was engaged to officer jamere stroud. an officer with the greensboro police department for four years. >> the fact that he was her fiance, immediately made stroud a person of interest. jamere insisted he knew nothing about who killed denita. >> jamere was at home asleep because he had just worked night shift the day before. >> so he was off duty. >> he was off duty. it's not unbelievable. it just makes it harder to rule him out. >> so there's no proof that he was anywhere. >> except for the fact that his phone was, you know, at his house on his nightstand plugged in. >> but by all accounts, jamere stroud loved denita dearly. it didn't make sense that he would kill the woman to whom he had just proposed. they were planning a big wedding. now, after speaking with detectives, jamere headed back home to greensboro. his life changed forever. and then two hours after the murder, detectives got a lead. >> 9-1-1. where is your emergency? >> campus crossing apartments. >> they discovered a second 9-1-1 call that had come in around

another type of gift eni gauged in the condolence ceremony are black strouds. they are really navy blue strouds that were produced in england, that were a big part of the textile exchange and the fur trade. when given in the context of a condolence ritual they became black strouds that were many to cover the graves of the deceased to allow grieving relatives to put away the grief of those who had died and clear the ears, eyes, and throats so they could engage in negotiations. do we have any questions about the condolence aramony or the calumet ceremony? yes. >> how did the british learn how to make the wampum? did they trade with other indian nation force the wampum to give it to others? >> how did wampum get manufactured? when europeans show up, they bring tools that make it easier to manufacture wampum. so beads get smaller because they are using tools to grind and make holes in the beads. native tribes continue to make wampum, and europeans become interested in purchasing it. in early new england it is supposedly used as money before -- when the economy is j

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> good evening, i am shery ahn. the top stories this hour. >> another day, another record high for the s&p 500 as it settles into the narrowest trading range before the pandemic. quite a fairytale earnings report for disney as earnings and streaming reports are smashing estimates. u.s. hospitals are pushed to the brink, they desperately seek medical staff. this is a picture across wall street. this is after the s&p 500 saw another record high. health and tech leading the gains but this was the narrowest trading range since 2019. we are getting back to this pre-town endemic -- pre-pandemic levels. we also have some data on jobless claims falling for a third consecutive week. we also had ppi at the highest level since 2010. but we are watching the semiconductor space very closely. they have been falling for the sixth consecutive day. given that this sector sometimes cause for correction, we will be watching the angst. we did get the iea, a cutting global oil consumption forecast for the rest of the year. quite the rev

on haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major markets world open. shery: evening. i'm shery ahn. the top stories this hour. u.s. stocks decline along with treasury yields on soft u.s. manufacturing growth and lingering apply constraints. haidi: the spreading delta variant hangs over sentiments for the u.s., as a delay in vaccine milestones. 70% of adults having at least one dose. shery: investors and analysts backs shares $29 million takeover of aussie payment platform after pay. this is a picture where we are seeing you was futures gaining ground. this after the s&p 500 fell in the regular session. we saw a s&p 500 and the dow paring back earlier gains after the weaker than expected manufacturing number. we also have the 10 year yield falling to as low as 1.1%. 1.1 5%. finishing the session at the 117 level. that pressured the dollar. wti crude gaining .4%. after tumbling by the most in two weeks. we are off to a shaky start when it comes to the august month. given that we have seen a run-up

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: and good evening from new york. i'm shery ahn. the top stories, u.s. stocks extended gains. the s&p 500 and nasdaq hitting record highs as investors await the fed's jackson hole symposium. haidi: the bank of korea also invoked today, as economists are split on the chances of a hike as the central bank weighs debt versus delta. shery: qantas losses -- we will break earnings this hour. this is the picture across ross street. u.s. futures muted after the record high on the s&p 500. the caveat it was lighter volume is the normal given we are headed towards jackson hole. financials and energy led the gains, not surprising we saw the 10 year yield rising to that two week high. not to mention the wti rose given stronger equities. u.s. crude stockpiles dropping to the lowest since january 2020, although in the asian session we are seeing pressure. chinese adr's also gained ground for the fourth consecutive session. it was in the negative for most of the session but it did manage to gai

