it signals the u.s. is turning a corner with the vaccine supplies sufficiently outpacing demand, as you mentioned. biden himself said he would work with international agencies to decide which countries would receive the u.s. doses. and he would not use the shots for diplomatic leverage, accusing china and russia of doing so. remember, these 20 million doses are of u.s. authorized covid-19 vaccine. in the u.s., we have cleared pfizer, moderna and johnson & johnson. that this news comes on top of 60 million astrazeneca doses he has already planned to give to other countries. astrazeneca notably, still lacks that fda authorization for u.s. use. haidi: when it comes to how quickly we could see the mobilization of these doses being sent abroad, week -- do we have any more details? riley: the details, we are waiting for the end of june. this coincides with the rollout of vaccines to teenagers. just last week, we saw a clearance of the vaccines, the pfizer beyond tech shots for those aged 12 and up. that means

the u.s. took him off the list, and the administration wants to continue to have a tough line on china. >> what do we know about the latest when it comes to chinese investment treaties with europe? >> we are hearing from politico that the european parliament is set to freeze this eu-china investment treaty. this comes after china imposed sanctions on 10 europeans and a number of european entities, including members of the european parliament. this is according to reports by politico. they also say this motion that will be pushed through will call for increased cooperation between europe and the u.s. when it comes to china. those chinese sanctions on european officials was a retaliation over european sanctions over alleged abuses. this investment treaty was seven years in the making. >> tom mackenzie in beijing. we have breaking news. a weight loss mobile app is said to be valued at $10 billion in an ipo. they receive funding from silver lake ahead of a planned public listing. the company reach

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it seems like those u.s. cargoes that were canceled there, not that big enough to shift the outlook. haslinda: top u.s. and chinese trade officials have just finished their first discussion. talks between the vice premier and a u.s. trade representative were constructive. let's bring in our china correspondent, tom mackenzie in beijing. it's constructive and very important. tom: as you say, this is the first set of talks between the sides since the biden administration took over. they said these conversations were constructive, candid, and will be continued. they both agreed trade between the two sides is important. we know katherine tai went into this wanting to keep policy continuity. she wanted to check china was living up to its commitments. they have emphasized they want to see the tariffs the u.s. has imposed on chinese goods rolled back, currently at $335 billion u.s. yvonne: how much progress has been made when it comes to the phase one trade deal? tom: china is off target in terms of its commitments

. >> as a u.s. sees a record number of migrants crossing the southern border, we follow one family, hoping for a better life. and a south africa remembers their late queen. the question is, what is next for the tribe? ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. there is no end in sight to india's surgeon coronavirus cases. the country has seen yet another record rise and infections. more than 400,000 new covid cases in less than 24 hours. that figure is almost certainly in underestimation. the virus has spread from india's cities to the countryside, where hospitals are fully equipped. our report contains distressing footage and flashing images. reporter: in less than an hour, we saw 30 funerals here. the government says there were just seven and the whole day. this is the prime minister's own constituency. the human cost is being suppressed. this is the reality all over india. we will never know how many died of the virus in this country. india's land here is where most people liv

the u.s. dollar. rent under 69 bucks. it's interesting that we had stockpiles lower in the united states. that shows more demand. clearly, the market is waiting on the edge of their seat to see what happens with those talks in vienna regarding the u.s. and iran. let's get more with our top story this morning. president biden's asia's are says the engagement with china is over. the u.s. court may for -- coordinator warns the two countries are entering a time of intense competition. joining us now is -- at the same time, you hear these trade talks were fairly positive. what do you make of the relationship between beijing and washington? do you start pricing in some more trade tensions? yogi: absolutely. fiscal tensions with the u.s. are firmly on the table. they are both focused on anti-monopolistic government intervention issues, particularly in the tech space. the stronger yuan that you mentioned will have short-term impact and negative impact that we have to be sensitive to. the key thing abo

and the u.s. and the other thing that we havely law firm second-degree in partnership with an offering of activities which is for us very interesting because it gives us the opportunity to also offer services to our travelers in destinations with our traditional products. we focus more of the time with booking. yeah, you are right. the -- there is a shift in our overall direction to have multiple offerings and complement core matters where it is about getting the best deal. and try to be with our user much, much longer period of time. anna: how are you taking about advertising, some of the numbers from alphabet which showed up in the u.s., appetizing. talking about how that is a -- we're behind that trend in europe. lew thinking about the ramp up in advertising? >> it is a very, very good question. it is not as straightforward to be honest. right now we have to be prepared to add the task pretty much anywhere, at any point in time. you don't want to be very aggressive and promote travel at a point

