sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." shery: our top stories this friday, asia-pacific markets to extend gains after highs on wall street as optimism that trade tensions may ease. the dow writing a seventh game in eight days, finally a long slow from the january rise. the race is on to strip chinese goods into the u.s. before president trump's new tariffs arrive on monday. sophie: let's see how the u.s. markets closed this session. u.s. stocks setting new records. the dow now gaining 1%. the s&p 500 was led higher by financials, tech, and health care. markets shrugging off the latest trade headline. not to mention the nasdaq and tech stocks are on the rebound, gaining 1%, the most in more than three weeks. risk appetite surging, falling to the lowest level since july. let's see how this will translate into asia, here is sophie. sophie: with the softer dollar and rally on wall street, we are looking at a happy friday. that may see gains as we have seen in recent days. bargain hunters are on the prowl, valuations look very

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.eak asia. ♪ haidi: our top story this tuesday, asia-pacific markets looking mixed after wall street gains declined, the longest losing streak in four years. but trump administration once .he new york times investigated : hurricane florence targets the eastern seaboard. a million people are told to leave. just like the weather, stormy and turbulent sessions in it the emerging markets, which have sunk to the lowest in 14 months. the u.s. market is also mixed in this first trading day of the week. that and see how everything is affecting trade in asia. sophie kamaruddin has the latest. . sophie: shery, that turbulence may be tempered a touch on tuesday's session in the region, we are seeing gains in the md x50, the nikkei 225 extending gains for a second day. >> the risk appetite may remain curb given some of the woes still moving around. we saw a stock selloff continue, and that could weigh on the kospi which is marginally lower today. the asx 200 is also extending declines as well. we a

here's sophie. sophie: this trade reality check may continue to weigh on optimism, especially with the likely fed rate hike on wednesday. a subdued start for sydney stocks potentially. in japan we're seeing futures in chicago higher, this, after a long week. the yen is trading near two-month low as trade deals are staying elevated. we are waiting on the boj policy meeting. we are also waiting on the second round of u.s. japan trade talks, which have reportedly been postponed from monday to tuesday. china also returning to the fray, haidi. this could see them pickup in value, but hong kong markets will be closed for a day off. a bit of a breather for the yuan monday after china canceled talks with the u.s., adding to concern around trade. south korean remains closed for the mid autumn festival. analysts are saying changes are likely cosmetic. haidi: thank you so much for that. let's get you the first word news with jessica summers in new york. jessica: thanks. china says the door for trade talks is a

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.omberg daybreak: asia." ♪ >> asia-pacific stocks look to extend the rally after wall street -- tech drove wall street higher. emerging markets and currencies as well as turkey hikes forecast president erdogan demanding a cut. >> a defiant tone ahead of possible new trade talks saying he feels no pressure to deal with china. >> click at the market open here is sophie kamaruddin. sophie: asia center teeing up for more optimism albeit a cautious tone. we do have a likely trade talk being marked by trump's latest week. we do have the nikkei 225 at a percent at the start of the session back above the 23,000 level. we have industrials leading the chart in tokyo. simcoe for example gaining 4% at the start of the session. the dollar-yen is back above 112% -- 1.12. we have some optimism around korean relations as well. that has been officially open in the northern border town. this is ahead of the talks to take place next week. over in sydney we are seeing muted gains but we are seeing losses f

sophie kamaruddin is taking a look. sophie: with that tech decline likely overshadowing optimism, asians stocks set to continue their free fall after a 10 day slump. on the data docket, 7:50 a.m. hong kong time, slashed core machine orders. we do have the indian financial markets closed, so we will not get much reaction to the slowing read we got for august. aussie unemployment data due at 11:30 hong kong time. and new zealand home sales picking up 3.1% in august. -- down 0.2%. take a look at fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter. an annual loss of 120 time take- $129 million. the company is assessing partnerships. we will get the outlook when we are joined by ceo mark rivers. haidi: thank you so much for that. taking a look at what lies ahead. could be another difficult day for asia and markets. [indiscernible] at topake a look stories. off itss taken the wrap new iphone a strategy, a trio of phones for a new customer base. we have bloomberg's technology anger, emily chang. what is new about these phones? emily:

