yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. casino in macau is playing out to wynn resorts. an improvement back home in las vegas. macau is jumping back from a three-year slump triggered by china's focus on gambling in excess. it rose 13% in the quarter. the strongest growth since the recovery began in august. betty: a rebound from airbag related losses is expected to push honda back into the back for the last quarter. also forecasted its profit growth more than 60%. most of honda's japanese rivals will post declines due to the stronger yen on friday. yvonne: a group of japanese lawmakers will lobby the government to put national interests first on the sale of toshiba's chip business. they say it is a security risk in the transfer of technology abroad. toshiba is selling assets to raise money after the bankruptcy of its westinghouse nuclear business. betty: china merchants saying one of its largest commercial banks is raining and its nonconforming loans to rick -- reduce financial risk while raising the government campaign agai

yvonne: i am yvonne man.orhoneymoon period president trump may be over soon, marking those 100 days in office. we are marking it with policy with saw. betty: whiplash, in fact. let's look at how the markets closed today. it was whiplash. we went up and down throughout the session, there were lots of questions about how we get through tax reform, are we going to repeal obamacare, are we in or out of nafta? we ended fundamentally higher, earnings doing well. the nasdaq composite up 4/10 of 1%. in thee dow and s&p green, but barely. tomorrow we have more economic numbers to shed light on the u.s. economy. that is a first look at first quarter gdp. also, tech stocks, earnings front and center. see how things are trading in the asian pacific. slow going on the final trading day of the month. this is how new zealand is trading, flat for the index. trade get the new zealand balance, this one back into positive territory. in line with estimates. the kiwi not doing too much. 1/10 of 1%,out .6883 for the kiwi dollar. f

yvonne: this is daybreak asia, i'm yvonne man in hong kong. has defended dodd-frank and regulations, saying there is no evidence that they have hindered financial markets, banking, or growth. speaking exclusively to kathleen hays at the community meeting in washington. he also called for a more unified approach to financial regulation. paul: i would be happy to tell that this alliance has a soul report on this particular subject. ways, butd be other it was to get the supervisory authority to renew the agency, get all the supervisory in ansibilities and put it new agency. relate that to the federal reserve, because the vice chairman of the federal reserve can be the chairman of that war on it, anyway. the other agencies might be represented on it, but you could have a unified supervisory approach. that supervisory will supervise the banks and supervise goldman sachs. so that is what we have had. clarify, the other loose point historically and even now, who is responsible for oversight? equipped toly suggest it is certainly not the secretary of

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong, you're watching daybreak asia.mf has raised its global growth forecast. the rise of protectionism could undermine that optimism. they see the expansion of 3.5%. that is fueled by a bouyant financial market. growth remains subdued and the risk of trade warfare is high. $1 ceo of prudential's trillion asset manager says investors should be looking for opportunities outside the united states. --id hunt told markets bloomberg markets have been overly optimistic about trumps promises on regulation and taxes. he said india and that you provide more optimism -- and e.u. provide more optimism. >> the markets have gotten ahead of themselves. these changes will be very difficult to carry out. it will be extremely hard to jumpstart the u.s. economy to the kinds of growth rates the administration was talking about. fourshiba is online potential spinoffs in social infrastructure, non-memory chips, and information technology. toshiba'sinvest in flash memory chip business. the government did not want to get the technology abroad.

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. watching daybreak asia. there is first word news with courtney collins. the bank of japan governor it says policymakers will continue with very accommodative monetary policy and maintain asset purchases for some time. speaking exclusively to bloomberg, kuroda said there is a chance that reaching the banks 2% inflation target may be delayed. i news report says china is prepared to hold oil experts -- exports in another test. on pyongyang,ity the claim comes as more military torcises happen as a prelude invasion and threaten an attack. e.u. governments have toughened on brexit negotiations and safeguarding citizens' rights. it suggests theresa may will not have an easier ride even if she wins june's snap election. talks will begin after the vote. meetingto the latest say they are concerned about inflation with the economy expected to pick up steam in the second half. the governor said headline inflation undershot the 5% target in the final quarter of the year ending in march. a called f

