the case of the u.s.-mexico relationship. so monetary policy has tightened. that means monetary policy is not helping us grow either. so what its way and the fact that we are doing well? we engage in an agenda of structural reforms. we would have hoped that those himwe would have hoped that those reforms pick up on the national growth but the national growth was not there to help us. so the good results we see from the mexican economy are the result of an ambitious agenda of structural reforms. what makes that surprising is that mexico has not had a simple majority, the president has not enjoyed a simple majority in congress since 1997. many of these reforms required a qualified majority, so that means mexico was able to create a political atmosphere conducive to making those changes. you could not have mexico doing well in terms of its public finances were in not for fiscal reform. we would probably not be seeing the level of job creation we now have in the absence of labor reform. mexico has created 2.7

the u.s. has always supported -- the basic u.s. policy for decades has been in country after country to support the military and security forces as the primary u.s. into locators. but then on top of that, too also support when it is convenient, when there is so dangerous candidate, and elected government that can give some veneer and also some local social stability. and also, while on the one hand handing arms and training and political cover and intelligence to the armies and secured he forces and the death squads, using the other hand to admonish "oh, that massacre you just did using our weapons, using our training, you should not have done that massacre. that was a little bit excessive." this is one reason why you often find resentment from u.s. clients regarding this hypocritical approach of the u.s., which is, after all, fundamentally supporting them. hypocrisy.s away the he continues to give the arms and the training and the intelligence and political cover, but he does away with the aspect that the obama administration, in

the u.s. strike over the air base. activists say there is one woman have been kailled and three others injured. the attempt by bashar al-assad to show defiance and show that'll not be cowed and military campaign against the opposition is continuing. as you mentioned, we know the air base, once again this is the air base that u.s. strikes targeted. although it is important to end the size that the u.s. did not attempt to render the base on usable. the attempt from the u.s. strikes point of view was to stop it from being used as a launch base as chemical weapons. the u.s. targeted 20 syrians claims there as well as weapon dump and storage facility. they did not destroy the runway itself. we know that the russians have moved with crew missiles aboardaboarrted towards the west of syria. this looks like a display of force. despite these strikes, the assad regime, and its backers in the form of russian military will go about business as usual fredr fredrika. >> demonstrating those missile strikes we

or the way that the u.s. or soviets tried to influence discussion. >> i think there at least secondhand evidence that the offers were trying to this as a carrot to afghanistan in the middle of the decade. finally you can have some border dispute resolved. and offer thatrm was and how durable i leave to you to research. >> i'm going to come over to the side of the room. jennifer, thanks for your great paper and the panel in general. very interesting stuff. one kind of suggestion and an interesting way to look at it. reagan the administration's attitude towards the dollar is as important as their attitude toward japan. the dollar appreciates something like 40% to 86. this is precisely why japanese products can flood the market. and their defense of this action is this is the magic of free markets doing its job's. this is precisely what free enterprise and an international movement of goods and globalization is about. just including a few thoughts on the dollar could be very interesting. a voice that as of today

we begin with the situation in syria. the u.s. president donald trump has hinted at a possible intervention in the country after a suspected gas attacon a rebeheld tn they are left week. at least 70 people were killed. there are claims of that russian planes hit a chemical depot held by rebels. correspondent: these men are carrying -- gathering chemical samples from the streets. they say they are also doing tests for chemicals on animals found in the area. they hope to preserve evidence that can be used in an investigation. western leaders believe that the evidence is already overwhelming. >> obviously there is a cocktail of chemicals. quartering, other substances and you see the pictures, it is terrible. that is bashar al-assad's regime. correspondent: at the u.n. headquarters, special investigator echoed that comment. >> war, when more women and children die than grown, armed men is a very dirty war. a war where children suffocate to death because of chemical weapons -- toxic chemicals is a very, very dirty war. correspondent: t

the u.s. rebukes plans for north korea following the weekend show of force. china urging coma on both sides. the lira jumping as president erdogan claims sweeping new powers, the biggest changes in turkey. dump in ans data hour, looking at first quarter growth, 6.8%. let's bring up this chart, #6839 showing the potential for further gdp growth looking ahead, the blue line indicating that target the government put andlace, anticipating 6.5% 2019, a six .8% handle, but the data dump continues and we have industrial output, retail sales, and fixed asset investment, all of that out in 60 minutes. not exactly the most surprising of indicators. we were expecting that 6.8% for a second quarter, but the question is whether it is sustainable, and also at what cost good we had credit numbers showing momentum in terms of money supply, shadow banking still running hot and china, so we dig deeper into that within the next two hours. we are 30 minutes away from the open in china, that singapore, taiwan, mal

