so with sophie's financial help he opened a computer store. hopes were high, but business was bad and sandra says when tony learned sophie was having an affair, his world fell apart. >> he was really, really hurt. but trying to do his best for the girls, as always. >> the couple soon went their separate ways. but when rob cantor was killed a year later, investigators came to see tony. >> the reason we're here is because there's been an incident that happened in new jersey. >> okay. >> the detectives told tony he was just one of several people they were questioning. don't take this the wrong way, was your wife cheating on you with rob. >> yes. >> tony admitted he was upset when he first learned of the affair but told detectives he moved on. >> if my wife is seeing somebody else, i'm not going to be too happy. >> according to tony, he had been at home alone the night before. >> reading e-mails and watching the news. >> the detectives weren't convinced. but with no smoking gun, no witnesses, and no dna, it seemed unlikely this case would be solve

sophie: this is bloomberg. ♪ sophie: this is "bloomberg best." i'm sophie kamaruddin.et's pick up on our global tour of the week's top business stories in europe, where brexit and the status of italy's budget continue to cause concern for investors. >> mark carney has never shied away from doomsday brexit warnings, but the analysis has gone further than before. he says the economy could shrink 8% in a year and house prices could fall 30%, and the pound could fall below parity with the dollar. i know this was sort of a doomsday scenario, not a base case, but your take? >> it is pretty extreme. the no brexit, the no deal brexit scenario, the range of possible outcomes is enormous. that means it is very hard to tell, but i would put carney's estimates and the bank of england's estimates at very low, the bottom end of the spectrum of outcomes. you can understand why they have done it. the point was to test the banking sector, if it was resilient enough to resist that shock. it turns out, by at least their assessment, is that it is. the bottom line is it is pretty extreme.

capable of engaging russia there is a criminalization of diplomacy which i think is very dangerous sophie not just for trump and putin but for. for us russian relations generally the irony is that trump is hawkish he's brought in john bolton as your viewers may know and the leading neo conservative who was the architect of america's withdrawal from the any ballistic missile treaty in two thousand and two the sanctions continue so the relationship is at its lowest most dangerous point and i just think trump doesn't have a team that is capable of moving in a different direction nor is he disciplined enough to actually talk a little more about and then his new conservative advisers that are surrounding trump but before we get to that what do you think has to happen for the democrats to actually change their approach to us russia so i think there's a new generation of democrats we just had an election as you know a midterm election it's not the presidential it's the off year a new generation of leaders have come in many of them women i'm excited about that but i'm most excited about their pol

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.ybreak: asia." ♪ haidi: our top stories is monday. beijing threatens unspecified action if the huawei cfo is not free. -- freed. the international monetary fund repeating its warnings about trade. the u.s.-china threatens global growth, jobs, and wages. shery: carlos ghosn is expected to be charged. we will have the latest on the case live from tokyo. on wall brutal selloff street with u.s. stock seeing their worst week since march. u.s. futures on -- under pressure. at one point, falling as much as 1% or we could be retesting the lows as back in february and april around 25.50. let's see how markets are trading. it is still heard -- barely, but how are we looking? early, but we are red across the board for asian stocks. the nikkei, losses over 1%. adding to declines we saw last week. ofn 1.5% over the course last week. it looks like more pain ahead for asian equities. when it comes to data today just, we have japan's gdp refer the third quarter coming in lower. you have business spend

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." haidi: theresa may clings onto power after winning a conservative vote for confidence, but her brexit headache will not be going away. china may delay its global tech ambitions as the u.s. calls on beijing to do more. recent trade war optimism is draining away. tencent music it's a good note on its first ipo day in new york. let's get you started with a quick check of the markets close in the u.s. a risk on day for equity markets as the dow gained .6% and the s&p 500 gained the most in a week. more positive sentiment coming from more positive headlines on trade. prime minister may surviving the no-confidence vote. the nasdaq also gaining for the third consecutive session. s&p futures not doing much at the moment, but the narrative throughout the session was on trade and brexit. the risk of a hard brexit rising. prime minister may facing that challenge to her leadership. but sterling now looking like this after falling to the lowest level since april. throughout the session, it gained

