sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." ♪ paul: our top stories this thursday, china ramps up its credit support increasing the supply of cheap funding to banks in a bid to stimulate the start of 2020. hong kong starts the new year just after the end of the last one with vandalism, protests, and tear gas the streets. australia orders large scale from bushfires as the death toll mounts. sophie: let's check in on the open in sydney after the asx 200 best annualrop the performance since 2000. we see it open slightly to the downside as we wait for markets to come back online elsewhere in the region. we are getting some data from australia coming out this morning. home prices notching up the biggest three-month gain in a decade. we are not seeing much reaction in the aussie dollar, softening a touch after hitting a fresh high. new zealand equity markets remain closed and the kiwi dollar keeping fairly steady after topping 67 this week and japan also remaining off-line thel january 6, again, currency

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. with australia opening at the top of the hour, the aussie dollar holding about 70, but there's a question if the advantage -- if the currency may be looking overheated. of course, with what is going on down under, there's questions about if the rba may continue its easing path and if it might deploy unorthodox policy this year once it runs out of conventional tools. up the terminal to show you this chart, indicating what has been happening with home prices down under. we are seeing a rebound easing the given the rba has had over 2019. paul: thanks, sophie. let's get two more on what we should be watching as trading gets under way in asia. with us.h is the pboc's moves to lower the rrr. could we get any fresh impetus elsewhere today? adam: it is a statement. the pboc -- you are right, many people in the market had been expecting it, but it will come in next week and indeed, set the tone for what people are expecting more of in terms of chinese policy that will continue to be supportive

sophie: lastly, let's go back to your view on the chinese yuan. what kind of outside pressure do you see for the currency given the momentum we are seeing an economic indicators. >> it is hard to get in the way of an appreciating yuan. there are limited appreciation if we do get consolidation we do expect the yuan will further appreciate. one not just a phase agreement story. it is also the story of loose credit and the chinese economy. moving towards more activity.a we've been in this downturn in chinese pmi's for a couple of years. we expect a gradual upturn an activity which should translate into a bullish outlook for the yuan going forward. sophie: thank you so much. the north american head of fx strategy in toronto. su: that mystery virus in china. it is spreading across asia through person-to-person contact and heightening concern about wider infection. the number of cases is surging on the mainland. from its origins in the central city of wuhan to the north in beijing and self to guangdong. authorities worldwide are stepping up testing in p

sophie long reports now. [chanting] sophie: the word spacing, the drums they-- the words they sing drums they beat, honor the women and girls of their community, the missing indigenous wen of alaska. she was 32 when she was last seen in october 2012. lori was 31 years old when she went missing in 2016. tracy was 43 when her daughter last saw hern february of last year. they are a few of the thousands of natnee women have missing across the united states and who have never been found. ashley was just 10 y wrs old when s last seen. she was found dead here in a vast meadow just a few miles from their home she shared with her six sibngs. her father noworries for his other children. >> just want to say sorry to her and stuff like that. sophie: what do you want to say sorry for? >> not being there forer, not protecting her. as a parent, not protecting her. sophie: t he takes me place ashley had been playing with her friends. eightci excruingly long days later, confirmed.ears were >> and then they told the search pa

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: our top stories this friday, iran is accused of shooting down the ukrainian 737 the u.s. and others say there is evidence of two missiles fired shortly after takeoff. beijing confirms a trade deal signing next year. the u.s. and china are dusting off corporate deals in anticipation. austria braces for a hotter weekend as fires continue to burn out of control. thousands are urged to seek shelter. this justin, the u.s. house is voting on the or powers resolution. , as is mostly symbolic resolution that would seek to limit the president trump's options for military action against iran. house speaker nancy pallone says democrats were not satisfied by the administration's justification for last week's airstrikes that kill a top iranian official. nancy pelosi saying this is more than a symbolic gesture. we have more analysis, but it seems like a long shot for this to pass the republican held senate. that news just coming in that the resolution has been passed

