--hsias in australia features in australia, and despite the start of the aussie weakness we had, the cba saying they see the dollar ending around $.83. a gradual path given in does appear to be hiking rates anytime soon. gold is starting to come down a bit and new york crude almost at $67 a barrel, highest levels since 2014. yet a little weakness in iron and coal looking flat there. with go to the top story mark zuckerberg finishing up two days of testimony, we are showing investors with his composure. facebook's stocks jumping, however many lawmakers remain skeptical of the ceos apologies and pledges. joining us is emily chang. through, he was prepared, who was your biggest take away from these hearings? moore pointed -- questions,e pointed and a center asked and made it clear, they don't know how facebook works. that said, mark zuckerberg i would say doesn't get as good of a great today as he did yesterday, sibley because the questions were so penetrating. he didn't seem to say yes or no to several yes or no questions. he is probably also tired. it was 10 hours of testimony in a ro

you're watching daybreak australia. says he's looking forward to traveling to china to talk trade imbalances and tariffs. wilbur ross will be joining him as long as light heiser. it comes amid tensions in china saying it is quite prepared to defend its interests. mr. mnuchin: i'm looking forward to very frank discussions on the trade issues and continue those discussions. and see if we can reach a mutual solution. the good news is, president trump and president xi, since mar-a-lago, they've been talking about the trade imbalance. acknowledge that the objective is to have a more balanced trading relationship. the presidents have a close relationship. i'm going over there was a large economic team to see what we can get. chinesee: if i were the and listening to that team, it will be you, u.s. trade representative peter navarro -- mr. mnuchin: and larry kudlow and secretary ross. stephanie: should i be listening to you preparing for these conversations or peter navarro? is that a united front? you should be listening to al

the two russian diplomat's australia, they are no going back to moscow, after australia follow the lead of many allies around the world with diplomats being expelled. this is in retaliation for the nerve agent attack. russia has expelled to australian diplomats in some other, and now people have to leave moscow to go back to australia. prime minister turnbull said there is no need for this. they were carrying out their duties in terms with the geneva convention, but it is not expected -- unexpected. haidi: what is your device? its: trade has updated travel advisories in light of what is going on, saying due to the high political tensions, be aware of possibility of anti-western sentiment or harassment. wording australians to brace for any harassment if traveling in russia. exercise a high degree of caution and common -- do not comment on political tension. betty: thank you so much. the latest on the expulsions, paul allen in sydney. the markets may be close in australia, but let's turn to adam haigh with the rest of asia and how the first quarter shook out. now we are through the car en

australia. between 2007 and 2013, visits by international tourists of the northern territory fell quite drastically year—on—year. pa rt fell quite drastically year—on—year. part of that fightback is all to do with this. alice springs has launched a plan to turn itself into a world—class mountain biking park. the combination of beautiful landscapes and fantastic weather has made the trail is a favourite for yea rs, made the trail is a favourite for years, but they want to attract more international visitors. the territory hopes to bring in nearly 70 million dollars a year through biking tourism. clarke from outback cycling leads tours throughout the trails here. today is a particular hot day, about a0 degrees, the middle of the desert. why would anyone want to come out and try a mountain biking? well, in the winter the weather is absolutely perfect. so we don't have the storms, the rain, the cold, just beautiful 25 degrees days, really consistent weather. in the summer it is more challe

it's the first craft beer in central australia at the moment, also the only beer we have in central australia. so craft beer is becoming really popular around the world. the difference with this one is we've infused some of our beautiful fruits that grow on the property. they're called quandongs — really high in vitamin c. a small fruit which a large —— with a large night. we collect the fruits, and we can make chutney out of it, beautiful syrups which can go in desserts, and all sorts of stuff. pour your beer in there. the recipe for making damper is incredibly simple. a bit of a beer in first, self—raising flour, and some raisins. as i kneaded it together, i asked him about the history of the bread. as far as we're aware, the aboriginal people were the first people to make bread. it would take takes them a whole day to go out there and find the appropriate seeds, and obviously mill it down and do this. there are old stories that when the first europeans came up, they had these bags of flour on horses, and the aboriginal men said, you must have a lot of wives, just collecting the flo