the u.s. underway at the moment, president xi jinping and president trump at dinner. this chart is showing trade will be at the top of the agenda. u.s. reliance on chinese trade as a percentage of global volume, 17%, close to the highs issue ofbut still an currency and could get quite interesting. bloomberg data suggests china's trade sensitivity when it comes to how that reacts to a weakness and the currency, that correlation has diminished come as so it will be interesting to see what the u.s. has to say on the trade front, but most deliverables when it comes to president ximp and jinping under domestic pressure to come up with the goods. electronics seems to have shrugged off scandals over product safety and corporate corruption to post fire first court of profit and sales. stephen ingles is on the story. fiasco, the note seven jay y. lee in jail, it can't keep the company down. were talking about deliverables. samsung delivering to shareholders because of the strength in the oled display a

the u.s. strike was meant to deter further chemical attacks. u.s. officials can't say if russia was complicit in the gas attack, but they do accuse russia of trying to cover up what happened. >>> showdown with putin. secretary of state rex tillerson arrives in moscow slamming russia's role in syria as russian president vladimir putin doubles down, defending his support for the syrian regime and criticizing the u.s. amid a war of words, will the two men meet? >>> offensive comparison. white house press secretary sean spicer says even hitler didn't use chemical weapons and is forced to make a heytvelty -- a hasty clarification saying that the nazis used a poisonous gas at their death camps. >>> and north korea says the deployment of a uss aircraft carrier as an act aggression and if provoked it's ready for any mode of war, including nuclear war. in a cnn exclusive, we'll take you inside north korea. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. the pentagon says it's very

the u.s. took all precautions necessary to prevent civilian casualties and collateral damage as a result of the operation. amy: thursday's blast was so powerful, it shook the ground in neneighboring districts. a parliamentarian from nangarhar province told the guardian the explosion kikilled a teacher and his young son. otheher afghan officials said 36 isisis fighters were killeled. the u.s.-b-backed former presidt of afghanistan hamid karzai denounced thursday's attack, saying -- "this is not the war on terror, but the inhuman and most brutal misuse of our country as testing ground for new and dangerous weapons." marc garlasco, a bush-era pentagon official, told the intercrcept the weapon was built for ususe in iraq but t never ud "due to collateral damage concerns." at the white house, president trump said he was very, very proud of those who carried out the bombing. pres. trump: everybody knows exactly what happened. myt i i do is i authorize military. we have the greatest military in the w

he will be used by the u.s. carriers in the ongoing debate on u.s. open skies. tracy: there was speculation the laptop the van in particular for some flights was essentially a backdoor measure aimed at attacking the gulf hub model. do you share that view? >> i do not believe that is the case. many countries like the u.k. have followed. i don't think the main reason has been the u.s. open skies. it is a security issue first and foremost. setting aside the laptop fan, you did have the travel restrictions. that has directly affected the gulf carriers. etihad has cut back on flights to the u.s.. >> correct. the problem might now is when it comes to both carriers come you do not have a common policy. cooperation. the way those companies represent themselves in global space. etihad has cut down. qatari airways is increasing their flights. you don't have the same approach from the different carriers. they: what are the chances carriers put the open skies issue behind them? it will be difficult, especially with the trump administration. they will have to bring in more a

it's into the usual for the u.s. to send an aircraft carrier to the region, but defense officials say this is in response to recent north korean nuclear provocations. alexander field is live in south korea, but first let's go to north korea where will ripley is the only american correspondent currently in pyongyang. we understand that the u.s. is doing this in order to try to stop pyongyang's nuclear threat. what are the chances of that being successful? >> reporter: the north korean officials who we're talking to on the ground here say that it is having the opposite effect. they view this as yet another provocative act by the united states after several weeks of joint military exercises with the united states in south korea, these exercises always enrage pyongyang, they feel it is a dress rehearsal for an invasion of their country. and this carrier strike group is somewhat routine, but also the air strikes that the -- the police sti missile strike that president trump ordered in syria, they point to iraq and libya a

the top sector in u.s. tech helping to explain why the nasdaq is up 12% on the year is the top sector for chinese equities as well. namese all of the big including 10 sent -- tencent. what is driving the growth and the gains on this year is the company's dominance in china's social network. alibaba, all of these companies put up double digits, many of them by 50% of more. netease put up more than 28 percent in earnings. with stocks up so much, most on pace for their best year since 2015, investors want to get in on that growth. trend.e: a huge those gains in asia could potentially come at a price. he told bloomberg television today the chinese stocks are too expensive. abigail: he did say that, and that he would not be adding aggressively, which is different than selling those shares. valuation is relative, it matters what metric you are looking at. when we hop into the bloomberg chart,e a look at this it is the trailing 12 months price-to-earnings ratio on the shanghai composite. littlet 19 times, a higher

