join us. it is 7am in singapore and 7pm in washington, dc, where donald trump s sacking of the fbi director is mired in more confusion and controversy. with the trump has poured scorn on james controversy. with the trump has poured scorn onjames comey, calling him a showboat and grandstand. he has put pressure on the fbi chief, despite admitting his three conversations as to whether he was under investigation and said he claims he would have sacked james comey anyway, despite previously saying he acted on legal advice. this is what he told nbc. he is a showboat, a grandstand. the fbi has beenin showboat, a grandstand. the fbi has been in turmoil. everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil less tha n year ago, it was in virtual turmoil less than a year ago. it hasn t recovered from that. on monday you left with the deputy attorney general. did you ask for a recommendation? what i did was i was going to fire james comey. my decision.
sacking of the fbi director is mired in yet more confusion and controversy. mr trump has poured scorn onjames comey, calling him a ‘showboat‘ and a ‘grandstander‘. he s denied putting pressure on the fbi chief despite admitting to three conversations about whether he was under investigation. he s also claimed he would have sacked mr comey anyway, having previously said he acted on legal advice. here s what donald trump told nbc news. he isa he is a showboat and a grandstand. the fbi has been in turmoil, everybody knows that. you look at the fbi one year ago, it was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago. it has not recovered from that. on monday you met with the deputy attorney general. did you ask for a recommendation? what i did, i was going to fire comey. i had made the decision beforehand, i was going to fire comey. mr trump has always maintained that james comey lost the confidence of his staff. but in another damaging move, the man who s taken over at the fb
it for granted that brexit will be smooth. rishaad: the governor of the central bank of the philippines joins us in the next few minutes. indeed, the central bank in manila did keep rates on hold. malaysia out later with the decision. #8502, interest rates in the philippines, no change. or real interest rates are in negative terrain, with the philippines to hike in the inflationer or so, as eats away at that interest rate margin, sending rates to negative .47%. sophie: banks under pressure to take action given inflation pressures. malaysian cpi rose to an eight year high. tore announced to announce the policy decision at 3:00 p.m. rishaad: -2%, that is what we have at the moment. sophie: how our markets tracking. it feels like the focus is back on central banks. we have not had a lot of surprises, but peru cutting rates for the first time in two years. that was a surprise. is back on the fed, two key speakers over the next day or so , so watching for any hints as to the num
it s 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where it seems every hour, president donald trump is in more and trouble. this time it s the sacking of the fbi directorjames comey that s causing the trouble. the new york times is reporting that president trump asked mr comey to drop the bureau s investigation into alleged ties between russia and michael flynn, the national security advisor at the time. that s been denied by the white house, but there s no doubt just how serious this allegation is. one senior democrat said other senators were shaken and called for a special prosecutor to be appointed. well, this stunning and breathtaking revelation that the president is accused of reaching out directly to the head of the fbi did stop an investigation of general flynn under the circumstances raises serious questions about obstruction of justice. it is a fundamental question here. is anybody, including the president of the united states, above the law? can everyb
in every aspect of our public and private life we have become dependent on the power of the internet and computing. that makes us vulnerable to those who would do us harm. you need proof? well, look at the world wide spread of the ransomware known as wannacry, which shut down vital computer systems in businesses, in public institutions, around the world. my guess is rob wainwright, head of the european police agency, europol. are the cyber crooks several steps ahead of the cyber cops? hardtalk theme music. rob wainwright, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. for the last few days you have been somewhat preoccupied with wannacry, this ransomware which has spread across the world. how seriously should we be taking it? well, it is one of around 200 high profile investigations europol is helping to co ordinate around the globe against cyber crime and including that there has been this trend of this growing threat from ra nsomwa re over the last couple of years, but we have never seen