it's the first craft beer in central australia at the moment, also the only beer we have in central australia. so craft beer is becoming really popular around the world. the difference with this one is we've infused some of our beautiful fruits that grow on the property. they're called quandongs — really high in vitamin c. we collect the fruits, and we can make chutney out of it, beautiful syrups which can go in desserts, and all sorts of stuff. pour your beer in there. the recipe for making damper is incredibly simple. a bit of a beer in first, self—raising flour, and some raisins. as i kneaded it together, i asked him about the history of the bread. as far as we're aware, the aboriginal people were the first people to make bread. it takes them a whole day to go out there and find the appropriate seeds, and obviously mill it down and do this. there are stories that when the first europeans came up, they had these bags of flour on horses, and the aboriginal men said, you must have a lot of wives, just collecting the flour! it's easy for us to forget — our financial transaction these day

we are third in the world, and only started to beat australia and only started to beat australia and new zealand in the last five yea rs. we and new zealand in the last five years. we used to go to competitions, believed we were going for a bronze, but now we are up there challenging. england wants to be number one in the world, this will be the start of something new for them, and if they can get the gold it will be a game changer. the scheme has shown where international netball is at, england have a real chance to take history. football now, manchester city boss pep guardiola has been charged as often with improper conduct after being sent off during last night's champions league defeat against liverpool. uefa have also charged liverpool. uefa have also charged liverpool after fireworks were set off and objects thrown inside the etihad stadium. leon osmanjoins me 110w. etihad stadium. leon osmanjoins me now. jurgen klopp cannot wait for friday's drawer. the first champions league semifinalfor the friday's drawer. the first champions league semifinal for the club in ten yea rs, lea

some big news coming out of australia regarding sally pearson. the face of the games, sally pearson, the marketing face of these games. if you turn on the tv in australia, use either all the time, on the backs of buses, the sides of buses. she's been advertising the commonwealth games for a long time. she is pulled out. a news conference in the next couple of hours, she will sit the team doctor from australia and say that achilles injury is not building enough and that you cannot compete. that is a devastating blow to the commonwealth games in the australian team. she is here to try and win a hat—trick of commonwealth medals. she is a former olympic champion and the current world champion and she's had a rollercoaster of a ride in her career. in rio, bitterly disappointed. she dumped her coach and coached herself. here, as i say, the face of the games, sally pearson, is out. the people behind me have been enjoying the triathlon. here are a couple of australian fans. sally pearson out of the games. it's amazing. the first time i heard this. it's

well, the highlight really was australia. they absolutely dominated the pool. 73 medals for australia, that is enormous, over 50% of the total on offer. 28 of those medals were golden ones. now, that is the best ever performance by an australian swimming team at the commonwealth games, 28 gold medals. again, you have to put it in context. if you think back to 2012 in the london olympics, they performed so badly, they were really disappointing, and there was this big inquest and it was discovered that there was this toxic, that was what they call it, a toxic, that was what they call it, a toxic atmosphere within the team. now, though, iwill show toxic atmosphere within the team. now, though, i will show you the front page of the newspaper here, the courier mail. it is the swimmers all over the place in this morning's papers. ariarne titmus is a big name to come out of this, and the name to note right now because ariarne titmus will be a star at the 2020 olympic games. she won three gold medals over the distant events. last nig

what country was the man who did this is from australia it's from. mailing australia's. they like go for. you know they like to be. expression all young guys. these fellow international students told her not to go to the police well we thought back then this australian law only protects australians and then for your report of things like this they probably think we're causing trouble for them and we'll probably get deported come from michele skate it's a shame for the thing for us. it's. is this thing do you want anyone ever in tell your parents of a possible to hide it and you don't want to upset them all because you're spending their money and coming this far away because study and you got raped. and this disgrace. luke went to counseling but felt abandoned when her counselor left after one session she didn't go back. at her university housing she switched rooms but still felt unsafe. nightmares truly difficult because you can't avoid them they're just coming to you live the normal day time but at my hearing. comes. eventually she did go to the police for that place mo

