president, too. annmarie: that's right.\ it will be xi jinping's first visit to the forum. vladamir putin was able to wrangle this forum into a pretty major asian forum this year with xi, and the south korean prime minister coming. there was talks of kim jong-un coming. the north korean leaders agenda was apparently to fall, but he's -- too full, but he says he wants to make a trip to russia this year. important port city for russia in terms of their pivot to the east. onjinping, all eyes will be him. he is meeting with president putin today. today is the start of a russian military drill, the biggest since the

it also wipes away any uncertainty about next year's planned value added tax increase, which shinzo abeledged to put toward more social welfare projects and he will also push to change the constitution. >> another day, another trade deadline missed. u.s.-canadian talks for post eight nafta deal has failed to reach an outcome. >> in order for the deal to be signed by the new mexican president in office, they have to get everything published by the end of this month. that means any sort of deal text would have to be agreed to by the three principal parties here fairly soon. the u.s. continues to signal it wants to keep and preserve the ability to use these national security tariffs if they need to on auto imports. it remains one of the sticking points between the two sides as they continue negotiations. ♪ ♪ emma: you are watching "bloomberg best." i am emma chandra. ubs has selected frankfurt as its post-brexit hub. the bank will have offices in milan.at paris, and sergio ermotti spoke withsergioh haslinda amin as the deadline for a brexit deal approaches. >> whatever solution is coming,

shinzo abe a wage in last week, saying that the chip —— the bank ofjapan's ultra loose monetary policye monetary policy shouldn't last forever. on thursday japan is releasing its trade data for the month of august. earlier i gotan for the month of august. earlier i got an insight. us companies will be impacted and of course, fedex is at the heart of all of this. we have to remember that about 70% of trade is linked to multinational companies, who of course, that will have an impact. i think from the most recent wave of potential announcements on the $200 billion, that to a certain extent the $200 billion, that to a certain exte nt ha d the $200 billion, that to a certain extent had been flagged. what president trump is talking about following that is potentially another $267 billion which we will have two c is more of a threat than a reality. but really disruptive. let's run through the alert —— the other stuff. australia's housing, one of the world ‘s riskiest markets, what is the impact there? the property market has been really reflecting the health of the economy, which has been bo

later today to lay the groundwork for a meeting between the us president and the prime minister shinzo abeident trump has made it clear he is unhappy with the two thirds of auto ex—boss and he wa nts to two thirds of auto ex—boss and he wants to have an agreement that addresses it. last year's us deficit with japan trade was third behind china. and mexico at $71 billion. according to the nikkei newspaper, japan could potentially lower ta riffs japan could potentially lower tariffs on us agricultural imports by lowering those figures. a great deal of japanese cars are exported to the us. what is interesting is that the us would have gotten those lower agricultural tariffs had they remained in the trans—pacific partnership multilateral trade agreement. japan keen to avoid the high tariffs on cars and they want to use negotiations with eu cou nterpa rts to use negotiations with eu counterparts for a free trade pact asa counterparts for a free trade pact as a model for how they should deal with the us going forward. we will keep an eye on that as it progresses. the us cable giant comcast has s

president trump and japan's prime minister shinzo abe are due to meet later today on the sidelines ofsembly in new york to talk trade. it follows a meeting by officals from both sides on tuesday. mr trump has made it clear he's unhappy with japan's $69 billion trade surplus with the us. although some bars and pubs here in the uk have been struggling, many are reinventing themselves by offering customers new experiences. young people today drink less than previous generations, and when they do drink, they tend to drink at home. a new harry potter—inspired bar is opening in london, could concept bars change millennials' drinking habits? i was studying computer programming and design that comment i realise that a lot of the concepts i was reading about in fantasy books were actually real and i thought if we just combine the right elements, then we can make the fantasy world come to life. —— designed the right elements. the model of the business is one of the lotto, where it assumes a certain amount of natural risk but it is not like we have taken at least 20 years without knowing if the

to one of the big stories in the financial times now, and it says japanese pm shinzo abe's looking to up the retirement age. it'll go from 65 to 70 in a bid to help the country's coffers. and then the times looks at people in the uk above 70 are smarter in september. over 70s fare better in intelligence tests in the autumn. the paper looks at some of the possible reasons. with me is david buik, who's a market commentator at core spreads. he was chuckling during that story. i'm going to have to answer for myself. you are very on the ball always, even at ibm the morning. let's look at city am, looking at the former brexit secretary david davis, it says he is fully poised to throw his weight behind the government's brexit strategy. what is he going to do next? what a mess. i don't care, which way you voted, one way or another, nobody voted for this. the chequers agreement, i'm not saying it has been torn up but it has got a lot of opposition, particularly within the labour party and the tory party. david davis has obviously been in cahoots with jacob rees—mogg, who has had a conversation