focus i think and sophie works on the personification of each character when he gets you do you.we both work on the concept of each lamp. of our own range of skill and expertise. please get used sophie uses a paper technique to sculpt the figures this includes the use of different types of paper and glue to hold it all together. she prefers paper to other sculpting materials because of its flexibility. the made in france label doesn't come cheap but their clients are willing to spend seven hundred euros and upwards for a ham sculpted lamp. plum saw that there are many different kinds of paper i started out using old newspapers that i gathered up you can always recycled paper so it's a good paper to start with and it's also very late into the sink you see a lot of freedom to work at home there's also a paper that's very valuable or there's a transparency to it there is a more there are papers that have a quality that makes a nice to work with and to touch and to mold. frederick learned about lead to paper in their sculpture. sir mix between art and technology and have made it to s

let's see how things are shaping up for asia, sophie. sophie: quite a few developments. everybody is probably ready for the holidays. futures in asia hitting a mix. opening with politics and trade development. china continues to have tensions with the u.s.. japan are clinching its trade deal eliminating all tariffs between the two. we will see of japanese stocks continue gains after the rally from a two year low. more trouble for huawei. this is seen as vulnerable to leaks and system shutdown. that could spell opportunity for samsung in the 5g market. when it comes to the eco-calendars, there will be a right decision from the philippines. haido? -- heidi? -- haidi? haidi: top of mine, theresa may remaining as prime minister after surviving a vote of no-confidence -- vote of confidence. >> here is our renewed mission. delivering the brexit people for, bringing the country back together, and building a country that truly works for everyone. the brexit chaos is far from being resolved. covering all been of the moving parts of this development -- developing story. nothing is

now, sophie. sophie: no shortage of drama that could provide headwinds for asian markets, that we do see tech among the gainers so far in sydney. gaining ground after sinking 2.3% on monday. among the gainers, i want to highlight adderley bryson rising 3% this morning after being upgraded by credit suisse and morningstar, australia's biggest cement group. now the aussie dollar, study after rising off of a one-month low. and difficult in aussie bond yields, this ahead of the survey for november. the housing index will be due at the bottom of the hour. that is expected to deep into 2% for the third quarter. assets in focus, this us data election results are pending. in light of the shock resignation of the r.b.i. governor. we take a look at the push back above the handle and the overnight losses, as we are expecting a first reaction and markets to what has been happening with r.b.i., as well as with the state elections. ubs sews that the rupee will pay the price. and among the selloff in indian mark

on.y: i'm shery sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin. welcome to daybreak asia. ♪ >> top stories, asia-pacific markets facing pressure after stocks slump in new york. fed doubts and looming shutdown worrying investors. oil continues decline, brent tumbles below 55 ball -- $55. and jim mattis quibble over alliances abroad. >> we have breaking news. we're hearing the white house ordered the pentagon to plan for a withdrawal from afghanistan. the u.s. presence in afghanistan amounts to 14,000 u.s. troops. they've been there since 2001 after the terrorist attacks. trump has been critical about the u.s. -- [no audio] >> differences with the president on alliances, saying president trump has a right to the defense secretary that is more aligned with his own views. now we're getting the latest reports that the white house ordered the pentagon to withdrawal from afghanistan on top of the we sent -- recent withdrawal from afghanistan. jim mattis announced his resignation. plenty to judge us for investors -- digest for investors. the dow falling 2

sophie. coming online s falling .4 of 1% extending loss tuesday.t we saw on keeping an eye on copper miners in sydney as well as they may losses in the red metal as chinese concerns are back in focus as investors assess the spins coming from d.c. and beijing around the u.s. china trade truce. a selloff is expected to continue, head winds are piling brexit developments and unserment over opec output cuts. for pan, we are setting up a rough session indeed. japanese stocks having wiped out market value on tuesday after snapping a advance. risk appetite is crumbling, the more in star once currency markets after adding 11% overnight holding steady two rallying the most in weeks. it is a very busy day on the calendar. australian gdp data in the third quarter in the wake f setting rates at its last policy meeting from 2018 in china. ore p.m.i. data which comes after the manufacturing survey pointed to more export pain ahead. thailand and the with a nes and malaysia slowdown in growth. paul, later to