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sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, president trump going to davos as his impeachment trial looms. he accuses the democrats of trying to reverse the 2016 election. shery: credit markets warning of a sell signal. we have an exclusive interview. in hong kong the government is again rejecting calls for universal suffrage for the chief executive here. this as anger bubbled back on the streets of hong kong. shery: australian markets have just opened to trade. let's turn to sophie for a check of what she is watching. sophie: we are seeing stocks gaining ground, .1% with the stock market looking overheated and valuations and records. the latest, investors buying into the aussie stock rally. environmental risk around the earnings estimates. futures looking mixed. it is opening slightly lower, this -- nikkei futures under pressure ahead of japanese industrial output we will get later this morning along with taiwanese export numbers and jobless figures from hong kong. we are seeing new york crude .1%, asgr

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." paul: the top stories we are covering in the next hour -- a resolution for a rally. afterfutures signal gains tech lead markets higher. pressure mounts on australian prime minister as anger grows over his handling of the bushfire crisis. carlos ghosn says he masterminded his own escape plan, denying any help from his family. shery: let's take a look at how markets closed the first trading session of the year in the u.s. in threeumped the most weeks with major indices closing at record highs, adding to the year and momentum. intove the s&p 500 further overwrought territory. index industrials and tech rallying, apple topping $300 for the first time ever. the nasdaq rallying 1.3%. a really interesting day because it was a rally for everything. we saw even safe havens gaining ground. by .1%.ures was higher let's turn to sophie for what to watch. sophie: after a strong session on wall street, stocks gained .2%. -- and amz. checking in on the aussie dollar, we are seeing losses for a third

sophie long reports now. [chanting] sophie: the word spacing, the drums they-- the words they singrums they beat, honor the women and girls of their community,is theng indigenous women of alaska. she was 32 when she walast seen in october 2012. lori was 31 years old when she went missing in 2016. tracy was 43 when her daughter st saw her in february of last e ar. they are a few of ousands of native women have gone missing across the united states anwho have never been found. ashley was just 10 years old when she was last seen. she was found dead here in a vast meadow justil few m home she shared wit her six siblings. her father now worries for his other children. just want to say sorry to her and stuff like that. sophie: what do you want ? say sorry f >> not being there for her, not protecting her. as a parent, not protecting her. sophie: he takes me to the place ashley had been playing with her friends. eight excruciatingly long days later, his worst fears were confirmed. >> and then they told the search par

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." ♪ tech internet and financials propel wall street's to new highs, the trade deal and strong consumer demand keep the rally going. shery: president trump weighs conflicting headlines as the senate approves his new nafta, but the e.u. may challenges deal with china. up ad morgan stanley wraps big earnings week for u.s. banks , with a beat. we are live from the morgan stanley global alpha investment conference in hong kong. us trillion markets just open for trade. sophie. sophie: asx us trillion marketst open for 600 the top smock -- the top stock market so far this year. broadly speaking, asian futures are pointing higher and regional stocks are headed to a seventh weekly gain. we will see if the u.s. tech rally feeds into asia, given bullish guidance. we did have alphabet joining the $1 trillion market cap club. fed expected to stand pat on rates. looking ahead to the chinese gdp report, futures in singapore closing higher after a three day drop was posted

sophie: of course, phoebe waller-bridge played her part. phoebe: personally i would like to thankti obama for p us on his list. and as some of you may know, he's always been on mine. [laughter] phoebe: and if you don't get that joke, please watch season one really quickly. sophie: her acceptance speech pushing boundaries like this series she created. there was ataing ovation for elton john and bernie taupin, and best actor in a musical went to the man who played e rockstar and "rocketman." these are the first major awards of the season and the decade, and those going home with golden globes will be hoping to collect oscar statues to match. onthe fact that nosingle woman was nominated in the best director catory has me hope r a different line of on the red carpet when the academy awards are handed out in five weeks time. soph long, bbc news, los angeles. jane: makes me realize i have a lot of movie viewing to catch up on. you will doing by checking out twitter. i am jane o'brien. thanks for joining me. go night. narrator: funding for this pr

kathleen: sophie, thank you. coming up, i strategist will be on "bloomberg markets: china open," and we will have more. haidi: plus, more on the middle eastern tensions that are continuing to preoccupy markets. a guest will give us his outlook when it comes to oil and gas and controlled risk. we will be joined from dubai. that is just about it for "daybreak: asia" on bloomberg. our coverage continues be at we are looking for the opening in hong kong and more. ♪ and they lived happily ever after. the end. the end might not be as happy as you think. after all, 4 out of 5 people who have a stroke, their first symptom is a stroke! but the good news is you can rewrite your ending and get screened for stroke and cardiovascular disease. life line screening is the easy and affordable way to make you aware of undetected health problems before they hurt you. we use ultrasound technology to literally look inside your arteries for plaque that builds up as you age- and increases your risk for stroke and heart disease. so if

