u. k. is due to leave the eu by the end of next month that russia's mall. robust but constructive proposal this is how it joint statement described thursday's meeting between u. k. prime minister theresa may. in european commission president john claude juncker. may outlined her top priority. what i've said charges all clear position t that we mut secure legally binding changes to the withdrawal agreement to deal with the concerns the parliament has over the backstop? may is under domestic pressure to renegotiate the withdrawal deals backstop clause which ensures n n hearart irish border. this after british parliament rejected her deal last. over here's the backstop would keep the uk's northern ireland in the eu customs union indefinite. but may has met resistance. the u. twenty seven will not re opened the withdrawal agreement which represents stat carefully balanced compromise between the european union and the united kingdom. in which both sides have made still arrive at the deal. while

emergency crews -- imagine that we do you let's trade with the u. k. because when u. k. becomes more competitive than producing more. in that case the projects that we use to expose england would stay here. and that would have a direct impact on the markets here. supply which is what most amount he schools are doing. according to the french chamber of agriculture french food exports could be five hundred million euros less profitable per year in the case of a no deal brexit. brexit looming large over one of the world's largest fawning fat *-*- kicking off this weekend in paris thank you very much have never been to a lot of my six years in paris you can have you well this might be your tongue i think so but thank. you thank you very much of that business on day and thank you for shortly 02/22/19 02/22/19 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, , this is democracy now! 8:00 p.m. today, thursday, february 21 from the land border with brazil will become plainly enough salute closed until further notice. it is better to prevent than regret, to take

it's the u. k. slow with annual growth rates in six years the british economy grew by one point 4% in. two thouousand eighteen down from one point eight the previous year. of a european economies have also seen a slowdown as trade tensions between the us and china weighed down on global growth. but it is impossible for the uk to ignore the elephants in the room. with less than fifty days to go until correct since the economy is told by in sentencing. everybody hoped we would bee able to resolvlve this. much earlier on in the prococess but it is in the nature of these kind of political negotiations that they tend to go. to the why. tools in fact three outputs and club production would largely behind the slump according to the uk's office for national statistics. which also for call slower growth in. two thousand nineteen as the brexit political deadlock tracks on the government is moving ahead with its preparations for future outside the e. u.. signing a deal with switzerland on monday essentials the

a note to be skating about the u. k. france and germany this depends -- spoke at a us sponsored peace conference in warsaw forty years ago this month. the time has come for our european partners to stand with us and the iranian p people. the stand with our allies and friends in the region. the time has come for our european partners to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal and join with us. as we bring the economic and diplomatic pressure necessary. to give the iranian people the region and the world the peace security and freedom they deserve. events vice president of the united that's a a peace conference organized by the us. i'll focusing on the situation with iran and the peace conference that take place in warsaw. time to business k. movies here the end of an era that help us. says goodbye to its super jumbo jet but the announcement also opens a new chapter of uncertainty. for many of the company's employees all across the continent has to be said mark a one three and a half thouousand people a work on the airbus a th

finally yet another brexit related mass thanks to the u. k. split from the e. u. european medicines agency is planning to move from london to amsterdam. now it's also trying to get out of its lease in the posh canary wharf business district. on wednesday it lost a court battle to do so which means the agency is still on the hook for about five hundred and seventy five million euros. now are we are talking about a major international organization here we're talking about something like this but but really -- you know nobody wants to be that behind on their on their payments the landlord yeah that's quite a lot of outstanding rent isn't it is all right call thank you very much because i know that with the business with taking a short break i'm frustrated but don't go away. it when we come back out we hoping to hear from a president maccarone. i. he is having dinner tonight with representatives of the jewish organization faith and he will be announcing new measures designed. to tackle the alarming rise in anti semitism date that rule coming 02/20/19 02/20/19 [caption

came to the united states from the u. k. in two thousand and five the grammy nominated artist is now in custody in georgia. and faces beieing deported since his regular immigration status was flanked when he was arrested on sunday he does have a a previous cononvictions in te u. s. for drug charges. i was saying in the us the new england patriots have won the fifty third edition of the superbowl defeating the los a angeles rams settg to three in atlanta it was the lowest scoring championship. in national football league history and it cemented quarterback tom brady's's place in history books franklin as well. the defense of showdown in atlanta. is the new england patriots held off the los angeles rams to win super bowl. fifty three final score thirteen to three the lowest scoring superbowl of all time. patriots quarterback tom brady acknowledging the grind post game they made every p play tough tononighi give them a lot of credit -- they play really well on defense fortunately our defense really played -- the best game they