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong.e day 8% higher after encouraging first quarter headlines. we have been following it. what drove it higher? >> better than 12%. almost 7.5%own with gains. the story is, they boosted their subscriber growth -- user growth, much more than analysts expected. it was an area of struggle for the company. so that gives optimism to investors. however, there are concerns in that it was their first quarterly decline in sales since their 2013 ipo. analysts are saying there is some stability going forward. another big story we saw come after hours. the stock down as much as 4% in trading. it is that big cholesterol drug that is been leading sales, had a 15% decline and that is raising concern. we will see that play out in the thursday session. betty: thank you so much, su keenan with how the markets and earnings are propelling the markets. let's bring back ed conard with final thoughts on the markets. we are here, almost closing out the first 100 days. the white house take credit for a few things.

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. film maker has spoken exclusively to bloomberg about a big box office failure of his big-budget hollywood production, the great wall. thehe said it will not stop u.s. and china cooperating on the big screen. they asked if he would transform the most iconic movies and virtual reality. i hope so, nowadays movies are important elements that all theme parks, such as disneyland or universal studios. i think i can put my works in their, -- there, too. wall," "hero," and others. "great wall" struggled at the box office. but you can see further exposure. the movies are the beginning of a new genre. we talked about a deep cooperation between china and the u.s. in terms of creating new genres. first attempt, and the first step is always a struggle. it is the beginning of a new thing and it is very important. we should not focus on "great wall,"'s box office. the future will be better. >> what is wrong with the chinese moovit -- movie industry? in 20 had the worst performance in recent history.

yvonne: and yvonne man in hong kong.rillion yen ahead of the chinese property prices we are correcting to get later on this morning. let us take a look at the chart about have seen a couple months of these curves in china's efforts to cool down this market. we have seen the first tier cities in white. it has slowed down quite a bit. we are seeing pretty solid gains. there has been a lot of sentiment here on whether these curves are strong enough at the on the buyerat frenzy we have seen. let us talk about this more with the next guest. ofwart crowe, head asia-pacific capitals market, live from singapore. it makes me wonder about these capital controls and curves have seen in china. do you think they are just too timid at the moment, or is sentiment just too strong? stewart: well, sentiment certainly is strong, and i think you pointed out, in the tier one cities, you have seen some of growth slow and some of the transaction volumes slow. recent times,ore you have seen even in tier four cities some of the curves being disc

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong.g china's the current seem and if you later is likely to come up when he meets the chinese president in florida. , kenzie watching this for us in beijing. the president did not quite come through to did announce china on day one in the oval office. is it still in the cards? they expect the treasury to label china a currency manipulator when they published their report later this month. that is despite the fact that most economists on china watch say china is not manipulating the yuan. they are doing the opposite, using fx reserve to support the yuan. renminbi asdes, the a strengthened, around 17%, since the -- compared to the u.s. dollar. there is in balance in terms of trade and investment in china needs to do more to open its markets to foreign investment. we spoke to a former commerce secretary about this issue. he said china had heavy lifting to do. >> the chinese government have a huge job on our hands in terms of reform, opening up markets, allowing competition from the west to p

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong.ernet giant controlled the online messaging service is expanding into china's highly competitive simtech sector. they discussed those plans in an exclusive interview with tom mackenzie. we believethe area we will have a lot of opportunities, but this is a long shot. i mean, we need the patient's in this area.ience in originally, there is a lot of new companies coming out in the market, but now as the market becomes more normalized, regulated, then you were talking about different license requirements and different kinds of regulations we have to follow, so it is a combination of how we fit in the regulation plan in terms of growing the business. we are making pretty good progress in that area and we are going to form a company that is going to be focused on financing, which will actually, based upon the strength we have on these platforms, that we have big dollar money invested in this area. >> how much are you setting aside to set the company up, and what is the timeline for that? >>

