Hello and welcome. A post mortem examination has concluded that the death of the disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein, was suicide. The 66 year old who was being held in a new york prison was awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. The chief medical Examiners Office said that epstein had hanged himself and that a full report would be issued later. Lets get the latest from our north america correspondent, peter bowes. Peter, will this answer many of the questions swirling around this case . Well i think the questions are likely to continue. This is an official statement from the coroner, that the cause of death was suicide by hanging and of course there had been a considerable amount of speculation regarding the circumstances of his death and it looks like that speculation will continue. We have had a statement from mr epsteins legal team in which they talk about the mediaeval conditions that the prison where he spent his final hours. And they go on to say that the defence team
Which of course nobody wants to see. The 66 year old, who was being held and just briefly, where do you think in a new york prison, things are going to go economically . Was awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. Do you think we are going to see big the chief medical Examiners Office said that epstein had hanged himself businesses moving out of hong kong at the moment . And that a full report would be issued later. Our north america correspondent, i dont, unless the situation really gets out of control. The Hong Kong Police have said they have the situation under control and if it remains the way peter bowes has more. That it is, and perhaps there is some negotiated settlement over the next few months, i think that hong kong will easily recover. The business functions statement from the coroner that the that it provides are vital, and it will take more cause of death was suicide by hanging, there has been a considerable amount of speculation regarding the circumstances of his
Attacked by armed, masked men. We are live in the city. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance. Lets check in first off on the markets. We see gains across European Equity indexes. That should show through in terms of u. S. Futures, as well as s p futures. Oil is down. You will see the big majors weighing on the stoxx 600 index. Maybe a turnaround of the gains we saw oil take yesterday. The u. S. 10 year yield is currently up for basis points to 1. 54, so investors feel less concerned and are selling that that. Lets get bloomberg first word news in new york. We begin in argentina. S P Global Ratings cut the Credit Rating to selective default after the nation said it would delay payment on more than 100 billion of debt. They says criteria, constitutes default, but the new terms for shortterm debt came in immediately and they will lift argentinas rating to triple c minus. Boris johnsons suspension of parliament will get an early test. , saying are ruling courts, saying it is an affront to dem
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At the age of 79. Hello and welcome. A post mortem examination has concluded that the death of the disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein, was suicide. The 66 year old, who was being held in a new york prison, was awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. The chief medical Examiners Office said that epstein had hanged himself and that a full report would be issued later. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes has more. This is an official statement from the coroner, that the cause of death was suicide by hanging and of course there had been a considerable amount of speculation regarding the circumstances of his death and it looks like that speculation will continue. We have had a statement from mr epsteins legal team in which they talk about the mediaeval conditions that the prison where he spent his final hours. And they go on to say that the defence team fully intends to conduct its own independent and complete investigation into the circumstances and because of his death,