sophie. sophie: we are seeing a severe reaction when it comes to the nikkei 225, off to .2%. we get more details around the development of that attack on the iraqi base, which hosts u.s. troops. the cost be under pressure. the korean won off 1% against the greenback. the yen is gaining ground against g10 peers. abovefshore yuan trading 696 againstnt -- the greenback. it is actually above that level for the first time since 2013. as mark cranfield pointed out, positioning was light. we are seeing bonds rally with the aussie 10 yelled sliding as much as eight points as the curve flattens. not likely to move sentiment. we are seeing benchmark treasury yields, down eight basis points right now. sos 1.6% given the potential for any attacks on energy producing assets. and that backdrop is providing a lift for asian energy stocks which are looking mixed with that regional subsector on oil stops looking little changed. we are seeing it impact earlier gain over 2% in tokyo. samsung, whichon is gaining ground, climbing on its fourth-quarter operating profit as the chip price recovery d

sophie: every year the empress hotel, named after queen victoria, as served high tea. on special occasions they do so on china given to them by the queen. people here say they would welcome the couple even if canadians have to cover the cost of their security. >>ia can truly are a very lovely people. there obviously will o be a fracti backlash, no question about that. but as a whole we will wcome them to our national community. it is thought tha prince harry may come here to be reunited with hismi wife in the days, but that remains a private matter for an sophie long, bbc news, vancouver island. laura: recapping our top story the articles of impeachment against president donald trump to the u.s. senate. this is a vital step in the transfer of proceedings from one side of the united states congress to e other, and sets the stage for only the third u.s. president ever to be impeached. democrats accuse mr. trump of abusing his power and obstructing congress by leaning on ukraine to get an investigatn into the bidens. here is nancy pelosi speaking just before gning the art

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top story this thursday, china bans travel from the coronavirus epicenter with 17 dead and hundreds infected. the outbreak has been hurting the already slowing economy. the virus continues to stretch investor nerves. markets are watching for any development which could derail recent momentum. davos day two. attacking his opponents and calling impeachment a hoax. shery: markets have just open for trade. let's get straight to the action. sophie: we are seeing a little changed at the start of cash trading in sydney but we could see moves to the downside, retreating from wednesday's record close. 1%.off a 10th of nikkei futures under pressure as well. we are seeing bonds gain ground. aussie 10 year yield sliding for a seventh straight session. with the impact of the coronavirus up rick. checking the aussie dollar ahead of the australian jobs report due later this morning. aussie trading near a six-week low, hovering around its 100 day moving average. it was the biggest decline

haslinda: i am sophie -- sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, the , the emphaticiwan victory moves the island further from china's influence. iran admits to shooting down the ukrainian airliner, sparking protests at home and condemnation abroad as global pressure mounts. shery: the volcano in the philippines shots schools and the stock exchange, warning of a violent explosion. australian markets have opened for trade. let's turn to sophie. sophie: stocks opened to the downside, off .2% after the best week of the asx 200 since february. we are seeing beach energy under pressure but australian oil companies should outperform in 2020, although looking for caution around oil prices in the back half of the year given expectations for additional supply which has taken the wind out of oils rally. -- the oil rally. oil had the worst week since july. let's flip the board to check in on cable. we are seeing cable under pressure. looking at how it is doing, moving towards the 130 scandal. -- 130 scandal. here,g into the terminal wan

sophie. vigils have been held in canada for some of the victims of the ukrainian plane crash on wednesday. iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down the aircraft, killing 176 people. the picture still remains unclear but what we do know is the flight took off from tehran just after 6 in the morning, butjust two minutes later, the data on the flight stopped. the plane came down to the southwest of the capital tehran. 63 of the victims were canadian. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports from toronto. the sense of complete disbelief now is palpable. at the shocking revelations about how this disaster may have happened. compounded, of course, by the huge sense of loss here. i have been praying since yesterday, we lost one of the stu d e nts yesterday, we lost one of the students from the school. it is so sad, so sad. some people say it was just engine failure, some people say it was done by missile. really, it's very confusing. iran says it may ta

