Abandoned any hope of a virus package before the election. He says a deal will come after the vote. Big tech prepares to defend interests as jack dorsey calls section 230 the most important law for free speech and safety. Get you started with a quick check up on how markets are right now. Sophie kamaruddin. Are set toa stocks resume losses this wednesday and you have nasdaq eminis under pressure early in the Asian Session after we sawtek shares rally. We are watching what is going on with the tech space following amd agreeing to buy a company. Results could provide support for that space. Its a busy calendar for earnings. Withec reporting today sony. In australia, the asx 200 coming online with some Downside Pressure set to extend losses for a fifth straight session while the aussie dollar is holding steady, slightly under pressure, while bond yields are easing ahead of inflation data due from australia. We see a pickup. Lets flip the chart for a broader outlook on where the dollaryen
Thank you very much for coming. This report, strategy in indopacific. Thanks to the contributors, it has happened. I appreciate your support in the participation today. We with like to thank japan foundation, center for Global Partnership for their support of this. The opinions in the report belong to the authors. Today after i introduce the report and contributors will talk. Now introduction. This is picture i took. The rise of china and its attitude force the United States to address challenge. Vicepresident mike pence spoke at Hudson Institute, very important, and said government approach using political, economic and military tools as well as propaganda to advance its influence and benefit its interest in the United States. Given the United States need to win the competition, cooperation with likeminded countries is key because historically number of Political Partners has been a factor in the geopolitical struggle. For example, in world war i, the winning side comprised 32 countri
Across markets trying to figure out what the latest tariffs mean for some of the allies of the u. S. This after moves against an array of trading partners. Lets check in also on crude. Opec starts in a couple of days. We also have a great lineup of guests today. Later the brazilian environment minister and a 10 00 a. M. U. K. Time we have the chief executive officer of. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city. We begin with this, no impeachable offenses, that is the conclusion of the report of the investigation of the republican report of investigation. The democrats are expected to release their findings, that is ahead of the u. S. Judiciary Committee First public hearing on wednesday. Possibly the worlds most ambitious policy to combat Climate Change. European leaders are set to bringing net emissions to zero. Eu is also considering over the hong kong, the chief executive is planning more relief measures as ongoing unrest continues to impact the economy. S
Also on the programme. Borisjohnson sticks with his pledge for a British Digital tax risking the ire of donald trump and possible tariffs. Showing big budget retail brands how its done one hardware shop in wales is proving a christmas advert doesnt have to cost the earth. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in new york, Christian Fraser is in london. The nato chiefs had agonised over the celebrations for their 70th anniversary. Normally, as was the case with the 50th, it would have been held in washington, where the founding treaty was signed. But given Donald Trumps unpredictability and the obvious doubts he has shared about the alliance they decided to hold the summit in the uk. The actual anniversary was in april, attended only by Foreign Ministers nato worried what might happen if the leaders were brought together. And with some reason, the tensions were on full public display. There were the perennial disagreements over defence spending, Emmanuel Macron accused turkey of colludin
And eu. Toensic teams working identify those killed by state forces in the 1970s and 1980s. Hello. Gibraltar have arrested the captain of an iranian tanker seized by british marines. To claim is a vehicle tried impede, leading to an intervention by british warships. British shipping on alert. The move to Maritime Security level three by the u. K. After the government said the ship was approached by three iranian vessels. Indon says a warship moved to warn the iranians away. We are very concerned. Serious escalation of the situation, and we are proud the royal navy was there to butect the heritage tanker, we dont want to escalate tensions. We want tensions to come down. Iran denied the incident took place with the foreign minister saying the british made the claims to create tensions. Iran had warned that u. K. That would be reprisals for the seizure of an iranian tanker by british marines off the coast of gibraltar last week. Ehursday, gibraltar polic arrested the captain and seized do