sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong, one hour from the market open in japan and south korea. welcome to "daybreak: asia." ♪ shery: our top stories today. breakthrough. boris johnson starts a hard sell of his new deal with the e.u. ahead of saturday's crucial vote at westminster. china says it is in close contact with the u.s. as they work on a draft deal. and central banks are stepping up calls for help amid fears that they are running out of options. we are live at the imf meetings in washington. ♪ sophie: checking on the start of trade in sydney. little change, after the drop of 200, halting a five-day advance. broadly speaking, we are setting up for a mix start in the agion, but looking to have second weekly gain. chinese third-quarter gdp numbers come, as corporate numbers on the mainland have shown little improvement after a bleak first half. japanese inflation remains subdued, giving the boj food for thought at the policy meeting. able back below 1.29 on brexit deal hopes, pushing it to a six-month low to position for a negative outcome. aussie bonds under pressure this

sophie: why india could actually benefit from google economic turmoil. ♪ sophie: you are watching bloombergarkets. pollsk. will go to the for the third time in four years after boris johnson won backing to trigger a snap vote to solve the brexit crisis. rishaad: jodi schneider is with us. what are the polls suggesting? some say it was inevitable. >> what has happened here now is to say let's take this to the people. boris johnson said he wants to do that himself. he wants the outcome to be that people go to the polls on december 12. they are clearly in favorite -- in favor of brexit. for him, it is a proxy vote for his approach to brexit. he takes a lot of risks. nigel farage is our real threat here. getbrexit party will be i you out of here. not what boris johnson dead. he promised to get cut on october 31. he did not. that is a line he will have to defend against. it is not just labor. labor and the conservative party took 30% of the vote overall. >> what are the potential outcomes for brexit? will you can make that january 1 deadline? jodi: that is a real question. boris johnson, that is

sophie: and sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. -- i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong."daybreak: asia." our top stories this thursday, trade talks return. negotiators will meet. china may be exempt from partial deal. -- the partial deal. president trump urged the secretary of state to help the client for rudy giuliani. against the hong kong protest to eat. >> we have japan and south korea coming online. sophie? food for thought for the boj upcoming meeting. the nikkei 225, little change. up gaining ground 2/10 of a percent, rising this morning. , traders jgb 10 years focusing on 30 year options amid wariness of the boj. let's check in on korea, back from its off of it day holiday. -- alphabet day holiday. it is back above 1200 against the dollar. we will keep an eye on samsung today. it is to announce a 13 trillion investment. plus, the south korean industry ministry released their data for the third quarter. let's check in on the shift for us a stocks. up for tenths of a percent. -- aussie stocks. up for tense of a percent. /10ths of a percent. aside from that, austral

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in.key has agreed to an immediate temporary cease-fire in syria as u.s. vice president mike pence's hastily arranged visit to ankara. what do we know so far? >> today, vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo were actually in turkey. they had about five hours of negotiations with turkey's president and other turkish officials, after which mike pence gave a press conference to reporters, during which he announced that turkey had agreed cease-fire.r pence percent during the cease-fire, kurdish troops would make an orderly withdrawal and that under the terms of the agreement, the u.s. would not impose additional sanctions on turkey. pence sent if the cease-fire proved permanent after that 120-hour timeframe, the u.s. would also lift the previous sanctions the trump administration had imposed. pence touted the agreement saying it would end violence. president trump himself also touted the agreement calling it a great day for civilization. turkish reporters cast it is more

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin.asia." ♪ haidi: and endings bonanza on wall street for microsoft, bumpy road for ford and tesla. in south korea, raising hopes the chip sector can ride out the trade war. shery: and while mark zuckerberg faces a congressional grilling out whyra, we found another project is the future of finance p let's get to market action. sophie. nikkei gains on both the two to five and topics. keeping an eye on earnings such as tokyo steel and disco. the yen sticking to recent lows. today traders will be watching for 20 year option. let's check out australian shares. the asp 200 set for a fourth fortescuegains, rising after posting a 5% rise, but qantas on the back foot. turning to south korea, gains for korean stocks this morning, the cost be adding one third of 1%, and the korean wy -- the yuan rising, third-quarter gdp data shows the economy growing at a slower pace. morning jumping 2% after offering optimism the chip cycle has reached a bottom, they focused a less than forecast 93% drop in profi