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. paul: our top stories, optimism in the air as we enter a new agreedhe u.s. and china to tone down the rhetoric and put new tariffs on hold. moscow and react will manage the oil market -- riyadh will manage to the oil markets, meeting in vienna later this week. sterling under pressure as lawmakers prepared to debate the brexit bill, a big vote eight days away. of u.s.he 90 day hold tariffs on chinese goods being felt in the market as investor optimism is boosting s&p futures up 1.5% at the moment, building on the gains from last week, the dow and the nasdaq rebounded .8% . the s&p 500 saw its largest since 2011.ce we also got news out of saudi arabia and russia they could be cutting oil production. we will see how that plays into the energy markets this week. at the moment we are seeing investor confidence being felt in the markets with futures up 1.5%. are seeing the optimism here in asian markets as they signal higher across the board. in sydney there is a gain of .4% for the asx 200

structures the paper and sophie and her touch to it by creating the various figures.and a few pieces. to my point the electric parts inside depleted section of the lamp internally lighted up if you focus to see clear and sophie works on the personification. each character. we both work on the concept of each lamp. of our own range of skill and expertise that. sophie uses a paper maché technique to sculpt the figures this includes the use of different types of paper and glue to hold it all together. she prefers paper to other sculpting materials because of its flexibility. the made in france label doesn't come cheap but their clients are willing to spend seven hundred euros and upwards for a hand sculpted lamp. but. there are many different kinds of paper i started out using old newspapers that i gathered up you can use recycled paper so it's a good paper to start with and it's also very light. do they think it's a lot of freedom to work at home when there's also paper that's very valuable or there's a transparency to it or is it more of their papers that have a qualit

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. paul: our top stories, pressure on huawei. canada has arrested the cfo at washington's request for alleged sanctions busting and iran. president trump said china is sending a strong signals about a trade deal but it is not clear what was actually agreed last week. oil slips after opec offers only vague plans to output curbs. the level of any cuts was a discussed in vienna. -- wasn't discussed in vienna. shery: markets in the u.s. are closed for the passing of george h.w. bush. looking at futures, a second session of gains, up .4%. tomorrow will be the big day to see what happens after we saw more easing of tensions between the u.s. and china. we are seeing wti bouncing back factaining .3% despite the they dipped in the new york session p we have comments from opec plus, no details on what sort of production cuts we could get from the group. we are looking at the pound, now holding steady. right now the key question is what happens to brexit has prime minister may is struggling to get

sophie in hong kong with the look at that. soph. sophie: shery, scant positive news to be head. is little heavyweight data to distract from the focus on the fed's rate decision. we do have the b.l.k. and r.b.a. meeting. what they say will be of interest. in korea we did see the governments lower its g.d.p. growth forecast for 2018 and 2019. we are anticipating the slowest economic growth for korea in six years. now, when we have a look what's going on with futures, given this backdrop of risk, taking a look at aussie futures, falling the most in a week. commodity related players are likely to feel the pressure given the broad decline in raw materials. cal tech in particular at the open, this as refiners see lower 2018 margins. haidi, we've seen the pull back in oil prices not providing much of a tail wind for retail marginses and oil continuing to sink on growing fears of a supply glut. under $50 a barrel. the energy department forecast higher shale output for this month and next. crude prices are on track for a third straight month of decline despite effort by opec, russia and

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to the open. ♪ haidi: zero the top stories we are covering. china taking more steps to ease trade tensions. let's talk about restarting purchases on american corn. nissan product or's plan to talk about ghosn. australia's treasurer is set to deliver the best budget members in a decade, halfing the deficit ahead of the key election-year. let's get you started with a check of the markets to friday's session in the u.s., risk off across the board we have concerns over the outlook for growth weighing on the market. take a look at the dow which sank 500 points while the s&p 500 fell to the lowest level since april. the s&p 500 breached the 2600ological important level. the nasdaq fell for a second session.ve technology stocks lead the declines. keep an eye on the health care sector. rulingget a judge obamacare was unconstitutional. we could see more volatility in the monday session. we are just setting up for what will be the big news this week. the federal reserve dec