agreement with south korea, president trump is looking for a deal when he meets japanese prime minister shinzo abe today. the two have always on the surface, as you today. the two have always on the surface, as you can today. the two have always on the surface, as you can see, appeared very friendly and getting along, but how will they get on with trade negotiations? automobiles and agriculture have always been a sticking point between the two. president trump has made it clear he is unhappy with japan's $69 billion trade surplus with the united states. nearly two thirds of that are from water exports from japan, and he says he wants to weigh a agreement to assess this. our a nalyst says agreement to assess this. our analyst says they need to agree on a broad framework to expand trade between the two countries —— two way a agreement. on automotive is, broadly speaking, japan has done everything it can do to make a fair playground. no import tax the us ca i’s playground. no import tax the us cars or any other foreign cars into japan, and on agriculture, while japan, and on agriculture, while japan

last night, he had dinner with shinzo abe.efing with iran as the focus. >> rudy giuliani said over the weekend that u.s. sanctions on iran could cause a successful revolution in iran. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley downplaying any suggestion the u.s. is going into iran. >> we are looking to protect americans and protect our allies. >> iran's rhetoric against the u.s. escalating ahead of the u.n. general assembly. tehran blaming america and the saudi arabia for the deadly attack on the military parade in iran. despite the claim, the isis news agency circulating a video claiming three of the four attackers. iran's revolutionary guard says attackers will face deadly and unforgettable revenge. >>> coming up, no matter how awkward your thanksgiving is, it cannot be as bad as congress member paul gosar and his family. we'll explain. >>> more than 100 people searching a north carolina park right now for a boy with autism who vanished over the weekend. at t. rowe price our experts go beyond the numbers to examine investment o

to one of the big stories in the financial times now, and it says japanese pm shinzo abe's looking tond then the times looks at people in the uk above 70 are smarter in september. over 70s fare better in intelligence tests in the autumn. the paper looks at some of the possible reasons. with me is david buik, who's a market commentator at core spreads. he was chuckling during that story. i'm going to have to answer for myself. you are very on the ball always, even at ibm the morning. let's look at city am, looking at the former brexit secretary david davis, it says he is fully poised to

shinzo abe faced a scandal and calls to resign. to run another three terms as prime minister. shery ahn, what does this mean for economic stability or growth from japan? shery: what a political survivor. coming back and now he could potentially be the longest serving prime minister of japan after a revolving door of prime ministers in the past. what this means for japan is more economic strength. his threeng to pursue arrows put forth when he first took over in 2012. monetary easing, physical stimulus, but structural reform is missing. now he is trying to conjure -- carry out more controversial measures and once people to retire later. from 65 to 70 years old. he wants to bring in more foreign workers to help with labor shortage which is pretty drastic measures in japan. joe: it is easy to spend more money and play monetary policy lever, but you need political capital for the third arrow. shery: the concern is that the prime minister will back down as he has done in the past. he has been known to water down controversial subjects e

thank you. >> applause there for japanese prime minister shinzo abe. later in the show we'll hear from the russian energy minister >>> one of our other top stories today, china is seeking permission from the wto to imposebillion a year on retaliatory sanctions on the u.s. amid a dispute over dumping duties beijing began the dispute five yea years ago with a complaint about u.s. dumping rules the wto ruled last year that washington's previous actions had been illegal >>> and christine lagarde warned that trade tensions could deliver a shock to emerging markets. her comments have raised fresh concerns among analysts that a crisis in turkey or argentina could spread to other developing economies. she said the imf does not yet expect that kind of contagion but that that could change rapidly. >>> canada is reportedly ready to offer the u.s. limited access to its dairy market as a concession in nafta talks. president trump said trade negotiations are going well and that ottawa is keen to make a deal >> let's stop dragging europe's name through the mud, so sa