they beat hosts australia 52—51. it's the first time a team other than australia or new zealand has won the netball at the games. tim hague has the very latest. never before had england reached the commonwealth games netball final. never before have they won any more than a bronze. and yet, with another last—gasp goal, england's roses bloomed at the buzzer. commentator: england have done it! they have made history. they have snatched the gold medal from australia. quite simply, the greatest result in their history and a win to rewrite the record books. it's my dream come true. the girls have worked so hard over the last international phase, they've put in there, they were against the world number one. they are renowned. we have not beaten them once in the whole cycle i've been here. to beat them at that time was stupendous and i am really proud of them, really, really proud. imagine, too, how proud the adcocks are today. the husband and wife combination of chris and gabby, the reigning champions, defending their ti

you are watching daybreak australia. president trump has ordered officials to take another look at a tpp deal, tweeting this late last week. would only join if the deal work substantially better than the deal offered to obama. we already have bilateral deals with six of the 11 nations in tpp. we are working to make a deal with the biggest of those, japan, which has hit us hard on trade for years. joining us is the former chairman of the president of the , joining usrt bank from atlanta. good to have you back again. it kind of felt like the last time you were on, we were on the trade war. now it looks like we have maybe some negotiations at play here. do you think that the leaders of the 11 nations of tpp are going to let trump come back in and possibly renegotiate parts of tpp that have already been agreed upon? >> it is very enticing. they would prefer the u.s. to be in than out, but the 11 have gone forward. they have stripped down something president obama had put in about intellectual property rights and biologics. b

to ta ke biggest win, shocking australia to take the title. they only reached the final thanks to wait last goal. history repeated at elf, tied up 51-51. history repeated at elf, tied up 51—51. helen helsby made a sharp to round off the gains in some style. it's the first time they have been the final. it beats the previous best results which was a world cup silver back in 19 75. it's my dream come true. the girls worked so hard over the last international phase. they put in against the world number 12, they are renowned at not being number one is on the whole cycle i have been here. to beat them at that time is stupendous. the preparation yesterday really put us up. i'm relieved, really proud. danny riccardo won a chaotic chinese grand prix in his rebel after his team—mate crashed into a title contenderfor team—mate crashed into a title contender for the second straight week. a processional race was turned on its head when the two tour rosso is collided on the 13th —— 30th lap. the safety car came out and riccardo made a pit stop. a

in terms of australia, not a good start to these commonwealth games at all.l australia, not a good start to these commonwealth games at all. a blow to the host nation. chris mitchell on day one of the commonwealth games. zoos and other places that house animals remain important to the tourist economy in south east asia. but what's less well known is the cruelty inflicted on animals in some institutions. award—winning wildlife photographer aaron gekoski is looking to expose such cruelty through his work. a winner of this year's wildlife photographer of the year competition run by the british museum he recently travelled to thailand taking thousands of photos. i'm delighted to say aaronjoins me now. congratulations on a prestigious award. he had taken thousands of photos of these animals and specifically in thailand. tell us how prevalent was the treatment and some of the worst cases you saw. the wildlife tourism industry is huge business and every year, around 110 million people visit cool role like attractions around the world 500,000 animals are suffering for wildlife tourism services

the commonwealth games are getting under way on australia's gold coast. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall attended the colourful opening ceremony, which featured plenty of aboriginal motives. more than 4000 athletes from 71 different nations and territories are set to compete. and for the first time at a major multi—sport event, there will be the same number of men's and women's medal events. i spoke to chris mitchell, who is there on the gold coast. i feel a little bit ifeel a little bit weary, i have to say. it was a late night last night with prince charles and camilla at the opening ceremony. that ended way after 1030, then we had to make our way back through the busy streets here. now the condition gets under way. you had to feel for alistair brownlee, england's top chance in the trifle and —— triathlon, which gets under way in a few hours. he was the flag bearer. who knows how he will jump was the flag bearer. who knows how he willjump in the ocean and some 750 metres, but i have to say, babita sharma, that the ocean looks beauti