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.break: asia." ♪ haidi: our top stories is monday, china is taking more steps to ease tensions lifting tariffs on u.s. cars and restarting pressures of american corn. theresa may faces a hostile week amid speculation of another brexit referendum. aides say there is no way that will happen. bulls versus bears as we look ahead to 2019. trade geopolitics and the global economy top the list of challenges. weighing onncerns the markets as we see risk off sentiment spread across the world. let's see how we are setting up in asia. ishie: taking a look at what going on in the terminal, we have a mixed bag for stocks in the region. we have the nikkei 225 coming online higher by 2/10 of 1%. the cost be gaining ground. the kickoff track changed -- trade. the mood is looking bigger and you look at the antipodes. stocks under pressure in sydney with another financial helping to lead the decline. by .5%and wellington off this morning. a mixed bag so far. we have a big week when it comes to central ba

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sophie: and i'm sophie kamaruddin hong kong. we're counting down to asia's major market open. haidi: here are the stories we are covering in the next hour. beijing threatens to retaliate if -- the imf repeats his warnings about trade. the u.s. china spat threatens global growth, jobs, and wages. and oil jumps. saudi arabia admits opec may have waited too long to react to the market. shery: let's get a quick check of the markets close on friday. the u.s. stocks worst week. losing more than 1000 points. utilities the only sector that gained ground. the defensive sector of course. we also had big tech names like netflix losing at least 3% on the nasdaq, which fell 3%. we had seen u.s. stocks a little on friday as we saw a softer than expected u.s. jobs data, but we got more hawkish commentary. take a look at what wti has done for the week. we saw it gain more than 2% in the last trading session as we got opec plus to agree to a cut of more than one million barrels a day. let's see how things are looking for asia. a bit of weekend news for investors to divest. lose we saw stocks i

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia.": our top stories this tuesday, asian markets head for declines after the wide selloff in wall street. the s&p 500 facing its second-worst december on record. opec has its work cut out for them to stabilize oil prices. crude is trading below $50 in new york for the first time in a year. shery: the fed is under attack before the last meeting of 2018. president trump leads criticism of an expected rate hike. of course, that rate raise would be the fourth this year, coming amid concerns over slowing trade tensions, and geopolitics, and the potential government shutdown here in the u.s. that all weighing on the markets, really risk off markets, across the world. let's see how we are looking in asia. sophie: that is the key for asia as well, the risk-off sentiment taking hold. we have the nikkei off by 1.2%. energy and tech shares among the biggest lie guards so far -- laggards so far. the kospi losing .7%. the asx 200 off by over 1% this morning with energy and tech also the biggest drags

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia.es, optimism in the air as we enter a new agreedhe u.s. and china to tone down the rhetoric and put new tariffs on hold. moscow and react will manage the oil market -- riyadh will manage to the oil markets, meeting

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. -- sophie. sophie: the markets were not called. it had the opposite effect. it seems that investors were suspicious of his statement. as if he would ask why they would d ask these questions non. the market was down with the doubt, dropping around 600 points and also shares of banks. eight t of america with 1.5%. i think there's too much going on right now. it is spooking investors. this will raise rates -- the fed will raise rates two times in 2019. christine: then there is the matter of president trump's tweet this as an jerome powell. saying that the only problem that the u.s. economy has is the fed, what do you make of that? >> that is trump trying to blame someone who is easier to blame -- blame someone. who is easier to blame than the fed chairman? how convenient. he wants a low oil price and low interest rates. he can easily say that these are the reasons for sluggish growth. the stock market is with him on that one when it comes to jerome powell. steve mnuchin quoted trump and says he disagrees with the fed but he never suggested firing the chairman. t

