sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong, welcome to "daybreak: asia." .r top stories this thursday, asia-pacific stocks set for small gains after wall street edged higher. the dollar pushing the yen to its weakest this year. the boj's latest estimates as gdp outpaced potential in the second quarter. the banks may prepare to further reduce qad. shery: critics with calls for a pragmatic brexit. theresa may told conservatives she can deliver a good deal. treasury yields weighed on stock markets in the u.s. let's see how things are shaping up in asia. we have yields on japanese bonds and aussie bonds gaining. sophie: bonds very much in focus with benchmark treasury yield at 2011 highs. jgb's have climbed to 14.5 basis points. the 10 year yield, which on august 2, we saw the doj come into the market to buy bonds to contain that rise in yields. we are looking upon buying operations in about one hour. the 10 year yield is being jumped by almost nine basis points this morning. it has taken a discount to treasury to a 37 year low. utility and baking shares to move

sophie is back, working you really ha rd sophie is back, working you really hard today.s conference, markets sort of going up in europe off the back of what she said, i wonder what she feels about that. i imagine she would have been quite disappointed, chancellor for a long time but stop and a steady pair of hands many would argue in the eurozone at a critical time. she has steadied the ship at the eurozone and driven the european project forward but i think people were concerned, markets might have been concerned, markets might have been concerned that she has been as i said prudent, austerity has been at the heart of what she has done in germany. but may be different leader would be business focused, profit focused on the way she announced, means that it allows her to have a reasonably graceful exit, she probably would not have tried to win a nyway probably would not have tried to win anyway again in 2021. but now at least to that period of uncertainty. and markets generally don't like uncertainty, while markets were up yesterday on the initial news, we'll have to see

for sophie's care. that day. the department of health and social care in england has committed to reducing the number of suicides in hospital to zero. the nhs trusts where sophie and zoe were inpatients have told us they've improved their procedures, but both families have been left devastated, knowing their daughters died in the one place where they were meant to be safe. graham satchell, bbc news. if you would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call 0800 066 066. the international development secretary has outlined plans to cut the amount of taxpayers' money that is spent on international aid after brexit. she said it could save millions of pounds a year. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. and just how much of the budget is she talking about cutting? that is the key question, because you will recall in the distant past when politics ranged across a plethora of topics and politicians could get through a sentence wi

sophie is in hong kong.e: we are seeing indiscriminate selling when it the aussie sharemarket being led lower by tech and materials off by 2%. it slides toward the fifth that losses. an ugly day for asia. taking a look at what's make the moves on the asx 200, we have a skin number of gainers, with a few gold miners tracking the declines we see. we want to highlight jb hi-fi, up .7%, rising after itself update ports australia business coming in at 5.2% for the first quarter. 100 stocks on the decline, and i want to highlight fortescue, sliding by as much as 4% earlier in the session. did have it come out with its mest quarter update, it did shipment estimates and maintaining its forecast of 173 million tons of iron ore. steve declines for japanese and korean shares, and investors will have those of the third-quarter spreads to chew on. we had some key earnings coming , continuing demand for smartphones and server customers providing a boost. the chipmaker did see uncertainty in the dram space, but it's on the

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ haidi: these are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. more signs of a slowdown in china. industrial profits declining for this consecutive month. october cannot and soon enough for some. -- end soon enough for some. the dow and s&p close to correction. brazil takes a sharp turn to the right. crime and corruption dominating the campaign. shery: let's get a check on how markets closed. saw a lot of pressure for equity markets with the dow falling 1.2%. and the s&p 500 very close to that corrections territory from a september high. the nasdaq already in correction territory, down 12% since july, since august rally. the 10 year yield was under pressure. we saw the rally and spike continue in the last week, the biggest weekly decline in yield when it comes to treasury yields on the 10 year since may as we saw that fly to save havens. look at the markets, because they also had a tough week. we saw the fifth consecutive weekly