betty: and you are watching "daybreak australia". momentum slipping after reporting the best month in seven years, and emergent downside risks and tension between the u.s. and china. the ecr ibegin cofounder and chief operations officer. good to see you again. before we talk about globalization and the trends you abouteing, on to ask you this 3% yield on the treasury note. what does that indicate to you? -- a few thanks things. there inflation fears and you see the two-year pushing 2.5%, pricing in an aggressive fed. with the inflation measures coming closer to the fed target, maybe there is more of that to come, but it is somewhat paradoxical. we have inflation pressures and the developing world. betty: paradoxically in what way? for. careful what you wish the people remember six-month 2008, it was higher than it was right now, but six misses the recession the ark it is pricing in 100 basis points of fed tightening. and we turned the other way quickly. we have a slowdown, in the fed has a binary choice. they are in tightening mode o

given the noble nature of the case —— australia's privacy commissioner. facebook could face a big financial penalty because each breach of australia's privacy act and involve a $323,000 fine, that will add up, given the number affected. staying in the region. asian shares bounced back on thursday, recovering from the sell—off triggered by the escalating tensions with china, investors hoping that a full—blown trade war can be averted. the markets in china and hong kong and taiwan, closed for and hong kong and taiwan, closed for a public holiday on thursday and friday. the states, both ended solidly higher after a roller—coaster session clawing back heavy losses of more than 1.5% from earlier in the day after the us expressed a willingness to negotiate resolutions to the trade fight. in europe, following the relief rally we saw in the us and in asia, markets have opened fire. investors are bracing for more volatility on thursday. the us commerce department is set to release after the month of february, most analysts are expecting the figures to show a

under a resettlement deal between australia and the u.s. the group includes afghans pakistanis and. u.s. had agreed to take in around one thousand two hundred fifty of them from australia's overseas prison camps in now and papua new guinea's mannus island but so far they've only allowed two hundred forty refugee advocate advocacy groups say the deal is a failure. going to take you live now to riyadh where u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o is speaking as well along side saudi foreign minister adding to bear there he is listening. in your second country the kingdom of saudi arabia as you all know the u.s. and saudi arabia has long and deep strategic relations for so many years and on the so many domains like security military commercial and traded occasional domains and spheres. and the most contrary that has to them from saudi arabia to study in the us is the united states of america and we have so many ties and relations with the u.s. and we have given some privileges to the investors. the custodian of the two holy mosques to. the crown prince of. encouraging the ties between bo

it is a rock ‘n' roll sport here in australia. many people play it and it is not just australia. many people play it and it is notjust a game for older people. it is a for young people. there are lawn bowls clubs all around australia and we have been to visit a few. the interesting thing about it... come over here, the interesting thing is that young people are playing and young people playing for cash. for money! not little bits of cash but thousands of dollars. quite exciting. we will go in. we have a gold—medal match here at the lawn bowls and then on the athletics field later on. we will keep you up—to—date. athletics field later on. we will keep you up-to-date. how fantastic! i wish i was there. in formula 1, sebastien vettel fought off a challenge from bottas to to win. to bea to be a world champion, you need to keep your cool. stranded in ninth on the grid thanks to a gearbox change penalty. fullers house and it would bea penalty. fullers house and it would be a day of damage limitation. and action packed start saw some lose their way. hamilton took a careful approac

just how much of an ordeal was it for england have to take on australia of all people? i think people not involved in the sport, it is very hard to appreciate what this actually means. australia and new zealand had dominated the sport for so many yea rs, dominated the sport for so many years , we dominated the sport for so many yea rs, we have dominated the sport for so many years, we have never made a commonwealth games final. it was 1975, i think, commonwealth games final. it was 1975, ithink, the commonwealth games final. it was 1975, i think, the last time made world cup final, so lots of viewers will never have seen us in a final before. which really did make history and we had shaken up the world of international netball and people now understand that we are true force to be reckoned with.|j people now understand that we are true force to be reckoned with. i am very pleased to be talking to you because my slightly younger sister still plays national league netball and is known about the sport. what people do not necessarily understand is the sheer pace but this le

