sophie long, bbc news, thes tongrest. jane: you can certainly see how such a beautiful place would ignite such passions. he is one of america's great political giants, but how did abraham lincoln go from illinoi politician to eat emancipator? the journey involved more setbacks than you may think. the years from 1856 to 1860 were cukey, and they are the foof the new book "all the powers of earth." it follows mr. lincoln out of the prairie into the presidency. it outlines his dramatic time on the campaigntirail to eventually becoming the commander-in-chief and signing the emancipation proclamation. for more othe ssons of that atime, i spoke hor sidney blumenthth. this is such a huge e mmitment and you have been working on it for years.in what was it about lincoln that appealed to you? a lot of books have been written. sidney: it is said that there is nothing new to be said abobo lincoln. i believe that there s, and that w his political life. i took a very deep dive and i'm still diving into a very granular look at lincoln's

the bbc's sophie long has more from houston, texas. >>gl adebate in a single night -- sophie: the democratic party's top 10 presidential candidates inmeeton the same stage for the first time. a different lineup, but a now familiar dynamic. former vice president joe biden fighting to preserve his front-runner status as those trailing behind viedator ntion. the first fireworks came on the key issue of health care. mr. biden: f a socialist you got a lot more confidence in corporate america than i do. sen. sanders: you have to defend the fact that 500,00icans are going bankrupt. sophie: for the first time in series of debates, in a state in two mass shootings in thelled space of a month, there was detailed discussion on gun crime. this is what got the biggestee mr. o'rourke: hell yes, we will ke away yourta ar-15, your ak-47. sophie: the sharpest attacksn e moderate man in the middle came from outside runner julian castro.so on the stage felt he went too far when he repeatedlyenti qued the 76-year-old's short-term memory. mr. castro: are y

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." ♪ paul: our top stories this friday. >> it is another witchhunt. here we go again. it is a terrible thing for our country. paul: president trump decries the ukraine whistleblower, saying the call was wonderful. but the white house was already trying to keep the call under wraps. the russell is declining to add china to its flagship bond index. shery: carrie lam says the hong kong government will find a way out of damaging unrest. let's check market action with sophie in hong kong. sophie. sophie: we are seeing a down day potentially for japanese stocks. both in the nikkei and topix konta under pressure by half a percent. toyota leads the charge when it comes to asking for government support for the automobile industry, even with tariffs on the sector on hold with the initial trade agreement between the u.s. and japan. we are watching jgb, seeing the 10 year yield lower shift, 25 negative basis points so far this morning while the yen is slightly under pre

sophie long, bbc news, houston. nada: for more on the debate fallout, i was joined earlier from boston by mary ne marsh, thanks so much for bng witht. . how do you think joe biden performed? do you think he can hang on to his front-runner status? mary anne: joe biden had tpe ormance of his life last night. it is clear that someone got to him and said that you need to b come to plause if you don't, you will not be the front runn anymore. and he delivered. that is why joe biden is still the front-runner in this rac but the one who helped themselves the most in tt debate lght was elizabeth warren. she had her first chance to stand side-by-side with joe tbiden, and the country g take their full measure. i think that is why you saw herc really on her biograph and repeating many of the things al of us who follow this so closelhave heard many times. but she took it as an oplfrtunity to introduce her to the country. in her trademark way of using very simple, plainspen language, to talk about her plans and pocies married wit

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market opens. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour -- talking trade. president trump switches tony at again, saying a deal with china could happen sooner than anyone thinks. progress, too, on a deal with japan. a limited agreement is signed after washington withdrew the threat of tariffs and a threat of impeachment still hangs over the president. he releases the ukraine transcript. shery: let's get a check of how markets close. as you mentioned, we saw impeachment drama play out in washington. that weighed on markets a little bit, but there was more optimism for potential trade deals, not only with china, but that limited trade deal with japan