so help clear this up let's talk now to our financial correspondent in new york sophie. sophie a lot of numbers being thrown around here what do we actually know about these arms deals between the u.s. and saudi arabia. oh please excuse for being so blunt but there's a lot that trump the seem to know is even so the numbers just don't add up trump keeps claiming how many jobs in the defense sector would be created or lost if the u.s. would draw back from that deal with the saudis but the aerospace industry associations have let in twenty six thousand they were something like three hundred fifty five thousand manufacturing jobs supported by the and tire defense and national security industries so it is quite hard to imagine that the steel spread over a decade would double the total of jobs in this sector also nothing seems to have been primed the way they appear to be only a few if any contract many of these announcements are simply memorandums up and ten . so that of loose talking there with the figures looking at the day trading itself the first quarterly earnings report

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin -- at bloomberg world headquarters in new york. sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. opene counting down to the of major markets. here are the top stories we are covering over the next hour. a secondks come down day with the s&p in its longest slide since 2016. its best gain in two years. and president trump keeps up his attack on the fed, saying he knows more about monetary policy than jay powell's team does. let's get a quick check of the major averages and how u.s. docs closed -- stocks closed in today's session. the longest losing streak since president trump took office. falling more&p 500 than 2% for a second consecutive session. the s&p 500 breaking through that 200-day moving average. the nasdaq fell 1.25%. we had energy stocks leading the sectors down, as we saw crude just sink on risk off sentiment. the volatility was high. levelx surging past 20 and gaining ground for a sixth consecutive session. take a look at what 10-year yields were doing as they were again under pressure today. we saw it at around 3.15%. we sa

or so if your financial correspondent new york thank you sophie. back to the e.u. where the showdown has begun the european commission has formally rejected italy's twenty nine thousand budget for breaching e.u. budget rules is the first time the european commission has taken such a drastic step having avoided sanctioning both france and germany in the past when they breached the rules the decision means that under the excess deficit procedure rome will be given another three weeks to reconsider and revise its spending plans at over two trillion euros italy's national debt is the highest in the e.u. . now that's one hundred thirty percent of gross domestic product and there are fears any increase could unleash another euro crisis for its part italy says it's willing to talk but it also says the economy needs a boost so it's sticking to its plans to triple public spending next year roman says its budget means debt will begin falling by two thousand and twenty one. italy's leaders may be somewhat surprised that the hard line but now prime minister and his two deputie

sophie: they did not.ey did announce a share buyback that would be the biggest share buybacks they have approved in their history. we are seeing all the carriers down, kt shiite reporting earnings and softbank, with the to lower prices we expect those providers might have some plans to thought as well. there is a wait-and-see move. shery: what we know about spending plans with 5g? sophie: docomo will put down ¥1 trillion on the five g infrastructure across japan and they see investment will pay off in terms of their share of [indiscernible] in japan. there are base stations and infrastructurer but docomo says many new services will be available that will be able to be provided through the of limitation of the 5g. all the carriers have plans for that and we are going to see over the coming weeks what kind of plans they have for five g infrastructure. shery: thank you for that. scott morrison gives his first major speech on foreign affairs later in sydney. he will say his confidence of navigating the competi

sophie: welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, asia-pacific markets faces in mixed open after a mixed open in new york. set to extend its advance to the 1991 high. president trump hailed his new trade pact. corporate america also welcomes a deal that safeguards global supply change. showingl change at ge, the door after just 14 months in charge. shery: let's get a quick check of how markets ended monday in the u.s. u.s. stocks ended mixed. we had some optimism over trade after the 11th hour agreement on the trade deal between the u.s., mexico and canada. dow gained for a third consecutive session while the s&p 500 was higher. energy also led the gains. oil was higher on concern over a slowdown in u.s. drilling. the nasdaq fell a 10th of 1%. also worth men thing -- mentioning domestic focused stocks took a beating after improved outlooks for trade deals. we also have some data out of south korea. we are seeing industrial production out of south korea getting ground and beating expectations, going month-to-mo