east germany in 1912 year old fritzy agrees to take care of her best friend sophie's little dog sputnik forces his family is on summer vacation in hungary. so nice. but after a vacation sophie doesn't come back to school her family along with thousands of others have fled east germany taking refuge in the west german embassy. to have been determined to find sophie and reunite her with sputnik fritzy finds herself at the st nicholas church unlike the site of weekly peaceful protests against the east german government the gospel songs. as you put it she is confronted with the monday prayers and monday demonstrations in leipsic she experiences these peaceful people who want to change something in their country and she experiences this violence of the state against these peaceful protesters. mention him hundreds and then walked out sophie's family are nationally frightened for their daughter's safety but she convinces them to join the next march on october 9th 1989 it will be the 1st mass demonstration against the regime there a turning point in the peaceful revolution. the directors believ

let's turn to sophie.en sydney, mining, adding 10% after announcing operations will resume at its goldmine and molly -- ub -- in mali. rising afternment some ratings. credit suisse was a stock to underperform. it did raise its target. clean away falling to a combo of lower economic activity, softer commodity prices and a drop in local queensland volumes. resmed jumping up to 15%. have had a series of central-bank decisions in the past 24 hours. here with theis highlights. let's start with the ecb and mario draghi. no change in policy, but a kathleen:sage certainly a change in leadership as mario draghi steps down after eight years. as he leaves, he is focusing on the downside risks. remember mario draghi demands that he will do whatever it takes to do whatever he could and he did rescue it himself. he kept the euro area together. even after the ecb has restarted stimulus as it did in september with more -- a deeper negative rate and more bond purchases. all they can do right now. knew he wouldever have to

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin.reak asia. ♪ paul: our top stories -- >> i think it is going really well. the u.s. and china revive talk negotiations and will meet again friday. mr. trump says day one was good. uncertainty around talks casts doubts on growth. robert kaplan is not sure the u.s. to avoid the severe downturn. shery: japan is bracing for a new typhoon. prix could one grand be hit. let's get straight to the market action with sophie. haslinda: tokyo stocks are gaining ground. tokyo stocks and the nikkei -- watching for a reaction to a recent bout of earnings. set to rise after it announced job cuts and plans to shutter convenience stores. checking on the yen, 108 set for a weekly loss. jgb investors are hesitant to add -- the the 10-year is negative. checking in on the kospi we have gains of korean stocks despite the drop in october exports for -- first 10 days, 8.5% you 8.5% lower. it is not dampening the enthusiasm so far for seoul stocks. the korean won trading below 1190 against the dollar. looking at

sophie: what does it mean for the world?hina has the to lead the world in 5g development and the technologies enabled by 5g. for example, the internet of things, self driving, robotics, these are all the technologies that may define our world in the future. china is not the first country to launch 5g. south korea is the first country. but china's advantage is it has the world's biggest computer market and largest networks. chinese telecom operators are state owned which means they the go all out following state mandate. this will really put china at a head start to develop, test, and improve all of those technologies we mentioned. it change the game for the economy in any way? consumers, initially, analysts say the 5g will only attract a small number of consumers who are really into are able togies and afford the higher prices of 5g packages. the real game changer is really the technologies that we mentioned. with thein a trade war u.s. right now. precluding businesses to do business with chinese technology companies like hu

sophie. sophie: futures are looking mixed as the regional benchmark is set for a third weekly loss. in tokyo, we are watching for reaction to reports that the u.s.-japan trade deal will take effect on january 1. president moon is to meet with the chiefs of four business lobby groups. he will meet with investors to explain the state of the economy. switching the board to check in on bonds this morning, we have aussie 10 year yield slipping below 90 basis points, and the kiwi 10 year yield is below one percent this morning. again and gold holding onto a three day gain. india's economic growth under pressure. the r.b.i. is expected to cut rates and lower its gdp outlook as well. and will have an inflation report to consider today. from australia, retail sales along with the rba's financial stability review ahead of the speech later this afternoon, and in hong kong, as the city reels from unrest, we will get a gauge on manufacturing sentiment here merge pmi could show us the continued slow down i

