westpac shares of 2.5% right now. >> we are awaiting for the update on australia's budget soon.ptimistic about it. not terribly. typically, the budget deficits expand. another bad result could probably s&p to cut their rating. month.arly as next thank you. the south korean president under pressure to step down after authorities rest two of her former aides. the latest on that influence peddling scandal coming up. we continue to watch how things in going with a relief rally the asia-pacific region after the fbi statement clearing hillary clinton of any wrongdoing in the handling of her e-mails. we certainly see risky assets back on the table, more risk appetite. more to come here. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ are now just a half an hour away from the open of trading. a cloudy picture out there. yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. sunny evening in the city. let's get the news with paul allen. paul? paul: the peso has soared since february after the fbi revealed that the secretary of state was not guilty of a crime. been a currency has delete for the campaign. the present timetable wil

shares in westpac now. haidi: up about 3%.year profit in line with estimates. let's get over to paul allen in sydney? how did the numbers stack up? the markets seem to like it. 7.82 billion dollars, a shade below estimates. well, so noyear as change to the on your profit, but a much tougher environment now. $.94 comedividend was of full-year payout to $1.84. the real headline for westpac is that it is walking away from this return on equity target of 15%. saying low-interest rates, higher regulatory cost, increased capital requirements mean that target is no longer realistic. it was set by his predecessor, so he feels no obstacles and walking away from it. 14% inget is now 13% to the intermediate term. the market climbing on what it sees. rishaad: tell me something. we have to government going to update the budget soon. saying that triple a credit rating loved by the administration could be endangered danger. why is that the case? to do withall has the midyear economic and fiscal outlook do sometime before christmas. the gover

westpac finished higher in australia. lotte shopping also doing well in seoul.he yen weaker and that is also helping sentiment today. yousef and anna. yousef: thanks. juliette saly joining us from hong kong. let's get more on the u.s. election and the fbi's decision to stick by its finding that hillary clinton did not commit a crime in her handling of e-mails as secretary of state. here's what the candidates have been saying over the last weekend of campaigning. >> right now, she's being protected by a rigged system. e-mailst review 650,000 in eight days. you can't do it, folks. hillary clinton is guilty. she knows it. the fbi knows it. it,people, the people know and now it's up to the american people to deliver justice at the ballot. >> i want us to have an ongoing discussion about how we are all going to contribute to making our country all it should be. i really believe that america's best years are still ahead of us. if we all do our part -- [applause] and i think it's fair to say, after all the months of this campaign, my opponent has a very dark and divisi