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong.with the leaders of the world two biggest economies meeting in florida. the economy and the threat of north korea on the agenda. allowingt mar-a-lago, a more relaxed atmosphere. warned the meeting would be very difficult. the u.s. has signaled it may take military action on syria after president trump said the gas attack crossed a redline. the pentagon is actively developing options including cruse missiles, to target forces loyal to president assad. rex tillerson described tuesday's attack is a serious matter that requires a serious response. top finance officials say trying to curb volatility in the ringgit are sufficient, and it should strengthen the currency. they pulled almost a billion dollars in four months through february. the second finance minister says the malaysia will not engage in currency controls. not where theyre were today, if our gdp continues growth, i can see it moving up. >> the king of thailand has approved a new military constitution, paving the way for a retur

yvonne: i'm yvonne man in hong kong and you are watching daybreak asia. us get to the first word news with nina melendez. ina: senate democrats assembling an of votes to block president trump supreme court nominee. georgecconnell had said neil gorsuch will be confirmed one way or another and that may mean invoking the nuclear option, change in decades of senate tradition by eliminating the 60 vote threshold and ending filibusters on the moneys. the models are making it harder for companies to get foreign workers to the u.s. using h-1b he's a process. the guidelines require programmers to prove their intended jobs are confiscated and require advanced knowledge and experience. outsourcing firms stand to lose the most. companies slipped more than 1% in new york. the chinese president arrived in finland later on tuesday. visits to the euro areas northernmost territory a -- northernmost area. he says that you has china's support. e.u. has china's support. stocks led by reliance industries which climbed to its best close in more than nine years. shares were lis

yvonne: thank you.of its 1mdb debt, so is the soccer approaching an end? should back, so investors reduce exposure to asian? we would discuss with ubs head of asia out -- asian asset allocations. this is bloomberg. ♪ yvonne: this is "bloomberg markets: asia." it is 11:14 a.m. in hong kong. the latest business flash headlines. tosubishi motors planning build an engine plant in china. the nikkei news says facilities will be a joint venture. the engines will supply locally built outlander suv's and construction of the $90 million plant is expected by the end of the year with production to start by 2018. korean mobile gaming company has price its ipo at the top of the targeted range, meaning it should range $2.3 billion. it will be south korea's largest listing since 2010. the stock is expected to start trading on may 12. alibaba chairman chuck moss society will have to compare for decades of pain as the internet disrupts the economy. he held a conference and said the world must change education systems and

yvonne: it seems to be the case.urvey, and we are expecting a broad-based improvement, particularly with large manufacturers in japan. the highest number we have seen in nearly two years. even marginal gains among sentiment in the smaller companies as well. what is driving this? the red -- the yen has been relatively stable. fiscal stimulus also working its way to japan. exports strong across the board in asia. we will watch the indicators to see if it is recovering in the private sector. soakd whether that will that consumer demand in japan. the banks, bill cohen will be joining us. he will give his take on jpmorgan. jamie dimon is releasing his annual letter, which is now almost as widely read as warren buffett's annual letter. we will speak what he thinks is key for jamie dimon. one thing he wishes the jpmorgan ceo would be more outspoken on behalf of wall street, one of the few voices that is really listened to. haidi: that is right. we will be touching more when it comes to japan with the regulators, with japan

yvonne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. you are watching daybreak asia. us go to first word news.ind: central bankers raised rates, aiming at small and medium-sized institutions. the overnight standing lending went up 20 basis points to 3.2%. stable economy and rising prices have given it the scope for policy to keep up with the fed. china has seen the most corporate growth ever for a first quarter. soen companies were failing far this year. that compares with 29 all of last year, according to data compiled by bloomberg. heavyf them were in industry, and the situation shows how policymakers' attempts to reduce liquidity are causing casualties. themmed barkindo said output cuts are working, and it is starting to balance. ,t has been a drag on prices with people calling for the restrictions to be extended when they end in. he was cautiously optimistic reserves are starting to fall, and the oil prices will start to rise. south africa's new finance minister has said he will push for inclusive economic growth while speaking to the spending framework already in place. he took over last