the u.s. and its allies and partners in asia will not accept this continued threat from a hostile regime, so in that vein, the national security council is working alongside the pentagon, the state department as well as the intelligence communities to really draft up plans to determine what the options are. but despite that, general mcmaster did stress that they want to handle this peacefully. that will be the ideal to stop short of any armed contradict. mcmaster also talked with kim jong-un and the fact that rogue leader has really put the whole world on edge. >> what are the big concerns here, general mcmaster, is how north korea would respond to aggressive action or some sort of preemptive strike. how do you think they would respond? >> well, that's what's particularly difficult about dealing with this regime and it is unpredictable. this is someone who's demonstrated his brutality by murdering his own brother, by imprisoning large numbers of people in horrible conditions for no reason, for

the u.s., we will break down the president's military and diplomatic options with the chair of the house armed services committee mac thornberry and we will ask the panel about reports and the president is siding with moderate advisers against steve bannon and the populists, all right now on fox news sunday. hello again, happy passover from fox news in washington. the u.s. and north korea are continuing their tense standoff this weekend with a kim regime showing off advanced long-range missiles and conducting a missile test that exploded on launch while president trump threatens to, quote, solve the problem. in a few minutes we will talk with k.t. mcfarland, second in command at the national security council about north korea and other hot spots but we begin with team fox coverage. kristin fisher traveling with the president in west palm beach, but first greg live from pyongyang in north korea, greg. >> chris, celebrations marking the anniversary of the birth date of the founder of this countr

the u.s., u.k. come but not wage inflation. why is that? why the federal reserve cannot compute? .abor is changing the labor market is changing. in the next 3-5 years, it would change more. wage inflation is highly unlikely. shery: that was interesting to see in the u.s. jobs data. disappoint with wages slowing, but we did get the unemployment rate at a decade low, so interesting. anticipation rate stayed flat at 63%. maybe people are not in the labor force. maybe they should be? are no argue that people longer needed in the same form in the way they used to be over the previous 20-30 years. you to set a segment, this is howsame guy who was -- could you change your mind so quickly in the space of only 6-12 months? everybody is hoping that somehow productivity will rise. everybody is hoping that somehow we will find the right trajectory for the labor market. in my view, we won't, and that is what rate even rates are showing you. shery: can the reduction in the fed balance sheet, and that offset a ben

on the u.s. east coast, provocation from pyongyang, the top story we're covering on donald trump's 100th day in office. north korea the big story, firing another ballistic missile, the ninth launch since mr. trump became president in january. >> south korea says it exploded after reaching an altitude of 70 kilometers, around 44 feet. >> this latest act of defiance comes as a u.s. navy strike group led by the u.s."u.s.s. ca vinson" was finally spotted off the coast of japan. >> u.s. president trump slammed the launch. >> he tweeted this. north korea disrespected the wishes of china and its highly respected president when it launched, though unsuccessfully a missile today. bad. >> cnn's will ripley is the only u.s. television correspondent currently in pyongyang. >> reporter: you can hear the music that plays almost hourly in pyongyang reminding citizens of the sacrifices of their late leaders. the outside world may view this missile launch as a failure. here inside north korea most people will nev

while the u.s. economy is poised to gain steam, that rosy forecast could change if president trump promises tax and fails to materialize. steven mnuchin talked about the timetable for reform. have a treasury staff working hard on this day and night. and we're pretty close to being able to bring forward what going to be major tax reform. president said the tax plan will be released on wednesday. coming to us from washington, the director of the imf fiscal affairs department. thank you very much for joining us. several years, people said that the u.s. needed fiscal stimulus in some way whether it was infrastructure or lower taxes. some sort of positive fiscal impulse. with this be helpful in the united states? >> we have been advocating for many years that there is a very good opportunity associated with u.s.rate tax reform in the if you compare the u.s. with other countries, you see the corporate tax rate is very high. the federal tax rate is 35%. it can go higher than that if you add state taxes. at

of the u.s. soft for march. aret did indeed, so people wondering where is this reflation trade we are supposed to be seen by now. it does not seem to be happening at this point, or at least the reflation part of the reflation trade. we want to bring up the boards on where we close on thursday. futures trading in japan. i think that is you. asia. is quiet in australia, and hong kong still close for the easter holiday, but japan futures, we could see a soft open on tokyo this morning. 108.60, watch out for that. the five-month low for the yen right now -- dollar-yen after that inflation data we have been talking about. currency traders focusing on that geopolitical risk in north korea. much to watch out for on this monday morning. let's get to our top stories. president trump tying the decision not to bring china a currency manipulator to beijing in bracing for your trade and working with the u.s. to deal with north korea. our global in economics policy editor kathleen hays for more on this treasur