sophie: this activist shows me some of the most beautiful parts of the forest by boat. we passed seals and whales, families of nesting bald eagles. she says if you open the forest to roads, you open ito major destruction. >> we know tho roads are going on into the forest, so they could cut our trees down through clear-cut. the loggg industry wants them. in order to get to them, it's only the logging industry that has needed roads into the forest no other industry has. sophie: and she has seen what that can do. >> these trees that have dropped did dropped.o be why drop them and leave them? i don't know, possibly '90s. sophieoh, really? is has been here for years like this. >>es, this shows how destructive it is. it doesn't go that fast. millions.almon spawn here in the they mature in the ocean, sustaining one of southeast alaska's biggest industries. disrupting tir habitat would make life even harder forif fishermen here already struggling to deal with chging ocean conditions. in>> we have this amazinct ecosystem,omething that tourists come from all over to see. it is a

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. ♪ our top stories this tuesday. brexit battles continues as u.k. lawmakers reject an early election. boris johnson refuses to, parliament will be suspended until october 14. steve mnuchin says significant progress has been made ahead of new trade talks and month. the yuan will also be on the agenda. kathleen: the end of an era for the house that jack built. the alibaba co-founder steps down. let's get straight to the market action with sophie. how are things going? sophie: so far in japan, stocks gain ground. nikkei 225 up 2/10 of 1%. keeping an eye on nissan as we got news that the board has told the ceo to step down by next monday. checking in on the yen, just holding steady at 107. there could be some limited downside as we are waiting for the fed decision. yield seeing the 10 year in the -23 basis points. we could see some pressure on the yield curve. now to check in on korea, we have up 1%. of 1% against the dollar. we are checking in on samsung shares

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. ♪ this our top stories wednesday -- president trump is facing formal impeachment proceedings with house speaker nancy pelosi saying he has violated his oath of office. boris johnson to quit as the save thep judges advice to the queen was unlawful. kathleen: the boj governor talks about the power of negative rates. how governor kuroda grew speculation of policy action next month. let's get straight to the market action with sophie kamaruddin. sophie: in japan, stocks under pressure. the nikkei 225 could snap a two day gain. ditto for the topix. we are seeing the yen above 1.07 after reaching that level briefly overnight. watching for the u.s.-japan trade deal after both sides failed to agree on autos. pretty much considered a nonevent given the ease from the boj. opening higher with a 10 year yield nuding closer -- nudging closer to 25 basis points. now let's check in on the mood in korea. yuand lower and the korean this morning, we are seeing it hold steady

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." paul: our top stories this tuesday, president trump blames iran for the aramco attack. forould be weeks or months saudi oil production returns to normal. the president says the u.s. reached a trade deal with japan. the agreement could be signed next week. the brexit drama. boris johnson skipped a news conference as his host says the u.k. is not serious about talks. shery: let's get you started. we are seeing u.s. futures slightly higher by .1%. this after the s&p 500 slumped the most in two weeks. coming after president trump announced an initial trade agreement with japan. when it comes to the safe haven moves we saw in the last session, we had wti crude higher, the biggest gain since february of 2009. those are being reversed with gold futures getting pressure, down .3%. not to mention, wti holding above the $60 per barrel level but still under pressure, down 1.5%, this after jumping 13% in the previous session, given the previous attacks on saudi arabia and oil facilities. let's se

paul: thanks, sophie. still with us is fed president ennis lockhart and the global economics and policy editor, kathleen hays. we were talking about how the fed has felt a compulsion to react to some of the global pressures we see at the moment. in your mind, what is the biggest risk facing the global economy? is it trade tension or is it something else? first, youl, i think have slowdown occurring in china. china is a big part of the global economy. you have what i guess i would call domestic weakness in europe, with some of the european sovereigns in fiscal slowdownso the general of the broad global economy, i think, is first. and then it is is that -- exacerbated by the trade tensions each raises uncertainty as to what kind of a world we will be in in six months or a year, two years. be a two things tend to somewhat toxic brew at the moment. kathleen: if you were on the fomc, and you are having to weigh in, the economy looks good, labor markets not going fast but it is growing. but there are these other