hi, yvonne. i'm jamie. >> jamie, hi. how are you? >> nice to meet you. i heard you're the bird lady. >> i am that. would you like to meet my kids? >> i would like to meet your kids. >> come on. >> oh, thank you. look at all these guys. oh, hello there. who's that? >> he says, "i'm bogie bird." and he says, "i'm the senior bird here." >> bogie is a 34 year-old double yellow-head amazon parrot. while he's older than yvonne's two cockatiels, he's still a youngin' among the parrot breed, who can easily live for 60 years. when yvonne first adopts bogie from a bird sanctuary, in 2013, she worries about making a commitment to a pet that could very well outlive her. >> at my age, i thought, "how am i gonna make this work out? these guys can live to be 60 years old. i'm not rich." >> so, will bogie become a strange inheritance? yvonne is worried that her cherished parrot will get discarded, like columbo. and what about columbo? >> it must be costing you a fortune. >> columbo's not cheap, and we never, ever, ever, in a million years, thought we'd be here. >> and?

yvonne: is there something else you are looking for in terms of clarity? learn more about passporting rights or how negotiations are going? >> passporting is an issue. we want to see how the negotiations are going to play out. but in the reality, the european union is a major global economy and will continue to be. as a bank, we had been in operation since 1848. you can imagine we have operated under many political and regulatory regimes. we will continue to do that and address whatever the final answer is. yvonne: there been a report about your capital options and plans right now. what can you tell us about those plans with ford? are you looking at selling the stock as an alternative? >> the first thing i like to say is, in a funny way, it is a positive thing that is taken place. when we started in 2015, we said october we need $9 billion to $11 billion in capital. we set out to be fundamentally four things. grow profitably, produce cost, strength in the capital position, and build a legacy. if you look at the progress we have made in 12 months, generated

yvonne llanes of san antonio was a teacher, a principal. a devoted mom of four.eak accident 12 years ago changed her life. she was confined to a wheelchair. >> i was just depressed, sad. i was mad at the world. and i wanted my life back. i wanted my legs back. >> reporter: after nearly ten years in that wheelchair, a promise to her late father brought her here. the hangar clinic's boot camp for amputees in oklahoma city. >> i met a group of amazing amputees. they were up and they were walking and they were out of their wheelchairs. and i was just incredibly amazed and i told myself, i want to be like them. >> reporter: and she was on her way. stomach crunches, part of the workout. wearing prosthetic legs. and she was determined to get out of that chair. >> i had sat in that thing for nine years and seven months. i was going to get up and get on with life. >> reporter: just this week, yvonne was back at that clinic. this time, she's the one inspiring others. >> i want to be able to show people that it's never too late to get up and live out your dreams. >> and so

. >> i am yvonne man. we will hold onto the big gaps we saw after the french election. we are talking about hitting records again on wall street. it seems earnings was a big driver today. earnings as well as the anticipation we will get and be delivered this immense tax reform which includes a big tax rate,he corporate that will bring the animals. back to the business world. we have seen it so many times, the anticipation of this is enough to drive the markets to these records we have seen. will we buy the rumor and sell

this is bloomberg. ♪ yvonne: this is daybreak asia. i'm yvonne man in hong kong.m betty liu in new york. south korea preparing for its biggest listing in seven years. model has priced its ipo at the rvelof its targeted -- ma has priced its ipo at the top of its targeted range. talk to us about that model -- netmarble. why are they enthusiastic about this? it is goingere for to be the biggest ipo in korea since 2010. it is seeking to raise as much as 2.3 billion dollars. that is a lot of money for a company that started in 2000 with about $100,000. to buy aot enough garage in korea. still, with the internet becoming faster here in korea, there is a lot of demand for online games, and netmarble basically capitalized on that demand. betty: it seems many are getting there right at the right time. how does it make money? where is the earnings coming from? guest: so far, there have been many blockbuster games for netmarble, but the latest one is revolution."ge 2: it was originally developed by a competitor, but they bought the rights for the game and they are developing

we will get all of the action with yvonne and betty up next.ty calm ♪ >> friends goes for change with le pen and macron taking the honors. jumps to theea highest since november. >> asia-pacific markets expected to rise as experts bet macron will be france's next leader. >> we have the world