and the u.s. dollar. ramy: we are seeing the japanese yen moving even stronger today, mark, it was 110 and the day before, 111. hop into my bloomberg terminal. white to show you the line -- no, let's go to the blue line first. that is the yen, you can see it strengthening year to date. gold is at a high not seen since five months ago, since mid-november after the election of donald trump. oil, a different story. we see that fall on a drawdown. safety havens and treasuries all moving in the risk off fashion. surprising, given it is a shorter trading week. we are headed for easter weekend, great news there. let's talk about toshiba now. it has not narrowed the number of bidders in the field for it memory chip business. bloomberg's editor joining us now from tokyo. who was on that short list? toshiba has gone through the first round of bidding for their chips unit, their most valuable asset. they have narrowed it down from an original group of 10 bidders. has put innd hanoi the highest bid so far. they may a

if the u.s. makes any aggressive move. the report noted that a u.s. aircraft carrier group is moving toward the region for military exercises with the south. >> ( translated ): the united states's dispatching of its nuclear carrier task group in the waters off the peninsula proves that its reckless moves for invading north korea have reached a serious phase. if the u.s. dares opt for military action, then north korea is ready to react to any mode of war desired by the u.s. >> woodruff: meanwhile, president trump used twitter to send his own warning to pyongyang and to china. he tweeted: "north korea is looking for trouble. if china decides to help, that would be great. if not, we will solve the problem without them." democrats hoped for an upset today, in the first congressional election since president trump's november victory. it's a race to fill the kansas seat vacated when representative mike pompeo became c.i.a. director. democrat james thompson is challenging republican ron estes. the presi

. >>> tonight, the u.s. drops the mother of all bombs nicknamed for the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used, targeting isis in afghanistan. but is the president also using it to send a message? nbc exclusive, the north korean nuclear threat, senior intelligence forces tell us the u.s. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike if officials become convinced another nuclear test is imminent. >>> significant concussion. a broken nose and knocked out teeth. the dragged united passenger's injuries detailed by his attorney as we hear from his daughter. >>> apple's secret product using technology to help millions that suffer from dietze. >>> and, a fountain of loot. a jackpot discovered in part of hollywood history. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. more than 15 years in america's war, the u.s. dropped the largest nonnuclear bomb ever used in combat. the target, afghanistan by the near ly 22,000 pound air dropped nicknamed the mother of all bombs. why that bomb and whethe

the u.s. missile strike in syria and the dramatic fallout. let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, the pentagon is reporting major damage to that syrian air base. >> reporter: they do believe, bomb, at least for now, that they have rendered much of that base inoperable from further chemical attacks, but this is now a growing impact of what were the russians up to? we now know that there was a russian drone flying near where that chemical attack happened, and a lot of questions about how much the russians may have known. >> this was the message president trump wanted to send to bashar al assad. attack with chemical weapons. the u.s. will attack you back. 59 cruise missiles striking the syrian air base the u.s. says was used to launch aircraft killing men, women and children tuesday with a nerve agent-filled bomb. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. >> reporter: but this was also a message to moscow which denies t

structure the u.s. hopes to work with international partners to stabilize areas of syria. that's the end of his statement. the idea of stabilizing parts of syria i'm not sure if that's a reference to safe zones that some have discussed. >> i think now what tillerson is describing a return to obama's policy. the obama policy has been regime change in syria through a political process in geneva. it hasn't worked so far, but it seems the trump administration which had seemed as though they had moved away from that and they said assad can stay and now they say assad must go. the question of how you get him to go is complicated. the area of stabilization, is that a reference to safe zones or a partition of syria. some people think the solution is a partition. you would have to create in a sense areas that sunnis controlled and the minority that assad represents and their allies control and allow them to live in that. the idea that you're going to get a total victory on either side seems unlikely. >> ben join

the u.s. after president's trump decision to release a wave of air strikes against the syrian regime. russia which of course has helped assad now calling american military action an act of aggression and warning the risk of a u.s./russia collision in syria has, quote, significantly increased. overnight u.s. warships in the med ter ran yan launching 59 tom hawk missiles aimed at the same air base president asood usad uo launch a deadly chemical weapons attack. >> this marks the very first direct military action by the united states against the syrian regime during that country's six-year civil war. and in that time the united nations estimates that 400,000 syrians have been killed. also notable in that time, donald trump spoke out against, repeatedly, the same kind of action that president trump just carried out. we're covering all the angles with our team of reporters all around the world this morning. let's begin with jim sciutto. >> that's right, john. the very latest now, we know that u.s.

