fascinating a life in journalism and political activism than yvonne 'd ridley my guest for today yvonne welcome to the examined show thank you very much alex so i was going to go on to this new boot that you're florence which i find fascinating but wallace let's start at the beginning you're a county durham last and the area of steel mining in heavy industry and that's where you were brought up in the 1960 s. how did that shape your political attitude well you know i've got a working class d.n.a. coursing through me and the solidarity and unity in hardship. was the trademark of the working classes and so it really day it shaped my life so you went into a pretty early age into journalism as a as a female journalist not the easiest profession to break into and in the 1980 s. but you became an editor one of the 1st female lead with those of of thomson regional newspapers or behind how did that work or i've been working as a journalist for quite a few years and then i progressed up the career ladder and this opportunity came to just wales on sunday and i absolutely enjoyed it you know it it was a g

fascinating a life in journalism and political activism than yvonne 'd ridley my guest for today yvonne welcome to the examined show thank you very much charlie so i was going to go on to this new boot that you're florence which i find fascinating but let's let's start at the beginning you're a county durham last and the area of steel mining in heavy industry and that's where you were brought up in the 1960 s. how did that shape your political attitude well you know i've got a working class d.n.a. coursing through me and the solidarity and unity in hardship. was the trademark of the working classes and so it really date shaped my life so you went.

fascinating a life in journalism and political activism than yvonne 'd ridley my guest for today yvonne welcome to the examined show thank you very much child so i was going to go on to this new boot that you're florence which i find fascinating but let's let's start at the beginning you're a county durham last and the area of steel mining and heavy industry and that's where you were brought up in the 1960 s. how did that shape your political attitude well you know i've got a working class d.n.a. coursing through me and the solidarity and unity in hardship. was the trademark of the working classes and so it really date shaped my life so you went into a pretty early age into journalism as a as a female journalist not the easiest profession to break into and in the 1980 s. but you became an editor one of the 1st female editors of of thomson regional newspapers are behind how did that work i've been working as a journalist for quite a few years and then i progressed up the career ladder and this opportunity came to at.

welcome back yvonne ridley was captured in 2001 by the taliban i trust already caught the public imagination since her release her life has taken some surprising turns with her dedicated campaign against western policy towards the muslim world now she's back with a new book the caledonians and once again its subject matter if it's something of a surprise yvonne released from the hands of the taliban but this your life the sullivan days in a totally different direction well the day before i was released the war started and i've covered wars before but i've never been bombed by britain and america and it's a truly terrifying experience and i don't know why i hadn't thought of it before i just realized bombs don't discriminate these bombs that are coming down don't know i'm british they don't know civilian and you can hear a cruise missile from 20 miles away these were coming within half a mile of the prison and i just thought. i am going to be killed but not by the taliban but by my own country and i sort of made a pact with the big fella upstairs and said if i get out of here on going to comm

. ♪ yvonne: welcome to "bloomberg markets: china open." david: were counting down to open of trade.ts across the region stall for a sixth straight day as we await the open in hong kong and mainland china. the hang seng index trading below book value for on record. readies itsimf trillion dollar capacity and calls for global cooperation against the virus. president micron says europe much stick together. plungingergy demand is with gasoline

. ♪ yvonne: -- david: welcome to the program here.et a check of energy markets. 2177.an oil, . brent is trading at about 25.50. don't let the percentage moves up full you, these are not levels we have seen in close to two decades. yvonne: and not even making up half of yesterday's losses when it comes to the big trouble. guest,ook at our next fte founder fereidun fesharaki. always a pleasure to have you on the program. tell us what's going on with massive price swings. we have broken, hit close to 20 bucks. what is the forecast now? it seems like this is a moving target. >> yes, indeed. tohink as it gets closer april 1, we must remember this is all the threat of future production doing this to the prices. moving see the big ships april 1. a lot of them are going to the u.s.. thexpect to see prices in teens, somewhere between 12 and $18 for a while. be blood on the floor. that means by june, i would expect it would get back together and make up. this kind of crisis is countries ofo the saudi and russia and the rest of the oil-producing

but anyway, welcome again to maya, to jennifer, to sister yvonne, brother james, cousin carmen, nephew anthony, i'm sorry adiya and diane are not here, they're missed, they have our regards and gratitude for sharing the wonderful elijah cummings with us. it was really an honor to serve with him. and i know that many of us here consider it a joy to call him friend. now, you see everybody up here, all these members of congress, in the crowd and the rest, they all wish they were up here because they all had so much to say about elijah cummings, because he was such a -- it was such an honor to serve with him. and we always learned from him, every single day. sometimes i would say to him, elijah, my close baltimore bro, we had a good rapport, we always consulted, i always said, elijah, am i mentoring you, i'm older, or are you mentoring me? because we always, always had the benefit of his thinking even though sometimes he didn't want us to think he was teaching us when it was his idea in the first place. thank you, madam chair, carolyn maloney, for hosting this celebration about this room b