. >> reporter: just this week, yvonne was back at that clinic. time, she's the one inspiring others. >> i want to be able to show people that it's never too late to get up and live out your dreams. >> and so we choose yvonne. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a radio copywriter and voiceover announcer from casper, wyoming... a pharmaceutical medical director from chappaqua, new york... and our returning champion, a phd student from knoxville, tennessee... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. yeah, the good times just keep rolling along. david, a good example of that. brad and pat, nice to have you here. let's go to work. we'll get into these categories and these clues right now. here are the categories...

i am in yvonne man. the markets, not just u.s.iven china on a pass, but geopolitical tensions over the weekend and north korea, inflation data out of the u.s. soft for march. aret did indeed, so people wondering where is this reflation trade we are supposed to be seen by now. it does not seem to be happening at this point, or at least the reflation part of the reflation trade. we want to bring up the boards on where we close on thursday. futures trading in japan. i think that is you. asia. is quiet in australia, and hong kong still close for the easter holiday, but japan futures, we could see a soft open on tokyo this morning. 108.60, watch out for that. the five-month low for the yen right now -- dollar-yen after that inflation data we have been talking about. currency traders focusing on that geopolitical risk in north korea. much to watch out for on this monday morning. let's get to our top stories. president trump tying the decision not to bring china a currency manipulator to beijing in bracing for your trade and working with

yvonne acknowledges now that she came close to a mental health crisis. life any more. the thought of ending it began to cross my mind. and was there anything that helped you pull away from that? yes, finding peer support, finding support initiatives, where people actually understood what i was going through, and were able to encourage me and give me hope. she said she was lucky to have that support, others often don't get it. so she set up a group and website signposting where help and counselling can be found. it's the sort of resource which might have helped angela after her husband took his own life. she said nobody told her where to find support beyond her immediate family. there was no formal process, if you like, that ran alongside the other processes that we become involved in, like coroner's courts and, you know, kind of, funeral directors and things like that. there was nothing offered to me that was specific to my bereavement. and looking back, i wish it had been offered. she is now campaigning on behalf of people bereaved by suicide who are kn

. >> reporter: father came to america from cuba, met sue's mom in virginia, and yvonne's mom in new yorker she passed away, the sister thought they lost any chance to connect. >> glad you made it. >> so am i. >> reporter: a welcome sight, a welcome sound. >> nervous, excited, just overwhelmed. >> reporter: of a homecoming nearly 50 years in the making. >> yvonne plans to hang out with her sister for about a week before heading out to indiana. they'll go out for cuban for one in their dad's honor. >>> a new trailer dropped this afternoon and already about 5 million people have watched the teaser for the next "star wars" film. >> it's time for the jedi. >> the last jedi is the wars" saga. judging from this trailer, we'll be seeing much more of mark hamill, reprising his role as luke sky walker. the last jedi doesn't hit the screen until the holidays. >>> jimmy fallon returns to "saturday night live," it will be his third time hosting since ending his run as a cast member in 2004. and saturday's episode will air live from coast to coast. you can catch the show right after news4 at 11:00 tom

yvonne: bank of japan governor's it speak exclusively to bloomberg.current policies for some time. betty: asia-pacific markets following wall street heiser. it rose on bets president trump will cut taxes soon. yvonne: betting against protectionism. concerns about global growth.

yvonne's experience was similar, her husband simon died suddenly on a business trip.ing as they tried to cope with the shock. in time, that begins to happen, things begin to normalise. she acknowledges she came close to a mental health crisis. i spiralled down rapidly and i got to the point of actually beginning to think like, there is no point in my life any more. the thought of ending it began to cross my mind. was there anything that helped you pull away from that? yes, finding peer support, finding support initiatives where people actually understood what i was going through. and were able to encourage me and give me hope. she said she was lucky to have that support, others often don't get it. so she has set up a group and website, signposting where help and counselling can be found. it's the sort of resource which might have helped angela after her husband took his own life. she said nobody told her where to find support beyond her immediate family. there was no formal process if you like, that ran alongside the other processes that we become involved in, there w