sophie: we are counting down to asia's major market openings. haidi: these are the top stories recovering over the next hour. treasury yields retreating from a seven-year peak. tencent is one to watch in hong , $200 billion is more than any other company in the world. in path gather over the global economy. we are live at the imf world bank meeting. we saw some downside pressure with the s&p 500 and the dow, the dow reversing yesterday's gains. the s&p 500 down .1%, the lowest level in a month. some downside pressure for material stocks, ppg warning of its profit outlook. , butnergy sector did gain not enough to put the benchmark in the green. thatrices rising as we see storm michael is strengthening. flat, techended rebounding from three days of selloff, but not enough to lead the market higher. and yields were down today, we had some negative sentiment coming from rising trade tensions, not to mention that the imf just cut its global growth forecast. let's see how all of this will play into asia. sophie: with that backdrop we could see little

here's sophie van brugen.exclusively in korean. the band have had a record—breaking year so far. they are the first k—pop band to break into the us and uk charts. this video, idol, was watched 45 million times in the first 2a hours, a new world record. they have even been asked to speak at the un. today, i am who i am, with all of my faults and my mistakes. tomorrow, i might be a tiny bit wiser. it is the message of self empowerment to the fans and their relationship with them that's given them this global appeal. they are helping us get over our hardships and keep trying to find a way to love ourselves. i think that's the best way to be happy. of course psy and gangnam style was a breakthrough for k—pop but this is different. groups like the beatles, they were global ones but we have they were global once but we have never seen it again, especially from an asian group. they send amazing messages through their music. i started dealing with anxiety and panic disorders but their music helped me through them. at

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. haidi: here are the top stories. -- reserve ratio in china amid the slowdown and worsening trade war. market focus is on china after the golden week break. japan closed on monday. the kospi extending a five day decline. and the right-wing candidate is favoritehe first round . will be live in sao paulo. shery: we have the latest farlines, saying brazil's right candidate is leading the presidential race with 45% of the vote. was thectation so far far right candidate would lead. and the other would come in second and then we would have a runoff second round election vote on october 28. right now the latest headline on the bloomberg that he is leading the presidential race with 45% of the vote. and then fernando is in second place with 28% of the votes according to exit polls. election istial seen heading to a runoff october 28 as not one of the candidates got an outright victory. we are expecting a runoff vote october 28. the far right candidate is leading with 45% of the vote. exit poll

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to the major market open. haidi: here are the top stories we are covering. saudi arabia house to retaliate s a range ofweigh punishments for the missing journalist. considering a range of policy moves in china, including a worst-case scenario. the bank of japan governor tells bloomberg and a shift in the could rate will -- topix signify retreat from stimulus. shery: we saw u.s. stocks getting the most in six months, tech driving most of the strength in u.s. markets, the nasdaq seeing as best day and smart. seeing the s&p 500 being led by tech and consumer discretionary. we did get more easing of trade tensions between china and the u.s. but also corporate earnings getting kicked off by these banks. we saw mostly positive results. s&p 500 earnings have these in the past five years. the focus is on what will happen in the next couple of weeks p.m. we saw the 10 year treasury yield gaining ground for the first time in three days. given the magnitude of the selloff, we have to know when it comes to the dow and the

i'm sophie kamaruddin. this is bloomberg. rishaad: still ahead, tesla shifts up a gear with results that smash expectations. can those numbers be sustained? yvonne: plus, pressures on emerging markets. hsbc's andre de silva continues our conversation. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: the big story this week has been measures put out by china and a lot of the problem is confidence within the private sector, which is why you are getting them to encourage banks to lend more. the top handle shows shadow banking. the crackdown on that and it disappeared as far as growth. then you had sentiment push lower. the question is, do we get that consummate or pickup in local --b -- debt,at e or is the banking sector designed to service the private sector in china? have a look at this chart. it sets up this conversation, where it needs to go when it comes to the chinese mainland. yvonne: let's bring the question to andre de silva. you look at the woes we have seen in the private sector in china. do you think structurally, the banking sector can'