let's turn to sophie. sophie: we are seeing modest gains potentially across stocks in tokyo, sydney, and seoul. the nikkei 225 closed near a high. we will be keeping and i think on gold stocks. they see $1400 being a floor for bully and prices. they pushed after forecast for gold prices through 2022. we're keeping i think on reaction to the latest -- an eye on reaction to the latest data. bonds very much and focus given the amount we saw in treasuries we saw in-- the rout treasuries overnight. the aussie 10 year yield back we saw% after the wrap in august. it looks like bon jovi in focus and the bulls maybe -- bonds will be in focus. shery: let's get you another check of the asian markets because we continue to see this risk-on rally as we had wall street surge to a five-week high. at the moment, gaining .9%, while sydney futures are higher as well. .4%. remember, after the asx 200 gained in the last session. we also had the aussie and kiwi dollars rallying on those u.s.-china trade talks resumption that w

sophie: and i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to daybreak asia. i top stories this wednesday, china removes another optical to foreign investors. global funds no longer need official approval to buy mainland stocks and bonds. it is that time of year again, have a highlight from apple's new project launch, including a fifth generation of the watch. hostingnd hong kong is china's fourth belt and road summit. we will hear from indonesia's investment board chairman. first let's get straight to the market action in south korea, japan and australia. the nikkei up a third of a percent as we have lines to consider. abe to shovel his cabinet and ruling party leaders. themes we are watching in the stock space, deputies banks remain in focused after performing the best in 19 months. bank gaugeics listed continue to rally the start of the session. keeping arise -- keeping an eye on apple suppliers in tokyo and elsewhere. korean upstarts will be in focus. switching to check-in on the kospi head of the holidays. we will see markets closed on thursday and friday

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." paul: how top stories this friday, optimism returns on speculation of a trade truce. the u.s. may offer an interim agreement but president trump still wants an overall deal. mario draghi overcomes powerful critics. france, germany, and the netherlands have led opposition to his plan. more signs of the trade standoff hurting local players. a gloomy forecast for chips. shery: let's get you started with a quick check up on how markets closed in thursday's session in the u.s. above 3000.closing the s&p 500 .5% away from that record high. we had some stimulus coming from the ecb package that boosted the stock market, but we had bloomberg news reporting the trump administration may be considering that limited trade deal towards china that boosted sentiment. so we have the nasdaq closing again at the highest level since july, gaining for a second consecutive session. the only sector that was losing ground, and energy stocks theing, was oil, given agency came out and warmed opec they could be

sophie: and i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market opens. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour says his callrump was wonderful, but the white house is already trying to lock down the record. trying to hit back on u.s. sanctions, beijing demands the lifting of measures on iranian oil saying washington tramples on basic norms, and from mining to the oceans. in a billionaire tells us his waste andt plastic see the future. and the global semiconductor market is not in the clear yet. how global trade tensions are impacting micron's future, but first, let's get you started with a quick check of how markets close on this thursday session. we had stocks down, treasuries advancing. we started lower in the session, given that whistleblower complaint at the center of the impeachment drama in washington was released and that was not helped by the fact that we heard from a u.s. official that potentially the u.s. could not be extending that temporary wally -- suppliers to tw

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." paul: our top stories this tuesday, world leaders gather for the u.n. general assembly. tension in the middle east, and climate change, top of the agenda. brazil prepares to defend its handling of the fires in the amazon. we are joined by ricardo selassie. gretasamberg tells -- says the future has been stolen by greed and arrogance. it is the monday trading which has concluded in the u.s. let's get a quick reminder of how stocks ended the session. it was a welcome conclusion to see the stocks pretty much flat after a bit of a slump on friday. you can see the s&p 500. 0.1%, butu call down pretty much flat across the board. .2% gain, six points. let's get things going. this market was a lot about numbers. u.s., the services indexed stayed pretty good. it was in europe where germany's manufacturing purchasing inagers index went to 41 september, way below 50, in contraction territory. a lot of economists saying that is a recession signal. indexro -- bloomberg e

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to daybreak asia. ♪ paul: top stories, talking thee, beijing concerns, team will be in washington next week amid reports the u.s. is considering restricting fund flows to china.