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> we are playing down to the major market opens. quite good evening, i am shery ahn. the top stories this hour. investors watching for clues on the paper timeline as the jackson hole summit goes virtual due to the spike in kobe cases -- covid cases. scott morrison says a return to zero cases is now unlikely. >>, harris -- kamala harris begins her southeast asian tour. this is the picture across wall street. we are seeing wall street futures muted. this as the s&p 500 gained for the second session. this was the longest week of losses in a decade. we saw the msci finish higher in the friday session but we are talking about the first weekly fall in for the dollar index right now. it is at the highest level since november on the bloomberg doll index. wti at the moment continues to extend losses .4%. this would be the it consecutive loss since 2019. we have to watch to be to cloudy pricing. this is the very high correlation between stocks and commodities being shown. equity traders need to watch what is happening in the commodity space.

haidi: i'm howdy stroud-watts in sydney.asian investors are weighing worries against wall street's record run. president biden defending the afghanistan withdrawal as chaos erupts in kabul. will be breaking singapore's july export numbers and get the outlook exclusively from the trade minister. shery: korea coming back from holiday. japan and australia starting to trade. sophie, what are you seeing? sophie: moves to the upside for japanese stocks. the topics higher by 6/10 of a percent. keeping an eye on tokyo electron today. check out the yen. steady after being in outperform overnight. the safe haven bid moderated somewhat. switching out the board to check in on the open and a south. after the long weekend for soul market -- for seoul markets. the concerns we could see -- morgan stanley has said it has stuck to the reaction. the korean yuan will see some strengthening. we are seeing hrw under pressure. electronic shares, seeing some downside pressure for the stock so far. switching out the board for the open so far in sydn

tom: that was alan joyce speaking to haidi stroud-watts earlier.utlook for travel is also a major theme in europe. the eu set to discuss re-imposing travel curves on the u.s. due to soaring numbers of coronavirus cases. it comes as we are getting to the end of what has been a very turbulent summer for travel. joining us now is laura wright. what is the latest travel picture in europe? >> momentum is definitely building in europe. data on seat capacity supports it. in china, passenger data at the lowest level since february. the bloomberg america's airline tells you it's at his lowest since february this week. the momentum in europe, when greece unilaterally opened their borders to vaccinated tourists. the traffic light system in the united kingdom. the european union welcomed american vaccinated tourists in june. since and, transatlantic travel between the u.s. and eu has reached 50% of what it was pre-pandemic. what is most important was the launch of the eu digital covid-19 travel pass. it has helped generate momentum traveling europe. tom:tom: w

haidi stroud-watts speaking to fortescue metals group ceo elizabeth gaines.oming up, hurricane ida on the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. it shattered refineries along the coast and it may boost gasoline prices. the latest, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: this is "bloomberg daybreak: europe." hurricane ida intensified over the weekend and has now hit louisiana, more than 750,000 homes and businesses have lost power. u.s. operators in the gulf have been forced to shut her 95% of oil output. joining us from singapore is our energy reporter. thank you for coming on and discussing with us. what is the market watching at this point? stephen: i think what people are watching is gasoline. they are looking at the refined product of oil. the reason for that is the hurricane has barreled through louisiana and shut a lot of refining capacity in the u.s. while there is a lot of crude output in the gulf of mexico, those facilities are used to passing storms. they often shut production and even though 95% of that gulf capacity is off-line, the market is expecting th

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. we are counting down to asia's major market opens.am shery ahn in new york. welcome to "daybreak asia." a choppy wall street session. the virus and taper talk way on the economic outlook. commodities feel the pain of china's credit tightening. copper heading for its worst week in two months. adrian orr tells

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> good evening, i am shery ahn.tories this hour. >> another day, another record high for the s&p 500 as it settles into the narrowest trading range before the pandemic. quite a fairytale earnings report for disney as

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.vening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. the u.s. gives full approval to the pfizer biontech shot. the fcc reportedly issues

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. from new york. i'm shery ahn. the top stories, u.s. stocks extended gains. the s&p 500 and nasdaq hitting record highs as investors await the fed's jackson hole symposium. haidi: the bank of korea also invoked today, as economists are

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. down to asia's measure market -- major market opens. shery: asian traders worry about tapering as u.s. stocks fall from records and commodities slumped. investors awaiting news on a softbank buyback.

i am haidi stroud-watts. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. >> i am shery ahn.ries this hour, president biden defends the afghanistan withdrawal as chaos erupts in kabul. he says america's mission was never about nationbuilding

on haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. down to asia's major markets world open. shery: evening. i'm shery ahn. the top stories this hour. u.s. stocks decline along with treasury yields on soft u.s. manufacturing growth and lingering apply constraints. haidi: the spreading delta variant hangs over sentiments for the

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. evening. i am shery and. our top stories this -- i am shery ahn. our top stories this hour. hawkish comments from the fed vice chair. as global virus cases top 200 mi

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening.n. our top stories this hour. asians box set to gain ahead of friday's u.s. jobs report with wall street hitting new highs as earnings overshadow virus worries. the delta variant is

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. policymakers could start tapering later this year. a warning from tencent.