benjamin netanyahu of israel, shinzo abe of japan, and britain's theresa may. he will chair a security council meeting focused on iran. tuesday he addressed the u.n. for the second time as president. and after repeated claims that the world laughed at the u.s. under past administrations, it literally happened under trump. >> in less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country m. [ laughter ] america's -- so true. didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay. [ laughter ] >> the reason that laughter was rolling is it had to be translated in the headphones to the various languages there. mr. trump went on to push his america-first agenda stressing sovereignty and stressing the global migration crisis can be solved by making all countries, quote, great again. the president's main focus on iran, accusing the regime of sowing chaos, death, and destruction, and urged other countries to join the u.s. by putting economic pressure on iran. afterward, the national security adviser, john bolton, went

he sent out a tweet about the dinner with shinzo abe. it did not have to do with brett kavanaugh's nomination. i wanted to report about some reporting we've seen from the washington post that brett kavanaugh has spent several hours at the white house going through mock confirmation hearings with aides, white house aides play acting as specific senators throwing questions at him repeatedly about christine blasey ford's accusations, about his time at georgetown prep school, et cetera, et cetera. according to that reporting, there were certain questions that kavanaugh did not want to answer but obviously the white house is trying to prepare him as best as possible for that hearing on thursday, ana. >> boris sanchez in new york. jessica snider in washington. thank you both. >>> let's talk it over now with cnn politics reporter chris deliza, laura coates and former federal prosecutor ali honan. laura, here's what we know. republicans are not budging on outside witnesses. there will not be an independent investigation at this point that's the

japanese prime minister shinzo abe says relations with china are back to normal and he hopes president soon. speaking to the newspaper, abe havetwo ways ties improved. abe is expected to go in china next month and is also set to go to russia to sign an official world war ii peace treaty. proposed published regulations for london outlining how the project would work with capital controls. companies seeking to take part would need to meet thresholds. there will also be limits on how many securities can be issued and how they will be treated. u.k. prime minister theresa may has seen her brexit strategy come under friendly fire from a conservative lawmaker who criticized her plan for a hard split from the eu. most of the criticism has come from hardliners who want to distance the u.k. from the single market. the former minister now says he cannot support the plan either because it will humiliate britain and let brussels dictate the path of the parts are. -- of departure. global news 24 hours a day on air and on tic toc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more

we will be watching what shinzo abe might do on his fiscal stimulus plan.of the cabinet after the reshuffling, proving that the tried and tested formula will continue. and also we could see a little bit of a glimmer of hope for carmakers in japan as well as the opening of bilateral trade talks with the u.s. sophie: potentially, as japan is hoping to delay potential auto tariffs with negotiation with the eventual goal of avoiding them completely. we are seeing pressure for auto stocks yesterday, perhaps we might see some green shoots coming through today. the timeline is ticking. you do have the fed boy for the u.s. to determine if auto imports represent a security risk and present what we are seeing with japan to let trump is seen with canada, saying he will stop -- slap tariffs on canadian auto if there's no progress. this week, the senate finance committee held a hearing with senators from both parties and industry witnesses in general agreement that tariffs on autos and metals would only raise costs, hurt suppliers, manufacturers, dealers, and consumers.

in a bilateral meeting with shinzo abe the last hour, the president in full defense of his nomination nor the supreme court. listen here. >> this lawyer that came out, he's a low-life. he represents democrats. nobody talks about that. he's a democrat lawyer. not a very good one but he's a democrat lawyer. so it's a horrible con game. i think the people are finding it out. hopefully over the next couple days, it will be settled up and solved. >> the white house says safe to say, trace, wants the hearing tomorrow morning to proceed with all haste and they want the story to get out here and they want both sides to have an opportunity to air their side of the story. then the senate judiciary can decide what they want to do going forward. trace? >> chuck grassley says it's going forward. the president made a big accusation about china at the united nations today. >> yeah. this is something that he first alluded to september 18th in a tweet saying that china is taking aim at farmers and ranchers and industrial workers because president trump is being tough on trade with china. but today as

shinzo abe has been reelected. china is putting its foot on the yuan.e have a positive follow-through from wall street. interest rates are stable. bond yields are higher, but nothing serious. . korean exports were stunning today a very good number from them. australia on a positive watch for its credit rating. asia loves it. nejra: -- anna: i see the copper price of substantially. goldman sachs saying we just got used to the trade tensions. i want to ask you about the hong kong dollar. why the strength in the currency? one. this is an unusual it started with the pboc. late yesterday the pboc said it is going to issue short-term money instruments into the hong kong market. that would be a tightening of liquidity designed for the offshore yuan. it will filter through to the hong kong dollar as well. on top of that, hong kong itself is going to make slight changes, technical changes, to the way it does day-to-day liquidity. it is seen as helpful for the hong kong dollar. we have a series of holidays coming up. money markets would have been tight anyway. ch