here is sophie, routing.ophie: after that rally in wall street come of it could be in for a happier fighting in asia. the convergence among global well. is alive and even as it comes down to the imposition of u.s. terrorists against china on monday and the fed rate hike that hasn't baked week. next there is speculation that china will cut tariff rates for most trading partners, potentially u.s..he in japan, stocks could be looking to be back with a vengeance after the best five-day rally in two years and investors will have more to chew on after a busy week for japan. . today, we get inflation data which will likely add to the case for the boj to stay the. course on stimulus word of caution though, when it comes to chinese and hong kong stocks, after the rebound fizzled out and turnover continues to languish at historically low levels. enflows are likely to wan even more as public holidays shutdown hong kong and the mainland. there is also anxiety around chip companies that may revised after microsoft's guida

thank you so much sophie, from new york.hen it comes to electric cars, germany still lags behind its target of having one million of them on the roads by 2020. but the industry is stepping up its game. german carmaker daimler, known for its mercedes brand, has opened a new testing facility. chancellor angela merkel was on hand to see its latest range of vehicles. reporter: the german chancellor did not arrive in an electric car herself, but a helicopter. but the development is so important, that angela merkel rushed to the salt of the country for the opening of the new daimler electric car testing grounds. >> we have to build confidence,y technologies are no use if people still have the impression they can get stuck somewhere, or that the engine technology to be unsafe. soon, all of germany's gas stations will have charging stations, so our roadways will be well-equipped for electric vehicles. reporter: already before the end of 2018, germany is scheduled to have the world's first nationwide network of charging stations in p

sophie kamaruddin is here. sophie: the tariff plan is being interpreted as more severe than anticipated given the step up to 25%, but at the very least, there were no additions to the earlier draft list. werely 300 tariff lines removed including car seats and highchairs. smart watches will not be included, but when you take a look at what we are looking at for the tuesday session, stock losses at the start of the major market opens for tokyo as well as sydney and seoul, tracking u.s. futures lower. the nzx 50 ticky madoff, falling .4% as of now. japanese markets are set to reopen to the downside after the long weekend. up a prolonged traits that between the u.s. and china and that has implications for a global supply chain, so with that at play, let's check in on currency markets. the dollar looking steady. the yen with a second day of gains. the aussie dollar off by .4%. the offshore yuan is back above .688 against the greenback. we can anticipate looking ahead. more pain for chinese stocks potentially after t

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: asia." ♪ haidi: top stories this thursday, the fed hikes rates as expected and indicates more to come this year and next. president trump says he's not happy. the president also accuses beijing of meddling in the november midterms. china dismisses that claim as nonsense. all of that pointing to a mixed today in the markets as investors weigh the fallout. futures indicate further declines in japan. shery: let's get a quick check of the markets. decline and the s&p 500 index lose ground for a session.nsecutive markets were trading higher throughout most of the session, but we saw the fed chair jerome powell say the bank is considering hiking rates and continued to hike even after getting past the perceived new toll rate. the nasdaq down 2/10 of 1% while the dollar also got whipped by the latest fed commentary. let's see how things are shaping up in asia. like we may see a mixed session for asia. plenty to digest, including trumps wide-ranging comments thi

sophie. sophie: with the declines likely to continue and optimism looking fleeting, asian stocks could look to extend the slump we saw after a 10 day decline. japanese future are looking at a change. seoul, the cosby may be ratings, despite the government saying it will review economic policies. there may be another round of measures to cool the housing market that may be introduced. in australia, futures point lower. 18,000 jobs expected to be added for the month of august. over in wellington, the ndx 50 is extending declines we saw on wednesday. we saw data signaling a pickup through the month of august while prices for food were half a percent on a monthly basis. let's gave the first word news with jenna dagenhart in new york. >> hurricane florence keeps turning toward the eastern seaboard. it steered up to 3 million homes and businesses let's gave the fd left without power when it crosses the coast. duke energy says 75% of its customers could be cut off. it could take weeks to restore ser

thank you sophie. thanks in sweden both main political blocs have failed to secure a majority of the general election instead the far right has recorded nature gains the ruling central left social democrats in their ally secured forty point six percent a slight edge over the center right alliance at forty point three percent the populist sweden democrats have surged into third place taking seventeen point six percent the far right party hopes to become kingmaker of any ruling coalition a scenario both centrist blocks are finding hard to stomach. europe's populist way now reaching sweden in part because of this man. jimmy ackerson declaring a big future for his third place anti immigrant party. do you know what friends of sweden they said on t.v. that it's hard to declare a winner of this election i know who's won the sweden democrats in the in a small country that's taken in four hundred thousand asylum seekers since two thousand and twelve acker since message has resonated for those skeptical about im