sophie: and i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." stories, asia-pacific market look set for declines amid fears that president trump is ready to take the trade war to a new level. the s&p fell from an all-time high. the dow dipped briefly into a correction. the nasdaq hitting its lowest since may. shery: saying the u.s. will slap tariffs on all chinese imports if there no progress at top level talks. investor sentiment in the u.s. pushing the s&p 500 closer to correction. see how things will be shaping up in asia. sophie? sophie: shaping down is the way we are going. red is how asian markets are feeling. the nikkei is. the kospi lower by 0.3%. it has fallen below 2000 points, and extending losses at a 2016 low. watch for reaction to company results like uncooked tire, which did see operating profit miss. aussie shares under pressure as well after that brief respite on monday. we're seeing australian banks gain ground a day ahead of the roll call for earnings as banks kickoff on wednesday. we have wellington shares snapping a two-they

sophie: welcome to "daybreak: asia." haidi: asia pacific stocks may struggle to match wall street's gain. a denver on the friday session. amazon delivering a while day, leading gains in the regular session and plunging after hours as sales and revenue missed. alphabet paid more to partners but charges less for each at it runs. when check's get it of markets. we saw confidence return to the markets with the dow gaining 400 points after that selloff of more than 600 points in the last session. we also saw the s&p 500 gaining for the first time in seven days. consumer discussed -- consumer discretionary gaining ground and energy stocks up as oil recovered slightly. 2.9%, almostining 3%, which was the biggest jump since march. we had some positive earnings coming from microsoft, twitter, and tesla. after the close we got alphabet and amazon's overseeing a bit of pressure in s&p futures at the moment. let's see how it will translate into asia as well. u.s.e: some pressure for future so the struggle could be real after a harro

well welcome to sophie and co i'm sophie shevardnadze and serbia's course of you integration is impeded once again by simmering tensions with cost of a possible grade going to go around that region in any danger well today i talk about that and more with the president of serbia alexander the. great enemy of the world twenty years after. the country is on a path towards the e.u. and cooperating with the transatlantic bloc but the question of the break believe problems of constable is still a long result will it keep the old in country. every integrating into europe against serbia managed to find it become a project which is. still keeping traditional totally. present which is welcome to moscow great to have you on our program it's a first very pleased to have very pleased to be here and. i enjoy spending my time in moscow so you're here discussing a lot of things with good you seek his support and advice on costello he just came from the meeting with president putin what he had a wife we. discussed all important issues on the. political scene in the western balkans an entire region of so

sophie: welcome to "daybreak: asia." . haidi: our top story: asia pacific market set for the worst week so far. u.s. stocks fell a second day. the s&p losing slide. president trump keeps jabbing at the fed. he says he knows more about monetary. -- monetary policy. shery: it down now falling more than 2% along with the s&p 500. a second session of losses. we saw the nasdaq selling off. seeing the longest winning streak this year. president trump austria's comments on the fed did not help. take a look at yields because they were falling for another session. have been falling all week after that selloff. surging after a solid 30 year option over the dollar. falling for a fourth consecutive session. we are seeing some pressure after president trump's comments on the fed. gold futures gaining the most in two years. crude is up a quarter of a percent. of this will all play out in asia. mixie: we are looking at a end to the week. earnings.may turn to be -- k see the cost ospi snap its decline. the asx 200 leading. we are keeping

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia.": our top stories this tuesday, asia-pacific markets look set for a muted open after tech dragged wall street again. the dollar hit a two week low. theers are looking ahead to latest inflation numbers. that data should indicate t

sophie: and i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. recounting down to asia's major market opens. ♪ shery: here are the top stories recovering in the next hour. tumultuous day, all major averages rose more than 1% and the dollar strengthened. the s&p 500 twice erased strong gains before rebounding in the final hours, down 8% this month. still flirting with a correction. baidu shows further evidence of a slowdown in china, sales and revenue forecast falling short of expectations. that's the you started with a quick check of our markets close in the u.s.. we saw that high volatility during earnings season, the dow gaining 1.8%, reversing two sessions of losses. the biggest jump into weeks, but we saw mixed bag of earnings, ge's sinking to a nine-year low as well as under armour surging on the earnings report. the s&p 500 up 1.6%, but a lot of volatility in the session, twice erasing earlier gains. also on track for the worse month since february 2009. the nasdaq still in correction territory, 12% below the august i, but rising 1.6%. take