meanwhile the u. k. has agreed a long term deal with the us to cover derivatives trading after brexit. the agreement will limit the destruction on a five hundred trillion dollar industry most of which is traded in london and new york. you cases it will continue to abide by the terms of current rules established by the e. u. even after it leaves the block. banks corporations and investment funds use derivatives to trade in the futures of currencies and commodities. but a brbreak downn in that sysm could have a concretete impact n consumers according to the head of the bank of england. the derivatives can seem far removed from the everyday concerns of households a and businesses -- but they're essential -- derivatives allow our pension funds and insurance companies to manage interest rate and inflation rest. so that those safety nets can be there -- they have our banks and building societies managage interest rate risks on loans and mortgages lowering pouring costs -- for boris. moving on some of the day'

u. k. will leave the european union the countdown to the march twenty ninth deadline continues. earlier this week the british farming industry was singled out in a government report as being at pararticular riskk if the u . leaves without a deal. even speaking to guy smith the deputy president of the national farmers union of england and wales about what's at risk. fail thatt at h heart b breaks n no do brbrexit -- wiwill be catastrophihic fulll y sex is a british agriculture only on myself i i ix bowl multi bodydy -- into germany normally -- so next august i will hobobbyist momon moping balali and normall- the boat something arrange now - for the expo opportunity but that's not happening -- because nobody knows what we're not bali the c. u. k. will be subject to aa tire if whether te pipe -- works in place so it's just a constant in security we we all complainints w we need an ordery fightsts b brexit we neeee to le thee european uninion. in an orderly manner b british agagriculture is he

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in the u-k... parents have been reporting the woman is now popping up in the middle of videos for kids on youtube. youtube responded saying they have yet to see any videos showing or promoting the "momo" challenge. (grant) still ahead... people who live in guerneville say the flooding is nothing new to them. we'll take a look back as the town has been flooded several times before. "i've lived here for ... forever and i have never seen it this bad."(grant) to know the guerneville russian river area... is to know its propensity to flood - sometimes in devastating fashion. and you can see from these old photos from the sonoma county library ... the river overflowed its banks at least five times in the áfirst half of the 19-hundreds.since then, they've become more frequent and more destructive. the christmas floods of 1955 were triggered by two storms four days apart, pushing the river to 48 feet.santa claus visited evacuated families, delivering dinner on a national guard amphibian.nat guard helicopte

in the u k, they monitor them very closely. they are sometimes even more scrutinized than a regular financial company. they haven't relaxed the regulations. in the u.s., it is different. it is more relaxed asian of laws and rules better are in vision. -- relaxation of the rules and laws. i think these become police have bought in now. they can start sandboxes of their own. they can play in the sandbox to. startups that are more nimble, they may or may not have an advantage. i think that is one of the upsides of sandboxes. the financial industry globally in the hands of very few companies. a handful of big banks and wealth management companies. more competition is welcome. sandboxes can do that. that is a good thing. it has to be done so that consumers aren't abused or we set up another financial crisis like what we had in 2008. carol: up next, zillow finds any use for its home pricing algorithm. jason: also ahead. koenigsegg wants to go mainstream. check this car up. carol: i think i want one. jason: you deserve it. carol: this

this is an actual lunch some lady in the u-k packed for her son.. heart shaped everything..sing!!! (i admit i do leave a sticky note but he can throw that away) with that i think i've done enough damage today, that's the buzz. (ácommercialá) ( james ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news... we are tracking the storm hitting the bay area... on the left is a live look at traffic on on 280 at john daly boulevard. on the right you can see the radar over that area right now. rain coming down and making for a wet commute this morning. we have complete team coverage of the storm coming up at the top of the hour... and if you are watching us on the kron on app - here is an 'extra' check on weather and traffic. visit kron- on-dot-tv to subscribe. ( james )our big story this morning. a powerful storm hitting the bay area. here's a look at radar. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. we have team coverage of the storm this morning . boxááá) john shrable is in the weather center. robin winston is covering traffic. and our reporters are out in the fiel