determined to find sophie and reunite her with sputnik fritzy finds herself at the st nicholas church in leipsic the site of weekly peaceful protests against the east german government. doesn't stop. it she is confronted with the monday prayers and monday demonstrations in leipsic she experiences these peaceful people who want to change something in their country and she experiences this violence of the state against these peaceful protesters. mention him hundreds of them walked out sophie's family are nationally frightened for their daughter's safety but she convinces them to join the next march on october 9th 1989 it will be the 1st mass demonstration against the regime and a turning point in the peaceful revolution. the directors believe their historical tale has an important lesson for today and scioto noir there are many movements these days protectionists the anti islamic movement which have misappropriated and misused the same slogans from back then i find this. schnabel it's important that we show people what the peaceful revolution was really about. buddhism being a policeman

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ haidi: the top stories we are covering in the next hour. china puts pressure on president trump's mini deal. beijing is linking higher agricultural purchases to the reduction of u.s. tariffs. sterling reaches a four-month high amidst brexit. the hong kong drama turns the page as u.s. lawmakers vote to support the protesters and review the city's relation with china. shery: let's get you started with a quick check of the markets. we are seeing u.s. futures under a little bit of pressure after we saw u.s. stocks really rally throughout the session and major indices gaining about 1%. the s&p 500 at one point topping 3000. health care in financial stocks leading the gains. johnson & johnson, unitedhealth and jp morgan reporting solid results. we also have the nasdaq closed 1.25% higher. all of this as 10 year yields gaining for the fifth consecutive session despite the fact the imf came out and cut the global growth forecast for this yea

sophie: and i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market opens. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour -- more disappointing u.s. data piles new pressure on the fed. traders are increasingly betting on two more rate cuts before the end of the year. u.s. treasuries and german bunds reinforce the sobering measures that global growth is stalling and inflation hopes are fading fast. then president trump steps up his attack on his potential election rival joe biden, calling on china to launch an investigation. later, apple made a pricey gamble on the iphone 11 camera as more people get their hands on the device, we will ask if the gamble has paid off, but first, let's get you a quick check of how markets are trading at the moment. we are seeing u.s. futures currently unchanged at the moment. it is still early in the session, but this, of course, coming after the s&p 500 rose the most in a month. we are talking .8% gain for the s&p 500 as we had week services sector numbers, t

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ storiesere are the top we are covering in the next hour. another fail for boris johnson as he tries to push for an early election but he says he will try again. a big dip for alphabet as it through cash on the cloud to catch up with microsoft and amazon. the house will vote on thursday on whether to support the impeachment inquiry against president trump. let's get you started with a quick check of the markets. we are seeing u.s. futures holding steady after the s&p 500 closed at a record high, taking out its july all-time high. we had trade optimism with president trump signaling the signing of a deal may be ahead of schedule. at the same time, a heavy week for earnings. more than 160 companies reporting this week, about a third of the s&p 500 companies. 80% of the around 200 companies that reported have beat analyst estimates. we have tech and also communication stocks leading the s&p 500. today, the nasdaq gained 44th consecutive

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. trade talks under pressure. revives negotiations may suffer as the trump administration slaps travel bands on chinese officials. the s&p 500 falling sharply. chinese company sinking to their lowest since mid-august. the big chief opens the door to rate cuts as he announces a new appetite for treasury and insists it is not the return of qe. shery: later in bloomberg technology global link, how washington's latest salvo against chinese tech is the most lethal threat to beijing's ai ambitions. let's get you started with a quick check of the markets. u.s. future slightly higher at the moment. this after the s&p 500 fell for a second consecutive session, down 1.6%. the dow also lost more than 300 point. semiconductors taking the biggest hit. they fell the most in about six weeks. we've had potential retaliation coming from china after the u.s. blacklisted its tech firms. it