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ here are the top stories we are covering the next hour. world leaders gather for the u.n. general assembly. the call of climate change top of the agenda. teenage activist greta thunberg says it is too late. she says the future has been stolen by greed and arrogance. growing concern about containing short-term rates for balance sheets. we hear exclusively from bill dudley. kathleen: later in bloomberg technology global link, a new report says juul is the target of a criminal investigation. another major setback for the e-cigarette giant. now a quick reminder on how u.s. stocks ended on this monday. you can see nearly mixed. we have to say flat but it was a bit of a recovery after friday's a slump. volume about 28% below average. 0.06%. at any rate, people are watching markets. people are watching the economy and the purchasing managers index is, from the market group. they were pretty good for the u.s. they held it above 50 for manu

sophie: i am sophie -- i am shery ahn. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to "daybreak asia." paul: our top stories this thursday, central banks make their headlines. president trump resumes his attack on the fed. the ecb is expected to resume quantitative easing. china releases a list of u.s. products that are exempt from

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ paul: the top stories we are covering in the next hour. president trump facing formal impeachment proceedings with house speaker nancy pelosi saying he has violated his oath of office. the president also moved markets with critical comments about china and iran. investors are weighing another change of tone. no more work for wework boss adam neumann, he is quitting a ceo saying it is in everyone's best interest. kathleen: let's get a quick reminder of how u.s. stocks ended the day. it was all about politics. geopolitics. the dow jones losing a half percent. s&p 500, nearly a full percent. drop pointl, the 10% in consumer confidence in the u.s.. our people worried about the trade war? yes. donald trump increasing the downward pressure on stocks when he gave his speech at the u.n. general assembly and started talking about wanting free trade, reciprocal trade with china. criticizing him for heavy state subsidies and more. social medi

to focus on sophie and sophie it was very difficult for me to find a proportion to the stadium because at 1st i couldn't imagine how it would be. something on so then i imagined footballers playing there about 1.8 meters tall on average and then i imagine them passing balls to each other long shots shots. and the stadium boasts $30000.00 seats and just as many ways of seeing the forest visitors to the forest can either sit or wander around the rows. whose artworks also feature in new york's museum of modern art is the visionary who imagined a stadium forest over 40 years ago. but his was not a wild mixed forest. but if you see a story those are great that the forest is different from ours on my way over here i was really scared that they had managed to capture my forest but now. i'm really glad that they do it. in the photos seeing these get off. the artwork was financed privately including by collectors and this was fun. klaus littman had discovered the stadium in 2013 and persuaded the city of captain ford to agree to his idea. the project has both supporters and critics say. it's ex

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to daybreak asia. ♪ paul: top stories, talking thee, beijing concerns, team will be in washington next week amid reports the u.s. is considering restricting fund flows to china. global threats keeping haven bulls happy and the yen expected to outperform the g10 years. -- peers. petrol bombs, tear gas and rubber bullets fly as china's national day approaches. we want to get you to breaking news on the terminal now. industrial production from south korea for the month of august, something of a miss, 1.4% contraction for the month. the survey expected a 1% contraction for the year on year figure. 2.9% contraction of the market had been expected, a contraction of .2%. decline in expected industrial production for south korea in the month of august. get you started with a quick check of where markets are trading your u.s. futures gaining .1%, paring back earlier gains but in the green. we are coming off the s&p 500 losing half a percent friday. we had it at one point falling belo

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." paul: our top stories this friday, trade talks resume in washington, paving the way for high-level discussions in month. some reports say an interim deal will be struck. they have a new warning about global growth and says rising protectionism is a drag anchor and governments are not doing enough. u.s. agrees iran was behind the aramco attacks. tehran denies that and warns of all-out war if it is attacked. shery: let's get you started with a check of the markets in the u.s. we are seeing futures unchanged, after a mixed closed on this there's day. we have the dow moving more than 50 points. the s&p 500 finishing unchanged. we had a boost earlier in the session coming from white house economic advisor larry kudlow sounding more optimistic on trade. then we had another trump advisor hinting at 50 21 -- 50% to 100% tariffs on chinese goods. rising uncertainty on trade, not to mention the oecd cutting global growth forecasts. that led to our haven demand bonds rallying for a fourth consec