this week i'm in australia's northern territory. this massive state covers nearly 1.5 million square kilometres. it is the most sparsely populated part of australia and living out here can be hard. because of the sheer size of this part of the country, air travel has been an important part of life in the northern territory for the past 100 years. it's also the reason that the royal flying doctor service was set up 90 years ago, pioneering the then—revolutionary idea of using planes to bring medical care to remote communities. i have come to their central operation based in alice springs airport. from here, the service dispatches emergency response planes all over the northern territory, and it is a busy place. as we arrived we saw one of the planes bringing in patients from the outback. one of the planes has just arrived. two patients were taken off, whisked away to hospital. it is a perfect opportunity to see what's on—board, as one of the senior flight nurses, cathy, is waiting for me. the service's fleet of planes are packed

this was even more devastating coupled with the prospect of my future and australia. i was a public school teacher but once we work in united states was drawn to their attention i was blacklisted. but justice prevailed and i finally immigrated to the united states of america july 29, 2016 and has been nothing but blue skies since then the 1770 have known or heard of my accomplishment in the to have a book indoors. touring air force one ambling at the white house. and with that green card in the budget this year is $1 million that charity seems inconceivable. but america is a very special place it gave me hope when i despaired and inspired me and i felt we will -- we can now it is my turn to give back. to make not take to receive join the place not change it or complain about it and i came to make sure and with the flag for liberty and greatness is the greatest threat that we have not passed down what it means to be american. limited government dimension. in collectivism. god not government not equality of outcome. e pluribus unum not radical multiculturalism. our chil

australia's isolation is the only saving grace. is more rick and takes longer for the force 0 degradessation so prevalents in europe to take root. america stands alone in culture, in systems, and in values. that is because it is the only country that is also an idea. i have loved, admired, and been captivated by the united states of america for as long as i can remember. it's a funny thing, you know. even when you are not able to intellectually understand freedom, your spirit still does. in the summer of 2009, at the age of 24, i finally decided to come to this country that my spirit had so long yearned for. i wanted to come on a speaking tour but didn't know anyone. i didn't hey enough connections. i had no family here. so i relied on what i have always relied on, boldness, instinct and initiative. researched as many organizations as could i and wrote to them. told them i was 24, coming to america for the first time, and i wanted to speak to their organization while i was in the country. and in a testament 0 to the openness of the

you are watching "daybreak: australia>." management's elliott setting of the pressure, it's planned million dollars merger pleasing investors. elliott says hyundai motors should link up to form a holding company that would oversee the group. elliott says the group should raise dividends and return more than $11 billion to shareholders. paul: the "wall street journal" says softbank is putting $1 billion in two a chinese company. alphabet's investment fund is also thinking of investing about $30 million into manbang, the so-called uber of logistics, 4 million drivers and one million exporters. betty: steph curry is heading to hollywood, signing a deal with sony pictures. the company curry cofounded, unanimous media, well face a sony backlog in coal or city. if it presents announced, but curry said he wants to use the deal to "affect the world positively." paul: a strong us financial system is under scrutiny, and it very well sofaring far. a royal commission inquiry suggests companies have been lying to regulators and even char

the prime ministers of france and australia were also at the service. malcolm turnbull there too, as we have mentioned. prince charles attending the dawn service earlier today in france. there will be a memorial here in hyde park in london as well, where prince harry and meghan markle are expected to attend adornment memorial service as well. —— eight dawn service —— dawn service. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme... a tribute to nelson mandela — a huge portrait made entirely of blankets goes on show in south africa. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they'd normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—of

it was fairly behind the polls, and we continue to do the best -- thecan but australia but australia may fiscal situation. in the election in the first half of next it would present ourselves with a plan for the future, and we will point out why the alternative is not a good idea. will leave it to the australian people to decide. you are right, the economy is in better shape than we found it, employment growth is strong. growth, and to put it in american context, if this in employment growth has been secured in america, it would be 5.3 million additional jobs in america instead of 2.7 that we created in the same period. how do you benefit from it? is important jobs for households, and we are focused on helping to ensure that families of australia have the best opportunity to get ahead. australia's anre important part of the course of families getting the benefit. beyond that, we are pursuing policies that are progrowth and pull opportunity policies into the future. if you look at which growth in australia, it is starting to pick up. employment growth continues to play out, a stock em

