Sliding Global Demand is increasingly hurting the mainland economy. Kathleen thousands join hong kongs biggest demonstration in months. The protests may drag on into the new year. Lets get straight to the market action. What are you watching . Sophie this monday, stocks in tokyo are gaining ground. The nikkei to 25 adding 0. 7 pipe 0. 7 . 225 economy the nikkei adding 0. 7 . The economy grew. Jesper sees a payoff in 2020 with likely massive boom in productivity. Checking on the yen, holding at about mid108 levels. We are seeing the kospi gain ground, up 0. 4 . The korean won is also looking stronger. We are seeing gains for the asx 200. There was a surprise resignation. We are seeing futures marginally lower this morning early in the asian session. A quick check on bonds. Keeping a close eye on 10 year jgbs to reach that 0 level for the first time this march. We are seeing dwindling demand on the short end as expectations fall for more boj stimulus in light of shinzo abes spending pack
Bullish. Ty the kiwi also in focus today. Saying theng through belowill avoid it dipping . 60. Trading indian futures and showing a move to the downside. Reflected in the session on friday when we saw a move to the downside again. The rupee holding on to some of the strength that we have seen and that is down to the decision, the surprise decision not to do anything about Interest Rates. There, 6. 6 . Ing up one rate cut had been factored in and it did not transpire. Let us find out what is news. Ing first word su the latest on japanese gdp. Japan moved faster than expected. Ratedl investment was higher. 1. 8 in september. Much quicker than the initial reading of 0. 2 . And three times as much as what the commoners were expecting. Continued strength in business investment. Downplayingt is recent missile tests in north korea saying the north Korean Leader is too smart and has too much to lose if he acts in a hostile manner towards the u. S. The envoy said talks on denuclearization are o
Times for me so much got to thank you for joining us climate activists around the world are taking to the streets in the 4th fridays for future Global Climate strike they are demanding the government step up their efforts to cut Carbon Emissions and theyre sending a message to the u. N. Climate change conference which begins in madrid next week now organizers say more than 3000 strikes are planned around the world today and here you can get a sense of the scale of these rallies as people around the world are calling on politicians to do more to slash c o 2 emissions australians were among the 1st to take to the streets in sydney hundreds of young people skipped school to hold a rally outside city hall they were joined by victims of recent bush fires that have been ravaging the country demonstrations are also on. Youre way in japan and hong kong and they are picking up steam in europe as well. And here in berlin a big turnout is expected at Brandenburg Gate our correspondent hans brant
Stories. We begin with ongoing protests in hong kong. President trump signed a bill backing protesters. This pump to china to threaten retaliation against the u. S. As it nears a phase one trade deal. The chinese spokesman saying u. S. Stopsuggest the sticking obstinately to its course or china will take resolute countermeasures. Where does this leave them in that phase one trade deal . Reporter it is very interesting because for several days, weve had the chutneys threatening nonspecific countermeasures, but there havent really got into any detail. The most weve had is the suggestion they might put a ban on those who drafted the bill from entering china or hong kong, which is a pretty lowkey response. The fact that we had several days of this without any suggestions without any specifics suggests beijing is grappling with how to handle this. It is clear the u. S. Once a trade deal done very soon. The chinese want a trade deal done as soon as possible. They dont want to bring in tensio
A deal with the key suspect who wants to tell all in a scandal of corruption in high places. Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us climate activists around the world are taking to the streets in the 4th fridays for future Global Climate strike they are demanding that governments step up their efforts to cut Carbon Emissions and theyre sending a message as well to the u. N. Climate change conference which begins in madrid next week now organizers say more than 3000 strikes are planned around the world today and here you can get a sense of the scale of these rallies that are taking place calling on politicians to do more to slash c o 2 emissions australians were among the 1st to take to the streets in sydney hundreds of young people skipped school to hold a rally outside the city hall. Our house is on fire. Part metaphor part call to arms of Climate Change activists as they seek to hammer home a sense of urgency yet for some here in sydney its been a painful reality already. Ri