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. did he quit or was he fired? confusion around the departure of u.s. national security advisor john bolton. china removes another obstacle to foreign investors. global funds no longer need official approval. speaksstanley's boss exclusively to bloomberg, warning the fed against cutting rates. >> i've supported the latest fed rate cut and i suspect they will do one or two more. but then it is time for a pause. shery: more from that exclusive interview with james gorman ahead. plus in bloomberg technology global link, ap's incremental tweaks to the iphone lineup. we will ask if that is enough to lure buyers. that's get you a quick check of how the markets closed in the u.s. a bit of a rocky session for markets. gains and losses but throughout the session getting a bit of a boost. the dow up three tents of 1%. the s&p 500 unchanged. media reports talk about chinese purcha

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. the brexit battle continues as mp's demand to see the government no deal preparations. commons may be suspended in the coming hours. ford hits a bump in the road as moody's cuts its rating to junk. growing doubts about the turnaround plan. the end of an era for the house that jack built. the alibaba co-founder steps down from china's top e-commerce company. kathleen: later in bloomberg technology global link, apple is preparing for its biggest event of the year, unveiling his latest iphones. a quick reminder of how stocks ended the day. kind of never really missed. we saw the s&p futures pointing a little bit higher. the s&p 500 was interesting today, closing within 1.6% of its all-time high. that was a move higher. basically flat at the close. the vix index nearly up 2%. the 10 year yield, bonds are a big story today. some analysts are seeing the selloff in yields fr

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." paul: our top stories this thursday -- pres. trump: i want to make a deal. do we want to make a deal? paul: president trump switches tone it yet again, saying a trade deal with china could happen sooner than anyone thinks. progress on a deal with japan. a limited agreement signed after washington withdrew the threat of imminent auto tariffs. the threat of impeachment hangs over the president. he releases the ukraine transcript which you thought had been cleared by the mueller report. be hearing from plenty of big names from the bloomberg global business forum including michael corbat, steve schwarzman, and colombian president. let's get a check of how markets are trading at the moment. we are seeing futures gaining .3% after they had fallen towards that $56 a barrel level. we heard from saudi arabia that they are going to be ahead of schedule. the drone attacks on saudi arabia and facilities taking out 5% of global supply. we are seeing futures unchanged at the moment after the s&p 50

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ paul: here are the top stories we are covering in the next hour. >> definitively we will let you know but it does look that way. paul: president trump blames iran for the aramco attack. it could be weeks or months before saudi oil production returns to normal. trade talks were set to resume in washington next week. u.s. officials say there is a lot to be done if the two sides are to reach a deal. some of the biggest backers of softbank's vision fund appear to be having second thoughts. we are live in san francisco. shery: let's get you started with a quick check of how wti crude is starting to trade at the moment. we are seeing a little bit of pressure, down 1.7%. still above the $60 a barrel level. this coming up to the biggest gain since february of 2009. 13% jump after those drone attacks on saudi arabia oil facilities. also at a time where we saw a decline last week of 3%. we continue to see this demand picture not so clear for

so se sophie. let me tell you, i can't believe you've gotten around all this time. >> they have brought the community together and they have envisions buchanan mall in the western edition. they worked with explore t expl. they have listening stations where you can go in and listen to people's stories as you said in the buchanan mall. the buchanan mall was an area that a lot of people just didn't want to walk through because of all of the different violent issues and other issues. now you can actually walk through it and you can actually participate with the buchanan mall whether it's setting in the listening stations or there is gardens that you can tend. i just want to thank you for the work that you've done and the kind of outreach that you've done. i mean, as a former community organizer, i can tell you when i go to your meetings and i see seniors, young women, young men, people of all age coming together, at the really look and work to build better communities. it's so impressive and so i just