those words from japanese prime minister shinzo abe, who says he is willing to week with kim jong-un. just one year ago he said the window for diplomacy with pyongyang was closing. speaking tuesday, he said any bilateral summit would be focused on resolving a decades-old spat over north korea -- of japanese civilians. american comedian bill cosby has been sent to prison for sexual assault. dad, hebed america's drugged and sexually assaulted a woman at his philadelphia home in 2004. embroiled inld was similar accusations from more than 60 women dating back several decades. from the beloved cultural icon, to a sexual predator in handcuffs. tuesday's sentence completed the remarkable downfall of the tv star once that is america's dad. cosby will begin his time behind bars any security state prison near the site of the trial. officials will determine where he serves his three-your sentence. prosecutors hailed the news as a victory. >> he used his acting skills and endearing tv personality to win over his victims and keep them silent about what he did to them. now, finally, bill cosby has

but let's listen now right moments before he introduced shinzo abe to the press there.id he address the latest accusations against brett kavanaugh. let's listen to that. >> i think it's ridiculous. it's a con game they are playing. the democrats are playing this game that disgraceful. it's a disgrace to the country. i think you will see it in the mid terms. people are wise to it. it's a con game. he is a high quality person. they are bringing people out of woods. they can do it to anybody. they can do it to anybody except for prime minister abe because is he so pure. they can do it to anybody what they are doing. and it's really, really sad. if you look at this lawyer that just came out, he is a low-life. he represented democrats. nobody ever talks about that. he is a democrat lawyer. not a very good one, but is he a democrat lawyer. so, it's a horrible con game, i think the people are finding it out. and hopefully over the next couple of days it will be settled up and solved and we will have a supreme court justice who will go down as one of our greatest ever. hopefull

japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, says his government has set up a sea rch—and—rescue taskforce.xpected to be announced within the next hour. the energy regulator, 0fgem, says it is to protect customers who don't shop around, but remain on their supplier's standard variable tariff, and end up paying more than they should. the cap will come into effect in december, and will be reviewed and updated every six months. 0fgem says the move will benefit 11 million customers in england, scotland and wales. ben is at a windfarm in cumbria this morning. what more do we know? it is interesting you are there, when you talk about renewables and how that might actually come into how that might actually come into how much we are paying for our energy. yes, you are right. i mean, the challenge here is for the big energy firms to still be able to make a profit as a result of this. they have objected to the idea of an energy price cap, they say it will limit their ability to make a profit. but essentially you ran through the details that. we knew that this was coming, at 7am this morning is when w

one ofinister shinzo abe them to take action to protect your lives.those who left now have to wait for the damage reports. this is a country well prepared for extreme conditions. 2018 has been hard so far. japan achieved its highest ever recorded temperature this summer .f that ir severe flooding ekilled more than 200 peo earlier in the year. bbc news, tokyo. laura: terrifying enes in japa there. four years ago the yazidi minority in northern iraq became a simple of resistance to the brutality of islamictate. 50,000 men and women fled danger, staying alive with the help of international airdrops and a bombing caofaign to ward i.s. forces. what has happened to the yazidi now? our chief international correspondent lyse doucet headed to mount sinjar to find t. lyse: life now on sinjar mountain, the heart of the yazidi homeland.ns f thousands fled to these slopes four years ago when the in,mic state fighters swept and many never left. t leaving behiir homes and villages below to live here. the only place they feel safe no >> isis destroyed my house -- lys

. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe met with u.s. president trump sunday ahead of the u.n. general assembly. in remarks on japanese television, mr. abe said the two men discussed north korea and had constructive talks on trade. mr. trump has threatened a 25% tariff on japanese vehicles to reduce a trade deficit. >>> well, president trump's supreme court nominee bet kavanagh is now denying a new allegation of sexual misconduct, and the white house is standing by him, calling the allegation part of a smear campaign. this comes as kavanagh's original accuser is set to tell her story bunch the senate judiciary committee within days. christine blasey ford alleges cav nay pinned her to a bed, tried to remove her clothes, and covered her mouth during a house party when they were both teenagers. kavanagh denied that ever happened. more now from cnn's jessica snyder. >> reporter: the date is set for christine blasey ford's testimony. it will be thursday at 10:00 a.m. it will be an open hearing. blase will testify first. she will have security because of death threats since her ident