almost half a million foreign students many from asia choose to study in australia. it's the country's third largest export industry worth nearly eighteen billion dollars a year. but australia's reputation as a safe and sunny place to study is under threat after widespread reports of great. i'm steve chair on this episode a one on one east we investigate how foreign students have become prey on australian campuses. it's the start of the university. orientation week. is in full swing. along with free ice cream in the. day and high expectations. all of. the economy the majority come from china and india. and china and testament to a testament friends. try to trace a chance. to china. but there is some parts of campus life. in the prime of videos. a strain in universities a facing a crisis of culture. drinking and degrading initiation rituals it's a culture that's been linked to a shocking level of. students. that. the way. that most international students a to skate and too ashamed to speak up if they've been targeted. there's so much stigma and sometimes when you see

scotland against australia. australia. an epic lawn bowls final was building up nicely. has he got it? what a bowl! pick the bowls out of that one! of that one! and top prize at stake, the aussies came fighting back. came fighting back. scotland skip darren burn it put some distance between the two. some distance between the two. close, he thinks he's got it, he has! what a bowl! tremendous stuff! with one more end to go, good australia fightback? it's all over! a fourth gold of these games 1a scotland. scotland. add to england's impressive haul of treasure in the race walk. treasure in the race walk. was a tussle between england and australia. australia. enough to hold off his friend and rival. bosworth delighted with silver. silver. badly, i didn't think i'd be in it to the end and that's awesome. to the end and that's awesome. my first major championships medal so really, really good days. so really, really good days. was disqualified with just two kilometres to go. kilometres to go. medal of any colour has gone and she is inconsolable now. is inconsolable now. davies

we are definitely the team to beat, we beat australia in their own backyard. next year, the world cup in liverpool, australia will be coming back at us, it will be feisty. still to come on the programme... the fleetwood town chairman tells us whyjoey barton the fleetwood town chairman tells us why joey barton is the fleetwood town chairman tells us whyjoey barton is the right man to manage his club. i am sure he has made mistakes in the past, but we all have, it doesn't concern me in the slightest. i am looking forward, rather than backwards. and we meet the man running the london marathon running the london marathon at the age of 87. let's have a quick look at a few stories around today. replays of incidents reviewed by video assistant referees will be shown on big screens at this summer's world cup in russia. up until now, fans haven't been able to see the same replays on tv that referees use to make their decision. but this summer the fans in the stadium will be told when a decision is being reviewed and why it's been reached, but they'll only see it after

two of australia's disguised cricketers have said they want to pay all against playing bans for ball tampering former captain steve smith and batsman cameron bancroft made the announcement on twitter smith was given a twelve month suspension by cricket australia for his role in the instant in south africa bancroft's who was called roughing up the ball with sandpiper in capetown was banned for nine months is what smith said in his statement i would give anything to have this behind me and be back representing my country but i know what i said about taking full responsibility as captain of the same i won't be challenging the sanctions that were imposed by cricket australia to send a strong message and i have accepted them. it's widely considered golf's greatest told m n that this year's masters in augusta there is particular excitement at the return of tiger woods the photo you out has returned to form after his problems on and off the coals and that means golf fans are hoping he'll be challenging for a fifth masters title as andy gallagher reports. back at augusta national and back on

although powell is australia's most senior figure within the catholic church he was once bishop here in melbourne he's also been archbishop in sydney and he was until very recently obviously the third most important person in the catholic church worldwide in charge of all their finances well he found out on tuesday that it will be on the east of my that he discovers whether he'll have to face a formal trial a multiple historic sexual abuse crimes at the place accuse him of the magistrate here in melbourne but spend the last six weeks hearing some of the evidence against him and hearing what some of his defense would be and she said that she will now take the time to consider whether those witnesses all believable she said in court on tuesday that the defense would have to have an annoying like to the possibility that those witnesses those accuses could be taken seriously by a jury and that would be the test by which she would the sawyer whether or not a formal trial could go ahead it's not called no pal has been at the school a number of stages over the last six weeks he wasn't here