here is sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. sophie?e: midweek, it looks like asian futures are pointing to a mixed session in the region with the nikkei 225 looking at its first drop in four sessions. this as the yen is trending above the 114 handle. we do have some markets off-line today, but india is coming back online after the tuesday break. in sydney, aussie shares could snap a two-day drop. keep an eye on -- the bloomberg commodity index rose to a three-month high. shares in wellington could extend losses for a third straight session. home price inflation slowed to an 11-month low. softer employment growth. themes,comes to carmakers very much in the spotlight. it was a hard month for ford. that was the case for japanese carmakers as well, as they saw u.s. sales decline for the month of september. we are keeping and i on mazda -- an eye on mazda as it plans to get into the ev game. optimize operations in light of the nafta deal. haidi, after the rba held on rates as expected, the aussie slipped below 72. you can find this in the g

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: china cutting the reserve ratio a fourth time this year to support the economy amid a worsening trade work. returning from the golden week break. a spat between asia and beijing. brazil votes in a divisive election. the right-winger is the first round favorite, but no outright victory is seen. >> let's get started with a check of the markets. on the friday session, u.s. treasury's continued to fall and yields continue to search higher , the 10 year yield popping 33.2% at the highest level since 2011. that puts pressure on equity markets. , thew the dow falling .7% s&p 500, every sector but utilities in the red as well. the nasdaq falling to the lowest level since august. of course, we had some jobs and data out as well, and there was speculation the fed will continue to hike rates. let's see how this translates in asian markets. sophie: japanese markets are off-line for another long weekend and treasury markets will be closed for the columbus day holiday in the u.s. korean futu

go welcome to sophie and co i'm sophie shevardnadze they were in yemen is getting more complicated by the day with an imminent humanitarian disaster looming over the warring factions can anything be done or is it too late today i talked to former foreign minister of yemen dr abo backer of dual up out here being. the war in yemen is taking a new turn and believe me the strategic board of pardon me spread across a cell phone call in for protection of the country while the saudi led blockade is threatening yemen with full fledged famine any kind of solution be reached at this point is a military victory possible for any warring sides and what are the ways out of the current stalemate. dr abu bakar. b former foreign minister of yemen welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us now dr s. this situation in yemen wasn't complicated and now protests have now broken out in the south of the country where the south a transitional council supposedly backed by the united arab emirates calling for a popular uprising to restore independence of south yemen is yemen had it into complete

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to daybreak asia.ories, asia-pacific markets facing a mixed start at best, their worst month in the decade seeing the dow and s&p 500 close close to correction. signs of a slowdown in china, industrial profits declining for a fifth consecutive month in september. shery: a right-wing candidate sweeps to victory in brazil after a campaign dominated by crime and corruption. most asian stocks are gaining ground in early trading session despite the fact that u.s. stocks fell in the last session on friday. let's see how things are shaping up. week, asianr last stocks are looking mixed. the nikkei 225 said to snap a two-day decline. sales coming in with expectations falling on the monthly basis for september but that is not really the optimistic we are seeing this for. august -- aussie shares are getting shares -- ground. and the kospi is up .1% after the benchmark fell into bear market territory. we have had is appointing third-quarter earnings and sentiment, along with prospects of a bok rate hike. we have

haslinda: i am sophie -- kamaruddin. sophie welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, asia-pacific stocks for a 5th street decline after wall street fell to a three-week low, oil dropping the most in three weeks. sophie:: the sec the short seller enrichment commission and a big hacked. china planted chips into service, creating a stealth doorway into u.s. check. shery: breaking news, south korea's inflation numbers coming in. we are seeing the cpi year on year for the month of september accelerated more than expected, growing 1.9% instead of 1.6%. much faster than the month of august. we saw a slowdown in inflation numbers. month-to-month also up 0.1%. cpi core year on year 1.2%, faster than estimates for the month of september of 1%, accelerating from august. -- they are still a ways off from the inflation targets. we heard the a-ok governors saying south korea should manage -- and the bok governor saying south korea should manage, but there are signs there could be more rate hikes ahead. the rate in south korea is 1.5% and acceleration acceler