u.s. eco-data ways on wall street. a reversal in fortunes in the bloomberg covid resilience rankings. asia-pacific countries are the best places to write out the virus. shall mean says the u.s. court has formally lifted all restrictions on shares as it prepares the report earnings. we take a look at what to expect as it emerges from the pandemic. haidi: let's take a look at how we are setting up this midweek session. sophie. sophie: we may see some consolidation at the msci index cap with a four-day gain. that is the best winning streak in about five weeks. we are seeing a move to the upside for nikkei futures in chicago. kiwi stocks gaining some ground ahead of the rbnz decision. looking for any tapering potentially from governors lady today. the dollar in focus. it has slipped to a january lowl , while trading at six year lows. that is why the yuan is trading at a three year high. we will watch the tolerance for that yuan strength. while we are seeing the dollar under pressure, turning u

the u.s. community and we were aware that fraud was happening many angles across the country. we had to return or discard deliveries when items were discovered to be ineffective. for decades this country focused on the strategic national stockpile which must be an important focus. i should also mention that the c.a.r.e.s. act did save our hospital and i thank the committee and every member of congress who helped inact that. without the facts that kept our hospital afloat we could not only not afford the supply chain materials we needed but we couldn't keep our doors open by august of 2020, so hospitals cannot fail during the pandemic and the quick action of the federal government helped tremendously. aside from federal assistance, new jersey state government including support from governor murphy helped university hospital get our share of the national stockpile our important work did not stop with patient care. we were one of the few sites nationwide that conducted the moderna vaccine trial i

that it appears the u.s. is ready to lift many sanctions but that tehran is still demanding more he's taking a very strong posture on this so is tehran bluffing. no i don't think to iran is bluffing at all and i don't share george's optimism that they're going to come to some conclusion prior to the juda elections for the. iranian presidency which almost guarantees and promises to be a hard liner and just last weekend i saw efforts by the i r g c to try and scuttle those those those initiatives by. putting out word that there's going to be a prisoner exchange and $7000000000.00 is going to be. paid to the iranian government that just. was denied by both sides so there's there's active internal efforts in inside of iran not for this to to happen and it does not meet the initial criteria that iran had and that was to lift all sanctions before they do anything else secondly iranians are not going to do away which is what a requirement by the u.s. to do away with the greatest centrifuges that they have built ther

u.s. special relationship he came to kiev to celebrate one that might be a special relationship in the next years but in all seriousness he so far only visited brussels that with the only other european cities been to visit paris berlin so far so this really was. a symbol that was really taken up with a lot of gratitude here in ukraine especially off to that russian brinkmanship here in recent weeks that really has rattled a people here and them hundreds of thousands if the figures to believe that russian troops just couple 100 miles from where i am here in kiev yeah me words and of support and solidarity they sound comforting but i suspect president selenski would prefer actions instead he would like blinking to endorse ukrainian membership in nato what. well there was certainly no big bang today no road map to membership in the anyone was seriously expecting that to happen but obviously that would have been the ukrainian hope especially since the ukrainian political establishment group t

the u.s. has the first palestinian american congresswoman in u.s. history, rashida tlaib, who gave a powerful address on the floor of the house. >> thank you, andy. i want to emphasize even when palestinians are not dying, the israeli targeting roads to hospitals, targeting schools, targeting clinics, targeting bookstores -- all of that reduces the chance of life. even a palestinian lives are spared in the flesh, they have limited chances of survival. we should emphasize the structural nature of these attacks. i have been very pleased and heartened by the shift in u.s. politics, though not completely surprised. the progressives -- what they called the progressive insurgency within congress and specifically the democratic party, reflects years of movement work on the ground where prior to even the words intersectional emerge that emphasize the enjoyment of struggle -- entwinement of struggle between black, brown communities have brought these new lawmakers to power. so the analysis that they are sharing with us now on the house floor both reflects th

in the u.s. you have roughly 60 million doses of astrazeneca. it has not yet been given fda approval, but it has been used in different parts of the world, particularly africa. this vaccine is literally sitting on the shelves at the moment. if we were able to get that vaccine out of the u.s. and into africa, we would at a stroke double the amount of vaccine in africa. so there are some very important things we could do very practically to help the situation. here's another thing. yes it is true that we are not suggesting you can vaccinate the entirety of the developing world population in 2021. but we believe you can vaccinate the strategic parts of the population that are necessary. that is densely populated urban areas, key workers, the most vulnerable. here's the thing. for a lot of these countries, for example in africa, they are not yet able to absorb the news of the vaccine that is there. so even though the amount of vaccine in africa is just over 30 million vaccines delivered through the c