here is sophie. bit of we love a little netflix, and when it comes to the session in asia, risk appetite, that may be impact, although there could be a hint of caution. looking mixed while u.s. contracts are pointing higher. is looking flat after a four-day advance, and this morning, we did get data showing the current account deficit widening more than forecast. they had quite a bit to chew on today from the boj policy decision to august trade data. we have the yen trading your a two-month low as we set up -- near a two-month low. geopolitics will also loom large as we enter day two of the moon/ kim summit in pyongyang. we have the press conference on the schedule after a closed-door meeting. let's check in on currencies on our radar. the aussie and the kiwi dollar continuing to rise on that perceived measured response from china to u.s. tariffs and the pound getting a boost, rising to a july high, potentially on a report that a brexit deal with europe is virtually agreed. haidi, the offshore yuan i

ben: over to sophie scimansky.ophie, what is with wall street 10 years on since the lehman brothers collapse? has anything changed, in your opinion? sophie: well, i would say some things have changed. the banks may be a little more stable some experts say, but there are other problems, as we just heard. corporate debt is at a record high, and american corporations are exposed to higher costs if they have to refinance their debt. it might open the -- also keep consumers from taking on too much debt. talking in general about how markets are affected, all in all people behind me in the trading war do not bother to look back on the straight in crisis. most investors it seems to me are caught up in the moment, and right now stocks are performing really well so they do not look back, and neither too far ahead, as there are warning signs the economy could see a downturn. let me add, floor tradaders lood back today to this day in 2001, back to 9/11. at 9:20 in the morning they observed a minute of silence. ben: i'm glad yo

let's go to sophie in hong kong to see how the markets are shaping up. sophie?e: after the s&p 500 managed to break a four-day slide, asian stocks could face a mixed session, albeit lackluster. techs could remain the achilles heel which could make stocks more vulnerable to selling as the hang seng edges closer to its lowest in three years. it's down more than 90% since ts january high. nike and wal-mart stock tumbled or a 10th day. and that is hitting hong kong hard. firms with a primary listing in the city make up 23% of the emerging market index. >> thank you so much for that. pretty key day when it comes to hong kong markets while we see if they can stage a bit of a recovery. let's see what we should be watching as the day gets under way here in asia. we saw that most u.s. stocks managed to hang on to moderate gains. apple suffering even ahead of the new iphone, new apple watch launched this week. >> that's right. i think what we're going to see pretty much a fixed -- a mixed day which has been the pattern, i guess, recently. apple, amazon, the biggest declin

here is sophie. sophie: we are taking stock on the damage left by the typhoon that barreled through the region. there is damage from low-lying flooding. work in honging to kong but there is debris in the streets. hong kong is trying to back to normal. stock trading will continue per usual. precautions are being taken. schools are still closed today. let's look at how we are shaping up across the markets. stocks are falling for the first day in three. trey concerns are not dampening the mood in sydney. we have caution ahead of the moon kim summit to be held in pyongyang this week. we have trade from singapore and in asia due out for august. we will look at reactions to china's home prices. we have people in malaysia and japan joined a long weekend with markets shut this monday. japan is coming back on mine later this week. election could see president abe clinch a third year term. let's get you to first word news with ramy. >> the typhoon is weakening as it heads into china coming having left damage a

if we don't learn lessons from sophie's death and the anaesthetist who died on the same day as sophiethe road from where sophie died at exactly two months later, if we don't learn lessons from this these deaths will go on happening. an nhs england spokesperson told us: "nhs england launched the nhs gp health service in 2017, a world first, nationally—funded confidential service which specialises in supporting gps and trainee gps experiencing mental ill health and which has already helped more than 1,500 gps. nhs trusts and clinical commissioning groups, may offer additional support for professionals in their area, for example ccgs in london have commissioned the nhs practitioner health programme for their staff." we will talk more about that later in the programme. if you are a doctor, a particular a doctor, but a medical professional generally, who looks after your mental health? who do you turn to when you have mental health issues. still to come. we'll be speaking to a mother and her ten—year—old son about the huge costs that come with getting your child to and from hospital if the