>> you know, janai, ohio state has this quarterback, cj stroud, he's the guy who is taking over for justin fields, some big shoes to fill, but he has ryan day as his head coach and his play caller. ryan day is one of the top five offensive minds and one of the best receiving corps, some say the best in all of college football with garrett wilson so i want to see how this young man comes out and play. is he going to have some jitters? issing going to make some young inexperienced mistakes? and then when he settles in, how is he going to take ohio state to where we think they belong. >> and, desmond, i wouldn't let you come on "gma" and not put you on the spot. where does ohio state belong and who are some of your favorites to win the national championship this year? >> now, that's a very good question. preseason picks you will pick ohio state just because of what they've done and who they are. i mean, they recruit very well. ryan day, his staff, they do a tremendous job at developing talent. so you will put ohio state in the mix, then you got the usual suspects, you have clemson, you know,

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: we are counting down to asia's measure market -- major market opens. shery: asian traders worry about tapering as u.s. stocks fall from records and commodities slumped. investors awaiting news on a softbank buyback. scientists issue a regular global heating. we look at the role that hydrogen can play in avoiding climate catastrophe. we are watching u.s. treasury yields. we saw them shoot up and get past that 1.3%, 200 day moving average. this on comments from the atlanta fed resident on faster tapering. he is talking about moving to taper asset purchases after another strong month. all of the focus on when that tapering timeline will really take shape. >> when you take a look at the performers, these vaccine makers, the drugmakers like moderna, beyond tech -- biontech. i think biontech was on track for one of its highest quarters we have seen. this as we get enthusiasm and expectations they will be boosters. >> no wonder they jumped as much as 18%. an interesting day when tech

. >> i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. our top stories is our. following wall street lower. the treasury yields also concerning. as the delta variant spreads, helping the global virus fight. and how alibaba's earnings may lift some of the clouds over chinese stock. >> we have breaking news out of south korea. july cpi member -- numbers accelerate faster than expected, growth of 2%. the expectation was for inflation to stay flat. it is also following contraction prices in the previous month of june. when it comes to the year on your numbers, again, above that 2% inflation target. this is faster than the previous month. we have seen those cpi prices for south korea year on year exceeding the be ok's 2% target every month since april. let's turn to sophie for what to watch across markets. >> state caps below 150 ahead of that. switching up the board. checking on aussie bonds. we have the yield curve flattening. we are flipping below that 2% level, retreating by the february high. we are going to be watching for any comments from the rva. pulling up the board once again. china's

. >> i am haidi stroud-watts in city. our top -- in sydney.eatens to ban e-commerce companies as regulators intensify the crackdown. plus, the bidding war for bankers. chinese hedge funds offer graduates 300 grand. >> we have some very exciting breaking news here for korea for the asian region. exports in korea the first 20 days of the month are up 34.9% year-over-year. that is a little bit stronger than the estimate but a lot stronger as well than the previous month. these are strong numbers across the board, a good sign for asia broadly since what happens in career with exports seems to happen elsewhere as well. that is image stronger than the estimate at 1.4 5 billion. there is so much concern right now about the rise of the delta variant about renewed lockdowns in various places because of the virus. we saw that chia -- china pmi and service index dropping pretty sharply. for korea, a pretty good sign and a big way to start the hour. we watch the korean stock market open. it will be interesting to see how this feeds through investor sentim

haidi: and i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney.s and oil advance after hurricane ida slammed on shore in louisiana, disrupting energy supplies in the u.s. plus, after a five month delay, we finally get a look at huarong's annual report. there is a silver lining. let's kick it off. >> we are taking a look at what is going after asian stocks cap to the best week since february. the nikkei 225 rose 20%. gains continue for the topics and the nikkei this morning. we are seeing the yen trading range-bound, below 1.10. keeping an eye on more eco-data. we have retail sales from japan. we did see a pickup in those numbers. in south korea, we have a 30 year bond option do today. the kospi gains. the korean won is climbing up against the greenback. in sydney this morning, we have the aussie share market opening higher. the aussie dollar is near a one-week high. pressure on the aussie dollar amid a slowing china growth. we will keep an eye on some earnings sydney. we have the likes of this company, annual profit at a record. and crown resorts