sophie: i am sophie -- i am shery ahn. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. welcome to "daybreak asia." paul: our top stories this thursday, central banks make their headlines. president trump resumes his attack on the fed. the ecb is expected to resume quantitative easing. china releases a list of u.s. products that are exempt from tariffs. it is seen as a trade war olive branch. american farmers remain under pressure. bid from thees a hong kong exchange. lawmakers are concerned about potential national security questions. shery: let's get you started with a quick check on how markets closed. we saw the s&p 500 gain ground and close above that 3000 level for the first time in six weeks. we had health care stocks and tech leading the gains. interesting, the nasdaq finishing at the highest level since july, rising for the first time in four sessions. into valuee rotation stocks. they subside a little bit. the u.s. futures unchanged, but let's see how we are setting up for asia. sophie: south korea closed until monday. we are seeing futures knowledge higher -- nudge higher. the nzx 50 tre

another highlight of a stunning career and sophie motor is announced winner of the prestigious premium imperial board in recognition of her life's work as one of the world's most celebrated violinists. it's all about passion really when you're passionate about something everything else kind of falls into place and yes of course most of the times a magician has to be disciplined but not always. for decades motor has maintained her position as one of an elite group of violinists she was just 12 when she met conductor herbert fun carry on in a meeting that would jumpstart her international career and sophie motor has left her mark on the world of music and is passionate about giving something back through her foundation the violinist also works hard to help future generations. we need music in kindergarten had to exchange our cultural roots in a kind of playful manner we need music it as education for life and excelling in leadership but also understanding that being part of a group is wonderful because it's not a luxury item it is as important as breathing the air and therefore i have th

media women the double reporter and sophie brennan from our social media team has been following that story and so we welcome what have you found out so we ducked really deep into a variety of social media platforms and especially on tech talk that's when you fast growing video platform that as of june had roughly a 120000000 active users in india that have videos popped up by indian men who are declaring the intent to do 2 things a by land on kashmir and be merry kashmir woman we have a few examples. how. many . very. so twitter was also flooded with tweets of indian men declaring the intention to marry kashmiri women and on top of that day has released certain music videos and songs which they call patriotic pop and which have been shared hundreds of thousands of times these videos also celebrate the idea of getting a quote unquote fair skinned kashmiri woman like she's an object without any agency . to some speedy women walk of they've been done and you're well obviously if you really objectified and asked upon it's pretty hard to actually reach anyone within the region because of

let's check on the markets now with sophie in hong kong. sophie: u.s. and asian stocks on the front foot, with exporters leading gains. the nikkei leading the charge in the region of 1.4%. hong kong contracts close lower after the hang seng rose 4% on wednesday. torie lam indicated plans withdraw the extradition bill. pickup ining a slight regional yields. the 30 year note under pressure. basisadding about two points this morning. -- the korean won extending gains, up 0.3% amid speculation there may be intervention after we saw reserves fall to the lowest level in a year. the dollar stabilizing after the biggest drop since june overnight. british pound holding above 1.22, but the currency may be looking to remain vulnerable as we are seeing action in the market. checking in on what i'm talking on theith visualization terminal. this shows you that we are seeing a surge in protective puts going out over two months. october deadline very much in view. also seeing an increase in volatility. now i want to check in on some movers. starting in sydney, falling

will continue sophie co visionary sense of. evolution. under. making us who we are today very different and yet very unique the latest in a college is can we make human d.n.a. perfect and where to be true. today in amazing evolutionary biologist. armaan money. our money to one it's a great pleasure to have you on our show. so we're going to start off with the book that you wrote earlier and i thought i know that you moved on but we'll talk about the topics that are inspiring you just in a little bit but let's start with newton's on genetic variety in the human body and in that book you put forward their idea of genetic exploration genetic experiments being a good thing yeah. ok now we should be afraid of them so. in your own words tell me what does that mean is it ok to actually maybe change the human race manually. oh. well. let's backtrack a little bit so mutants the book it wasn't really about changing us it was mostly about how we had changed to troy about all the variety that humans show . when we look at each other some of it good some of