helena: sophie scimansky on wall street, thank you.u lawmakers have approved reforms to eu copyright laws they say will force the online forms to fairly compensate the originators of content. critics worry the laws may hinder user generated content and possibly even redefine internet freedom. the battle lines are not at all clearly drawn. reporter: 438 parliamentarians were in favor, 226 against, and 39 abstained. controversial copyright reform is now in the pipeline pending final approval in january. >> dear colleagues, thank you for the shared achievement. this is a good sign for creative industries in europe. reporter: at the heart of the reforms are two major new standards. article 11 would see publishers now paid if, say, google links to their stories. and article 13 requires platforms like youtube and facebook to stop users from uploading unlicensed copyrighted material. the reforms were vigorously babacked by high-profile names n show busininess, including brith musician paul mccartney. he had written an open letter urging fair

welcome to sophie and co i'm sophie shevardnadze as former again money president killed by his one country civil war takes an unexpected turn. as well as saudi imposed located threatens hundreds of thousands of starvation what is official hold for yemen well i asked about call karma a famous yemeni political activist and nobel peace prize winner. the civil war and you see the bloody twist president saleh killed by his former allies in the battle lines are being violently withdrawn once again what will bring to the ravaged country. an opening for peace new page in the stalemate of war and the laundry and starving civilians have to wait before the guns fall silent. out of money yet many journalist and activist winner of the nobel peace prize welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us. yemen's former president has been killed by his former allies there who sees the alliance between them which fought a saudi led coalition is no more. tests good for yemen or is it only going to make situation worse. first of all thank you so fans for r.t. for. inviting me to this program. it's a

welcome to the programme, sophie.e embargo lifted a few minutes ago, what new light does it shared on muslims, particularly how they're treated in xinjiang province? we've spoken to over 50 people, several of whom themselves have been in the camps and they described to us military style discipline as they went through their days, forced to study xi jingping thought and other communist party dogma. they were allowed to practise their religion. they weren't allowed to speak in the ethnic minority language they all used and were forced to study mandarin. if they were resisted people were beaten and they were denied food. there's no clear endpoint for them in terms of release. it was only really when the guards who ran the facilities decided these people had demonstrated significant political loyalty that they were allowed to leave, and i give me what is most worrying about this phenomenon is there's no endgame insight. beijing doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong with doing this. it hasn't received much pressure

for more, here is sophie kamaruddin. sophie: a lot for investors to digest.are keeping an eye on what the boj may do, keeping a close eye on the superlong sector. we saw that jump in 30 and 40 years yields on this chart which you can find in the library. the broad dollar bounce has pushed the dollar-yen to a fresh 2018 high. fed bumping up longer-term projections of its rates. and rubyand rupiah visualized -- rupee visualized on this chart. indonesia and the philippines on thursday increased rates as expected. indicating that more needs to be done to improve sentiment, especially in the face of the firmer dollar. the concern is a ripple effect is being felt in the economy, barring costs rising and companies canceling expansion plans. with that in mind, the rbi expected to tighten as early as next week potentially. thank you so much sophie, in hong kong for us. politics dominated with that kavanaugh testimony. we saw stocks shrugging that off. dollar jumping to a two-year high. the likes of apple and nasdaq -- and tesla making nasdaq the highest of the day. we

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: our top stories this wednesday, asia-pacific stocks look set for a muted stock. hong kong and philippine markets are the world's worst over the last five days. oil jump in the most since june as hurricane florence hits gasoline markets. it could be one of the biggest storms in history. trading up -- canada seeks to bolster. president trump threatened to quit altogether. shery: breaking news on the bloomberg. south korea's unemployment rate rising to 4.2% in august, the highest level since january 2010. we are expecting it to come in at three point 8%, the level for july, but unexpectedly rising more than expected to 4.2%. the highest level since january of 2010. manufacturing jobs have taken a not torecent months, mention that youth unemployment has hovered around 9% in the last few. also, we are seeing the rise in unemployment wages reducing the odds of the bank of korea raising rates which has been stuck at 1.5% since november. south korea's jobless rates for august rising to