yvonne maas wants to reinvent rockets from the ground up. there was rivalry. but recently there's cooperation. first of all the private space companies to not have a good business model yet. so over time with spacex and several others have multibillion-dollar contracts with nasa to ship freight and eventually astronauts in orbit. that money is important to them because nasa cannot put an american in space and hasn't been able to for six years. so there's rivalry and cooperation. also nasa is trying to be more noble. they're trying to encourage entrepreneurial outfits not at the level of spacex but student groups and small startups to put microsatellites up. masses trying to learn and roll with the time to be more entrepreneurial. >> host: you've mentioned that university of arizona has its own space program. >> guest: we have been entrusted by nasa twice to do everything except launch itself for space program. first the phoenix lander which went to the polar region. >> host: beyond a future station what about the importance of asteroids? >> guest: asteroids co

yvonne: there been a report about your capital options and plans right now.u tell us about those plans with ford? are you looking at the selling -- are you looking at selling -- >> the first thing i like to say is in a funny way it is a positive thing that is taken place. when we started in october 2013, we said we would need monday and dollars to $11 billion in capital. -- we said we would need $9 billion to $11 billion in capital. we have made a lot of progress. we set out to be fundamentally four things. grow profitably, produce cost, strength in the capital position, and build a legacy. if you look at the progress we have made in 12 months a lot of , growth, $20 billion in u.s. assets, reducing cost by $1.9 billion, the target is $1.4 billion. we hit our targets. capital, 2% in mid-2015. legacy, the doj issue. we reduced the sru by 39% in one year. it is been a busy 12 months with a lot of progress. now we have made much progress that we can consider other options. that is all the data i can give you. [indiscernible] we are just considering options. we ha

. ♪ >> i am yvonne man with the latest first word news. leaders say they will approve support for the real economy while maintaining prudent monetary policy and a proactive fiscal chance. growth accelerated in the first quarter, accelerated by domestic demand. there are signs the market is recovering. selling below 4% since the first time in 2002. they were trying to cut jobs in industries with excess capacity. the first billion in of the year. the largest ship contracts since three years. shipson orders for 18 this month alone. they're optimistic more will follow. shares of extended since the end of last month. the japanese reconstruction minister has resigned over remarks he made over the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami. he said it was "good that the disaster happened," he later retracted that, saying it would have been far worse if the earthquake had been around tokyo. prime minister shinzo abe condemned to the comment. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i a

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the white house staff is now on now-- yvonne could trump is on the white house staff, unpaid. >> it is like a coup. mark on the democrats line from maryland. good morning. caller: hello? are you doing? i wanted to comment on jared kushner and ivanka trump. ast i don't understand is far as the republican party is concerned, they have lost all credibility. the implicitly and hypocrisy of being the public and party is staggering. for a candidate such as donald trump to now be in the white daughter to have his and his son-in-law -- this is nepotism at its highest. and it is happening in real time. and right in front of us. it is like a slow-moving car crash happening. and it is staggering to think of calledlican party who themselves on the constitution and they tout themselves as being patriotic with america first and all of that nonsense but the man that they have as their spearhead in the white house, this guy is going to ruin the country and he is going to make nixon look like child's play. with what he is doing. i am just watching this and i am stunned. if barack obama had done 1/10 of

yvonne mere/abogada demandante de san francisco 29:19 nosotros tenemos miedo como dice la orden que nosde dolares 29:25 pero hoy lo que quedo claro es que el propio abogado del gobierno federal minimizo el impacto de esa orden... dijo que son solo 2 o 3 fondos del departamento de justicia los que serian afectados, y que no estaria en peligro dinero para salud o servicios sociales... 29:44 ahora dicen eso, pero sessions el otro dia dijo todo lo contrario 29:48 los abogados que presentaron la demanda, dijeron que con mayor razon necesitan un pronunciamiento y un respaldo de la corte, porque esto contradice al propio presidente que ha hablado de recortes masivos. david campos/vice administrador de santa clara 15:40 pero el departamento su mismo departamento de justicia esta diciendo no le crean al presidente porque la orden que el ha presentado no quiere decir lo que el presidente dice, entonces es algo ridiculo no15:51 pidieron al juez que se tome una decision de emergencia, pues ya condados como santa clara gastan 4 millones de dolares diarios, que se supone seran reembolsados por el gob