u.s. special relationship he came to kiev to celebrate one that might be a special relationship in the next years but in all seriousness he so far only visited brussels not with any other european cities been to no basle visits paris or berlin so far so this really was. a symbol that was really taken up with a lot of gratitude here in ukraine especially off to that russian brinkmanship here in recent weeks that really has rattled a people here hundreds of thousands if the figures it's believed of russian troops just couple 100 miles from where i am here in q. me words and of support and solidarity they sound comforting but i suspect president selenski would prefer actions instead he would like lincoln to endorse ukrainian membership in nato what me. well there was certainly no big bang today no road map to membership i don't think anyone was seriously expecting that to happen but obviously that would have been the ukrainian hope especially since the ukrainian political establishment group

the u.s. congress i'll talk to you about the u.s. reaction in just a minute and whether or not you see perhaps a change in stance from washington in the coming days but 1st just looking at the situation on the ground right now neither israel nor hamas shows any sign of backing down how do you see 1st situation evolving over the next few days you think it's going to get worse before there is any talk of a cease fire. i i do think that i think it's all following a very grim script we've seen this horror movie before i think congresswoman emotion it's entirely justified and i think everyone shares it so we've seen this this horrible film before you know it basically what has happened in the past and has happened just now is that a spark catch is usually in jerusalem and how mass quickly iran's to seize the mantle of national leadership the leadership of palestine leader you know the defenders will start firing rockets at israel and israel responds with an overwhelming set of aerial bombardments followed by a ground incursion and what us

u.s. trade representative told bloomberg the u.s. better access more manufacturing and more shots any arms. drugmakers are opposing same few countries have the capacity to make the vaccine even if they knew the formulas. moderna coronavirus booster shock get positive results against strains of the virus that have emerged in south africa and brazil according to early results. the boosters have some side effects comparable to those seen after the second dose of moderna's existing vaccine. jeff bezos, 2.5 but in dollars -- dumped $2.5 billion of stock. he signaled more sales are on the way. the world's richest person to holds more than 10% of amazon's shares. spacex now the landing after reaching an altitude of about six miles climb a controlled dissent to its launchpad in texas. elon musk sees the rocket as a future workhorse for trips to the moon and mars. nasa recently picked a sex to develop a new system. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more tha

u.s. cyber command and the director of the national security agency. and mieke eoyang, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy. welcome to you both. in past hearings, general nakasone has been joined by assistant secretary of defense. however, with the challenges faced in that role, we are thankful that ms. eoyang was able to step in. it's truly incredible how much has changed since our last hearing on march 4, 2020. the world has been upended by a pandemic, changing the lives of literally every person on the planet. in the realm of cyber matters, the men and women of the department of defense including our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and guardians have had no respite, continuing to operate and defend americans' interest in cyberspace. despite the pandemic, our adversaries and competitors have not let up their cyber campaigns. in the last six months alone, the media has reported almost nonstop on arguably some of the most significant cyber incidents ever to affect

the u.s. in the good friday agreement. because it is a u.s. priority, and because we must not just deal with the troubles of today, but also deal with the issues of full implementation going forward. with that said, i hold this hearing to allow us to better understand the process and long-standing implications of the good friday agreement in the present day. with that, i will recognize for opening statements. >> good afternoon. thank you, chairman keating, and to our esteemed witnesses today who were instrumental in ushering peace and stability in northern ireland. the united states remains committed to supporting the hard won progress made in northern ireland since the good friday agreement, and helping achieve a prosperous and lasting peace. ireland and northern ireland are a dear place for me and for the people of pennsylvania that i represent. i know the people that everyone in our community represents. my grandfather migrated from the border region. my father helped found the irish-americ

the u.s., looking at a number of different public programs -- medicaid, medicare, v.a., dod -- big payers for prescription drugs also looking in the private sector. gao had not done for more than a decade, comparing how the u.s. prices look when looking at other -- reflecting other company -- other countries that have a high per capita income. host: give us a sense of the brand name pharmaceuticals you have compared to other countries. guest: we look at two brand-name drugs that were a large part of spending and use in the medicare script drug program, and so in the end, we had 41 drugs that represent significant spending on prescriptions and medicare and that were also available in at least one of three other countries -- australia, france, canada. 20 of those were available in all three countries as well as the u.s., and one example that we traced through with different prices was so nor elect, a commonly prescribed drug for pulmonary obstructive disease. there were 21 drugs that we compared

