Points here in just about half an hour of trade. To continue the worst twoday loss we have seen in a month when it comes to your hong kong shares. We have also seen a 1 drop across the board, with the kospi, and we are seeing some of the riskoff play when it comes to the japanese yen. We are strengthening about 1 5 of 1 . We are in i guess you could say a neutral pboc, but we are seeing some pressure when it comes to the currency, given the dollar seems to be awakening. Lets zoom out and see what else we are watching out, of course brent crude hitting below 60 a barrel yesterday. It has been the volatility that we have been seeing in hong kong , as assets here in the city continue to feel the pressure, given the protests we are seeing four day two out here today. We are seeing volatility. 19. 54. Onemonth rate. That got people worried. We are beyond thethe 2. 42, high we saw in 2000 eight we will see how things play out in the next couple of hours. , and we are82 seeing the offshore re
Of this mornings washington journal. Do you want lawmakers here in washington to spend these federal dollars . What are your priorities . Take a look at drudge report this morning. The banner headline, federal spending soars past 3 trillion, deficits out of control. Wall street journal similar headline, budget grew 38 in the first months of this year. Budget widened last month as spending outpaced boosting the deficit during the first eight months of the fiscal year. The government ran a 37 billion deficit from october to may compared with 532 billion during the same period a year earlier according to the treasury. Yesterday, starting at 10 00 a. M. Eastern time rngs the House Armed Services committee began what is called the Defense Authorization bill, the national Defense Authorization bill. This is the committee that authorizes the pentagon on how much they can spend. Its up to the appropriators to finally decide, but this national Defense Authorization mark up happens every year. A
Discuss. Theres a redflag warning and theres a heat advisory for sunday. And look at the start of our saturday. When is the last time we had a morning start out at 6 00 a. M. Together where you could see Clear Blue Sky and watch the sunrise from the city. No low clouds, things cleared out and its going to be a very difficult looking and feeling day. Were going up about 10 degrees today from where we were yesterday and thats just the start. The real hot days are sunday and monday. Its already 66 in oakland. Were 54 in San Francisco. Its 64. We started out most of the mornings in the 60s. Were going to 76. That is 9 the bay area at our daytime highs, its 10 degrees above average for bay and 10 degrees above average for inland. Here are the headlines, remember, even though its a noticeable warmup for today, the real heat begins tomorrow. Thats when the heat advisory goes into effect. Ill spell out the details and show you who is included. There are fire concerns in the west bay. See you i
On this just moments ago. Listen here. And the president has said he wished he didnt call this the Inflation Reduction Act. What should you call it . Well, he said following that sentiment because i think its a complicated bill that it also has reduced costs and i think its very important to note that both on healthcare and as i noted on the energy side we have already seen costs coming down. John are they . I mean, gas is nearly four bucks a gallon again. Gillian home prices are up. John are americans really feeling any relief as john suggests they are . Im john roberts. Good to spend another hour with you. Gillian you as well, john. Gillian turner in for sandra. Trying to narrow Donald Trumps polling lead. John only one clear frontrunner and that is the former president. Florida Governor Ron Desantis and tim scott are the two main contenders for the top spot. Gillian the majority of Republican Voters agree trump is in the best position to beat trump in the general, 28 are arguing for
Begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. Begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. Good morning. A fairly on friday. Good morning. A fairly cloudy day for most of us today. Patchy light rain in the north. Heavy rain in the south. The temperature continues to climb in the next few days. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday, 12th march. A long awaited report into Veterinary Services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. The Competition And Markets Authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. Nina has the details. Good morning. Are you paying too much to care for your furry friend . Why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation . Are you getting a fair deal when it comes to costing