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ haidi: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. the brexit turmoil continues. boris johnson threatens to call an election as parliament refuses to let him rush his brexit deal into law. a big departure at boeing. the head of the jetline division steps down, becoming the highest ranking executive to leave amidst the 737 max crisis. nike names a new ceo. john donahoe will take over next year as the company looks to sharpen its technological edge. shery: first, let's get you started with a quick check of the markets. we are continuing to see pressure on u.s. futures which are down 1/10 of 1%. this after we had the major indices finishing in the red. the s&p 500 lost 4/10 of 1%. we had some weakness for the tech sector offsetting the rally we saw in energy companies. oil jumped after the report of the opec plus discussing their cuts. the dow down to tenths of 1%, while the nasdaq lost 7/10 of 1%. we have uncertainty ove

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. haidi: here the top stories we are covering in the next hour. president trump raises hopes on the chance of a trade deal next month. he says the word from china is things are going well. boris johnson tries to fast-track his brexit loss through parliament after the house speaker blocked his bid for a monday vote. it's election day in canada. prime minister justin trudeau looks to retain power but loses his parliamentary majority. kathleen: later on, bloomberg technology global link. we will discuss the bailout plan for wework as softbank is said to be taking control. we are taking a look at how u.s. stocks ended today. a big day for the s&p 500. a gain seven times of 1%. -- it gained to 7/10 of 1%. over 3000. importantly, it is getting close to its all-time high in july at 3025. 3006 on the s&p 500. nasdaq gaining 9/10 of 1%. apple hit a new record. pharmaceutical surging as they reach opioid settlements for thousands of complaint and's. the dow jones industrial average lagging the ot

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ haidi: here are the top stories we are covering. boris johnson prepares for a fresh attempt to deliver on an october 31 brexit and he may not have the numbers. china's topogress, negotiator says talks have gone well and they are on course for a partial deal. the 20th weekend of protests in hong kong, targeting chinese owned his misses. -- chinese owned businesses. imfleen: coming up, the reading in washington including conversations with john freudenberg and others. u.s. stocksow ended, look at the big picture, ongoing trade war worries. lower across the board. one big name which was responsible was netflix, closing down across 6%. forecasters of cyber growth falling short. it hit the nasdaq 0.8% lower. johnson & johnson recalled baby powder that came up with traces of asbestos. boeing, questions by the faa about what they knew before the max was reported. 4%.dow is down, s&p down there was good news. jpmorgan numbers better than for

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market opens. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. >> i think it's going really well. i will say. paul: time to talk. the u.s. and china revive stalled negotiations and will meet again friday. president trump says day one was good. the uncertainty around the talks cast few doubts on growth. the fed's robert kaplan says he's not sure the u.s. economy can avoid a severe downturn. tim cook defends apple's decision to remove an app that tracks hong kong police. he says it was being used maliciously. shery: let's get you started with a quick check of the markets. we see u.s. futures gaining .2% after president trump said u.s. china trade talks were going very well. that optimism translated into the regular session and we saw the s&p 500 game .6 percent. as we finally had the first day of those two-day negotiations kickoff after we saw a lot of conflicting reports on if that would happen. we had banks and automakers leading

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ haidi: the top stories we are covering, president trump hailed his trade to with china but critics say questions remain and key issues are yet to be resolved. markets lacking -- liking the deal with the asia pacific set to start with gains. there could be a muted start. turkey battles the kurds in syria, washington ready to hit turkey with sanctions if it oversteps the line. shery: we are seeing u.s. futures higher at the moment after major indices on the u.s. markets closed higher by more than 1% on friday. there was a lot of trade optimism, but suffice it to say stocks pared back early gains late in the afternoon session. there was no real signed document between the u.s. and china. we saw the s&p 500 jumped the most in a month. we had semi-conductors index gaining the most in five weeks. the nasdaq closing at the twoest level in about weeks. we saw a lot of movement when it came to treasury markets. we saw yield gaining ground and

let's turn to sophie. sophie.e: sherri, shares in sydney are breaking ground, advancing fifth straight day, in tokyo the nikkei 225 open. it fresh 2019 high with valuations below the five-year average. for korean investors, aside from ok jobless rate, the be policy decision is on tap with a 25 point basis point rate cut expected, which could spur a rally in bonds. mccrory sees 10 year yields dropping as low as 100 basis points by the end of the year. kiwi dollar, fluctuating this morning, gaining one third of 1% after third quarter inflation beat estimates but still came in targetedalling below a midpoint. the deputy governor said this morning there are reasonable prospects that the key rate in new zealand goes lower. looking at bonds, kiwi and australian debts tracking lower, a possible brexit deal adding to risk sentiment which overnight saw cable top 128, no trading from a near five month volatility jumps to the highest level since july 2016 referent -- brexit referendum. haidi: let's get you to first word news

