500 infotech index up 48 , and the energy index was the least best performer. It still was up, though, which tells you how much these markets were looking for good news. The second best performer, Consumer Discretionary in the s p 500. That includes home depot to amazon, ebay, even general motors, so really across the board, it was a good year. For more on the markets more broadly, we are joined by ing head ofvey, global debt and rate strategy. We widened the curve with a bit of steepening going on. To what do you attribute that . Been a really interesting move. We were inverted six months ago. Happened is the fed has cut 75 basis points. Theyve injected a mountain of liquidity into the system, and theres been a real change in sentiment in the sense that six months ago, we were genuinely concerned about a recession in the u. S. Next year. Have beenerns significantly downsized. Theres still trimming this uncertainty, and we so have a very flat curve. If you look at the twostens, it is n
Antigovernment protests. The ousted chairman carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan where he faces charges of financial misconduct. Lets start with those scenes of anger at the largest u. S. Diplomatic post in the world members of an iranian backed group and their supporters marched into the heavily fortified green zone in the iraqi capital baghdad and surrounded the u. S. Embassy some even managed to break in parts of the compound a security post at the entrance to the building was set on fire there responding to u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria on sunday those camps which belongs to the iranian backed Group Hezbollah brigades were targeted the violence erupted on the same day funerals were being. Health for the fighters killed in those u. S. Air strikes but the u. S. President has put the blame squarely on iraq donald trump warned iraq must use its forces to defend the embassy the u. S. State Department Says its been given assurances by iraqi leaders some of the 14 begins our cov
Hong kong rings in the new year with celebrations to actually been scaled down and prodemocracy protesters are making their presence felt as they all stood chairman kahlo scone flees to lebanon from japan where he faces charges of financial misconduct. So the u. S. Says it will send extra troops to the iraqi capital after members of an iranian backed group and their supporters surrounded the u. S. Embassy in baghdad it was in retaliation for sundays u. S. Air strikes on bases belonging to an iranian backed shia group in iraq President Trump has denounced the violence and accused iran of orchestrating it so when a full team has a report from baghdad. It was supposed to be a funeral procession commemorating the 27 fighters killed in the latest u. S. Air strike but instead it turned into an unequivocal message to the u. S. Well over the. Oh hundreds perhaps thousands of people are taking part in this procession currently theyre marching across the Hanging Bridge towards the fortified gree
Thousands in the southeast surrounded by bushfires forcing many to take refuge on the beaches. Jonah hall in london with the top stories from europe including 20 years after putin came to power we look back on 2 decades of russias strongman leader. Pole race with the sport including disappearance of a football this fall that colombias world cup made failed it demands from the new head of the countrys. United states is deploying additional troops to secure its embassy in baghdad after members and supporters of an iranian backed group marched into the green zone and surrounded the heavily fortified compound some managed to break into part of the facility a security post at the entrance to the building was set on fire as well they were responding to us and strikes in iraq and syria on sunday when camps belonging to the iranian backed group has been abrogated. Were targeted the violence all erupted on the same day funerals were being held for the fighters whove been killed in the u. S. Air
Abortions. And as the world rushes in a new decade well look at the stories that have defined the 2090. Iraqi protesters have stormed the compound of americas largest embassy smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area of people whove been rallying in baghdads green zone angry at u. S. Airstrikes that targeted a powerful iranian backed group on iraqi soil the u. S. Says it was only responding to iranian aggression and has also blamed iran for tuesdays unrest but tehran denies it had anything to do with it the pentagon now says its deploying more troops to baghdad to secure the embassy will be live in washington in a moment but 1st this report from so moment simona fulton. It was supposed to be a funeral procession commemorating the 27. 00 fighters killed in the latest u. S. Air strike but in. That turned into an unequivocal message to the. Hundreds perhaps thousands of people are taking part in this procession currently theyre marching across the Hanging Bridge towards th