the u.s. as well. the most immediate challenge is a situation on the korean peninsula. kim jong un's regime has thrown its full weight behind his quest for nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. unfortunately, the regime is making real progress. a north korean missile with a nuclear payload capable of striking an american city is no longer a distant hypothetical. , one thatinent danger poses a real and rising risk of conflict. i look forward to hearing from our witnesses today about u.s. policy options on the korean and insolent. for years, the u.s. has look to china, north korea's patron and so strategic ally to bring the regime to the negotiating table and achieve progress toward an a new clear eyes the korean peninsula. we have done so for the simple reason that china is the only country with the influence to curb north korea must destabilizing behavior. china has repeatedly refused to exercise than influence. instead, china has chosen to bully south korea for exercising its soverei

members that the president will attend the u.s. asean summit, the east asian summit, and the leaders meeting in vietnam and the philippines. the present ask me to deliver this message directly to the leadership and express how enthusiastic he is to join the summit during the golden anniversary of this organization. it is a testament to the value president trump places on the strategic partnership. and the asia-pacific as a whole. it is a sign, i hope, to all to our firm and unwavering commitment to build on the strong foundation we share. by strengthening our economic memberhe u.s. and asean nations can foster jobs, prosperity, and growth. already support 550,000 jobs in the u.s.. almost 42,000 companies export more than $1 billion in goods and services every year. at the same time come the u.s. imports a significant amount from member nations as well. amazingly, u.s. companies invest and its members than any other part of asia. investmentn, an which is more than in china, india, and japan combined. the u.s. will redouble our coope

in the u.s. when the news mentions go up. the candidate rises quickly so i think the market reaction, at least in terms of some volatility, was impressive. perhaps if you look at the french equity markets, volatility is not that high yet. jonathan: in the bond market we captured that story. you see the polls on the chances of a melechon or le pen win, and you see the spread. bunds, oat's, the spread just keeps blowing out, blowing out, blowing out on 10 years at about 70 basis points. that kind of political risk in a sovereign space, talk to me about what you are hearing in european high-yield in the credit space at the time of this political uncertainty that just dominates european markets, at least for the next several months? martin: the good news is you are fairly valued by my analysis. you can look at the spread between the european high-yield index and u.s. high-yield index. i do some further massaging on that because you have to adjust for a very major difference in the ratings mix between

leeco in the u.s. the chinese conglomerate does everything from smartphones to video streaming to electric cars. they are the target of $100 million in u.s. dollars in revenue by the end of 2016. they got 15 million u.s. dollars. as a result, they are cutting jobs by 1/3. they are pulling the plug on this deal. they have pushed through to buy u.s. tv maker visio for $2 billion. that deal was going to be part of their attempts to grow a brand and get a foothold in the u.s. market. in terms of brand recognition, it is pretty weak. it speaks to the cash crunch problems facing the country knee -- company, articulated in a letter by the ceo to the employees. it seems the situation is getting worse for u.s. business. >> billionaire patrick drahi filing for an ipo of its u.s. cable tv businesses. they are hoping to exploit stock market gains to create currency for further expansion. why now, and what can they do with this money? altice is a is a -- cable company in the u.s., formed through acquisitions, two s

the u.s. and five other world powers to limit its nuclear program in return for lifting economic sanctions. at a news conference this afternoon the secretary of state is telling congress he plans to review whether sanctions given to iran as part of the deal was in the national security interest of the u.s. the news conference happened late this afternoon. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce the united secretary of state, rex tillerson. secretary tillerson is no hisnger to the chamber, company, exxon mobil, has been a member of this organization for as long as i think they existed. existed, and they have been extraordinary supporters of our existed, and they have been extraordinary supporters of our work -- [no audio] predecessors have had such deep working knowledge of the many and particularly from the business perspective. he is a man who has demonstrated all of his skills in recent days and weeks taking over the state department and trying to take on the nations challenges

the u.s. will take additional action as necessary and appropriate to further its important national interests. the two big takeaways there are that president trump reiterating what the ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley said yesterday, that the u.s. may be willing to take further action if necessary if assad does not stop the chemical weapons attacks against his own people and then it also, they show president trump believes he can take that action without receiving congressional approval to do so. i am sure a lot of folks on capitol hill would disagree with that. julie: what are you hearing kristin about all these reports of a shakeup with senior white house staff? any truth to them? >> the white house says no truth that this has kind have been brewing for some time. the main source of conflict is between senior adviser jared kushner and steve bannon. and then of course is a noninterventionist. he believes the u.s. should not intervene in places like syria and there are reports that he argued