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market opens. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. trade talks returned under a cloud. negotiators will meet under a shadow of a travel ban and tech black listings. china may accept a partial deal. ropes in chinahe as another top sponsor walks away. turkey sins and the troops after a wave of airstrikes in syria leads to growing criticism. the u.s. threatens sanctions in response. shery: we are seeing u.s. futures gaining .1% after we saw markets rebounding from two sessions of losses in the regular session. we had tech and energy leading the gains. we had a little more trade optimism today after bloomberg reported that china is still open to a partial trade deal. suffice it to say we saw some of those gains being pared back in the afternoon session after another report said that china is starting to play down expectations of progress in those talks. investors also had to digest the full mc minutes. members seemed a bit

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." paul: our top stories, trade talks under pressure for revived negotiations may suffer as the trump administration slaps travel bans on chinese officials. the fed chief opens the door to rate cuts as he reveals a new appetite for treasuries. jay powell insists it is not the return of qe. tension sores in the middle east. turkey says its forces will move into syria at any moment. shery: let's get you started with a check of the markets. u.s. futures under pressure, fell.1% after the s&p 500 for two consecutive sessions. semiconductors taking the biggest hit, they fell the most in about six weeks. we have trade headlines sparking concern about tensions intensifying between the u.s. and china. that is upsetting some of the comments coming from fed chair powell, who left the door open for rate cuts. the dow lost more than 300 points while the nasdaq fell 1.7%. let's see how we are setting up in asia. sophie: australian markets have lower, asx 200 opening snapping a three-day gain. bhp shar

sophie, we are infor in edinburgh, thank you. sophie, we are in for another long afternoon.mon, thank you. the duke of sussex has admitted he and his brother are "on different paths" amid reports of a rift. in an interview with itv he said they have "good days and bad days". in the same interview, the duchess of sussex said her friends warned her not to marry the prince, because the newspapers would as she put it destroy her life. jon donnison reports. films during their recent trip to africa, this documentary reveals that despite appearances, the royal couple are at times struggling. harry says he sees his mother diana in every camera and flash bulb. every single time i see a camera, every sickle time i hear a click or see a flash, it takes me straight back. so in that respect it's the worst reminder of her life as opposed to the best. meghan says she has been shocked by the level of press intrusion, even though her friends had warned her before she got married. my british friends said to me, i'm sure he's great, but you shouldn't do it because the british tabloids will des

paul: thanks, sophie. let's check in on what is happening in first word news now, get over to jessica summers. jessica? jessica: thanks, paul. u.s. president -- u.s. vice president mike pence has china's actions against protesters in hong kong. speaking in washington, pens told demonstrators in hong kong that we stand with you. he also criticized the nba for failing to defend freedom of speech over a tweet from one of its executives that supported hong kong's protest. >> hong kong is a living example when china happen embraces liberty, and yet, for the last few years, beijing has increased its interventions in hong kong and engaged in actions to curtail the rights and liberties of its people. jessica: u.k. prime minister boris johnson's bid or a snap election is in doubt with his opponents saying they want to rule out a no deal brexit first. opposition party leader jeremy corbyn also says he wants to see if the eu offers a brexit extension before making a decision. johnson called on a parliamentary vote on

sophie: daily life continues on the surface. nearing a kong be tipping point after escalating violence after the holidays broadmoor violence to a city that already injured four months of unrest. more acts of defiance have been called for after an 18-year-old demonstrator was shot by police. authorities defending the action, but coming under criticism for that action. with hong kong's increasingly violent protest hitting tourism, retail sales continue to crash as well. we will have a look at a credit numbers. this is bloomberg. ♪ yvonne: let's look ahead to the rest of this week. plenty of data, policy decisions to look ahead to. trade data out of australia on thursday. rbi data as well. inflation numbers out of the philippines and the u.s. jobs report on friday. fred neumann is with us. we are looking at the data -- what is getting your attention, which data point? frederic: rbi. despite the fed signaling it will go on hold, we had the rba cutting rates before the r.b.i. cutting rates. we are still in the process where asian cen