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. the u.s. gives full approval to the pfizer biontech shot. the fcc reportedly issues new disclosure requirements for chinese companies seeking to list in new york. we look at the fallout of beijing's corporate crackdowns for global investors in an exclusive interview with the msci ceo, henry fernandez. despite the challenges, we saw chinese adrs getting ground today, broad risk-on with the nasdaq composite and nasdaq 100 surging to record highs. we had more positive economic data when it came to those july existing home sales upsetting weaker pmi numbers but of course we will be watching what happens with those headlines because they came after the market close. haidi: absolutely. we are expecting more pressure when it comes to chinese adrs given that we are now seeing the fcc leaning ever harder in the regulations on chinese ceo's, wanting more transparency on how these structural setups are being made

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. >> i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.ajor market opening from asia. shery: good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. asian stocks set for modern -- gains. the u.s. inflation print could help revive reflation trade. looking ahead to key earnings out of hong kong. hks and cathay pacific set to report. a steelmakers get a boost as the biden infrastructure bill passes the senate. haidi: we are getting second-quarter gdp, the final reading for singapore. the number coming in at just a contraction of 1.8%. slightly better than expectations of an extraction -- contraction of 2.3%. gdp year on year for the second quarter, the final number at 14.7%. that is better than expectations, and a bump from the previous reading of 14.3%. looking at the breakdown in particular, we see the manufacturing sector contracted 2.5% quarter on quarter, construction contracting 7.6%. service is seeing a milder contraction. singapore just emerged from the latest round of covid restrictions. singapore revising the 20

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening. i am shery and. our top stories this -- i am shery ahn. our top stories this hour. hawkish comments from the fed vice chair. as global virus cases top 200 million, the who calls for a halt to booster shots to help poorer countries catch up. nintendo quarterly profits set to slide with switch sales flat and the lack of new games to drive revenue. haidi: let's take a look at how we are setting up for markets. a pretty modest getting. sophie. sophie: hearing muted price action this thursday. plenty of earnings to get through with nintendo, konami, and others reporting from japan. we get inflation updates from taiwan, philippines, and thailand. nikkei futures little changed this morning with japanese stocks getting a boost when it comes to the outlook, upgrades on cheap valuation and typical exposure. while the bank to cut its view neutral on vulnerability to higher yields. we are seeing treasury futures tick slightly higher after a mixed cash session that had fed cla

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. policymakers could start tapering later this year. a warning from tencent. investors should brace for more regulatory tech turbulence. plus the imf posts a break on afghanistan spending, curbing access to reserve access days before they were set to receive a windfall. markets were glued to the fomc minutes from the july meeting. the consensus seems to be most officials agree we could see a -- those asset purchases later this year. the timing exactly of tapering is still a little bit of a mixed bag. we were watching comments very closely. the tapering would reduce support to the economy but also about a rate hike which would be an outright tightening. it seems those two are different issues. haidi: it would be in a very interesting contrast when we see the rbnz choosing prudence over going ahead with what markets had been expecting on account of the latest lockdown, expecting potentially an effect on what the bank of

. >> i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney.es this hour, a cautious open despite wall street records as the pandemic and china's tech crackdowns dampen sentiment. tencent considers restriction on kids in gaming after the spiritual opium rebuke sent the stock plunging. a new study shows the delta variant pushing the threshold for herd immunity to well over 80%. let's take a look at trading in asia. sophie: kicking off with a open and tokyo, after we saw the nikkei 225 closed lower on tuesday, we are seeing downside pressure for the benchmark while the yen is testing that 109 level. pdp traders will be watching for bond buying. we are watching from results for softbank. earnings are due from cookout. innovation reporting this morning. shares after the company signed a deal to develop an mrna vaccine platform. the kospi extending gains for a third session. the korean won is slightly under pressure while we are seeing korean won futures tick, traders are pricing in three rate hikes over the next 12 months. in new zealand, flipping

haidi: haidi stroud-watts., asian stocks with gains after wall street highs, moderating inflation, easing concerns. the latest that voice calling for a diving back of stimulus. lenovo profit as the pandemic boosts sales. we will speak to the cfo. let's get to the market open. sophie: moves to the upside for japanese stocks. some support for the outlook. strong earnings so far from japan. watching some names. we see the yen hold steady after a five-week low, after the dollar falling on the slower than expected pickup in u.s. inflation and a treasury auction. the bok is holding a meeting today. we have just a 10th of percent added this morning. some slight gains for korean stocks with the won just about that handle, slightly firmer. checking the open and sydney. the dollar in a tight range. the index just higher. we are watching agl. that talk falling, while amp bouncing more than 1% on its report. we did see a drop in the holton dividend payouts. amid concerns around the china crackdown on tech and the delta spr

