you're looking at victoria harbour. the hang seng trading up.ities in asia doing well overnight. back in london, the house of commons holds its first full-scale debate on leaving the eu. here's a testimony from the attorney general. he will answer questions about the high court ruling that the government must hold a vote before triggering article 50. daniel, this story never short of being fascinating. last week, we heard from the high court. moved the markets, pound quite considerably. what is the investor perspective on article 50? investors like certainty. they want to know there's a timescale. do they want to see the u.k. airing its dirty laundry in public? do they want to see a full debate about all this, or do investors not mind that much? daniel: i think it matters quite a bit. the reaction from sterling did suggest markets were happy about this. that is from the market point of view. the negative is potentially just how long is it going to take you for we work through that process? the key issue has always been, are businesses at some po

you are looking at victoria harbour, a live shot there. slightly trading to the downside . 2:22 there in the afternoon in hong kong. anna: let's talk about the u.k.. theresa may has plans to stick to her brexit timetable despite the call that she needs parliaments negotiation -- cooperation. the bankeanwhile, at of england, mark carney warned of more volatility ahead. >> i'm not qualified to comment on the prospects here, but it is this uncertainty that will characterize this process. the previous question, the negotiations themselves have not yet begun. be uncertainty, volatility, negotiations as they proceed. i would just view this as one of the symptoms -- one example of that uncertainty. jeremy cook, still with us. so much to talk about with regards to the u.k. and break the conversation. so few answers out there, i fear. i have a chart that shows we have seen speculators waiting bets on a weaker pound. just a little bit of a turnaround in that in yesterday's session because of two factors. the high court ruling. jeremy: i think the bank of england, moving forward, will

this is supposed to be victoria harbour. currently 2:18 in the afternoon.t is almost the weekend, but not just yet. plenty more happening across markets. let us get the tumor business flash with the juliette saly. ette: citing unidentified sources at the company. it says as many as 30,000 jobs would be affected. vw stakeholders will have a news conference later. the english premier league has signed a three-year television contract in china worth more than $650 million. that is according to a person familiar with the matter. they say the deal is with digital broadcaster pptv. the premier league declined to comment. ptv did not- p respond to a request for comment. estimated 1.1 billion dollars in net outflows last month. moneyors continue to pour after losses. that is according to documents reviewed by bloomberg news. a spokesman for the jersey banks firm run by billionaire allen howard declined to comment. that is your bloomberg business flash. yousef. yousef: thanks, juliet. let us cross over and to tokyo. shinzo abe is of the story in he had talked with d

this is victoria harbour, gorgeous sunny day at the moment. currently 2:20 in afternoon. it is 6:20 in the morning in london. the hang seng just a little bit lower there. that us now get the bloomberg visits fash -- business flash with juliette saly. juliette: the netherlands has a folder shares for 1.50 billion euros, after an 18% rise in the stock prices during the year since the bank prices returned to the market. prime minister -- government which faces an election has plans to sell the risk overtime. u.s. authorities are preparing to announce as soon as today that jpmorgan will pay about $200 million to settle allegations it hired children of chinese decision-makers to when business, according to people familiar with the matter. the agreement would and a nearly three-year investigation into whether the hires violated u.s. antibribery laws. the spokesperson for jpmorgan, the justice department, and the fcc declined to comment. shinto has fired two of its top executives after payment paid to a giant iron ore project in guinea. legal executive deborah all valentine -- d

a live look out of victoria harbour. coley and a winter he six -- 6:30 p.m. here in new york. not sure what the markets are looking at because futures will be trading in half an hour. on friday, looks like set to open lower or carry over from some declines, but it has been a cold start to the week so far. watchingou are daybreak asia. now to the first word news. global trade and the growing fear of protectionism where the seams of the asia-pacific summit in peru. obama heard other leaders say america must resist the isolationists policies put forward by donald trump. new zealand said trump cannot be allowed to put the brakes on economic globalization elsewhere in the world. prosecutors in korea say the president did play a role in and influence peddling scandal, with thousands demonstrating as investigators say they amassed evidence that president colluded with aids and allowed business allies to have illegal access to government. supporters held rallies. donald trump has described former marine corps general james mattis as the real deal. the former head of central command is

. -- trying toss-up take flight off of the old runway into victoria harbour. first, our top story now, live from paris. genie: we start first in syria, where rebel files -- rebel fighters look to have lost their stronghold in eastern aleppo. the syrian army has taken a key district, dividing the disputed area and half. brian quinn has the details. syrian civilians fleeing besieged eastern aleppo, as the front lines between government forces and rebels shift daily. >> we lived a very terrible life. we were humiliated. we saw death. there is no bread, no sugar, no anything. many as estimated as 10,000 civilians have fled the fighting in recent days. after weeks of heavy bombardment, forces loyal to bush are all aside retook several rebel held neighborhoods in over the weekend. under insurgent control in the early uprising since 2012. government troops recaptured it saturday. sunday the retook an adjoining neighborhood. early monday, syrian state tv said the government has also retaken the strategic neighborhood of sakhour. putting the entire area of the regime u