sophie: i'm sophie cameroon and in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." ♪ >> our top stories this wednesday, china won't face u.s. tariffs until at least the election, with any relief reliant on beijing compliance with trade deal. >> at the appropriate time if china signs a phase two, we will consider appropriate tariff reduction. >> a philippines volcano was about to explode. 40,000 have been evacuated from the danger zone. shery: melbourne chokes on the worst air in the world as bushfires threaten the australian open tennis tournament. scott morrison says the crisis may last for months. ♪ japan and south korea are coming online. let's get to market action. sophie: we are seeing equity markets with fresh lines around trade, stocks lowering opening off,kyo, the nikkei 225 others record highs. let's check in insole, the cost kospi down, and we are seeing treasury futures to cairo this morning, this after reports that the u.s. is drafting rules to block more sales to huawei. we are seeing australian bonds gain ground with the

sophie long, bbc news, vancouver island. laura: recapping our top story tonight, house have delivered the articles of impeachment against president donald trump to the u.s. senate. this is a vital step in the transfer of proceedings from one side of the united states congress to the other, and sets the staged for only the thir u.s. president ever to be impeached. democrats accuse mr. trump of abusing his power and obstructingoness by leaning on ukraine to get an investigation into the bidens. ihe nancy pelosi speaking just before signing the articles of impeachment. speaker pelosi: so sad, so tragic for our country,ti tt the s taken by the president to undermine our national security, to violate his oath of office, and to jeopardize the security of our elections, the integritof our elections, has taken us to this place. today we will make history. laura: earlier in the day, house speaker nancy losi named seven democratic lawmakers who will be the impeachment manaters in the serial. they were approved by the house. they are t

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: our top stories this friday, china expands travel curbs as the coronavirus reaches singapore and japan reports a second case. wuhan remains in lockdown. concern about the threat to global growth sparks a rush to havens. oil is at its lowest level on speculation of weak demand. shery: singapore says the world must work together to defeat the virus. we will hear exclusively from the world economic forum. >> it is an example of why countries need to work together. you may wish we would de- globalize, but the virus is not going to. shery: south korea away on lunar new year holidays but japan is seeing some action. sophie, what are we seeing? sophie: we are seeing green shoots come through in tokyo. the nikkei 225 adding .3% with chip stocks among the gainers early in the session. tokyo electron gaining ground after we saw billings rise for the first time in 11 months on a yearly basis. also keeping an eye on -- following its earnings updates. we are seeing the yen retreat somewhat.

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, president trump going to davos as his impeachment trial looms. he accuses the democrats of trying to reverse the 2016 electi

and sophie, you live quite near to the market where it's thought the outbreak of coronavirus began. yes, we are right where the seafood market was where it is suspected that it broke out, so that was, we first heard about the outbreak on the 31st of december, so new year's eve, and since then it has gradually got worse. and jason, what are your feelings about it? how apprehensive are you? because it is obviously a virus that is pretty dangerous, it has killed 56 people we know in china. and it has now spread to other countries. it's getting more scary by the day, especially as we don't hear that much. i went to the hospital last week for a checkup, and everyone there is in full body suits, masks, it's like you see on the films, very surreal at the moment. so is your temptation just to stay in your apartment, because it is potentially dangerous to go outside, or do you want to get out, are you getting cabin fever? we are getting cabin fever, but we know it is much safer to stay indoors whilst we can, so we are just staying put in playing the waiting game at the moment until we hear a

and sophie, you live quite near to the market where it's thought the outbreak of coronavirus began? yes, we are right where the seafood market was where it is suspected that it broke out, so that was, we first heard about the outbreak on the 31st of december, so new year's eve, and since then it has gradually got worse. and jason, what are your feelings about it? how apprehensive are you? because it is obviously a virus that is pretty dangerous, it has killed 56 people we know in china. and it has now spread to other countries. it's getting more scary by the day, especially as we don't hear that much. i went to the hospital last week for a checkup, and everyone there is in full body suits, masks, it's like you see on the films, very surreal at the moment. so is your temptation just to stay in your apartment, because it is potentially dangerous to go outside, or do you wa nt to dangerous to go outside, or do you want to get out, are you getting cabin fever? we are getting cabin fever, but we know it is much safer to stay indoors whilst we can, so we arejust to stay indoors whilst we