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. china wants more talks on president trump's mini trade deal saying details need to be clear in december tariffs must be drops. the u.s. plans to sanction turkey for attacking kurds in syria. the move comes days after washington effectively okayed the operation. the u.k. government pushes ahead with brexit, although the current eu president says there is no chance of a deal this week. shery: later in bloomberg technology global link, we will outline the possible rescue plans for wework and what softbank can do to save the struggling unicorn. let's get you started with a quick check of the markets. u.s. futures at the moment unchanged after stocks fluctuated between gains and losses throughout the session. the s&p 500 was led lower by utilities and materials. the energy sector down as wti lost the most rampant about two weeks, $53 a barrel. investors still trying to figure out

sophie kamaruddin was suggesting i ask you about that. that is one aspect.uld you do, if you were chief executive, to quell this? abouttainly i would think to set up an independent investigation inquiry, which has a consensus from the public. almost over 70% of the general ,ublic, no matter which side all have the same thinking of doing the investigation. rishaad: what about the other demands? is there any wiggle room? >> of course, the five demands. the first one already done, the retreats are built. one,econd one, the easiest the independent investigation. david: as a neutral observer, the question i always get is when people look at the five, they point to the independent inquiry that you are in support of and they always ask, why is that so hard to deliver? you said on the others, pro establishment. among your peers, is there actually support for that and why is that so difficult? that,ust talked about over 70% of the general public -- rishaad: what about 70% of legco? >> basically from pro establishment members, they do support that, but there are some

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.in a shark attack in australia. the pair were snorkelling off the whitsunday islands in queensland when they were attacked, as jon donnison reports. shark attacks in australia are relatively rare. but, for those who get in the water, that threat is always there. the latest victims have been named locally as 28—year—old alistair raddon from southampton on the left, and 22—year—old danny maggs from plymouth. the two british backpackers had been visiting the whitsunday islands in queensland. they'd been snorkelling off a tour boat when the attack happened. they were airlifted to hospital after receiving initial treatment on the boat. one of the male patients was attacked first and the shark is believed to return and come back and attack the second patient. both patients were loaded onto the vessel they were out on on the day cruise. there were believed to be two international paramedics on board that vessel, who have instigated first aid treatment. paramedics say mr raddon had his foot bi

sophie: we are counting down to asia's major market opens. shery: the top stories we are covering in the next hour -- earnings galore in wall street. tesla post its first profit in amost a year, but there is rougher road for ford and caterpillar. boeing debt doubles and a quarter that saw its largest cash burn a nearly 25 years. while mark zuckerberg faced a anotherional grilling, cryptocurrency project tells us why it is the future of finance. we are seeing a little bit of upside for u.s. futures gaining .1%. this after u.s. stocks rose in the regular session. we have the s&p 500 finishing about 3000. we have the energy sector leading the gains. we have oil touching the $56 a barrel level for the first time in more than a month after we saw u.s. crude supplies unexpectedly dropped. we also had boeing leading the gains on the dow, which was a .2%, after it announced it does expect the 737 max to be cleared to fly this year. this really offset some of the with the semiconductor index falling the most in a week after we had texas instruments co

sophie, what is on your radar screen? sophie: building on mondays gains, up about .1%. aussie bond yields are set for a fifth day of gains. holding onto a four-day advance. we have plenty of updates from australia, including from whitehaven coal and oil. we are watching bhp this morning. the stock gaining ground, asding $35 this morning hile arein c preparing to halt operations. he restocks set to snap a three-day job. -- drop. over in korea, we will be watching for president moon jae-in to delivering his budget speech later to the national assembly this morning. the economy comes under more pressure this morning. we have producer price data from south korea showing further contraction, falling .7% year on year for september. haidi. haidi: we have more on these developing wework stores. wework's adam neumann, the cofounder of the company, is said to have less voting power in this new softbank deal, according to the financial times, reporting the plan is set to revise loading stocks significantly, set to leave adam neumann with less than 10% of votes. under this deal, he