christoph: sophie scimansky in new york, thank you. talks between french fishermen and british rivals for a new deal on access to scallop-rich waters in the english channel have broken down. last month, french confronted english votes. the french were upset about rules allowing english votes to fish in their waters year-round while their boats were forced to stay home. now it looks like scenes like these could soon return to the high seas. reporter: a spat over seafood boiled over last month as french fishining boats blocked u.k. colleagues frorom dropping their next. currently, boats from the u.k. are allowed to harvest scallops year-round, while their french counterparts are banned from fishing in n the summer, , leava babad taste in many aailor's momouth. >> the british cut these scallops, shelled them commensal them back to hustle to but it's ok, after brexit they won't -- sold them back k to us. but it's ok -- after visiting they won't come back. reporter: there is likely to be rough waters ahead. christoph: and what looks like wh

and.am shery sophie: we are counting down to the major market open. haidi: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. hut faces china. macau says gambling is back. florence is weakening. river flooding could become catastrophic. reports out of washington say china may reject further trade talks in light of new tariffs from president trump. shery: looking at the friday session, it was a mixed picture. we saw the s&p 500 gaining for a fifth consecutive session but wait down by news of -- weighed the trigger on $200 billion of tariffs on chinese imports. we saw the nasdaq pretty flat at 8010 but did see a weekly advance, not to mention the s&p 500 was led higher by energy stocks. look at oil because we saw a third week in advance when it came to wti which is unchanged in early trading. brentolding at 78 -- holding a $78. hurricane florence now downgraded to a tropical depression, not to mention sophie, looking stormy in asia when it comes to the weather. sophie: we are going to be taking stock of the weather passesyphoon mangkhut through

sophie, how is it looking? >> it looks like we may be set up for some midweek really even as asian stocks are trading at 13 months close, the lowest since february 2016. the hang seng is a bear market but there might be some concern as emerging markets are getting better with what's going down in brazil, and here in asia, policymakers may have matters complicated as we make inflation -- weight inflation pictures -- as we await inflation figures. 7:00ob support due out at a.m. on time that's expected to hold steady at 3.8%. after that tech rally we saw on wall street, we are anticipating that could help live suppliers here in the region. so the cost be may be looking at some gains at the start of the session. that. thank you for let's get you to first word news with jessica summers. jessica: hurricane florence is expected to be one of the most powerful storms in history. it is strengthening as it heads toward the eastern seaboard. landfall is now late thursday or early friday with north carolina seen as the targ

but sophie isn't at coldingley for long. news, at coldingley prison. just like broadchurch or baker street, the shetland islands have captured visitors' imaginations thanks to a popular crime thriller based there. they're experiencing a tourist boom because of ‘shetland' — a tv drama based on novels by author anne cleeves. as the final book in the series is released, our reporter jothohnston has been to see the set for himself. shetland. the crime drama has enjoyed worldwide success with its likeable characters, strong storylines, not to mention the bleak windswept scenery. this place looks like a much better place to come to. when you read the news, everything seems terrible and i think people are taking a wee bit of comfort in island murders! but now writer ann cleeves is bidding farewell to the popular detective. she has released a final novel, wild fire. well, i cannot tell you whether the ending is tragic and jimmy dies, or whether it is happy and he goes off into the sunset with the love of his life, because you will n

you can see donny is behind, but donny is spending a lot of times with sophie dartone. sophie was diagnosed with lung cancer. she was told, maybe you're not and candidate for treatment. so they were going to do five radiation dreams and send her to hospice. but donny kept paying a visit, and the five radiation treatments were quite effective. so they continued with radiation and gave her 12 more treatments. >> maybe the good feels in all of the love that the kitty cat was giving her just gave her that oomph to just stay around a little longer. >> you know, a lot of people are thinking so, too. because at the end of the extra 12 radiation treatments, sophie martone, cans-free. >> no way! >> cuddles are cuter. >> i like to believe the healing power of animals, the healing power of love. >> things luke that, yeah. >> i think kitty cat needs to come home with grandma. >>> ollie, you said that your new hobby was flatlining. >> yes. >> you're in the beginning stages. >> yes, i'm this high off the ground. >> well, he's this guy off the ground. here he is in norway. >> oh, wow.