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, the u.s. and china signed a phase i trade deal that has been three years in the making. president trump says it writes the wrongs of the past. hong kong is told a banking crisis is coming. struggles --w the mirrored the struggles of iceland a decade ago. shery: the impeachment case against president trump moves forward. the house notified the senate where a child could begin on tuesday. japan and south korea -- modest gains for tokyo stocks. negate stocks adding .2%. higher.ni's nudging on the data front we have already had november machinery orders from japan jumping 18% month over month versus the 2.9% estimated. producer prices coming in higher .9% on a yearly basis. let's check in on south korean markets. kospi opening little change. korean yuan is on the retreat. in sydney, asx 200 topping 7000 points for the first time ever. aussie dollar nudging slightly higher above 69. we have pressure coming through, given the implications of the u.s. china phase one

co visionaries may sophie shevardnadze so scientific discoveries and technological advances are moving us closer to the stars but what does the future of space travel hold for us well i guess today is a russian astronaut and biochemist said again. scheme hi sergey so good to have you as our guest today so ok let me start from this when i was a kid reading this amazing site if i were everything was built on the promise that me and my generation growing up would be flying off to mars and moon in the interstellar travels and then i grew up and it turned out that my future is here in a smartphone resurge of artificial intelligence genome everything everything here on earth and nothing there closer to the stars what happened why didn't this amazing classes 5 predictions come true smartphone got us a smartphone here's a whole lot cheaper than a space flight. to spend what on earth can have a small. few chosen ones get to go to space is booming. well. perhaps in the west me it's more important to improve our living standards on earth 1st. and then go on to beyond it anyway we moving towards t

haslinda: i am sophie -- sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, the , the emphaticiwan victory moves the island further from china's influence. iran admits to shooting down the ukrainian airliner, sparking protests at home and

do you feel, sophie, for the people of the city of the people of china? this is obviously a horrible experience they are going through, they have had things like this before with the sars epidemic, nerve racking for you and chinese people in the surrounding areas.|j racking for you and chinese people in the surrounding areas. i really feel for the chinese people, obviously they had the sars outbreak in 2013 obviously they had the sars outbreak in 201s and it has happened again. we might be able to get out, but this is their reality, they don't have anywhere to go, this is their home, so they have to kind of rebuild of their home, and they are building ttwo new hospitals, they are trying to deal with situations, but we have a lot of chinese co—workers and colleagues and families, so we really feel for them because they have to deal with these, they don't have anywhere else to go. come out and, jason, i mean, if you did leave, i suppose you would have mixed feelings about the people that you would be leaving behind? yeah, definitely. like, i think if the

sophie welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, iran raises the stakes as middle east tensions soar. they say they will no longer be bound by the 2015 nuclear deal. protests continue over the killing of general soleimani, they will make a goal in iraq for all u.s. troops to leave the country. kathleen: president troop -- president trump warning of u.s. strikes if u.s. troops are hit. the market reaction around the world, starting with australia which is open. what are you seeing? ,ophie: the s&p fell the most sydney futures are the very slightly up. the dollar is under pressure. the aussie dollar being weighed against -- falling against the yen which remains on the front foot, trading at the strongest double since october, 107.78. japanese stocks are set for losses. tokyo markets back after a long break with pmi do from japan. resumee treasury to trade in tokyo online. caution as we return, looking at aussie bonds, the yield curve flattening with the 10-year falling five basis points in australia and risk av

sophie long there. environmental groups have expressed their anger at plans to review air passenger duty as part of a rescue deal to save the struggling domestic airline, flybe. green campaigners say cutting the tax would hamper efforts to tackle carbon emissions. the government's proposal was driven by its election pledge to improve connectivity outside of london. jon donnison reports. flybe will fly again. good news for its passengers and huge relief for the company's more than 2,000 workers. absolutely ecstatic, yeah, really happy for myself and my partner works for flybe so yeah, really good news for everybody. the exeter—based airline survives coz its shareholders, which include virgin atlantic, have agreed to put in extra money, but only in return for the government agreeing to consider cutting taxes on domestic airlines. hearing that things like air passenger duty will be reviewed was very interesting for them, of course it will be reviewed for everyone, and ensuring the way that our regional c