sophie pascoe has been a dominating figure in the world of paris swimming for over a decade now. the new zealand star went to her first world championships at the age of 13 and has, since then, been unstoppable. you're in london she has already won two gold in two days. today it was the s9100 metres backstroke that she won by over three seconds. despite her career going on for 70 years her motivation is certainly not dwindling as she builds towards her fourth is certainly not dwindling as she builds towards herfourth paralympic games. i think it is the challenge of wanting to take on the world every day, but also for myself now. have done it for such a long time for everybody else. anything that is has changed over the past couple of yea rs. has changed over the past couple of years. the fact that they want to do a bit of this for me now. don't get me wrong, that part of doing it for eve ryo ne me wrong, that part of doing it for everyone else is still there and very much a big part of myjourney in swimming, but now it is about doing it for myself and leaving behind, hopefully, t

with what is the story sophie? >> the pharmaceutical company ofking at buying -- one their big treatments is for liver patients. this is valued at millions of dollars, cash, debt as well. we expect declines here. typically the one doing the acquisition has a bit of a dip on the day. all for joining us. get the latest stock stories by typing first to go on the 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. keep what you watch with you. download the xfinity stream app today and get ready for xfinity stream tv week. watch shows like south park and the walking dead october 7th through 13th. matt: a minute away from the open cash equities trading, let's take a look at the market. an recorder is tending by. annmarie: -- annmarie hordern is standing by. annmarie: good morning. msc i asia-pacif

for more on markets this morning, let's turn to sophie. sophie: i want to check in on the aussie dollar trading near a one month high, so we are seeing cautious bullishness for the currency. it has rallied this week on our ba holding steady on rates and gdp data, meeting estimates. broadly, the data has been looking positive out of australia this morning. we got the construction index for august rising about 5.5 points on a monthly basis. we are also keeping and i am gold stocks after rbc said they offer attractive upside to the long-term price for gold established at $1400. prices raised its outlook. we are also watching fonterra after the company deferred its reporting date for results to no later than november 30. the company also confirmed it expects a loss for fiscal 2019. fortescue is on the radar after pricing its 600 million dollar high-yield bond offer as they seek a wrap up in corporate debt issuance, particularly in the ig space with asian sales set for the best start to september on record. joining them, the lot of issuance add

here is sophie. sophie: after a lackluster session on wall street, we are setting up for more of a muted start here in asia this friday after supertex were threatened against china by one u.s. official. below ahead holding of high-level talks to be held next month. the 10-year yield hovering around 1%. checking in on the japanese, not with thet around 1.08 governor on thursday saying the central bank does have more firepower than the ecb. we are watching for japanese banks to continue to fall with yields extending their decline as we wait on japanese cpi data do today. we also have inflation out from hong kong this friday. plus, export orders from taiwan which come after the central bank raised its growth forecast while standing pat on a key rate or a 30th street corridor. and plentyk you, more in the next hour. we returned to the milken asia summit in singapore and speak to chief economist william lee. paul: that is it from "daybreak australia." stay with us. all the action in a moment on daybreak a

thank you, kate and sophie, forjoining us. some comments on the politics, mervyn on e—mail, i was a remaining, comments on the politics, mervyn on e—mail, iwas a remaining, nelly leaver, the ridiculous scenario in parliament is laughable, nobody is totally right, some are much more wrong than others. to me, the backstop has to go because it is clearly against our self evolving, unwritten constitution. anonymous says boris johnson unwritten constitution. anonymous says borisjohnson has transformed politics, the public are more engaged and they have made politicians accountable. pass says excellent debate including in people who did not have a voice in 2016. a former labour member says i was a lifelong member of the labour party, i will vote for boris as long as corbyn is leader of my party. dave sainsbury‘s has turned brexiter into a havoc wreaking exercise, with the world looking on a gas he has gone in all guns blazing with no level—headedness or self restraint. much more on the bbc news channel. bbc newsroom live is