more debates in the u k parliament over brexit. a u.s. inflation report and a potential u.s.ernment shutdown on the cards as well. a lot to look out for next week. still with us is kathy jones, subadra and diana amoa. i want to wrap things up with something. kathy, i know you want to talk about it. weut a year or so ago, reached this level in 10 year treasuries around to 65. , and some big names camera and said that came out and said the bear trend is over and it is done. we're back to those levels again. what is your takeaway? kathy: a bear market is yield over time. you can't take a moment in time and declare we have started a bear market. potential forhat inflation on the horizon to really push us into a bear market. we think there is more of a range trade than anything else. subadra: i completely agree. it is really hard, especially after seeing 30 years of one-way imagine acan't sustained selloff in treasuries that is going to lead to a bear market in bonds. johnathan: diana? onna: i get the argument white inflation is been lower, you can't discount the fact that we are

"ice" says the rapper is a u-k resident in the u-s illegally.taken into custody in a sting operation. ice says he entered the u-s legally in 2005, but became illegal when he did not leave the u-s when his visa expired the next year. an attorney for the rapper issued a statement in part it reads:"we are working diligently to get mr. abraham-joseph out of detention while we work with the authorities to clear up any misunderstandings." ( darya ) a navy veteran is facing deportation back to mexico. joaquin sotelo has been in the u-s since he was 10-years-old. he got a green card and enlisted in the navy at the age of 19. but after returning from his service overseas he fell into drug addiction... and ended up serving time in prison. sotelo was detained in a feneral immigration facility for an additonal two years. he believes a paperwork issue is to blame. ( darya ) l

. >> about the photo with the black face and the u k saiduxla k i'm deeply sorre decision to appear in that photo. he said it's clearly racist and offensive. as far as the calls for him to resign he did not say he would. he said it would take time and serious effort to heal. tom? >> david kerley with those developments. >>> the deadly cold blast from the midwest to the northeast and the major learn vicious weather has killed at least 26 people across eight states. on syracuse, new york. more than three feet of snow falling in that area. an out of control suv slamming into a police vehicle on an icy highway. new flood warnings because with the temps about to rise there are growing concerns about ice jams about to melt. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, armed with snow blowers and shovels, upstate new yorkers are digging out from snowstorms that dumped four inches an hour in spots. >> this is the worst i've seen it. the heaviest snow, the heaviest winds, extreme cold. >> reporter: our whit johnson is north of syracuse. >> reporter: this lake-effect snow has been relentless

yes, we have quite some extra inventory in the u k.e u.k.. it is often for our supplies. often for the products we sell outside. we have been filing some products outside. frankly, if you look at warehousing, look at trent, there's not much more you can do than a extra months of inventory. we hope that reason is going to come back to the whole debate and have clarity very soon. as for our company, i think i am speaking before every ceo in every company out there who wants to see clarity in the whole brexit socko. tom: -- francine: thank you so much. the chief executive. staying with us is greg. in the meantime, we are talking with mr. ben lacher on brexit. we understand you can negotiator's will hold talks with michelle on tuesday. that is according to an eu official. the most media headline, theresa may and -- are holding talks in egypt on brexit and of course, we have the youth conference in about one hour and 20 minutes from the egyptian resort with theresa may, the u.k. prime minister. we will have a clearer picture of what she spo

hi brexit lawmakers in the u. k. have hit back at a u. council president d donald tusk after he won there was a special place in hell. f r those who had not properly planned for britain's departure from t the europen union the e. u. is standing firm and refusing to reopen negotiations. ahead of theresa may's visit to brussels thursday in belfast trying to persuade lawmakers that tobacco is honest because had reports. with just over fifty days to go until person issue to leave the eu. the pressure is heating up on all sides. irish prime minister leo varadkar was in brussels on wednesday for talks with the usually doesn't how to salvage the brexit deal. and some top the complexity of the crisis. is not just a question. of maintaining that the peace process at the good friday agreement it is also a question of making sure that we protect the single market in the customs union. on that island doesn't become a back door to the single market in the customs union. he usually does one once again that means divorce still which she failed to get ap