welcome. in what form, that would be up to the airlines themselves to ask. yvonnein the aviation sector, investors welcome the stimulus bill. boeing is helping the money helps -- boeing is helping the money helps offset the demand for travel. coronavirus delivers a shock to the auto industry. further.ays it may cut global carmakers are being warned to prepare for a big drop of sales this year. around 10 million units below january estimates. we are seeing here a mixed bag when it comes to risk assets. indonesia, really outperforming after they came back from the holiday. the rest of the region, still mostly lower. kospi, slightly positive. seeing more signs of help come through. contraction.re was more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ haslinda: it is almost 11:00. 8:30 a.m. in mumbai. i'm haslinda amin. yvonne: i'm yvonne man. we are entering the less session here in hong kong. the u.s. moves closer to a $2 trillion stimulus package. mitch mcconnell says the senate will vote after a last-minute dispute was settled. haslinda: the world health organization says governme

yvonne: beijing bars more foreign reporters. ♪ haslinda: welcome back.ing are social -- to fight the outbreak.s stephen engle joins us. containment these efforts. stephen: let's begin in australia where we heard from morrison, the prime minister, this morning, adding, packagef that stimulus $10.6uced last week of u.s. dollars worth as well as all isolation order for inbound arrivals, international arrivals to australia. level four raised advice basically advising all travelians not to abroad. he is saying this is a once in a 100-year type event. australia, not the hardest hit pacific countries but quite an alert, of course. five deaths. also scott morrison announcing schools and universities will remain open. in europe, unprecedented border as an order tol not allow international travelers into the european continent. the frenchl macron, president saying we are at war. the united states, we have been on various cities and states other the establishments, bars, gyms, clubs to close down. we have learned overnight that states in the united states, after we

welcome to the alex salmond show and to a special program on someone who shot to international fame some 20 years ago yvonne written about in 2001 this investigative journalist was captured by the taliban in afghanistan just as the american led bombing campaign started until life hung in the balance however once released her life's journey took a surprising direction us she converted to islam and became an avid critic of western foreign policy in the war on terror and test undertaken speaking to us throughout the world she has been called something close to a celebrity and there slavic world and it to size didn't it was for to be more strict nice of all women in islam a quote by islam or unlike after entering domestic you keep.

and also i'm joined by yvonne 0wen, a self—employed holistic therapist who has had to cancel all my appointments while her husband is also self—employed. welcomechancellor in the past hour help you? yeah, it does with the bobbins of employed for two years this will be my third year, the one we have just gone through. —— this will be my third year, the one we havejust gone through. —— i this will be my third year, the one we have just gone through. —— i have been self—employed. great that it is there for us but at the same time base in the last two years i have set up my recording studio so it being based on your profits as opposed to your total earnings is not ideal for people who had to set up not ideal for people who had to set up in the first instance because most of our profits were brought down by the expenses of setting up our business in the first place. that is not ideal. that is a really important point if somebody has just messaged me that and it is not 80% of earnings, it is 80% of profit and you were saying in your business there is a lot of upfront cost it ta kes there is a lot of upfront cost it takes away from your profits. reco

yvonne: investors turn to india where the nationwide lockdown caused the biggest stock crash on record. asia getting a boost from the fed, talking about unlimited qe, welcomed by the financial markets. so much talk about access for credits for companies that want to carry out day-to-day activities. yvonne: for asia that meant risk on. one of the big things we saw, the dollar lost steam and broke attend a rally. we will see if this fed bazooka is enough to bring down the dollar. haslinda: let's take a look at where the markets are and do a check on where the chinese markets are. by two brick -- 2.6%. year-to-date down 11%. the chinese market has been pretty resilient amid the turmoil. the nikkei to do five higher by 6.7%. blue-chip stocks -- stocks looking attractive, up 0.8%, the cheapest since 2009. won't be surprising for investors to be picking those out. the rest of asia was pretty much down. the hang seng rising 4.5%. the benchmark in new zealand higher. let's flip the board and see where we are in terms of futures. a higher open. it is surprising unlimited qe did not raise the s&p more than most people thought. futures across-the-board pointing to a h

good afternoon welcome to downing street for today's coronavirus press briefing i'm joined by our chief scientific advisor valance and dr yvonne doyle medical director at public health england. before the subject provides an update on the latest data from our cobra occur coronavirus dashboard i just want to give you an update on the steps that we as a government have been taken to defeat corona virus. a step by step action plan is aiming to slow the spread of the virus so fewer people need hospital treatment and he won time thereby protecting the n.h.s. his capacity. at each point we've been following the scientific and medical advice and we've been very deliberate in our actions taking the right steps at the right moment. we're also taking unprecedented action to increase and h.s. capacity by dramatically expanding the numbers of beds key staff lifesaving equipment on the front line so that we give people the care they need when they need it most. that's why we're instructing people to stay at home so we can protect our n.h.s. and save lives. i can report that through the government's ongoing monitoring and testing program as

