Back. Many of our viewers are with you and are saying you are the voice of calm in the midst of this 24 hour manic selling session. This is a bloombergs latest line, as it were. It is hockey what is going on in asia. The stock plunge is deepening, it says. It is very kind of florid, almost emotional language. Bloomberg talks about emotional seller. For those of us with market experience, the panic time was about ten years ago, when the whole Financial System was genuinely in danger of melting down, because the banks, in particular, was so highly levet. Now we are seeing a particular, was so highly levet. Now we are seeing a pause, particular, was so highly levet. Now we are seeing a pause, it is a porsing market because they have gone really well for nine years pausing. Markets are very emotional, they are not rational sets of people trading with each other. I think it isa trading with each other. I think it is a pause, not a crash, not a correction, not a panic. Many are saying that p
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Back to brussels for brexit round three of the talks to take britain out of the eu. And dont just leave it to the experts in new zealand, you can build and design your own send off box. Welcome to World Business report. Im jamie robertson. In a minute, rico will fill us in on the main stories from asia. But first, the third round of brexit talks gets under way this week in brussels, with the deadline for the uks exit now looking increasingly tight. The phrase the clock is ticking is almost an eu mantra now, with the uk set to leave at the end of march 2019. So whats on the agenda . Well, both sides are keen to secure the rights and interests of the 3. 2 million non british eu citizens living in the uk, and 1. 2 million uk nationals living in the other 27 eu member states. More controversial is the uks divorce bill. There is there is no agreed formula yet and figures being discussed range from zero to 100 billion euros with that money going to pay for eu projects the uk had previously c
The independent is looking at the notting hill carnivals tribute to victims of g re nfell tower. A minutes silence was held at the festivals opening at the weekend, and will be observed again today at the grand finale. And finally, South China Morning Post reports the International Olympic committee would consider introducing esports to the games to attract a younger audience, but only if gore and violence is removed. So lets begin. With us is Lawrence Gosling editor in chief of investment week. Good morning to you. So, these floods in houston, i mean, utterly incredible scenes and you know, a terrifying situation for those caught up in it. Very much so, this is the kind of legacy of hurricane harvey, we get used to this time of year of having a hurricane with an alliterative name but these are mickey names, these are 27 inches of rain, as it has been reported has hit houston already, and perhaps the first Natural Disaster of this sort of crop residency, but he has two cope with trump.
Than 100 people needing hospital treatment. Round three of brexit talks. Uk negotiators say they want flexibility and imagination from the eu. Good morning. Coming up in the sport arsenal manager Arsene Wenger asks fans to keep the faith after what he calls a disastrous 4 0 loss to liverpool. Invented byjk rowling, played by harry potter, and now a real life sport. Well bring you the action from the first Quidditch Premier League final. How much easier wouldnt be if you could fly . So much easier, but health and safety would have a field day. And the weather. Good morning. A dry and warm day. I will have all of the details for the uk forecast as well as an update on the situation in texas in about 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Catastrophic floods are causing devastation in houston as storm harvey continues to batter texas. Parts of the city have seen two and a half feet of rain in the past 48 hours and more is forecast. So far, emergency teams have rescued