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. scoring player of all time with two olympic golds he has won an oscar for his animated love letter to the game. he was a living legend, he will always be and i conin the city of angels. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. —— icon in. the firms that were involved in refurbishing grenfell tower before the fire which killed 72 people have been accused of failing to admit any responsibility for the blaze. the claims were made at the public inquiry into the disaster which reopened today, focusing on why the building ended up being covered in combustible cladding. tom symonds has more details. the grenfell inquiry is scrutinising this tragedy. the grenfell families are scrutinising the inquiry. a panel member resigned at the weekend because of concerns about the conflict—of—interest. so, the chairman sir martin moore—bick was flanked on only one side. the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this.|j the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this. i invit

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: asia." haidi: our top stories, president trump says there will be no response to the iran -- th e iran attacks. oil continues to slide. people might say it has been the best performance currency, thailand. and the bank of thailand. we have an exclusive interview. kathleen: markets have opened. aussie yields are rising. little change to the upside after the session on wall street that saw u.s. stocks pare gains after a fresh eye. the offshore yuan. this check in on the yen morning, holding onto a three-to decline after a wild start to 20, -- holding onto a three-day decline after a wild start to 2020. new york crude staying below $60 barrel, falling as much as 5.7% overnight. oil supplies remain intact. haidi? haidi: president trump backed away from a war on iran but said they will be tough, new sanctions until they change their ways. statesrump: the united will meet liam pose additionally -- additional, punishing sanctions that will remain until iran changes its behavior. , by all assessment

sophie: thanks. a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. economy say they no longer expect a rate cut in may. they expect to keep the official cast rate -- cash rate at 1%. more government spending is in the pipeline and inflation has -- reached targets and housing market has strengthened. haidi: iron ore rose 4% in the second quarter, keeping is tops learning unit on track for annual output numbers. oil production from the bhp three lines through december was 68 million metric tons. now expect a strong performance in the second half of the year. said to be is ai chasing one of the largest european infrastructure deals of the year. a french private equity firm and firm are also in the hunt. a deal could be worth more than $3 billion. this is bloomberg. ♪ sometimes your small screen is your big screen. and with the xfinity stream app, which is free with your service, you can take a spin through on demand shows, or stream live tv. download your dvr'd shows and movies on the fly. even record from right where you are. whether you're travellin

sophie welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: our top stories, iran raises the stakes as middle east tensions soar. they say they will no longer be bound by the 2015 nuclear deal. protests continue over the

. -- sophie what are you seeing? holdinge dollar is steady after monday due in part over export growth. given the anticipated impact from the ongoing bushfire. they japan reopened after long weekend. futures hinting gains ahead that. numbersaiting to on from japan as well. we'll get china with trade futures settled .igher in singapore u.n. is holding 5-day rally. of the u.s. officially dropping the currency china.ator label on flashing bullet signals. let's jump to the terminal here .or a bigger picture view yuan is up 1% against its basket of currencies. the u.s. dollar since we have easing trade tensions. >> let's get more on the top stories. listing its designation of china as a currency manipulator. we've been talking about taking look at the market and reaction. beijing hasing that devaluemitments not to the yuan. let's get to l.a. is this given that the label was placed on china in the first place. criticism.d lot of or thes symbolic title manipulator status. we didn't see specific action place after the trump

other people who may have been nada: thank you, sophie long in los angeles. thats a look at the response to the disease. but what exactly is this particular strain of coronavirus? fergus walsh, takes a look. :ferg the new virus that emerged is a variety of coronavirus. they take their name from the surface proteins which look like the tips of a crown. a lot ocommon causes are caused by coronaviruses, but in the past few years, three dangerous strains have jumped from animals to hums. sars virus emerged in 2002 in china and killed nearly 800 people worldwide, about one inec 10 of those id. mrsra originated in saudia in 2012. it has since killed about it hundred 50 people, one in three of those affected --85 abo people, one in three of those affected. the coronavis seems more dangerous. it is not clear what the death rate o 80's because mothe patients are still in hospital, but it does seem much less lethal. seasonal influenza, flu, cses of the 650,000 deaths globally as with the flu there is mounting evidence that the china coronavirus is contagious before peo