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here is sophie kamaruddin. sophie: that wall of worry continues to mount.may be looking more attractive. take for example the record slump in tencent. we have some news lines to chew on today. machine core on the upside in japan, along with a firmer yen on a four-day gain. we are watching moves on softbank, set to take a majority stake in weworks. tech shares may play catch-up. sydney stocks are fluctuating with utilities and financials dragging. navitas is soaring on a buyout offer. kiwi shares could clock in an eighth day of losses. looking like a mixed start of the session. haidi: let's get you the first word news with jessica summers. hasica: president trump renewed his criticism of the fed, saying policymakers were moving too fast with a rate hike. he dismissed concerns about inflation, repeated his liking for low rates. jay powell remains on course for gradual tightening, with markets expecting another hike in december. president trump greeted december's increase by saying he wasn't happy. a major u.s. telco is said to have found to have manipulated h

know i welcome to sophie and co i'm sophie shevardnadze as the second meeting between the leaders of the u.s. and north korea.

sophie. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, is facing fresh calls for him to resign following a damning report into the handling of bullying and harassment in the house of commons. the bbc understands that mr bercow has told friends he will stand down next summer. his departure — injune orjuly — would coincide with his tenth year in office. john pienaar reports. he loves hisjob he loves his job and he loves hisjob and it he loves his job and it shows, he loves hisjob and it shows, one of the highest in the land, high enough to slap down mps. be quiet. if you cannot be quiet get out. and high enough to hold the politically powerful to account. a total mishandling by his department for which the right honourable gentleman is solely responsible. but no john bercow is preparing to walk away,

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin -- at bloomberg world headquarters in new york.e kamaruddin in hong kong. opene counting down to the of major markets. here are the top stories we are covering over the next hour. a secondks come down day with the s&p in its longest slide since 2016. its best gain in two years.

sophie is in hong kong with the latest. sophie: after the u.s.altered overnight, the asx city under pressure, heading for a fourth day of declines. futures lower in japan although kospi futures are ticking higher and futures for sydney looking unchanged for now. earnings in focus australia. and guidance for australian , at the lowerk end of the stated range for that particular segment of its business. when it comes to the overall outlook, we did get guidance from caterpillar, texas instruments and 3m and that will weigh on sentiment today. i want to highlight was been going on of late, a wiped out of market value your today, over half trillion dollars loss in value for japanese shares in 2018. find ait's hard to bottom for either japanese are asian stocks and the bears do look to be in control as we see the ratio on the tokyo stock exchange climbing to a record high. but a silver lining could be , it could mean any positive surprises on the earnings front could trigger a short squeeze. haidi: let's get more on what we should be watching is tradin

welcome to sophie and colmes sophie shevardnadze they already dire situation in the gaza strip is worsening for the u.s. pulling the plug on funding from a un agency that's helping palestinian refugees where will the palestinians turn for help out while i ask the gaza director of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine dr matthew. the gaza strip is be said by the israeli gyptian blockade from the outside and the bloody rivalry of the palestinian factions only in sight but no the un's relief agencies there are left without u.s. funding to the gazans have any way left to turn to in their plight how can the looming humanitarian catastrophe be avoided without u.n. help or will anger build along with despair then sing itself into a new war. dr haraszti s. rally gaz a director of united nations relief and works agency for palestine welcome to the show it's great to have you with us lots to talk about the. united states has cut funding to your agency earlier this year now you have to fire people who work for you in gaza because there is no money to pay their salaries is other nati

