Orders and sales in italy, orders flat on the month, down. 2 on the month for sales and down nearly 5 on the year. So confirming some of the weakness that we know weve seen previously in the italian economy. Meanwhile, another gauge perhaps for the euro as we look to the strength of it lately. Thats the current counselor plus which in october was an adjusted 3. 9 billion euros, up quite a bit from the 2. 5 billion reported for september. Now that also comes after a day after the European Unions report suggesting that in fact the European Union would have to run a surplus, given its poor demographics over the next couple of years. Now lets get a quick preview of the news. For that we head to patricia, awaiting the results. What do we expect to see . Reporter were expecting the second consecutive month to the upside for the Business Sentiment next year in germany. November was a surprise after six months to the downside. We expect december to book in a little increase again, but importan
Our top story. Were following the protests under way right now in hong kong. We have live video for you. Huge crowds of people are now marching to Hong Kong Government offices. They are demanding the city chief step down, after she suspended but did not withdraw a controversial expedition bill. They say civil rights are in jeopardy if the bill isnt killed outright. Lets go to anna coren. Tell us about the crowds youve been seeing, anna. We are here in hong kongs legislative council. And thats where the sea of humanity, all dressed in black, this is where they are heading. They started some three kilometers away at victoria park, almost an hour and a half ago. Its taken a while to get the procession going. And by all reports, theres people getting off of the trains, trying to get to take part in the mass protests. Behind me, there are just lines of people heading there. On the other side, is a mass rally that is taking place. Over the next hour, we are expecting tens of thousands, hundr
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