boards john what do you say about that and what about the backlash to that in the u k. the backlash is coming from precisely those people and i think donald tusk was entirely justified in saying they rushed into this entire process without any clear idea of how they were going to get to a safe landing so it's rather refreshing to hear that having said that the problem is that reason and her government is still really in exactly the same position they haven't got a united position she hasn't got a solution that she's sure she can get through parliament she's been desperately trying to talk to the northern irish today to see whether she feels any movement there and i fear that when she comes to brussels tomorrow she's going to be on a hiding to nothing and there's a problem behind this whole she's been really playing chicken with the idea that we may crash with no deal well the trouble is the people she's trying to frighten with that actually don't care people like nigel for one player is johnson and the other hardline. they really don't mind if we crash out with no deal

likely to respond to extension requests from the u k. there has been growing sympathy for here in brussels to extend the article fifty period so effectively to delay bragg's it but the e.u. has always insisted that there needs to be a reason for that and that's where your question from earlier comes in what should they achieve in three months that they had these chiefs in two years indeed a very good question if there is no purpose to the extension let's say a second referendum or a new elections then the e.u. will have to be creative in explaining why they are granting this extension normally the thinking here was that it would be a technical extension meaning that they would be willing to extend this article fifty period if the end was in sight if they knew where they were heading if there was a solution in sight and they just lead a little more time to implement that but that's not the case at the moment so although there is sympathy for an extension the reason for which three some may would seek that extension is not clearer than and

downing of passenger flight m h seventeen it had headed to the suspected launch site with a russian v u khree thirty two mobile missile system. and you could say that my hobby computer games has prepared me for this it was during investigations the process is very similar you put the pieces of the puzzle together at the gerrish that all the details might want. general picture and then you walk from that. you know in here. we can feel your pain. and i mean. there's a lot of but. a lot of that if you have it over and over when russia became directly involved in the war in syria curial expanded his investigation to the middle east. that it was this thing. here. here it is. about cluster bombs eject sub munitions just before impact to affect maximum damage they're prohibited according to international law. he said there's a ton more in a city you can hit a house with terrorists with a cruise missile with precision but you cannot have a precise attack with a cluster bomb as it can destroy entire residential areas. russia is suspected of using cluster bombs curial searches russian state televis

downing of passenger flight m h seventeen it had headed to the suspected launch site with a russian v u k three thirty two mobile missile system. where you will rejoin you could say that my hobby computer games has prepared me for this it was a whole during investigations the process is very similar you put the pieces of the puzzle together at the gerrish. all the details might want. general picture and then you walk from that. you know this is different everything you know you think. they have i know it. has a level but. a lot of that if they have been able to know when russia became directly involved in the war in syria curial expanded his investigation to the middle east. i mean what. i have. here. here it is. about cluster bombs eject sub munitions just before him come into effect maximum damage sition. but you cannot have a precise attack with a cluster bomb as it can destroy entire residential areas if you're going to go. russia is suspected of using cluster bombs curial searches russian state television you tube videos to try to find clues. to the news business that essentially was

inflation in the u. k. peaked at three point 1% in november raising concerns about the cost of living. far away is back in the headlines this week your secretary of state might come pay -- has been in europe urging governments not to use the chinese giants telecoms equipment. it's especially important as networks around the world begin rolling out five g. technology in which well wait could be a leader. it's been charged in the united states was stealing trade secrets and breaking iran sanctions. chinese government says there is no evidence that the company threatens national security and on wednesday accused washington of trying to suppress the development of f chinese enterprises. well w way also insist thahat is indedependent a and rejectsts suggestions that could pass information on to beijing. if the government decides to to to banish from f five g. we will continue to take a long view. of the potential sales of our products in poland over time. we hope and expect that the requiremenents for companies

still the uncertainty about the u. k.'s futures cat england's as it stands ready to give more support to the british economy if needed. bubu that its options will be limited. we'll do what we can -- but we should not oversell what we can do -- the real drivers of economic outcomes here willl b b what happens to the productive capacity of the economy -- and then the reaction to businenesses and households and are for and you know what customers -- the customers overer exporters. as you can on the e rest of the day's trading action now london's footsieie one hundred lost about half a percentage point on the close. of the other major european indices though so modest gains as the retail sector here in europepe rose water it's been hovering near the flat line way down in part. by new data showing a home building in the u. s. tumbled to a two year low in the month of december. that we can see stocks making an effort for the closing bell for you coming up later. investors are also reacting to contract congressional testimony by