but sophie isn't at coldingley for long.he criminaljustice system. danny shaw, bbc news, at coldingley prison. almost 120 council estates in london are facing redevelopment, which campaigners fear means the loss of thousands of council homes. freedom of information requests, submitted to all london councils, reveal that dramatic changes to the capitals social housing stock are underway, which will affect the lives of tens of thousands of residents. gareth furby reports. the property developers are the winners of regeneration. all the regenerations are public—private partnerships. across london, thousands of properties are being demolished as estates are being redeveloped. it is this good news? some experts say it may not be. we have a situation of hyper gentrification. council estates have very much become a target for making profit. the claim is that social housing across london is that social housing across london is being lost because when the improved estates are completed, they tend to be fewer homes for council te na n

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.aybreak: asia." ♪ haidi: our top stories is monday, the canadian dollar hits a four-month high with a new freeway deal set to be imminent. the deadline is midnight in washington. early indicators show china has been hurt by u.s. tariffs. the pmi hitting its lowest since may last year. kathleen: boyle rising after president trump called saudi king solomon. they spoke days after the president openly criticized opec. let's get straight to breaking news crossing the bloomberg caret south korean trade numbers coming through. september falling year on year, largely to a holiday there. atving the trade surplus $9.75 billion. higher than the estimated $8.01 billion. year ondeclining 8.2% year in september. worse than the decline of 5.5 expected on economist -- by economists. are looking to we for a gain in imports year on year in september. once again, trade surplus a little wider than expected. $9.75 billion for the month of september. in terms of digesting that, they are saying it is due to

but sophie isn't at coldingley for long.naljustice system. danny shaw, bbc news, at coldingley prison. the headlines on bbc news: companies can no longer make cold calls unless a claimant has opted in to receive them. claims management companies that break the rules can be fined up to £500,000. labour mp chuka umunna has accused jeremy corbyn of driving centre—left mps like himself out of the party. there's going to be an attempt to get into the middle of the pacific ocean to try to clear plastic waste. almost 120 council estates in london are facing redevelopment, which campaigners fear means the loss of thousands of council homes. freedom of information requests, submitted to all london councils, reveal that dramatic changes to the capitals social housing stock are underway, which will affect the lives of tens of thousands of residents. gareth furby reports. across london, thousands of council properties are being demolished as estates are being refurbished and redeveloped. but is this good news? some campaigners and exper

ray —— sophie raworth. faces including the bbc‘s sophie ray -- sophie raworth.aid i should run the great north run and i trained and did it and was not fast but i got hooked. i have been running like a mad thing ever since. one person responsible to getting you into running is susie. is this easy compared to ultra marathons you run? we will not race this. when you race, it is difficult. i would not say it is easy. it is a long way but we will have fun today. will you stay together? in theory. we have a tendency to stay together but competition creeps up and we have been known. last year she dropped me in the last 400 metres. been known. last year she dropped me in the last 400 metreslj been known. last year she dropped me in the last 400 metres. i was three seconds ahead of her and she has not forgotten it, obviously! the first race and then you come back, why? what brendan foster achieved creating this is incredible and i think he is wonderful and i come back for it. there are some running heroes here. kelly holmes. a great atmosphere and the finish is wonderfu

but sophie isn't at coldingley for long.naljustice system. danny shaw, bbc news, at coldingley prison. the headlines on bbc news... victims of nuisance calls will be able to stop them, in new measures introduced by the government today. the labour mp chuka umunna has accused jeremy corbyn of driving centre—left mps like himself out of the party, ahead of a speech this morning. there's going to be an attempt to get into the middle of the pacific ocean to try to clean it up. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning! day two of the fifth and final test between england and india is about to get under way at the oval. yesterday, it was all about alistair cook, and he was satisfied with 71 — even if india are in control going into day two, at the oval. cook was given a guard of honour, by the indian team and passed 50 for the first time this series but he missed out on a century, when he was bowled by, jasprit bumrah, sparking a batting collapse. england are on 198 for seven. worl

sophie, thank you so much. as sophie was pointed out, muted is the market theme. when you look at how the agenda is stacked, certainly does incentivizing risk-taking. at the end of the week, these worries over a trade war, deepening selloff in emerging markets currency. you have turkey, argentina both more thing -- both moving to shore up confidence. turkey has signaled rate hikes in the next meeting after inflation, fastest pace since 2003. ppi, 32%. argentina announcing emergency measures including a new export tax. in asia, we are watching indonesia central bank also intensifying its efforts. regularmost occurring a that is almost becoming a regular occurrence in the market. 15,000 on dollar in indonesia. let's bring in our bloomberg mliv macro strategist. what is top of mind for you this morning? emerging-market turmoil at this moment is way more dominant. the situation is much more nuanced than some of the hyperbole. certain emerging markets are clearly experiencing a crisis. argentina and turkey are examples and a few other in the limelight are vulnerable to

