Surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua. These are your markets. A lot of these european stocks higher at the opening. Now they are down a touch. Lets call it flat. I am looking at oil. A lot of the picture is contingent surrounding iran so you see a little bit of a lift up for american crude. What is going on with these european markets and you are seeing it reflected in yen. Yen is the one story that is the haven. Any risk attitude is reflected on yen. European stocks, a lot of investors are looking at these amounting into political risks. Ifore getting some figures. The german index, 97. 4. We get up around we get the with hernan a cristerna. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news in new york city. The drumbeat for Federal Reserve rate cut is getting louder. Minneapolis fed president says he called for a reduction at last weeks meeting. These comments reinforcing expectations the central bank is on course to cut rates. Trump says he would be able to demote fed chairman if he wanted to
Its Sales Forecast was cut. Half of its previous years revenue went through china. Shery a check of the markets on thursday session in the u. S. Ost sectors in the green the nasdaq gaining the most in almost about a month and we had also semiconductors reversing yesterdays losses. We had markets very much focused on what the Federal Reserve will do next week, not to mention this focus on what will happen with oil. Energy stocks were one of the biggest gainers. Wti gaining as much as 4. 5 at one point. We saw two tankers being attacked new the entrance of the persian gulf, that heightening tensions around the region, sending crude prices higher. Sophie this friday, asian stocks could track the advance on wall street with some potential reissues. On the datas front in asia, we will get chinese productivity numbers. The attack on the tankers in the goldof oman has held up prices. Nearingion could be level it has been unable to break in five years. Paul thanks very much. Lets check in on f
Following the worst violence in the city for decades. A Photo Exhibition by the wife of one of chinas most famous dissidents, gives a rare insight into her life. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 3am in the gulf of oman, where two oil tankers were hit by explosions on thursday. The us secretary of state mike pompeo has accused iran of carrying out the attacks. A Us Navy Destroyer is now heading to the scene. Tehran has denied having anything to do with the incidents. Heres our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet. This morning in the gulf, a First Oil Tanker set ablaze, ignited by an explosion. Crew members on this norwegian vessel were rescued by a passing cargo ship. These scenes filmed by irans navy. An hour later, another tanker, japanese owned, also hit by an explosion. Its still not clear what caused these latest attacks in one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes
Taken away this part of azad road is 2 km bridge and 3 km of baghi tunnel. Has been built this freeway section is going to be opened to cars from the end of today. From today, the exit axis will be reopened from here, with the recognition of the honorable faraja Police Officer , and the return axis is still the same as the previous route. It happens in the city. One of the considerations was the social considerations of the region. The request of the people of the region was that the employment of the people of the region should not be endangered and with the establishment of this project, god forbid, the employment of the people and the business of the people should not suffer. This consideration was always considered in the project, thats why the return axis is designed from inside the same city as before god willing , we will make our own traffic reforms there as well. The deputy of Islamic Revolution Housing Foundations said 500 houses damaged in the recent flood of sistan baluchis
The combat vehicles will have to undergo reequipment. Turkish president recep erdogan is confident that the resumption of the grain deal depends on whether the west fulfills its promises to russia. The politician also noted that negotiations on the Grain Initiative need to be intensified. In japan, a ceremony was held to commemorate the anniversary of the american atomic bombing on kosaki, a Tropical Storm forced the event to be held without government officials, ambassadorial officials and the countrys Prime Minister familiar with the scientific format, and the ceremony was held indoors for the first time in 60 years. Moscow region repulsed the attack of ukrainian uavs of the ministry of defense are reported by two drones, spotted, near moscow, air defense shot down both devices, moscow mayor sergei sobyanin, in turn, said that the drones were intercepted in the domodedovo area and near the minsk highway, according to information, by this time there were no victims and no damage on th