we're going too fast and too far the ideas of italy large student protests also took place in thirty u. k. towns and cities on friday. while in many other countries including ireland belgium canada and the us use have been demonstrating against climate change for weeks. the movement started in sweden where fifteen year old greta thunberg began a weekly school strike last year miss time she became famous after she told world leaders gathered at the called the twenty four to wake up. you only talk about momoving forward. with t the same bad ideas that t us into this mess. even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency brake. the student movement is building up to a global day of action on march fifteenth. and now for the business news with uncut lula grieving on kinda want to now we've been talking about the us president declaring that national emergency over in the united states -- where he's gonna get some eight billion dollars to fund that border wall with mexico that's a lot of money where is it coming from? but i think it's so interesting about donald trump are declaring

things connect you know like -- the regional neighbors of of of an as well of the major european powers u. k. germany france and spain. but i think here is a clear thing is could it will the that credit is mainly russian china continue support. the maduro regime and that's an important question i think with between if you compare china to to russia rushes clearly the junior partner in this relationship. china is a is more pragmatic what we're trying to prove what really concerns china's that is dead it's paid. his debts that vanished while -- that are paid and secondly as long term investments remain secure. behind the scenes talks have been held white already made -- promises to the chinese -- there -- do you mean that a twenty bill visualize a twenty billion dollar debt with china -- so why does very astutely guarantee them that he would protect their interests in the long term. however snow such overtures to me to russia granted so about two point -- but if you in terms of what was at stake for russia fresh it's more strategic for them vent as well as part of a broader chipped. in a wide

"ice" says the rapper, whose real name is shayfaabin abraham-joseph, is a u-k resident in the u-s illegallyn into custody in a sting operation. ice says he entered the u-s legally in 2005, but became illegal when he did not leave the u-s when his visa expired the next year. an attorney for the rapper issued a statement in part it reads:"we are working diligently to get mr. abraham- joseph out of detention while we work with the authorities to clear up any misunderstandi ngs." <"do you have heat? no! do you have blankets? no!"> (jrstone) up next -- protesters swarm a brooklyn jail that endured the polar vortex with no heat. their demands to prison staff... when we come (justine) and -- a critical week ahead for congress and the president as they head back to the negotiating table to fund the government. where things stand right now... (mabrisa)a look at your forecast coming up... ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, jason wu could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while putting on a runway show for new york fashion week. ♪ ♪ he could. or, he could make it even easier - and set up recurring

"ice" says the rapper is a u-k resident in the u-s illegally. he was taken into custody in a sting operation. ice says he entered the u-s legally in 2005, but became illegal when he did not leave the u-s when his visa expired the next year. an attorney for the rapper issued a statement in part it reads:"we are working diligently to get mr. abraham-joseph out of detention while we work with the authorities to clear up any misunderstandings." ( darya ) a navy veteran is facing deportation back to mexico. joaquin sotelo has been in the u-s since he was 10-years-old. he got a green card and enlisted in the navy at the age of 19. but after returning from his service overseas he fell into drug addiction... and ended up serving time in prison. sotelo was detained in a feneral immigration facility for an additonal two years. he believes a paperwork issue is to blame. ( d

challenges is about ninety five percent of the company have never been to the jungle before well the u k m o d told going underground that there are no plans right now for u.k. military attack on venezuela and the deployment of the month's band of troops to billy's routine and nothing to do with venezuela they are there for hurricane preparation and counter-narcotics operations u.s. southern command told us that cooperation is so close with the u.k. that because of the month of may there was a u.k. liaison officer based with them and their cooperation remains the same as always with the u.k. military in addition the amount of a works in conjunction with u.s. homeland security well homeland security and economic warfare against venezuela would topics in u.s. president donald trump's delayed state of the union speech this week joining me now to discuss that is greg swenson of republicans overseas u.k. thanks so much greg for you going on he begins the state of the union with eisenhower implied reference to a president who said he was judged by the military industrial complex you know eisen