our correspondent sophie long is in los angeles. she don't me about -- she spoke to me about the ordeal the passengers eoyed. reporter: as you can imagine, it has not been a nice time to them. one of the nationals filmed his journey to theirport, the empty streets he accounted of the city, as you saw in john's rtre they are completely quarantined. before they boarded thelane, they went through two health screenings. they were then able to get on the, plaich flew them to alaska. we were told that they were kept completely separate in the plane. en the plane arrived on alaska, we are told that the whole plane erupted in cheers, and indication of the relief they were feeling. the journey wasn't over, where the plane was refueled in anchorage, alaska, they went through two more health screenings. the plane went on and landed in ace early thisorning.t a reserve they are still not free to go me and see the families. they will undergo more screening there, and they were put in chemical suits when they got on the plane. they were taken toem

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: our top stories this friday, iran is accused of shooting down the ukrainian 737 the u.s. and others say there is evidence of two missiles fired shortly after takeoff. beijing confirms

first to professor sophie quinn-judge. what to make of the statement, in south vietnam at the time, the official line was always, the communists are an implacable foe. they are not to be trusted. and the only good communist is a dead communist. so any of their overtures to peace, neutrality, negotiations are just a fake, to their eventual victory? that statement seems to give credence to that view and also i am puzzled that he would make such a statement and what is the audience that he intended? because the north vietnamese were quite skillful at working with the peace movements worldwide, and especially in the u.s., and they were always putting themselves forward as, we do not want this war, which is true. we do not necessarily want complete victory, we want peace. so i would like you to explore that further. my second question is two professor john prados. i wish you would elaborate on your point that the leaders of south vietnam had made many promises that they didn't keep, and loss credence with the u.s. government? t

all right, sophie, thank you very much indeed, sophie, thank you very much indeed, sophie hutchinson there, our health correspondent. a bbc news investigation has uncovered significant concerns about maternity services at one of england's largest hospital trusts — with mistakes continuing, even after criticisms of its performance. at least seven babies have died at east kent nhs foundation trust since 2016 — and some of the deaths were found to be preventable. a year earlier, a review found majorfailings, including consultants refusing to come in when on call. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. if we didn't have beverly, we would be in if we didn't have beverly, we would beina if we didn't have beverly, we would be in a very dark place. that's a lwa ys be in a very dark place. that's always in the back of your mind. what would he be like. archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to everly. he fell ill within hours, but the medics failed to realise that it was suffering through group b strep, potentially serious infection. temperature control, l

sophie hutchence in there with that report. the firms that were involved in refurbishing grenfell tower before the fire which killed 72 people, have been accused of failing to admit any responsibility for the blaze. the claims were made at the public inquiry into the disaster which reopened today, focusing on why the building ended up being covered in combustible cladding. tom symonds has more details. the grenfell inquiry is scrutinising this tragedy. the grenfell families are scrutinising the inquiry. a panel member resigned at the weekend because of concerns about a conflict—of—interest. so, the chairman, sir martin moore—bick, was flanked on only one side. the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this. i invited the core participants not to indulge in a merry—go—round of buck passing. regrettably, that invitation has knots been accepted. he is talking about the companies and borough council behind the refurbishment, which ended in this. the new cladding and insulation they installed spread the flames

travel hello welcome to sophie co visionaries me sophie shevardnadze so scientific discoveries and technological advances are moving us closer to the stars but what does the future of space travel hold for us well i guess today's a russian auster not and biochemist siggy. high sergey so good to have you as our guest today so ok let me start from this when i was a kid reading this amazing site if i were it everything was built on the promise that me and my generation growing up would be flying off to mars and moon in the interest of our travels and then i grew up and it turned out that my future is here in a smartphone resurge of artificial intelligence genome editing everything here on earth and nothing there closer to the stars what happened why didn't this amazing classes of 5 predictions come true. smartphone smart phone here's a whole lot cheaper than a space flight. yes this anyone in earth can have a smartphone. but only a few chosen ones get to go to space. perhaps live in the west me it's more important to improve our living standards on earth 1st. and then go on to beyond it anyway we'r