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney, looking at the markets opening.ks are set to track u.s. gains and strong earnings. the sec demands all chinese companies listed in the u.s. reveal more on investor risks. we will hear exclusively from gary. kathy would tells us she has rejoined the bargain hunters and chinese tech. shery: let's turn to sophie for all of the action. sophie: looking to see if asian stocks can sustain the momentum for the regional index since february. we are seeing upside move to the nikkei and the topix with this benchmark set for a period month higher when it comes to its outpacing of the emissivity -- msci index gauge. there is a little changes morning. looking at doj bond buying. i am also going to be gauging reaction to local media reporting that japan could add ¥1.4 trillion in virus release. keeping an eye on yen, we are seeing it again as it becomes the world top car part supplier. in south korea we are watching carbon neutrality, which may provide a boost to players. gaining nine tense of a percent at this as it reveals a $20

i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening. i am shery ahn. our top stories this hour. asians box set to gain ahead of friday's u.s. jobs report with wall street hitting new highs as earnings overshadow virus worries. the delta variant is pending return to office plans at blackrock and wells fargo. robinhood's rally reverses as early investors moved to unload shares less than one week after its ipo. haidi: we are in the final stretch. let's take a look at how we are setting up for markets in this part of the world friday morning. sophie: we are seeing futures looking mixed in asia on a busy friday as we wrap up the last trading week of august. they are still nagging u.s. peers. a vote of confidence from goldman. earnings growth and low interest rates. speaking of rates, we get the rbi's see decision. no change expected as the central bank is seen tolerating price pressures paid the quarterly update, the aussie dollar holding 70 ahead of that and check out wti headed for the first weekly drop as markets assess the impact of the

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. our top stories this hour. asian stocks set to open off the back of new wall street highs. trading was thin head of jackson hole. where u.s. employers say get shots or get out. goldman sachs, disney, and chevron among the companies imposing vaccine mandates. we speak to bret taylor after quarterly revenue surges on a jump in corporate spending. haidi, u.s. futures trading muted right now and this after seeing another record high, the 50th record high for the s&p 500 this year. the most since 2017. the caveat was that we are ahead of jackson hole so we continue to see these lighter volumes. haidi: lighter volumes when it comes to the recovery in chinese adrs as well and we you this kind of cycle where we get a week lead from here in the asia session and that tapers into the u.s. as well. if you take a look at the amount of influence we are seeing, there is some fatigue and that rebound trade. we saw the

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. we are counting down to asia's major market opens. shery: i am shery ahn in new york. china's crackdowns and the spreading delta virus set to subdue asian risk appetite despite another record close on wall street. beijing tightens funding for struggling residential property developers, restricting investment from private equity. airbnb tumbles in late trade after blaming the covid resurgence for on explict did declines in -- unexpected declines in bookings. surprisingly, we continue to see these very small market moves. some investors saying the market is full of very reluctant bulls. this is the narrowest range since 2019. the s&p 500 swinging an average of just .5% each day into august. it could be the calmest month since november 2019. haidi: how do we characterize this trading action? a lot of this is to be without a variant concerns over what this reopening looks like. we are hearing from another tech giant. facebook saying they do not expect to go back in the office until january 2022. really just adding to the number of compani

i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. we are counting down to asia's major market opens. shery: i am shery ahn in new york. welcome to "daybreak asia." a choppy wall street session. the virus and taper talk way on the economic outlook. commodities feel the pain of china's credit tightening. copper heading for its worst week in two months. adrian orr tells us october is a meeting for interest rates. as it defends this week's decision to hold. governor orr's decision was dependent on the virus cases in new zealand. add to the virus delta concerns, not to mention the fed tightening concerns, and you have a pretty worried market. haidi: expectations are that you will see a bit of a move in the currency when they decide to go. it is interesting to see these implied rates falling a bit as the conversation continues. so much uncertainty as new zealand tries to stick to its covid zero strategy. let's take a look at how markets are setting up for the last trading session of the week. sydney futures up by .5% over in japan, getting cpi numbers, looking flat as far as the futures se