brought a legal challenge against a aling that granite uber probationary license to operate in the u kn's transit authority had previously revoked an earlier permit over safety concerns. initial offerings are plentiful despite a rocky pasture for cryptocurrencies. about 70% a holding token sales. another 17 are planning ipos as of last week. the market is at a fraction of what it was back in 2018 but still it is bigger than it start of 2017. the difference is that most ipos are launching overseas instead of in the u.s. and are targeting wealthy investors. those are your top global tech stories of the day that we are watching. of japan'stin is one biggest conglomerates and in the crosshairs of the trade war. range of about a issues including have trade tensions are impacting business. he gave me an unexpected answer and talked about why rakuten has orsen not to go with huawei zte as it is ambitiously building a new mobile network in japan. >> when we are deciding what kind of network event were going i ask if i should use the japanese network or not. i kind of sense the potential myself

in the u k, american and british warplanes soared over sheffield to honor a bomber crew from world waried trying to save children in a park. thousands watched. in 1944, a damaged american plane crashed into a wooded area, rather than trying to land on a field crowded with children. one child attended the memorial. he lobbied for years for today's flyover. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. guy: we are through the european auction process. we are through the settlement and we dropped a little bit. up the ftse 100 is now only 2/10 of 1%. as we come through the auction, there has been selling. 7178 is where we have finished. the dax having a better day. cac 40 with good news coming through first option -- for some shareholders. a negative story though when it comes to employees. potentially, we could see layoffs coming through. talking about what is going on logna, mario draghi is speaking at the university. and i think he is receiving another honorary degree there as well. he is making

in the u-k ... parents have been reporting..omo is now popping up in the middle of videos for children on youtube. youtube responded saying, it has yet to see any videos showing or promoting the "momo" challenge. (ken) coming up... while we are seeing rain throughout the bay ara... just east of us the sierra is seeign dangerous amounts of snow. (pam) the storms wreaking havoc all across california ... tonight, one couple says, it is not just the flooded areas they are worried about... (lawrence)ten at ten ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. your favorite restaurants now it doesn't matter dash. where you are. ♪ it doesn't matter what you're hungry for. it doesn't even matter how many you are. ♪ restaurants come to you. delicious at your door. download doordash. first order, no delivery fee. (ken) we are continuing to track the storm that has brought flooding to the north b

where we see some credit softness is in the u k and the u.k. i would be more concerned about at the moment, than hong kong and china. >> you have capital to deploy in the u.k. i'm told you are trying to grow market share. ho how is thaw is that stackingp in the u.k.? 7% in thenues were up u.k. and we had mortgage growth at 10%. we took another 50 basis point of market share in the mortgage market, so we are able to take the share that we want to take at the moment and we are able to grow our u.k. business. i think we are cautious on the outlook for credit, given the lack of certainty on the direction of the u.k. economy. >> what have you and the board discussed on preparedness for a hard brexit, what is the discussion inside the board room? en: you should assume we have been working on this for years. we have the benefit of a big operation in france that we have had for a long time, so for us it is easier than some of our domestic u.k. peers to prepare for brexit. on my side, the liquidity ratios, capital funding, they are all strong. and what

(justine) the u-k is considering charging prince phillp for a crash.the uk's crown prosecution service or cps... is investigating a car crash involving the prince that injured two women. the statement comes after buckingham palace said earlier saturday prince philip has "voluntarily" surrendered his driving license to police. a cps spokesperson said they review each file carefully before a decision is made and will take this development into account. (justine) we've all had some pretty bad first dates... but i think we can agree nothing as bad as this one in london... an endangered sumatran tiger was mauled to death at the london zoo on friday- just moments after it was introduced to a potential mate for the first time. asim, seen here in these photos, was introduced to melati.melati was a female tiger and long-term resident of the zoo. zoo keepers hoped that the pair would breed in the future. the london zoo acknowledged that while introductions of big cats are always considered "high risk," experts had observed "positive signs" and deemed it to be the "right time" to introduce the pa

it, thelace that once parliament is not one in the u k and the europeans do not want it.he risk is the perception a deal will be done. if we get a hard brexit, -- one of the qualifications if we get emerging currencies? jane: the emerging markets are interesting. we have to keep an eye on the turkish lira. europeans are going to be interesting as we head into the european parliamentary elections . they will be interesting. within the context of g10, the one that trades emerging markets , that has a big focus to china. that is a cross rate which could be interesting. got a lot of uncertainty about what the rba could do. in terms of currency, swedish krona, another -- activity there as well. should you be changing opinions on where currencies are going? our rates in currencies as correlated as they used to be? jane: the answer would be of course. a fundamental textbook drive of foreign exchange but what we have learnt particular of the last couple years is politics. the trump era in the u.s. but more than that in europe, we have populism and the european parliamentary elect