sophie is back in the uk and earlier i caught up with her to to find out how she's feeling now.at massive trail of the world championships. it has been really crazy and there has been a lot going on so it has not had time to sink in. got a personal best, huge achievement in itself especially in those conditions at the world athletics championships. what was the pressure like? it is ha rd what was the pressure like? it is hard but at the championships to perform because that is the biggest stage i have committed on let alone to go out and perform your best. so it was difficult and there was a lot of pressure. but with a great squad and that was nice for the british athletes. going into the olympics we will be rooting for you but it is one of the sport that may be does not get as much attention as some of the other track and field events, do you think that you have raised the profile? i think it is not a glamorous event, not a sprint, not a running event and we do not get much coverage on the field events side of things. so nice to perform so well and people start to notice what i

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." ♪ haidi: our top stories this monday. oris johnson prepares for a fresh attempts to deliver an october 31 brexit. he may have the numbers ahead of a monday vote in the comments. talk -- commons. of protests in hong kong, targeting chinese owned businesses. kathleen: downbeat on the deficit. the latest trade data at this hour, suggesting exports we can further. -- exports will weaken further. ishie: taking a look at what going on with markets this morning. a cautious start to the work -- to the week. eco-data could put fundamentals more sharply in focus. getting more trading updates from australia. from south korea, third-quarter gdp due on thursday. export numbers for the first 20 days of october. trade data overdue for japan, taiwan and japan. -- and china. let's look at forex markets. the yen set for a fourth day of gains. offshore yuan holding a two day advance. the aussie dollar, falling as much as .2%. bill evans expects the rba will rate will decide

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sophie long, bbc news, simi valley. laura: so many homes and businesses under threat in california tonight. just a short time ago the pentagon released images captured during theaid which killed isis leader abu bakr they show fire from two. locations. i'm joined by the bbc's chris buckler. wh more can you tell us about the images and what the pentagon said about the audacious raid? chris: s frome of the first video we are seeing we are seeing u.s. troops surroun ing the compouwhich al-baghdadi was hiding and making their way in. there is a startling video afterwards in which they completely destroyed the compound. we know it had been left in rubble. we see it being exploded and completely destroyed. they set in the briefing that it was left essentially as a parking lot. asthat is the way iteft. they talked at length about what happened inside the compound itself, talking abt those individuals that were killed on site, moving towards the troops in a threatening fashion, not stopping when they we asked to full to there wa

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." shery: our top stories this wednesday, the brexit turmoil continues. boris johnson threatens to call an election as parliament refuses to let him rush his divorce deal into law. a big departure at boeing. -- the highest ranking executive to leave amidst the 737 max crashes. china isreport saying planning to replace embattled chief executive carrie lam. australian markets back online. that's turn to sophie for what to watch and markets. little australian stocks changed after a two-day gain. plenty of corporate updates. a potential earnings downgrade looming. they maintained their fiscal guidance in the face of two reports from short seller j capital research. on itsnstruments slumped weaker than expected forecast, warning that customers are more cautious in cutting orders. it is back online after the enthronement ceremony. stocks falling 1.7% and wellington, led lower by power providers. rio tinto reviewing options for its aluminum smelter i. the deficit narrowed more than forecast. a

sophie long has the latest. sophie: a state of emergency is in place across the entire state of california. here is why -- the latest blaze to break out as the hot, dry weather continues to present perfect conditions for fires to spark d turn into massive infernos with incredible speed is in los angeles. the getty fire started this morning. an has already destroyed at least five homes authorities say that number will almost certainly rise. i'm in brentwood hills in west l.a. you cathe fire burning behind me. just beyond the trees and houses is the 405 freeway.th is the only thing separating the flames from the mentions of bel air and the rest osof the sprawling city of angeles and beyond.ty the prios to get people out of the thousands of homes that remain at risk. as hungry flames lick the parched land, the fight to save them is conducted from the air and the ground.ou >> leavehome. we have seen fires and tragedies ieve they could stay and thought they could fight the fire and be a hero themselves, take out the