doctor lauren spooner‘s daughter sophie had been diagnosed but took up sophie had been diagnosed buta morning clinic, no one noticed anything was wrong. at 12 o'clock she took all the pills she had and was found the next morning by her sister. so when she finally could not go on, it was behind this front that had been so good that even in the clinic that morning, nobody had noticed. sophie had tried to accept the nhs practitioner programme, the only confidential service that offers doctors a full range of treatment and assessment for mental health problems. in text messages to her mum she was delighted when she was told about the php and vented their anger on the fact that in london anyone can refer them softer than bad and the rest of england only gps can bad and the rest of england only gps ca n a ccess bad and the rest of england only gps can access this service. because sophie lived in brighton she could only use the php with the approval of her employer so it would no longer be confidential. she was on the way to help, the right sort of help i would have wanted her to have. give

but sophie isn't at coldingley for long.ldingley prison. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. it has been atrocious afternoon across parts of northern england and the north midlands and parts of north wales as well but outbreaks of heavy rain. this evening, the rain will ease down time before more rain arrives towards the end of the night. you can see that away gradually, turning drier but cloudy for england, wales and northern ireland after a lovely day across northern scotland and the skies remain clear here. could be cool here, but further south, as the rain arrives across western areas, it should be milder. we start sunday on a damp note, outbreaks of rain pushing northwards and eastwards and into the afternoon a better picture, drier, brighter with sunny spells and showers across western areas and most and showers across western areas and m ost a cross and showers across western areas and most across western scotland, where it will turn windy. temperatures across england and wales, 21—23. starting next wee

sophie: oil, as prices are losing steam.ould potentially cap upside with wti set for the first drop in four sessions. this after a report showed a surprise increase in stockpiles. that would be the first such rises since early august. oil prices are still trading around 2014 highs. storing -- pouring cold water on top of hundred dollar oil, saying another supply catalyst beyond iran would be needed to see a meaningful upside and production from other opec producers and russia could see losses offset. they see a return is stabilization of oil prices between $70 to $80. they said the u.s. would ensure the oil market -- that could put more downward pressure on prices as well. haidi: a nine-month high for japanese equities after a seven day rally. are we in for a breather or could we build on that? sophie: we do have trading at highs we saw since last february. you can find this chart on the gtv library. investors are focusing more on the prospects for earnings growth. japanese shares could finally be playing catch-up to increas

investment bank lehman brothers sophie thank you so much now the human brothers downfall unleashed a financial tsunami that tore across the world ripping through europe asia and finally hitting africa earlier i asked our correspondent in nigeria funny such are how badly african countries were fact. christopher given the fact of course that this continent is made up of five fifty plus countries of course the effects are felt but the fact there are many faults you would have to zoom in really to each and every country of different political economic environmental makeup to say so to really get the detailed picture of what really happened here ten years ago now what we can say as a big picture if you'll remember of course the food crisis two thousand and seven to two thousand and eight so commodity prices were already volatile to begin with even before the global recession and that was through the reinforced by the collapse of lehman brothers the trickle down to a global recession that was especially felt very hard in sub-saharan africa but as a city if you zoom in into each individual

sophie: kicking off with what is going on in japan, the nikkei 225 adding 1% share.japanese stocks climb to a three-month high. there is still plenty of room for a rally to the had when it comes to japanese stocks, given the commitment or lack thereof when it comes to abe-nomics. critics waiting to see if the third arrow can be released from the quiver. we will see if shinzo abe can win as he is against the former disciplined finance minister. gaining 0.5%. 200 that segment helped lift aussie stocks wednesday. in new zealand, earlier losses now shifting gears. we could see this benchmark extend for a six-month session, this helped a lot by the gdp second quarter rising 1% on a quarterly basis. that helped the kiwi rise to a three-week high. we might see that momentum of $0.86 u -- $ toward 0.68 u.s. a pickup in global yields. looking flat as we kick off the session. we have traders looking toward the bond option of 20 year notes. the yen trading near a two-month low. the focus is what is going on in the treasury market. the 800 pound gorilla in the room. the focus is