watch the way the u.s. people in the room responded. watch how the state department responded. >> don't ever touch our journalists again. >> did you catch that? we put a subtitle on that so you can catch that. i want to replay this. this is one of the american people on the trip with the secretary of state and watch -- just watch what he does when the su sudanese start pushing around the reporters. just watch. we'll get to that in a second. what happened in sudan in 2005 is that andrea mitchell shouts out this question. the sudanese grab her and she gets thrown out. and this official from the u.s. state department steps up, as you saw there, never touch our journalists again. now, that was news itself when it happened. but after that happened, the secretary of state at the time, condoleezza rice to her credit but also because it's what you expect of an american secretary of state, she made a huge issue of this on her trip. she demanded an apology from the sudanese government, assurances that this would never happen again and she's not j

of the japanese u.s. economic relationship and the trade relationship,. there's a different view between what president trump has said about japan's trade balance to the u.s. and how japan sees that. it will be difficult to bridge that gap in this economic talk later this month. haidi: thank you for that, james in tokyo for us. president trump is coming this difficult meetings list week, while china's president has stopped in finland. it looks like we can expect a warmer welcome in helsinki, of all places. the chinese president's visit to finland can be seen as how another sign of how china and the you ever -- the eu are positioning themselves. you can see that trade between the eu and china has almost doubled in value over the last 10 years. the eu is already china's main trading partner, and china is the eu's second-biggest after the u.s. the trade comes to more than $1 million a day. the mantle ofn facilitating global trade. currently, finland's board members say they may not share the same values, tha

used by the u.s. empire. in roman times, crosses loomed over the community to warn people that they could be killed whenever the empire decided. so, to come are drones fly over many countries threatening extrajudicial killings of whoever happens to be in the vicinity. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. vice president mike pence has made an unannounced visit to the dedemilitarized zozone separatig south and north korea. speaking at the border pence , warned that the era of strategic patience with north korea is over and that all options arare on thehe table. >> just in the past two eggs, the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would do well not to test his resolve for the strength of the armed forces of the united states in this region. a

the u.s. strikes were retaliation for the brutal chemical weapons attack in syria that killed nearly 90 people including 33 children. just today more bombs fell on that same town hit by that deadly chemical attack. sources on the ground say at least 16 people were killed, and it's not clear who exactly is behind these new air strikes but russian and syrian planes have gone after rebel targets in that area recently. this comes as moscow is sending a warship to syria's coast. and promising to bolster syria's air defenses all just days before secretary of state rex tillerson is set to land in moscow for his first visit in his new role. we have a panel of reporters and analysts covering every angle. i want to begin with senior international correspondent matthew chance in moscow and, matthew, we know secretary tillerson called his russian counterpart today to talk about syria. what are you hearing about that conversation? >> well, the state department was very tightlipped of the content, ana, of t

the u.s. managing editor of "the financial times," and one of three editors from the paper sat down with president trump in the oval office friday afternoon. this is the cover. look at this. gillian: it is the president of the united states. we don't often get a chance to speak to him. we are very grateful that we did. charlie: it made headlines because of what he said about north korea. a question you asked? gillian: i did ask a question about north korea because i think it is critically important. we spent much of the last two years worrying about syria, iran, russia. for understandable reasons. but what's happening in north korea is critical, and frankly it needs to be talked about. charlie: are they talking about it? do they seem to be not only talking about it, but working? everybody you talked to says the key to north korea is going through china. gillian: the key is indeed china, because about 70% of their energy is coming from china. if they turn off the tap, north korea will have a pr

the u.s. secretary of state and vladimir putin and the foreign secretary vented disagreements during hours of talks in moscow. view that the the current state of relations is at a low point. there is a low level of trust between our countries. foremost's two most -- nuclear powers can have this kind of relationship. they have been heightened by developments in north korea. a u.s. research institute that monitors the country says the nuclear test site appears primed and ready to conduct a trial. these pictures are from september of last year. commercial satellite imagery from yesterday showed in increase activity. still with us is paul donovan. peter, let's start with you. at what point does foreign policy or the concerns have a real impact on the market. peter: if we get more talk about further sanctions against russia, that will have an impact on markets. it will have a bad impact on the ruble for sure. it's good they've been talking insane we have bad relations and we want to improve them. a