we are joined in tokyo by sophie.therefore prosecutors on monday -- are there for prosecutors on monday? sophie: they plan to indict carlos ghosn on monday. they also had the option of not indicting him, and re-arresting him on a different charge. monday is the deadline. if they rearrest him, the clock starts again and that is another 22 days. they apparently have enough evidence and they think it is safe to indict him. the nikkei reports they will also indict greg kelly, as well. shery: what has been the reaction so far about japan's treatment of carlos ghosn? intention -- detention can go on indefinitely if they add more charges. he has not been indicted yet and is being questioned everyday. the system in japan has been criticized by particularly french media at around the world in light of this very high-profile arrest. historically, it has been condemned by amnesty international. they say a could -- they say torture could cause false confessions. as far as we know, he has not convinced anything and it looks like h

sophie. sophie, does our show air in germany? how do you see our show?great. well, thank you for doing that. appreciate that. that's kind of your vibe a a little bit. i mean, like -- [ laughter ] i mean, i only know you a short time, but i mean i kind of feel like the collar is your type of thing. [ laughter ] and this is like kind of german-ish. like kind of -- like a little chalet type of -- [ laughter ] would you like to try it on? >> of course. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. of course, please. [ applause ] oh, my gosh. sophie, thank you so much. really. this is exciting. ♪ this is great. do you have anything like this at all? >> what? >> jimmy: do you have anything -- any sweaters like this at home? >> no. not one as beautiful as this. >> jimmy: oh. not as beautiful, of course. yeah. [ laughter ] very polite and nice. oh my -- oh my goodness. [ cheers and applause ] oh, gorgeous. you should model. yes. [ cheers and applause ] you should model all of our sweaters. thank you so much for being here. welcome. thank you. please, thank you very much. sophie from ge

sophie, one way 01’ what now for the mp?ed a statement. a neighbouring labour mp is also said she should stand down for the might depend on the sentence that she receives. if she isn'tjailed, technically she could remain as an mp, but she has already lost the support of her party. if she is jailed for less than a year, there could be a recall petition and, if she is jailed for a year or more, she is jailed for a year or more, she would automatically lose her seat and there would be a by—election, so potentially the end of what could have been a glittering career, the woman who once said she dreamt of being britain's black prime minister tonight awaiting sentencing for perverting the course of justice. it appears it doesn't pay to be loyal. it turns out that millions of people who stay with companies for insurance and mobile phones for years are actually losing out by around £900 a year. that's the verdict of the competition watchdog. 0ur personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. the loyalty penalty can grind off

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin and hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia."op stories this tuesday -- asia-pacific markets look at a muted open. tweet leavesmp investors and advisors in the dark. no details from the white house and few comments from china. back from bouncing its worst monthly loss in a decade as top producers pledged to manage the market. gains.stocks leading the they are the big winners in the u.s. trading session. we will see if this trend continues into asian markets after asian stocks saw the best day in more than a month. sophie kamaruddin with the latest. did seeon monday, we that rally at $325 billion in market value for asian docs. this tuesday, we are seeing the relief rally stall. we are seeing stocks in tokyo and seoul -- economic expansion adding to that wall of worry. keeping of korea's great study. -- rates steady. 200 is lower by .3%. the curve is flattening into that decision. the spread between three-year and tenure futures. -- 10-year futures. far off fromo the low. a quick check on the offshore yuan, holding onto recent gai

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. to bloomberg "daybreak: asia." ♪ our top stories this friday, washington welcomes china's initial moves on trade but wilbur ross says concrete action is more important than mere gestures. said it's time for the u.k. to say exactly what it wants. shery: four years and $3 trillion, mario draghi brings the ecb's record bond buying program to an end. a new expectations and slowing trade really dominating the markets. let's see how we are setting up for the market open in asia. aren't seeing too much enthusiasm at the start of trade in seoul. losses for the nikkei 225, down .6%. the rally losing steam in the region and aussie shares are falling for the first day in four. tech and media companies the biggest strikes in sydney. the u.s. says china must do more to end the tara war. we will learn more about the leadership priorities of china at next week's economic policy summit. yen, somek in on the risk sentiment being taken off the table. the yen holding steady and headed for a weekly loss.