this is the real refugees and other migrants that only come to australia due to economic reasons because they. can find a better job or earn more money then they can do it home but it's not possible to overtake all those people from all the countries who have. not a payment that is is as high as we have it in austria and therefore you have to differ very clearly between refugees and migrants refugees which means people who have come to australia out of security reasons they have the right to stay here but they have to integrate and all the others they are selected all they have to go back because we cannot overtake millions and tens and hundreds of millions. people all over africa all so far as i come to the right thank you so much mr fast lab and for this interview we're talking to you have been former minister of national defense of austria discussing the diplomatic rift between russia and britain and what role austria can play here and another european issue is that is it for this edition of so thank oh i'll see you next time. thank you all the best. of them was so much all of them ma

futures in australia are looking to open. risk onutures -- that feeling than the into the australian markets, update hands of 1%. and also the dollar weakness filtering through into a stronger aussie dollar. that is happening as well with treasury yields coming down just slightly at this point after the risk on trade. let's get more on what is going on in asia. haidi: still a lot of uncertainty as we get the trade numbers out. expectations of a white house statement on syria, strategy there, as well as perhaps more about the tpp story. is get what we are watching from adam haigh. sentiment maybe not so strong. >> bear in mind we are coming off of a reasonable week of equities. some of the worst of the trade fears we have been the custom to over the last few weeks. it is worth noting on the great that we tell investors in the u.s. and how the massive swing from the positivity we got in mid-january to the reasonably extreme as ms. him we are seeing. to the reasonably extreme swings we are seeing. the spreadshows you indicator,

you are watching daybreak australia. let's get to jessica summers with the first word news. jessica: u.s. stocks seeing the first start to the second quarter since the great depression. data compiled by bloomberg shows the s&p 500 slump was matched only by the fall in april 1929. retaliatory trade comments brought a tech rout. they lost more since october 2011. expanded at aring slower pace in march and robert uriel prices were near seven-year high -- raw material prices to a near seven-year high. that is just below forecast. while new orders slip to the lowest since august, the prices index raised for four straight month to the highest since april 2011. the bank of japan is offering a rather negative view on cryptocurrencies with a downgraded q&a for those seeking information. a website asks in bitcoin and others could be considered money and whether profits could be made. the boj governor has expressed cryptos whilebout the g20 warned they could destabilize financial markets. japanese lawmakers are said to have agreed

you are watching "bloomberg daybreak: australia." investors trying to find an equilibrium, rather than balancing the unknown risks. futures ahead of the sydney open, pretty uninspired, but let's take a look at yesterday. we saw a reasonable session in asia, largely parking the trade concerns. uphad sydney stocks closing a percent. asia, marginally higher. and we saw productivity in the early part of the u.s. session. sayshe world's biggest etf that -- by the end of 2025. the projection is higher than the industry consensus. jim strugger.by - is volatility back with us? will see the trade values go up, many investors will try to use etff. the volumesest -- will go up dramatically. haidi: how much and in what way will it change, as the market is clearly recalibrating itself? >> i measure the business has changed. investors who want to make a view on what they see the markets, they can use etf, whether it is direct exposure to the equity markets, or into the industries themselves. haidi: we said the world's biggest etf, what are you doi

and saving a natural one to australia almost four. one hundred million dollars to help revive the great barrier reef. a lot of the new u.s. secretary of state might pump a zero has been talking tough on iran during his visit to saudi arabia the kingdom is the first stop of his three day trip to the region he's held talks with king sandman and crown prince mohamed bin sandman pompei o is looking for concerted international action to punish iran for its missile program that nuclear deal has failed to moderate the regime's conduct in many other areas i highlighted a few in fact read as only behaved worse since the deal was approved in yemen iran continues to support the violent cutely who the rebels by providing military equipment funding and training this is in violation of the un security council resolutions the who these continue to fire missiles into saudi arabia on a regular basis targeting red sea shipping in threading threatening the saudi people while we will continue to assist saudi arabia with this defense the us and support it