that could undermine demand into the -- in the u k. the u.k. is of course its biggest market. we spoke to the cfo bloomberg earlier, he said brexit could also impact the ownership of the company. david: there is some issue with respect to who owns the shares of the company p this came out last week with british airways. that is right. we should take a listen. the cfo made that point. >> in the event of a hard brexit, that would involve our non-eu shareholders, of which the u.k. unfortunately will be a part, will not have voting eriod and will have to sell down. david: i am not sure they told the voters in the referendum. >> but that is a different discussion. david: it is not just the weather. >> no. also, they have been dealing with unionize asian, facing a lot of pressure after a series of strikes, and they should be allowed, their work is to unionized. also, the ceo is stepping back the ceond will become of ryanair group. he is obviously -- has obviously been very public. he will step back from day to day running of ryanair and focus on capital allocation, cost reduction, a

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mark: in the u k, american and british warplanes soared over sheffield to honor an american bomber forr to, who died to save -- bomber from world war ii, who died to save children in a park. damaged american airplane crashed into a wooded area, rather than trying to land on a field crowded with children. one of the children there that day attended a memorial to the crew for decades. he lobbied for the flyover today. and a federal judge has tightened the gag order on roger stone. she told stone he would find himself in a federal lockup unless he stays off of social media and stops communicating with the press about his criminal case. the judge called a court hearing after his instagram photos included her photo alongside with what looked like rifle scope crosshairs. in nigeria, officials scribbling to make sure that delayed elections go ahead as planned tomorrow. parties are already questioning the credibility of the results. the election was postponed hours before it was set to begin last saturday. the president and his main challenger accused each other of trying to rig the vote. s. r

growth in the u k dominant services specter -- sector fell to a low last month.rket close to the mark that separates expansion from contraction. companies are less likely to start new projects. clients are more cautious because of brexit uncertainty. the slump in italy has spread to the service economy. business activity shrank in january. that forced employers to reduce headcount for the first time in more than two years. companies cited weaker domestic demand and a drop in domestic -- drop to export orders. global news 24 hours a day and at tic toc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm viviana hurtado. this is "bloomberg." tom: thanks. a headline that had been widely anticipated, prime minister may announces she will visit with e.u. commission on thursday. she will be traveling to belfast this morning, all eyes on 10 downing street as we await the exit to move to belfast to speak to arlene foster. we will discuss this with ambassador haass in a moment. what you need to know is savannah, georgia is the mos

data has been reasonably weak, and the employment data, the earnings date yarks the very domestic u. kdata has been reasonably dood. >>> let's try that line again in hanoi where our koert terry kang is covering the summit what can we expect in terms of today's choreography >> great to be with you. out of hanoi, vietnam, and especially when it comes to kim jong un's schedule, not a lot of information publicly available as you can imagine, for a security reason, and he just got here just a couple of hours ago, and it looks like he settled into the hotel, and there is a bit of a going back and forth with the american press presence as well. >> he still has some time for the trump-kim summit 2.0 because their only meeting in about -- in more than a 24 hours away from now at this point, so president trump is still making his way to vietnam too, so a lot of expectations or speculation, i should say gardens by the bay. is he going to do something of that sort this time around hanoi? this is certainly a talking point, and a lot of south korean media is, you know, speculating on some of the pos

plus an abrupt end to the summit between president trump and-u k jo >> today it was the house intelligence committee's term to question the president's long-time fixer. the testimony comes on the heels er thelo wasstck b bu getting a lot of atepn . cos asked if he knows of any other wrong doing or illegal acts regarding the president. hen said yes, and suggested the southern district of new york wasg. investigat today house speaker nancy pelosi talked about that and the prospects that the hearingth la ground work for impeachment. >> as a witness said that other issues that he was aware of were under consideration by the southern disrkict of new so let's see what that is. but again, impeachment is a divisive issue in our country. and let us see what the facts are, what the law is, and what the behaviors of the president -- >> the presidentn'alled co remarks lies. but he did note that cohen said he saw no evidence of ollusion wissia. let's go to the abrupt end of the vietnam summit between president trump and kim jong-un. negotiations to denuclearization the north broke down the president sa