he said this memorial up following the tragic murder of yvonne fletcher all those yea rs murder of yvonne. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has warned of a possible "proxy war" developing between the united states and russia over the on—going conflict in syria. let's cross now to our assistant political editor, norman smith, who is in westminster. perhaps no surprise thatjeremy corbyn is opposed to any military intervention in the middle east. he has long been opposed to the west getting involved in wars and other countries. today he painted up bleak picture of the possible consequences over the tangent and syria, warning it could end in a confrontation between the two superpowers of the united states and russia, who he fears as one launches missile strikes, the other will retaliate in a tit—for—tat exchange which could develop into what he called a proxy war between the two sides. he is suggesting that there is not only a small window of opportunity to avoid this and four the g—7 to reach out and reconvened the geneva peace talks which stalled without any outcome earlier this year. he has

yvonne and betty are up next with daybreak asia. not over a glass of wine, unfortunately, ladies.taking a look at because we have been focusing on gdp data and president trump has been talking about mixing trade dynamics with geopolitics. does this have any implications on dollar or yen? betty: thinking about geopolitical tension. bill rhodes will be joining us. he has spent more than 40, 50 years at the citigroup senior vice president -- chairman. haidi: that is it for daybreak au ♪ jumping asish lira president avalon declares new powers. plans for. reviews north korea following the weekend show of force. china urges calm on both sides. >> beijing escaping being branded a currency manipulator. the u.s. links it to count young. >> revenue growth is outpacing losses, the road ahead is clear. >>

yvonne: plus -- plus, parades and provocations in north korea. tests another missile. tracy: and the race for the iranian presidency heat up. yousef: it is 7:00 a.m. in his stumble. -- istanbul. tracy: i am tracy alloway in dubai. we know it is a big day for turkey. it is a big day for us as well because you are in istanbul to witness what could be the most radical shakeup since the turkish republic was formed 93 years ago. what are you seeing on the ground ahead of the referendum? yeah, this is a huge move by this administration. as you mentioned, the most radical transformation. 18ing to push through amendments to the constitution in a yes or no referendum. at the moment, too close to call. the prime minister's office is going to get removed as part of that. you are looking at an extension 's her to one -- of erdogan leadership. those voting in favor are looking for a strong man against terror and the islamic state. those who were not, they are saying the checks and militants is -- checks and balances are being removed. shorter term stability might allow the governme

. ♪ >> it is 11:29 in hong kong, i am yvonne man with the latest first word news. the u.s.as launched a cruise missile strike against syria, two days after a chemical attack near idlib kill dozens of officials. two navy destroyers launched 60 tomahawk cruise missile targeting a largest. airbase, hangers, and planes. president trump said no child should ever have to suffer like the victims of that attack. it is in this vital national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of chemical weapons. there can be no dispute that syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the chemical weapons convention, and ignored the urging of the un security council. >> rex tillerson described the strike as a proportionate reaction to the gas attack. he said the u.s. and foreign partners around the world -- he noted russia's involvement in syria on president assad's side and said russia was complicit in three known gas attacks or simply incompetent. the response from the middle east has been positive. news of a strike came as the chi

yvonne: i am haidi lun. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ rishaad: china promises prudent policies, and employment at a 14 year low. macau finally bouncing back from china's crackdown on corruption and excess. rishaad: beijing is to relax the rules on foreign carmakers. local,something fairly the diversions between u.s. rates and hong kong rates. #8081,ring up this chart the cap the highest since 2008, a widening gap, putting pressure on the hong kong dollar, and as result this is what we have going back a year and a half. band and don't forget the 7.75-7.85, weakening here as we have pressure coming rate not being passed bor not reflected. haidi: it always reacts on any move out of the fed, but relief rallyreall turning into this global reflationary rally. we are waiting on the tax plan from president trump, giving optimism to u.s. markets, close to record highs overnight, trickling through when it comes to risk appetite in asia. 30 minutes away from that crucial open. chinese markets in the green yester