sophie kamaruddin is there in hong kong for us at the moment. sophie, looks pretty quiet right now. what are we expecting today? quiet except for that pocket of activists you just noted. we may see other pockets emerge throughout the morning. for now, quiet as we count down to the flag raising ceremony that should take place at 8:00 a.m. we will have attendees watching from inside the hong kong convention center similar to the july 1 hand over we saw. authorities are aiming to avoid disruption. here around the convention center, barricades have been erected with police in position along with the perimeter and also on patrol. groups are guarding this walkway where i mixed -- where i am standing. they have stopped one person dressed in black for questioning. thee's a patrol shift on water and motorcycles have been going down below where we are headed toward the convention center. heightened security here. across the city with several stations and malls closed as part of a precaution given the heightened risk. shery: this coming at a time as chief executive carrie lam is out of the cit

kit and rose, joe and sophie. check this out, sansa not sitting next to, but behind frenemy daenerys. >> in the effort to keep the show moving and paced quickly w aisles. >> there's no hosts, but funny presenters. halsey will sing the in memoriam and adam devine will intro the variety categories. ♪ what's love got to do with it ♪ >> there's no red carpet, it's purple. a fashion insider tells "e.t." to expect lots of jewel tones, romantic sleek looks. >> it's not just a strictly classic mermaid gown every time. i think people are starting to have more fun. >> already having fun? n? elizabeth banks, laura dern and milo ventimiglia hitting up an emmy pre party last night, and we brought these two nominees together for a fan boy moment. >> we were cleaning my wife's grandfather's house. >> wow. >> and there it is. >> when you say sit on it, what are you referring to? >> sit down on your tushie. it does not mean what you're thinking it means. >> you don't know what i'm thinking. >> i know what you're thinking. >> y

sophie shevardnadze for most of us implanting. into ourselves still sounds like something out of the science fiction but not for him i guess i guess believes that human bodies absolutely without modern technology i guess today performance artist stelarc. stelarc it's really great to have you on our show so your performers of performance art is actually blending biological body was to college and you're doing all kinds of exciting stuff for pushing the boundaries. i read you say on one hand the very exciting. on the other hand you know we should be careful so which one is it are you embrace in the future or does it frighten you. oh are annoyed the utopian road to start been in my ideas i think. the problem with technology is how to manage it new technologies generate unexpected information new kinds of imaging possibilities so we always extend out sort of comprehension of the world what a body is how body operates what it means to be human. so for me technology is is generally a plus but i'm on this. just to really have your set mo

sophie's "game of thrones" co-star kit harington hit the red carpet. without wife rose leslie. but he did have a new short doo. this was kit's first big appearance since completing a stay at a wellness center about four months ago. also solo? kristen bell, but her kids were in a good place. >> where's dax? >> baby-sitting my children. >> oh, so he's not even here to see it? >> he got out of it, yeah. >> somebody spilled something on you, right? >> yes. little champagne. it was fun. it was nice. >> this is a good when we come home drunk and the kids smell the alcohol on mommy, we'll say, oh, it was a tray. it wasn't that mommy is hammered again. >> yeah, no. >> taraji p. henson spilled the tea on her upcoming wedding to nfl star kelvin hayden. they've set a date. >> 4/4/20. >> where? >> in wine country. we both went to the wine country for the first time. i did feel him fall in love. i was like i got him. >> it was a sister's night out for kim k. and kendall jenner. but were the two mocked on live tv? >> our family knows firsthand how truly compelling tv comes from real people j

sophie: welcome to daybreak asia. paul: our top stories, the fed cuts as expected and says more could be done if needed. jay powell warns he may resume bond buying sooner than expected. saudi arabia says there

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." paul: how top stories this friday, optimism returns on speculation of a trade truce. the u.s. may offer an interim agreement but president trump still wants an overall deal. mario draghi overcomes powerful critics. france, germany, and