the u.s. military in the country. and meeting with donald trump, the meeting of the two biggest economies continue their talks. we are live from florida. welcome everybody to "bloomberg daybreak: europe." we are in the city of london. i'm anna edwards. miller in matt berlin. anna: matt, we will start with the market reaction to the u.s. missile strike in syria. investors caught off guard, reflected in the gold price and and the oil price on the screen. investors caught off guard. haven assets getting a boost. interesting the way that the japanese yen trend -- trade unwinding a little bit. asian equities managing to get back into positive territory. and u.s. futures are negative, but only by about a quarter of a percent. matt: interesting, because the moves are pronounced and the chart is important to look at. you can see when the event unfolded. the moves are not strong. this morning, i instantly looked at the yen, it was 1.10 yesterday. this is the biggest move we have seen sense basically ye

the u.s. launches dozens of cruise missiles at a syrian airfield. >>> geopolitical concerns sparking a jump in oil prices. a round up of the trading picture. >>> and a u.s./china summit. president trump is meeting with his chinese counterpart later today. a live report from mar-a-lago where it will be taking place. it's friday, april 7, 2017. "worldwide exchange" begins now. >>> good morning. welcome to "worldwide exchange" on cnbc on a busy news day friday. i'm sara eisen. >> i'm wilfred frost. good morning to you from me as well. the top story, u.s. warships in the mediterranean fired 59 cruise missiles targeting a syrian air base overnight. the base was the one used to launch tuesday's chemical weapons attack that killed syrian civilians. a syrian official said the missiles caused material damage to the airfield. michelle caruso-cabrera will have much more on this story, including what president trump told the nation about it last night. that's coming up in a minute. first, let's check on t

the u.s. is mounting a show of force sending war ships towards the korean peninsula in response to north korea's latest missile test. i want to bring in pentagon reporter ryan brown. these ships were scheduled to head to australia before they were redirected. what more can you tell us about this strike group and its positioning now? >> the strike group is led by a aircra aircraft carrier and two -- they are capable of shooting down any enemy ballistic missiles. in north korea's case this deployment is being described as a direct response to some of pyongyang's maneuvers, particularly the recent tests of ballistic missiles, most recently an extended range scud missile test. this is seen as you said as a show of force. the u.s. has done this in the past. last year they flew a series of bombers in the skies over the korean peninsula in response to north korea's missile test. now, general h.r. mcmaster, the national security adviser, described this as a prudent ma nu -- maneuver. >> it's prudent t

the u.s. is sending an armada to the korean peninsula. china telling the trump administration they will offer willingness to cooperate on a peaceful solution. korea -- wea, north want to get a sense from you, if these recent events are making you anxious about what's going on and how the u.s. is handling these events. if so, what is the way for the u.s. to go forward? for republicans. 202-748-8000 for democrats. for independents, 202-748-8002. if you're anxious about world events, post on twitter or facebook. abc news has the latest on the meeting currently going on between the russian government and the u.s. delegation that features the secretary of state. rex tillerson was met with a stern scolding by the russian foreign minister. the russian foreign minister criticizing the u.s. for airstrikes on the syrian government, warning similar action was unacceptable to russia. the abc news piece also adding that regardless of those russia expressing a desire to work with the u.s. on counterterroris

the u.s. and dealing with north korea. the president told the "wall street journal" earlier today he does not plan to label china a currency manipulator. that's a flip-flop when you talk about what he promised during the campaign. he promised during the campaign he would label china a currency manipulator. he told "the wall street journal" he's not going to do that, wolf. sometimes, and in many cases, candidate trump is not president trump. wolf. >> jim acosta at the white house, thank you. >>> secretary of state tillerson held. lengthy talks in the kremlin today and told president putin that relations twoon the u.s. and russia are at a low point. putin has made it clear he agrees. let's go live to moscow and our senior diplomatic correspondent michelle kosinski on scene with us. some pretty tough talk, i should say, from both sides. >> reporter: absolutely, wolf, and days of this super heated rhetoric, tension, uncertainty, have culminated in this, the u.s. and russia are talking, and -- and

the u.s. if it feels threatened. tensions rising as pyongyang appears poised for a new nuclear test. parents and students feeling extra pressured this tax season after an irs leak shut down a helpful filing tool. what it could mean for your child's financial aid. and thrill seekers get more than they bargained for as a roller coaster leaves them stranded high above the ground for hours. it is all "happening now" ." ♪ >> jon: but we begin with new details on one of the most powerful weapons in the pentagon's arsenal as the u.s. jobs the biggest nonnuclear bomb ever used in combat on the islamic state, welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i am jon scott. >> jenna: i'm jenna lee. pentagon releasing a video showing the so-called "mother of all bombs" plunging from the sky and exploding on its target in eastern afghanistan paired u.s. defense officials say it wiped out a cave and tunnel system controlled by isis leaving several other stead. >> jon: david is here with the latest on that.