sophie is deaf but santa understands her. he taps her arm and uses sign language. we met up with sophie and her parents at the hayward help with the help of an interpreter. her mother said they randomly came across santa when their daughter was a baby. >> we went shopping and we saw santa claus. let's get a picture and he started signing. and i said yes. and that is how i found him. >> reporter: this is a picture from that first visit they made a point to see him every christmas. >> she can heal as if she is not different from everybody else and is part of the community. by having this signing santa, we are able to be recognized in the community and valued it the community. >> reporter: we visited santa at his workshop. he calls walnut creek the north pole 11 years and is happy to communicate with all sorts of children. >> it is important because not everybody can use asl. i happen to know what because my parents were deaf. >> reporter: word has spread. a large group of children made a special appointment to see him pick >> we started with one or two. good group an

now sophie szymanski is following the developments on wall street for us good to see you sophie so it doesn't seem as if we're able to calm down markets what went wrong. no it did not come markets at all it kind of had the opposite effect it almost seemed like and bess's were suspicious all from a new chin statement as they wandered to why you would ask these kinds of questions now as if something was up for. you know something we all don't know the broad market was down with the dow dropping around six hundred points and also shares of mansfield bank of america with one point five percent i think there's just too much going on right now that is grouping investors with flavia scrolls and a fad that is still going to raise rates two more times and twenty nineteen so no sense a rally and not even a fire in the night here on wall street. and then of course there's the matter of trump's tweet criticizing federal chair jerome powell saying that the only problem the u.s. economy has is the fed now what do you make of the. well there is clearly charm trying to blame someone and who is curren

sophie is deaf but santa understands her. he taps her arm and then begins using sign language.ith sosie horwitz and her parents who are also deaf at their hayward home with the help of a asl interpreter. they randomly came across the center when her daughter was a baby. >> her aunt and i went shopping and we saw santa claus and i thought let's get a picture with her was sent and he started signing are you deaf and yes death and that is how i him just happenstance. >> reporter: this is a picture from that first visit, since then they have made a point to see him every christmas. >> she can feel as if she is not different from everybody else and that she is part of the community. so by having this signing santa, we are able to be recognized in the community and valued in the community. >> reporter: we visited santa at his workshop. he has called walnut creek the north pole for 11 years and is happy to have the ability to communicate with all sorts of children. >> it is important due to the fact that not everybody can use asl and i just happen to know it because my parents were de

and so many friends of my father who i've known all my life and my family members, jenny and sophie were there. my best friend. >> we don't go out a lot. >> no, we don't. no, we don't. >> we felt like this was worth it. >> we set plans. >> and then you're in bed at

welcome to sophie and sophie shevardnadze for as long as humans can remember that cell stay had been trying to push the boundaries of their own nature and even now everywhere from south america to siberia people are embarking on a spiritual journey so this is and in santa i ask a man who has been studying and practicing practices for the past twenty five years anthropologists author explorer agitator as he likes to put it david that has. long been irresistible for humanity throughout history people have tried to stretch the limits of their capabilities through meditation and. other practices but can anyone really move beyond biological constraints and train the mind to perform miracles or is spiritual is he in the transcendental just an age old illusion. then there's it's really great to have you with us you're an author you're an anthropologist explorer in my opinion educator worth that i greatly admire so you have been studying for the past thirty years different people in a mystical realm from west to east you've been all around the world what is it that all these people have in c

sophie is deaf. santa understands her. he tapped her arm and began using sign language. we met up with sophie and her parents who are deaf with the help of an asl interpreter. the family says they came across the santa when she was a baby. >> i went shucking. we sought santa claus. let's get picture he started signing are you deaf. that is how i fanned him. >> this is a picture in the first visit. nce then, he made a point to see him every christmas. >> she feels as if she is not different. she is part of the community. by having this signing santa, we are able to be recognized in community. >> reporter: we visited santa at his workshop in walnut creek. he is happy to have the ability to communicate with all sorts of children expect it is important. not everybody can use asl. my parents were deaf. >> reporter: word has spread. a large group of children with hearing loss made a special appointment to see him. >> we started with one or two and it grew. there are 30 or 40 that come through the year. >> reporter: in this video that she asks for a lego police station. they ho