this will be the fifth time australia have hosted the games. last time out was in melbourne in 2006. how many nations and territories competing? 71, including the channel islands and territories from four continents, the smallest having a population of 1600. it is all about the medals. 275 gold medals up for grabs in 26 sports. for the first time, there is an equal amount of events for men and women. who will be competing for them? 4500 women. who will be competing for them ? 4500 athletes! women. who will be competing for them? 4500 athletes! the first games, remember, back in 1930, just 400 athletes took part in that one from 11 nations competing. much to look forward to, and to give a flavour of what to expect in the next 12 days of competition, bbc sport has put together a look at some of the lighter moments from the commonwealth games gone by, including faces you may recognise for whom these games were their first taste of the spotlight. it's there, it up. he's tottering. he's gone! ticks digne rolled welsh gymnast gabby yorath. england's

australia is incredible. i had such a good time that for a moment, i actually forgot who the president was. thanks, australia. it was truly the trip of a lifetime. and for good measure, let's take one last look at that baby. australia. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: all right everybody, i have to say. looks like -- looks like you had a very good time. >> yeah, i did. it was honestly the best vacation i have ever had. >> seth: well that is great to hear. >> that's why from now on, i'm going to split my time between australia and america. >> seth: you are not going to do that. you have a job. >> what i have is a baby koala who needs me. >> seth: all right. give it up for amber ruffin, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm coming keshia! >> seth: we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ join t-mobile and the whole family can stay connected with new iphones. which is great... ...unless your parents thought you were studying. aren't exams this week? somebody's busted. so jo

gold to australia, but for the home teams on the gold coast, australia too strong this time but not in the weightlifting. he would go better down under, flexing his way to a silver medal. just like team—mate zoe smith, having lost her funding after injury, smith has been working full—time in a coffee shop to fund her athletic ambitions. not even a back injury can stand in her way. that is all you will sport an hour. here is click. this week, we're talking 5g, the latest mobile network tech, starring robot hands, robot feet and a robo worm. welcome to bournemouth on the south coast of the united kingdom, famous for sandy beaches, seaside amusements... and having the worst ag mobile reception in the uk. i hate it. it's not good in anywhere, really. it's very, very temperamental and really, it's really not good. well, there's some good news. 5g, the next generation of mobile network, is coming. but it's notjust about your phone. 5g promises to enable self—driving cars, smart cities and the whole internet of things, as every machine starts talking to every other machine. this week, t

haidi: you are watching daybreak australia. quick check of business flash headlines. -- meetll be investors investors for the first bond sale in more than two years. officials will meet potential buyers in the u.k. and u.s. this week, and the government is working with credit suisse and deutsche bank on the offering that could include 5, 10 and 30 year notes. qatar last told bonds internationally in 2016 when it raised $9 billion. betty: boeing is celebrating another win over airbus, getting 47 dreamliner's, a $12 million deal. they are expanding wide-body sales in the u.s. and comes on top of american's cancellation of an order for 22 a350's. that could convince the wide-body customer to switch to the 787. the hawaiian jumbo last month -- haidi: reports from seoul say gm korea may suspend production because it cannot pay its bills are the chief executive told staff the company is unable to pay for contractors and may have to shut down. workers were told the tracks may be transferred to china. million aover $1 month this -- in

you are watching "daybreak australia". president trump is hosting japanese prime minister shinzo i day in mar-a-lago, and north korea is high on that agenda. wasnalysis from washington, a north asia associate at the woodrow wilson center. what are your expectations coming out of this meeting? there is a long-standing alliance looking frayed at this stage. you think trump is going to get deliverables as he likes to get away from these meetings? >> both men but certainly like to come across as winners. he wants tot trump, come across as strong. given the situation on the domestic front in the united states, he's to come across as a strong leader, and having a win which stand front strong in that respect. and the same for prime minister public support has fallen greatly due to a scandal of crony capitalism. like the previous meetings between the two men, this will be a meeting that will be fought with conflict. , this will be the fourth meeting president will have with prime minister abe and the first three focused on buildin