it reports on the start of shinzo abe's five day visit to the us, which touched on both trade and northpanese prime minister as saying they were "very constructive". now, what stories are sparking discussions online? here's how to cope with hold—ups at the airport. have a listen. an easyjet flight to venice was delayed by an hour, so the camerata of leman orchestra chose to play a spontaneous concert for other passengers stuck in geneva airport. with a suitcase and a person to hold the musical score, the group, led by virtuoso fabrizio von arx, kept the public entertained. bravo! the disgraced american comedian, bill cosby, has been in a sentencing hearing in pennsylvania for drugging and molesting a woman in 200a. he was found guilty in april of three counts of sexual assault against the former basketball player, andrea constand. nada tawfik has the latest. andrea constand made a very brief statement in court. she said, all i ask is forjustice as the court sees fit. but we also get to hear from her mother, herfather and her sister, who spoke about how their lives have been altered by h

welcome news for shinzo abe and the bank of japan.xpanded 3%, topping estimates of 2.6% and way above the 1.9% in the initial prediction. minister says the general election has produced no care winner and he will stay on leader until parliament has a chance to decide. democratve a social coalition a slightly less support than the opposition. with therade surplus u.s. rose to a new high come even as overall growth slows. president trump's threatens all exports to the united states. governor is warning about the long-term effect on confident, saying market sentiment could easily change. >> maybe they become nervous. nobody really knows. suddenly, there is a trade war. may change their mind in terms of stock market. ma is expected to step away on monday to focus on his first love, philanthropy and education. several sources say he will make the announcement today, which happens to be his 54th birthday. the ceo role in 2013. , someday, very soon, i will go back to teach. this is something i have more confidence, i think i can do much bett

prime minister shinzo abe warned them to take action to protect your lives.o wait for the damage reports. this is a country well prepared for extreme conditions, but 2018 has been hard so far. japan achieved its highest—ever recorded temperature this summer — that after severe flooding killed more than 200 people earlier in the year. robin brant, bbc news, tokyo. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: they are amongst the most famous footwear on film. judy garland's stolen ruby slippers from the wizard of oz are finally found. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so... hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in

prime minister shinzo abe warned them to take action to protect your lives.hose who left now have to wait for the damage reports. this is a country well prepared for extreme conditions, but 2018 has been hard so far. japan achieved its highest—ever recorded temperature this summer, that after severe flooding killed more than 200 people earlier in the year. robin brant, bbc news, tokyo. incredible scenes there from japan. let's get more. david greco is a professor of english at a university in osaka, and was there during the typhoon. david, thank you for talking to us. what did you see? yesterday around ipm is when the wind is really pit and it was extremely strong winds. i think they said about 160 kilometres per hour. —— really peaked. in my area, especially some of the older structures were damaged. the sides of the building, the plaster came off, and roos were blown off too. and we're hearing reports of those winds up to 200 kilometres an hour. how did you feel when you witness that? had never seen a storm this strong and i think everybody knows that the s

that is probably how shinzo abe can win the leadership.in him with the more unpopular policies he might have on the table. there is also very little chance that he does not win leadership again. tohink you are referring what he sees as part of his legacy, which is changing the constitution. as long as he doesn't win by too much, that might not be a possibility and could be off the table. but certainly heading into the next couple years we have the abdication of the emperor, which is a big opportunity to start talking about changing the constitution. i think certainly that will be an issue over the next 12 months. india is a bond market that has largely diverged. is it too late to get in and should they even bother? yes, so as you said, there is very little linkage between turkey, argentina, and asia, but in terms of foreign funded current account deficits, india and asia stand out. those currencies are down about 10% plus so far this year. as you mentioned, the market looks great from a local currency point of view but as a foreign investo

prime minister shinzo abe warned them to take action to protect your lives.wait for the damage reports. this is a country well prepared for extreme conditions. but 2018 has been hard so far. japan achieved its highest—ever recorded temperature this summer. that, after severe flooding killed more than 200 people earlier in the year. robin brant, bbc news, tokyo. the white house under president trump is mired in a perpetual nervous breakdown, with staff constantly seeking to control the president's anger. the account is one of many in a new book by the distinguished us journalist bob woodward, who offers a damning assessment of the trump administration. excerpts have been published by the washington post, as our correspondent nick bryant reports. today, the white house looked as stately and elegant as ever. but, according to the new book, this mansion is home to a presidency in chaos, a west wing suffering a nervous breakdown, an administrative coup d'etat. it details how senior aides tried to prevent donald trump from wielding his presidential pen, hiding offi