welcome to sophie incomes of the shevardnadze it's been seventy years since western powers toppled maybe a strongman moammar gadhafi live in the country splays and in tatters and unity in libya ever be reached again well i ask you stuff i wish i were the former deputy prime minister of libya. seventy years after the overthrow of moammar gadhafi libya still has no unified all thirty militias up mud and petty squabbles civilians fleeing droves and several rival governments a pilot has to stop the wave of chaos how can the pros as a country back together again even begin. what must happen for dozens of rival actors to come together and will libya even survive as one nation. or the former deputy prime minister of libya welcome to the show great to have you with us lots going on in the country to libya's rival leaders prime minister fayyad and general haile for i have to i have agreed to hold elections in december this is arrives now says that the situation is too unstable to hold france's and my own mccall who meditate at the talks says elections should still be held as planned as they would

here is sophie with the latest p.m. sophie: a risk off -- latest. off saw second-quarter manufacturing volumes decline. shares low. a two and ag near half year low. japan's economy grew faster than forecast at 3% on a quarterly basis. that is not lifting the sentiment. in the jgb market, we have the boj buying. the 10-year yield for the ust up this morning. inflation figures from china do. -- due. reckons -- guru reckons that will spark a bond rally. apple suppliers in focus after apple warned that tariffs on chinese products could hurt u.s. consumers. radar. also on the it is up about half of a percent. we see some movement in korean tourist stocks. watching the korean peace talks north koreans town down the military parade. globeright is the biggest owner of tennis wear and equipment. haidi: i like the two-minute noodle maker. the first word news, the latest with kathleen hays. kathleen: japan grew faster than forecast in the second quarter. welcome news for shinzo abe and the bank of japan. the economy expanded 3%, topping estimates of 2.6% and w

fear of persecution but eventually i realized it's due to them being unaware of it even happening so sophie of course this for court will mean that people are more aware what do you think is the biggest finding from this report. well there are a couple of different issues not least new evidence of her if it could be uses the fact that the person outside the camps is almost as bad as repression inside the camp. there are international consequences for people who have family members outside china or people in the africa who are being terrorized by chinese officials largely to try to get them to come back so to speak to you know the other person's point of a moment ago. people across china are allowed to know what the government wants them to know and the extent that they're given any information about all it tends to be on my phobic tend to be that community in very tokenistic terms and so you know there's there's not much readily available information and well i'd like to think that our and other people's reporters who contribute to changing the . censorship in china is pervasive and so. for

welcome to sophie and co and sophie shevardnadze in this saying in the military this woman never thought she'd be in danger from her fellow soldiers grapes assaulted and harassed she was forced into a struggle that ended her career to victims of rape have a fair chance of justice in the u.s. military air force veteran and military rape crisis center worker jennifer norris is with me today to share the story of her back home. american women are reaching the highest ranks in the modern day military but away from the front lines they find themselves defenseless against a threat much closer to home why is sexual assault so rampant in the u.s. military what happens to victims who dared to speak out this is the pentagon willing to concede its own soldiers face. jennifer norris retired u.s. air force veteran activist in the military rape center who herself had firsthand experience of sexual assault. in the military saying to you for joining us in this program. i want to start right away now the first time this happened you were drugged by your recruiter did he trick you into having sex with him

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia."top stories this wednesday, china fires back in the trade war. beijing targets $60 billion of u.s. goods and says washington is showing no goodwill. global equity markets rise amid all the noise. traders seem to have priced in the latest trade tariffs.

let's get over to sophie in hong kong. sophie: futures pointed to a mixed start as they take off a new quarter in the region. new zealand stocks under pressure at the start of october. off by a third of a percent. with hong kong and china closed monday, will not gotcha -- get much reaction from the mainland. when it comes to what is happening in japan, we see futures nudging higher ahead of the third quarter. corporate sentiment may have hit a ceiling. also this week, investors will be watching for the first follow-through from the boj on its plans to cut super long bond buying. we will see if there is any reaction to the closure of rail and air travel, because of a typhoon brought tokyo to a standstill. in korea, they could start off october on a soft foot. exports expected to have slowed. today marks the start of a process to clear land lines. this could be a landmark. aso this monday we will get bunch of pmi readings from across the region. september inflation data from indonesia, the philippines and thailand. the earth