the first from yvonne in san francisco who wants to know we upgraded our home in hawaii by adding solar do we claim the tax rebate being that we work here in california. >> good question. you can submit a claim for the tax credit, not a rebate, when you file your irs taxes. if you already filed you can re-file and still get this money. as long as you bought the solar panel for your home, even if you don't currently live in the home look at the residential energy credit form 5675, on the irs website, easy to find but if you're not used to looking for it, maybe it's not. i will post on our website in a few minutes. >> if you have a house in hawaii, you're already ahead. >>> om daly city, is it rightfully good to have a makeup company not replace a product that has been ruined. >> in california, every retailer gets to set its own return policy. there are not rules on this what the policy must be. however, the store must apied by their own rules. if they post no rules the consumer can expect to make or exchange a return within the first seven tase. check the store's policy. if it's not foll

the ceo said that with bloomberg's yvonne man for inexpensive interview.ow the bank is bracing for the uncertainties of brexit. ouror us, credit suisse, presence in london is quite old and large. we are engaged in a significant restructuring a. with quite a few in europe. we had opened a new center in dublin, which can be used will be transfer a lot of activity. we also have an office and luxembourg. -- in luxembourg. have seen the other banks like goldman sachs starting some of their contingency plans. they are moving to other european cities. will credit suisse have? >> we have a plan to restructure london. london,200 people in that is down to about 6000. there will be restructuring. 5000laintiff to get below -- the plan is to get below 5000. >> is there something else you are looking for in terms of clarity? is a more about learning more about passporting rights or see how negotiations are going? >> passporting is an issue. we want to see how the organizations are going to play out. europe is a major global economy and will continue to be. as a bank we'

. >> good evening and live from america's news headquarters, i am jackie yvonne is in new york.upreme court. it comes after the judge is delivered to rulings against the white house just yesterday the court stop the president from denying federal funds to the country sanctuary cities. donald trump calls that decision ridiculous. and from north korea, a total war against the u.s. with a nuclear weapon -- the statement says north koreans will never be frightened by what they call a trump administration's efforts to bring them into submission. that is in reference to president trump's decision to deploy a nuclear aircraft group to the north korean peninsula. now, back to "hannity" ." >> sean: as we continue with former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. you just went through a number of ways we could go through so much money. you are a one-man grace commission like reagan had in the '80's. ted cruz, he is saying let's take el chapo's $14 billion and build the wall. >> right. any drug money confiscated from now until we finish paying for the wall all goes into paying for the wall.

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i am jackie yvonne's, now back to "hannity" ." >> for those that continue to seek improper and illegalry into this country, be forewarned. this is a new era. this is a trump era, the lawlessness, the application of duty to enforce the laws in the catch and release policies of the past are over. >> sean: that was the attorney general earlier today in arizona where he toured the u.s.-mexico border. and ushered in a new era of border security and law enforcement. the trump administration has had a tough job ahead of them. according to pew research and their center, half of all 2014 federal arrests were for immigration related offenses. joining us now with details to enforce the border is attorney general jeff sessions. i've been down to the border probably about 12 or 14 times. i've been there when criminals are arrested, i've been drug warehouses, helicopter, horseback, boats, all-terrain vehicles, i've seen it up close and i've seen tunnels dug up from mexico to san diego. what exactly is going a to chane and how quickly will it change? >> it's already changing, can you believe that we'

kevin: we heard from senior white house officials including secretary chao as well as gary cohn and yvonne cattrall. -- ivanka trump. this is part of a broader strategic strategy -- writer strategy to talk about business and the economy, that is where they think he is strongest. we heard about infrastructure, that $1 trillion infrastructure plan that they are still bullish on but frankly we have not seen any specifics yet, or a timeline on how they will pay for it and get it across the halls of congress. the ceos that are present are representatives from blackstone, citigroup, mastercard just to name a few. laterent trump will speak and then we'll head across town where he will address an industry -- an industry group representing 3 million construction workers in the united states. vonnie: one of the things we heard today, elaine chao saying they are working on a legislative package that should be revealed in may some time, which would be post the government deadline. do we know what this package is and what we might see? no, that the rumblings are that we might see something regarding in