that the u.s. targeted earlier friday. u.s. tomahawk missiles struck a syrian airfield further south where it is believed that the syrian regime stored chemical weapons before launching them into syrian neighborhoods. we are also now learning that this same airfield is back open and operational today. this new video purports to show a syrian jet moving on a tarmac there. the pentagon continues to investigate if russia was involved in the attack and issue aid cover-up. let's begin with cnn senior international correspondent clarissa ward. she is near the border between syria and turkey. so, clarissa, what are we learning about these new air strikes? >> fredricka, what we're hearing so far -- and this is from activists inside syria, that there were a series of air strike strikes. so far reports of only one woman being killed and three others being injured. as you said before it's not clear exactly who was responsible for these air strikes. but it's important for our audience to understand that essent

the test comes as the u.s. and south korea are wrapping up weeks of military training drills on the korean peninsula. the drills include more than -- in response to the missile launch, secretary of state rex tillerson said -- "the united states has spoken enough about north korea. we have no further comment." on thursday, president trump and chinese president xi jinping are meeting at trump's private mar-a-lago golf resort in florida. 22 advertisers have pulled ads from the fox news show the "o'reilly factor" in response to revelations that at least a half dozen women have accused o'reilly of sexual harassment. among the companies to pull ad spots are mercedes-benz, hyundai, bmw of north america, mitsubishi motors, lexus, bayer, allstate, and coldwell banker. "the new york times goes with revealed fox and bill o'reilly have paid $13 million to five women who accused him of sexual investment and more women continue to come forward. president obama's national security adviser susan rice is rejecting allegations t

the goal from the u.s., opening up the japanese markets to more u.s. products and paving the way for greater japanese investment in the u.s. >> one interesting side note. as governor of -- now vice president pence had a very close relationship with japan, politically and economically. you look at subaru, honda, toyota, all had home bases in indiana. you're seeing a continuation of that relationship. >> let's talk about the north korean -- pardon me. let's move on to the north korean nuclear threat. one that mike sense said there, it's a failure of dialogue when he spoke alongside the deputy prime minister. yesterday, things seemed to rachet up quite a bit. l let's talk about what sean spicer said in regards to red lines. >> drawing red lines has not worked in the past. he holds his cards close to the vest. you're not going to see him telegraphing how he'll respond to any military our other situation going forward. that is something he believes has not serve us well in the past. the president has been very clear that not taking options off the table giv

in the u.s. white house, press secretary sean spicer has apologized for claiming that adolf hitler didn't use chemical weapons. >> i would ask for. give us, to understand that i should not have tried to make a comparison. there is no comparing atrocities. for folkslid time enjoying part of that. you know that a lot of people who don't know you wonder why you would do that. >> spicer was ridiculed for drawing a comparison between the nazi leader in syria's bashar al-assad. he failed to look knowledge the germans killing of jews with poison gas. in the middle east, saudi arabia will probably support extending opec production cuts into the second half of the year according to a person familiar with the discussion who says a final decision has not been made yet. opec and russia are hoping the cuts could lead to higher oil prices. 50 and $50 atween barrel since late last year. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney dono

been told by the u.s. district attorney that he will face no charges. he's being replaced by first vice president mark mull know. in a statement later in the day, they say he cooperated fully with the investigation and the inspector general also grabbed a statement saying it would be concluding that investigation soon. >> the trade deficit dropped sharply in february. exports rose to a more than two-year high, improving global economy and softening of the dollar. smartphones fell the deficit, which is the gap between import itself and exports was off 10% to about $43.5 billion. >> that more than cancelled out a big increase in january. >>> boeing landed a $3 billion deal to sell 30 jetliners to iran. it is the company's second sale in that country since the 1970s. iran's aging air fleet is among the oldest in the world because of sanctions that were in place for decades the average age of their planes, 20 years, financing details are not disclosed. >>> the airline industry is gearing up for 21 of its busie

the u.s. south with free slaves not being able to testify against white people and it is just an expansion of that practice. --s is a political cartoon tai. [indiscernible] prof. moon: this is before eugenics becomes popular, but that has a long history in the century. this is a political cartoon. this is torch gorham -- george republican in the state of california who is promoting racial equality. this cartoon is a satire. he is holding the weight of non-white people on his shoulder as he is trying to promote the ballot box, which uncle sam has put his hand over and he is wagging his finger at him. youris more tied to eugenics,, who is -- eugenics comment, who is this? right, it is charles darwin with an upright monkey. who wanticuling people to racial equality, saying that in the future, monkeys will be voting, as well. most of what we have been talking about in terms of the anti-immigrant or anti-chinese immigrant movement has been in california in the 1850's and 1860's. that is going to ch