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call welcome to sophie cove fish an aries me sophie shevardnadze and love hate or greatest ideas are born in our bodies one of the most fascinating and complex organ today i speak to a man who literally looks into and works with the human brain. dr henry marsh one of the world's top neurosurgeons. dr henry marsh great pleasure to be here with you and your wonderful a lovely home thanks for having us so i had all of the questions 1st of all i know that you've said something like in medicine in general. you can never really be too certain i mean still if you go to a general practitioner ok he pursued a drug and let's see maybe it worsen if it doesn't then he would try another drug but was you know. couldn't try it wouldn't quite work that way what it. was doctors we deal in probabilities nothing is ever certain with any as a surgeon an office is a mere assertion was tied to is not representative of all events and. when you if you recommend surgery to somebody what you're saying is well the probability of the operation doing more good than all is a bit better than the probability of you

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sophie: welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: our top stories this tuesday -- not so fast -- china wants more talks from president trump's major trade deal, saying details need to be clear before anything is signed. the trump administration called on turkey for an immediate cease-fire in syria as it confirms sanctions on three senior turkish officials. shery: the u.k. government pushes ahead with brexit, although the current eu government says there's no chance of a deal this week. haidi: markets have just open for trade. let's get straight to the market action. sophie: we are seeing aussie .hares moved to the downside morgan stanley warned against jumping into stocks with u.s.-china partial agreement seen as more of a truce that a deal of notable significance. elsewhere, we are seeing gains and we could see an event in tokyo with markets reopening in japan. head of cash treasuries zooming trade, flipping the board. futures staying about 10 tix higher on the session after paring overnight gains. looking steady now, minimal

welcome to sophie cohen visionaries i'm sophie shevardnadze and driving cars are already on the road but how will it change the way we live well i had a chance to talk about this with the legends of american auto industry former vice chairman of general motors robert lutes. blood's it's great to have you with us welcome to moscow thank you right so you are saying that in 1520 years human driven vehicles will be replaced by man. what makes you think it will happen so soon i mean. parts of the world will see how people are there like driving horses and carriages i mean that kind of proves that. go away so quickly it's true i may be a little optimistic with 15 or 20 years it could be you know 15 to 30 but it is going to. the most people think because it's the 3rd. no it was available. for instance in the united states we're seeing the 1st fleets of unmanned robotic taxis hitting the streets of san francisco in 2019 and i think once it starts in the large cities it will it will make very rapid progress because people will find that it's a much more efficient and safer form of transportat

let's get a market check with sophie.225 five headed fresh 2019 high at 23,000 points with almost all groups earning the asx 200ave within one or points -- 100 points of a fresh high. checking on bonds, they remain under pressure, trading at about eight basis points. check out chinese benchmark bonds. they will jumped the most in six months and earlier, moved from the chinese bond market not ,ooking to collaborative to him but this week, the question that china will have the sudden downturn that we often see. >> it to no secret that china's economy has been slowing and somehow we are seeing corporate -- seeing fewer corporate defaults that should be a concern for investors. she joins us now from seoul. what does this tell us about china's credit profile and the markets opening up and transparency making the market more oriented that we have been talking about? think thatrious to the defaults are actually smaller even though profit had actually slumped to 2015, so what happens is more more dopanies are starting to where th

what is interesting, sophie, is that in recent yea rs interesting, sophie, is that in recent years demandse economy today provides far more opportunities, of course, than it used to come out even for those who still look for work in the black market economies overseas, well, today flights and visas and passports are far more easy to come by. we will need to wait for more information. but what this dreadful discovery in essex may tell us is that for the most needy and vulnerable workers here in china, those criminal networks are still very much in operation. john sudworth in china and damian grammaticas in belgium, thank you, both. a british man who fought against the islamic state group has become the first person in the uk to be convicted of a terrorism offence following a retrial. aidan james, who's 28, was found guilty of being in a camp where terrorist training was being carried out by a kurdish group, the pkk. june kelly reports. aidan james set off for syria in 2017. while hundreds of uk foreign fighters headed to the middle east to join so—called islamic state forces, he was one of