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: our top stories this tuesday, asia-pacific markets look set for a muted open after tech dragged wall street again. the dollar hit a two week low. theers are looking ahead to latest inflation numbers. that data should indicate fallout from the trade war. president trump floats the idea of "rogue killers," as mike pompeo seeks answers from saudi arabia. shery: let's get a quick check of markets from the week in the u.s. markets under pressure. the dow fell .4%. the s&p 500 extended the biggest decline last week since march. falling .6%. utilities fences like and real estate gaining ground while tech lead the losses with the nasdaq falling .8%. the energy sector was one big on the s&p 500aw with the s&p gaining the last two sessions are now falling .2%. let's see how this will play into asia. sophie: we are facing a mixed start for asian stocks. this is japanese and korean futures hinting at losses. the yen below 112. it it's beating out the swiss franc. the kiwi dollar jumped to

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welcome to sophie and co i'm sophie shevardnadze they already dire situation in the gaza strip is worsening with the u.s. pulling the plug on funding from a un agency that's helping palestinian refugees where will the palestinians turn for help well i asked the gaza director of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine. the gaza strip. blockade from the outside and the bloody rivalry of the palestinian factions on the inside but none of the u.s. relief agencies there are left without u.s. funding the gazans have anywhere left to turn to in their plight how can the looming humanitarian get down. war. dr massey yes rally gaza director of united nations relief and works agency for palestine welcome to the show it's great to have you with us lots to talk about the. united states has cut funding to your agency earlier this year you have to fire people who work for you in gaza because there is no money to pay their salaries is other nations funding not enough to keep the organization running smoothly. we've had tremendous success this year to find some money to replace what we've l

welcome to sophie and kill him sophie shevardnadze there seems to be no end to american involvement in the middle east. but as washington is still as powerful a player there as it wants to be today i talked to colonel lawrence wilkerson former chief of staff to secretary of state colin powell. white house just taking a tough stance on iraq is powerful advisors are threatening drastic american action against iran but with american troops spread across the world local powers coming together to decide the fate of their region can washington hope to continue dictating the future of the middle east will the militant posturing of the white house lead to any real trouble and can it handle yet another unpredictable conflict . colonel lawrence wilkerson former chief of staff to secretary of state colin powell welcome to the show it's great to have you with us again so lately all the important buildings in syria are being decided on car out moscow and tehran then yes which u.s. which once. was keen to intervene but mostly just watching the show right now is the current white house more conscious

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sophie kamaruddin?e: caution could be the name of the game for asia as we are facing a mixed start. 114,en has reached 1:14 -- but defensive stocks have been driving gains this year in tokyo. retailers, drugmakers, and the like -- futures pointing higher for stocks in japan. the kospi could be off to a softer footing this morning. we did get a read on business confidence rising to 78 in september, but staying below the 100 reading, which indicates estimates outweighed the optimism. over in new zealand, we do have stocks extending gains for a second day, potentially. you look at the kiwi dollar, it is under pressure this morning, , afterlow 66 u.s. business confidence fell to a nine-year low. kiwi traders will take heed of the annual report that came out this morning, which follows the treasury, saying the outlook for third-quarter growth remains solid. i want to take a look under the hood of your recent japanese stock rally, the nikkei 225 to a 27-year high. you can find this chart in the gtb library. n

and you have to ask yourself this, sophie — given the uk's shifting international alignments, sophieonalalignments, given sophie — given the uk's shifting international alignments, given its need for china as a trading partner in the future, how likely is it, beyond expressing concern, that the uk government will really push beijing over a remote muslim people in what is after all often a forgotten corner of the world? john sudworth in beijing, thank you. the fbi is investigating a number of suspicious packages that have been sent to high—profile democrats. the new york headquarters of the broadcaster cnn was evacuated after a parcel was also sent there. police say the devices appear to be pipe bombs. new york's mayor has described the packages as acts of terror. president trump said they were despicable acts and political violence had no place in the united states. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant has the latest. in the normally tranquil suburbs of new york city, the home of bill and hillary clinton. today encircled by a much larger security presence than normal after a s