not quite as strong in the u k but still green arrows there. finance ministers in brussels.e block slashed the growth forecast for all of the major european economies. europe is in a big mess according to one billionaire. >> in terms of politics, it has never been worse. chinese empire coming back and the russian empire coming back as well. everyone wants to be an emperor today. the question will be, who will be the emperor in the end? we have all of the ingredients for europe to be in a big mess with a populist movements going around. that itng is indicating is going to be a big mess. matt: salman ahmed, chief investment strategist at lombard odier, is still with us. we touched on this briefly. resort tothe ecb may quantitative easing. i do not think it would be a massive surprise considering the collection of peripheral european doves on the governing council. salman: exactly. and i agree with the comments heard earlier. it is becoming a political imperative to reduce the threat of recession. populism is spreading quite fast. need to beks thinking about their mandates and

we get a deal voted through in the next couple of weeks and we need to delay the legislation in the u kwhich is possible. it could be a delay to the meaningful vote itself. we don't even know what that means. the point to me and one of the reasons i have been bullish on becaused is very much the pound keeps rallying on all of this. it feels so undervalued in summary different circumstances, i feel it is pent up sterling demand that goes up with any news. david, is the eu kind of working with theresa may on this extension angles of focus the minds of brexiteers, to get them to go with her deal? david: i think so. i'm sure that is the point she is making. really what we are all saying, she needs to come back with a concession of sorts, most likely around the backstop agreement. if she can, my belief as an optimistic brexiteer, you can force the tory party to unite around her deal. it is possible to come back with one more concession. avoid the corbyn referendum and get a deal passed through parliament. they will leave it to the last minute. anna: it seems amazing to think about at a time

he said i'm very concerned about credit in the u k.t that manifest itself on hard brexit scenario? what would happen to those spreads in the u.k.? guy: it would depend on what happens in terms of the economy. they have businesses that are focused internationally. even if you have a much weaker domestic economy in the u.k., there is a lot of u.k. businesses that will muddle along. the sector we should maybe be concerned about in the u.k., possibly the banking sector. that has been the focus of attention because of worries about the housing market and the property market and what they might do. if there's a single bellwether for brexit, optimism or pessimism, it does tend to be the pound. nejra: i want to talk about the u.s. and europe in terms of the credit rocket. you said your underperformed the u.s. in 2018 but it could start to turn around from valentine's day. i have a chart that shows the u.s. has still outperformed europe this year. andn terms of total return other issues as well. is it want to know is, actually going to still tu

we are seeing some credit softness is in the u k and the u.k.the market i would be more concerned about at the moment than hong kong and china. manus: you have capital to deploy in the u.k., i am told you are trying to grow market share. has that proven hard in the current environment, how is it stacking up in the u.k.? team did a great job last year. we had markets growth of 10%, we took another 50 basis points of market share. weare protecting the share wanted to take and we are growing our u.k. business. we are just cautious on the outlook for credit given the lack of certainty on the direction of the u.k. economy. manus: what have you in the board discussed on the preparedness for hard brexit, what is the discussion inside your boardroom? see, we haveuld been working on this for years the fed of a big operation in france that we have had for a long time. so for us, it is easier than some of our peers to prepare for brexit. on my side, capital funding, liquidity ratios all very strong. fed of a big operation in france that we have had for a l

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caroline: and when it comes to many fracturing data in the u k as well, that's a pretty.et's take a look at what was pretty in the u.s.. hot jobs numbers. employers added 340,000 jobs. bloomberg spoke with none other than larry kudlow about his take on what those numbers mean to economic growth overall. larry: more people are working and prospering. and by the way, it is not inflationary, ok? in productivity is rising. and policies of lower tax rates and deregulation and energy and trade reform are working. we are sticking with our 3% economic growth rate. caroline: let's get more analysis from elena. should they be sticking to the 3%? >> well, i think economic growth will slow down this year from still a pace that we observed in 2018. it is just a natural way of coming from the sugar high from the tax reform, but it does not mean that it is going to do really bad. it will still continue to be about potential growth, trend growth. so that means that the economy will continue to create jobs and continue -- we will continue to see on of limit rates going lower from where we