is that sophie or simon? !the uk but that change comes with low cloud and for many it is a gloomy afternoon with hill fog patches and rain. a jump with hill fog patches and rain. a jump in temperatures coming up towards the south. leaving cold air across northern scotland where temperatures will stay well below freezing in areas. for many, a milder day. in south wales, 4 degrees yesterday but 13 this afternoon. this is what has brought the change, the warm front. bringing mild conditions, but a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain around and still fog affecting eastern scotland. in the far north of scotla nd scotland. in the far north of scotland we have brighter weather. temperatures will have no chance of getting above freezing in a number of spots, including braemar, where it is currently minus four degrees. overnight the rain clears. drizzle around western coasts and hills ahead of the next band of rain later in the night but it is a night where temperatures will barely changed from what we have at the moment

we met up with sophie and her parents were also deaf at their hayward home. with the help of a asl interpreter. her mother says they randomly came across the santa when their daughter was a baby. >> we went shopping and we saw santa claus and i thought let's get a picture with santa. he started sunny, are you deaf? i said yes, death, that is how i found him. just happenstance. >> reporter: here is the picture from the first visit, since then they have made a point to see him every christmas. >> she can feel she is not different from everybody else and she is part of the community. so by having this store having a signing santa, we are able to be recognized in the community, valued in the community. >> reporter: we visited santa at his workshop. he has called walnut creek the north pole for 11 years and is happy to have the ability to communicate with all sorts of children. >> it is important due to the fact that not everybody can use asl. i just happen to know it because my parents were deaf. >> reporter: overtime, word has spread. just a few weeks ago a larg

sophie: this is bloomberg. ♪ sophie: this is bloomberg best.'s pick up on our global tour of the top business stories. in europe, where brexit and the budgetof italy's continue to cause concern for investors. >> they have never shied away from doomsday bloomberg warnings, but the analysis has gone further than before. he says the economy could shrink 8% year and the pound could fall the dollar. i know this was sort of a doomsday scenario. >> it is pretty extreme. the no brexit, the no deal ofxit scenario, the range outcomes is a norm us. it is hard to tell. atould put the estimates very low, the bottom and of the spectrum of outcomes. you can understand why they have done it. thepoint was to test banking sector, if it was resilient enough to resist that shock. it turns out it is. the bottom line is it is pretty extreme. underrling remains pressure as theresa may launched her tour. it will be difficult for the deal to pass in the house of commons through the prime minister is said to caved into pressure from parliament. the fact that now mps can

sophie: the fed turns less dovish than hoped.bled into a 15 month low and investors flooded into treasuries after jerome powell signaled the policymakers to little threat from the recent turmoil in financial markets. the fed a just a guidance saying further rate hikes will be needed. inflation has still remained just a touch below 2%. so i do think that that gives the committee the ability to be patient moving forward. as i mentioned, there is significant uncertainty about destination of further rate increases. >> southeast asia's two biggest economies are diverging. bank of thailand raised the one-day bond repurchase rate for the first time since 2011. 27.5% basis point rise to was in line with forecasts. indonesia is set to keep the key rate at 6% after 175 basis point hikes. m&a related loans in china set and 2018 lower for the second year running. prospects as the trade war curbs appetite for overseas deals. the foreign currency is down 44% this year to $17 billion. that compares almost 31 billion in 2016. standard chartered

i'm sophie kamaruddin kong, welcome to "bloomberg asia." paul: our top stories this wednesday, driving ahead, china to be close to luring tariffs on u.s. made cars, a climbdown by beijing. drama in the oval office. president trump said he would be roud to shut down the government if his border wall isn't funded. nd sterling slumps as teresa may looks for help in europe while her leadership could be threat back at home. quick check to how markets colstoned in the u.s. session. before i get into the u.s. markets. the latest g huawei, we're that bail could be around $10 million canadian. bail at $10 set canadian for the huawei c.f. o. before we get into more details, we'll get you more get more details of that hearing. let's take a look at how markets closed here in the u.s. session. another day of big markets, the u.s. s&p 500 and dow rising 1% of one giving up all of its gains for the dow to close down 1%.f the banks being the biggest on the s&p 500. carmakers are continuing to have that r as we headline out of china that we ould see tariffs