sophie:-- haidi: the u.s. and china signed a trade -- a phase one trade deal in the making. that set wall street to new highs. set a high. and the impeachment debate moves forward. a ceremonial process after a vote that was mainly split along party lines. live: we are looking at a shot on capitol hill in washington. house speaker nancy pelosi named the managers of the impeachment case against president trump. this kicking off a ceremonial process that transfers the impeachment case to the senate. today, the house voted to transmit charges to the senate. that vote was mostly along party lines. very similar to the december 18 vote to send articles for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. we will bring you those events as you happen. first let's get a quick check on the market close in the u.s. stocks again at record highs. we have the u.s. and china signing the phase one trade deal and markets getting a boost after white house economic advisor larry kudlow promoted tax cuts. they set a record for the sixth consecutive trading session. had disappointing results from gold

co visionaries me sophie shevardnadze so scientific discoveries and technological advances are moving us closer to the stars but what does the future of space travel hold for us well i guess today's a russian astronaut and biochemist city. hi sergei so good to have you as our guest today so ok let me start from this when i was a kid i'm just reading this amazing if i were everything was built on a promise that me and my generation growing up would be flying off to mars and moon and over interstellar travel is and then i grew up and it turned out that my future is here in a smartphone research of artificial intelligence genome editing everything here on earth and nothing there closer to the stars what happened why didn't this amazing classes of 5 predictions come true. it is a whole lot cheaper than a space flight. anyone on earth can have a small. but only a few chosen ones get to go to space. perhaps it's more important to improve living standards on earth 1st. and then go on to beyond it anyway we're moving towards that future. and we'll get back to the moon and then we'll make it t

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: asia." haidi: our top stories, president trump says there will be no response to the iran -- th e iran attacks. oil continues to slide.

this from our los angeles correspondent, sophie long. it was the first major award ceremony of the season, and the stars came out to shine. with ricky gervais hosting for a fifth time. if you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech, right, you are in no position to lecture the public about anything. you know nothing about the real world. most of you spent less time in school than greta thunberg. a standing ovation for eltonjohn and bernie taupin set the tone for what became a big night for british showbusiness. they won the golden globe for best song... taron egerton, rocketman. .. ..and taron egerton one for his portrayal of the rock star in rocket man, beating leonardo dicaprio and 12—year—old fellow brit roman griffin davis. i'm so honoured to be nominated alongside a bunch of legitimate icons and also roman, who is the sweetest kid, and it was an incredible performance from jojo and i'm delighted to to be nominated alongside you, too. 1917. the first world war epic 1917 won the golden globe

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. the foreign secretary dominic raab has urged cypriot authorities to "do the right thing" in the case of a british teenager convicted of lying about being gang—raped in ayia napa. the 19 year old, who can't be named, was convicted after she withrew her was convicted after she withdrew her claim that she was raped by 12 israelis in a hotel injuly. she later said the police made her falsely confess to lying about the incident, but the cypriot government insists it has "full confidence in the justice system". mr raab said he is concerned about the teenager's treatment. i think she's gone through a terrible ordeal. my first priority is her welfare to get her back home safe and sound. i spoke to her mother on friday to see what further support we can provide, and we've made very clear, including me to my cypriot opposite number, that we're worried about her welfare, but also, we've got very serious concerns abo

sophie, many thanks. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is here. you described this as a clean break. is it more so than expected?” you described this as a clean break. is it more so than expected? i think it is, pretty seismic, not so much for the monarchy but for the royal family, the queen and her officials would have realised there was a need to make the separation as clear and distinct as possible. no royal duties, no public money, freeing them to end their own income, and there was a point at which they might have lost the hrh styling, for four working members of the royal family, but they have drawn back from that because they simply won't use it and i suspect there might be a feeling that maybe at some point in the future they might come back. looking at the settlement, will it work? i would suggest that in this country for the moment the jury is out and so much will depend on how they conduct themselves especially in relation to earning that income and whether they are seen to be too blata ntly and whether they are seen to be too blatant

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather. it is unseasonably mild. if you think it is mild now, wait until tuesday, really mild weather on the way. we have had great weather to contend with today. in most places, cloudy, but that will break up across north wales and the midlands. eastern scotland doing nicely for brightness but the north—west of scotla nd brightness but the north—west of scotland will see outbreaks of rain. temperature is above average for the time of year. this evening and tonight, rendell splashed across northern scotland. windy and the west,

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