welcome to the program. happy friday the 13th. it is shaping up as a black friday. pretty much nowhere to hide. yvonneyou have to wonder when you see gold retreating, what the heck is going on? seems like everyone is pushing the sell button. central banks cannot really stabilize these markets. this is still quite not enough. i was having a look at your fed fund futures. are now pricing close to a cut. a monster cut of 100 basis points. that is what is going to happen. it remains to be seen. money at the problem and it solves one part of the problem. we are seeing an absolute synonymy of selling. hitting every single asset class out there. asia is down between five and 10%. you are getting circuit breakers triggered in korea and the philippines. yvonne: this is what makes things a little bit more real for people. we have dealt with this before with sars. but outside the region, this is uncharted territory. trudeau nowhie testing positive for coronavirus. the pga is canceling its players championship. the ncaa is canceling march madness. things are starting to disrupt daily lives. david: absolutely. let

yvonne: coming up we are talking more about india's yes banks. the government actions a rescue plan. this is bloomberg. ♪ stephen: welcome back to the program.e the monday blues. you're looking at some of the worst performers. australia is down 6%. 7.2%. the philippines down 6%. we are just getting word from some of the big retailers. will close all of their retail malls. malaysia is on track for the lowest close since 2010. rope.s&p, and eu not exactly shaping up to be a good day. we're off by over 4%. you are long bonds, that depends on how you see the day. the financial sector is still in the spotlight. worried customers have been withdrawing money from the which was lender seized by the government in the biggest bank rescue in india's history. stephen: dixon garrett joins us now. or threehe two -- two points in your view. >> i think the result is not the happenedy but what underneath. the bank lost 720 billion rupees which is a third of its deposits months.than six cover operating expenses in the third quarter. not surprisingly r.b.i. had to .tep into stop it yvonne: there are a lot of questions about how effective the bailout was. do yo

yvonne: president trump does a u-turn on the outbreak after downplaying the danger. he is telling americans it is bad. this is bloomberg markets: asia. david: welcomeird hour of the program. it is only march. 2020 has been so long. look where we are market wise. and two days ago, we signed a trade deal between the u.s. and the chinese. >> trade deal, brexit, those things are out the door. david: out the door. doing this right now, with the exception of estrella, up 3% in that market. the rest of asia is doing quite badly. places like southeast asia and vietnam are seeing substantial downsizing. yields are up. that is a good thing. as far as the split on your benchmark, more losers than winners. this bit you see right here, all over the place as far as session highs. we are at the midpoint of your session right now. up.have australia , maybe 70% ofia sectors are on the way down. yvonne: the night is still falling but maybe we have seen the rest of this virus. some you are seeing buying. david: you would be a brave soul to come in right now. if you were a brave soul and you wanted to buy in the philippines, you can. the stock exchange is closed for t

yvonne: it's almost 11:00 in singapore, 8:30 a.m. in mumbai. we are entering the last hour of the morning session in hong kong. the top stories, not welcomemp bans travel from europe as coronavirus becomes a pandemic. the president blames the eu for not acting fast enough. markets collapse around the world as trump shuts the door. the fear index stands at a record amid rising concerns for global growth. the ecb says governments must do more. christine lagarde warns of economic shock as damaging as the financial crisis. this is bloomberg markets asia. we are talking about another brutal session in the asia region. seeing markets selloff across the board and stocks cratering. ase a look at japan as well asx 200, falling more than 5% and the asx 200 sinking into bear market territory despite the fact that we got big stimulus from the australian government. the hang seng getting closer to their market territory, down 920 four points. we are down 5% in thailand this morning. there isn't anywhere to hide. we are watching india futures, looks like that session will be pretty ugly. we closed pretty slack yesterday , but we are looking at currenci

welcome to downing street for today's coronavirus press briefing. i'm joined by chief scientific adviser sir patrick vallance, a up to yvonne doyle, medical director atnt to give you an update on the steps that we as a government have been taking to defeat coronavirus. 0ur step—by—step action plan is aiming to slow the spread of the virus, so fewer people need hospital treatment at any one time, thereby protecting the nhs's capacity. at each point we have been following the scientific and medical advice, and we have been very deliberate in our actions, taking the right steps at the right moments. we are also taking unprecedented action to expand nhs capacity, life—saving beds, key staff, life—saving equipment, so that we give people the care they need when they need it most. that's why we are instructing people to stay at home so we can protect our nhs and save lives. i can report that through the government's ongoing monitoring and testing programme, as of today, 134,946 people have now been tested for the virus, 112,805 have tested negative, 22,141 have tested positive. of those who have contracted the virus, 1408 have very sadly died. we express o