sophie long, bbc news. sophie long, bbc news. president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, has suggested that the uk and the eu may have moved significantly closer in recent days to agreeing a brexit deal. mrjuncker said if a deal couldn't be finalised in time for a meeting of eu leaders this month, an agreement could be reached at a special summit proposed for november. one week after the indonesian island of sulawesi was hit by a devastating earthquake officials say more than 1,000 people could still be missing beneath the rubble. around 1500 people are known to have died in the disaster. hundreds of buildings were destroyed in palu on the island of sulawesi when it was hit by a wall of water. it was caused by a tsunami that followed the earthquake. yet alongside the despair, there have been some stories that bring hope, as our correspondent nick beake reports. within this devastated city you find incredible stories of survival. 12—year—old football fan risgi was in an internet cafe in palu watching highlights of

here is sophie. sophie: what relief rally?ed for al 2% weekly decline of more than 4%, now trading at the lowest level since april. check out what is leading that decline, it's the tech space, all by 4.2%. when you take a look at equity the worst losing streak on record. that stock falling over 8%, falling to its weakest level in seven weeks. we check out what's going on with the leaderboard, gold miners are shining today, as bullion nears $1200. let's check on nikkei futures trading in singapore. falling by 3.4% overnight. losses in expecting tokyo when trading starts there. let's put some stocks on the radar when it comes to the tokyo session. family mart is to report earnings today and is said they will by 20% in a stake in offer that's a 9% premium to the last closing price. and keeping an eye on japan's second-largest industrial robot maker. second quarter profit missed estimates and it cut its full-year forecast. it should not come as a surprise with investor anxiety. haidi: the philippine central bank says it is ready t

brent: let's talk to sophie. she is in new york. what do you know about these arms deals between the u.s. and saudi arabiaia? sophie: there is a lot that trump does not seem to know. the numbers don't add up. five keeps claiming things about how many jobs would be created or lost if the u.s. draws back from the deal with the saudi's. but the aerospace industry association says that in 2016 there is something like 355,000 manufacturing jobs supported by the entire defense and national security industries. it is hard to imagine that this deal spread over a decade and would double the total of jobs in the sector. nothing seems to have been finalized. there seems to be only a few if any sign contracts. many of these announcements are memorandums of content. -- intent. brent: the first quarterly earnings imports are coming in. the markets don't seem to like what they are seeing. what can you tell us? >> this is looking like a small disaster for the markets. this is what the investors were making out of this. it is into correction territo

. >> and i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." >> our top stories this wednesday, asia-pacific stocks set for a mixed start after a volatile session in new york. saluting america's extraordinary economy, saying low unemployment should not start a rising inflation. and tesla shares headed south. >> let's get a quick check of how markets closed this tuesday session. it was a mixed session in the u.s. we saw the dow hit a record high, but the s&p 500 lagged. we had sales reports. the dow just grows higher because of those trade sensitive stocks like boeing and caterpillar. still there was divergence between these multinationals and small caps. we saw the russell 2000 fall. let's see how all this is shaping up in asia. here is sophie. >> asian futures looking mixed. [indiscernible] nikkei pmi's expected for japan and singapore. the nikkei could be set for the first drop in four days. looking at a third day of losses potentially. checking in on some currencies, we have the yen retreating to the 114 handle a

sophie shevardnadze the united arab emirates growing economic and political influences brain cells everywhere in the middle east but will the quagmire of the war in yemen sink the new ambition of the tiny nation talk to the president of the emirates federal national council the most senior a female politician of the arab world dr amal. and economic presence felt from egypt to somalia. trying on the role of a regional but. managed to step out of the shadows of its powerful neighbors and. the great game in the middle east. dr ahmad by say president of the federal national council of the united arab emirates welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us i hope you are enjoying your stay in st peter's work so let's start with your personal experience you are the highest ranking female politician in the arab world first woman to head a national assembly of an arab state i mean obviously that means that this world is very male centric how does that complicate your work how do you make men listen to you. thank you for hosting me i think. using our term don't as women. being able to face