the u.s. media choose its government rather than questioning its government the only time we question it is if they're doing it for ideological reasons based on their particular identity. and a set of the sea will question the republican president fox news will question the democratic president but neither one is really questioning for the sake of what's healthy for our country in other words there was a time when journalism in america meant that if we thought our country was doing something wrong these are the vietnam we question the actions of the nothing we said to our own government you're wrong and i want you to prove to us why you're doing what you're doing today anyone that we go into is a good war and to me that our leaders say isn't their enemy we just say oh it's are ok i guess there are adamant that's wrong and they're giving them carte blanche to do what they're doing and it's all agreed when they know that the media is not going to hold them to account for these politicians run am

with that u.s. travel ban on incoming flights from india set to take effect in just hours, indian-americans are watching in horror, helpless. >> it's just impossible to describe what it feels like, seeing my parents on facetime and seeing my dad lying on a bed and i can't go home. >> really horrifying images. and thinking about all the families here in america, thinking about their own loved ones back in india, of course. and james back with us tonight. james, we know the u.s. is now sending aid, supplies to make vaccines and you're learning more about india's vaccine shortage? >> reporter: yeah, david. the u.s. is sending $100 million worth of medical supplies and other help. a fourth shipment arrived over the weekend. and as for vaccines, just 11% of the nearly 1.4 billion people in india have received a shot and they are running out. david? >> all right, james longman back with us again tonight. thank you, james. >>> and back here in this country at this hour, the severe thunderstorm and tornado

the u.s., the white house said it will start barring entry for travelers who have been in india within the previous 14 days. the order, which goes into effect tuesday, does not apply to u.s. citizens or legal residents. i warning to contain descriptions and footage of police violence. in columbus, ohio, mourners gathered friday at the funeral of ma'khia bryant, the 16-year-old black girl who was killed last month by police officers outside her foster home. this is don bryant, ma'khia's cousin, who spoke on behalf of her family. >> i look at each and every person in this room today i met his church and say like did not have to die, that she should still be here. but in closing, say her name as reminder of the loving, kind person that she was. say her name as reminder that change doesn't just happen by offering words are talking about it. change happens through action and through doing. amy: meanwhile, the body of andrew brown, junior, is being laid to rest today. meanwhile, the body of andrew b

how important is that to the u.s.? should the u.s. be looking to what other countries are doing? is it a competitive issue? is the china factor in play how quickly the u.s. should be moving toward a new form of money? >> so i'm certainly highly-- to developments surrounding cbd's, some have deployed cbdc's, so, yes, an issuance of cbdc in one jurisdiction particularly to the extent that it's designed for prominent use in cross-border payments, that does potentially have significant effects across the globe and so, it is very important for us to follow many central banks progress, including china, and of course, given that potential for cbdc's to gain prominence in cross-border payments, it's critical for the united states to be at the table in the development of any cross-border standard. we are at the table today in a variety of international fora and given the dollar, we believe that the united states has to remain on the frontier of research and policy development on cbdc's. so that's in my thinking, a very important consideration. >> so, speaking of status, view amongst peopl

u.s. state department has expressed concern. we're seeing more and more members of congress also expressing concerns, especially around those families in the sheikh jara neighborhood that are facing a possible eviction. and there is increasing concern that actually tomorrow would be -- is going to be another potential flash-point because tomorrow is what's known as jerusalem day. it's a day that israel marks when it got control of the western wall. it is also a day that we sometimes see marches of jewish marchers going through jerusalem waving flags. there's concern they may try to march through the muslim parts of the old city of jerusalem stoking even further the tensions. tomorrow is also the day that we may see a decision from the israeli supreme court on those evictions in the sheikh jarrah neighborhood. as a lot of the newspapers have been calling it they're saying jerusalem is sort of on the edge of explosion. we've seen weeks of tensions now. there's concern it's only going to get

the u.s. state anthony blinken we heard calling for deescalation but what position has the biden administration taken here. well a very cautious one quite frankly it's very clear that the by the administration does not want to wade too quickly too deep into what is widely seen here in washington as a volatile situation and one that could be changing very rapidly so what you've been hearing out of washington all day on monday is essentially what you heard from anthony blinken deescalation deescalation trying to get everyone to to to to remain calm and lower the temperature if you will we heard that from the podium of the press secretary. and then we also heard from multiple other officials including the spokesperson at the pentagon who said that the rocket attacks into israel were unacceptable and also said that the u.s. would back israel in whatever way that needed to be done as israel's right to defend itself but most notably did not. single out in any way shape or form the israeli aggression

opinion leaders, u.s. thinkers -- business elites and that -- and there was -- the change in climate was quite dramatic when we ask you hypothesis had hillary clinton been elected president in the 2016 might that have happened? >> to be sure -- hillary clinton had been elected, president the policies would have been different the strategies would have been different and personnel would have been different and i think, you know, but i do not think that she would have been able to continue what many saw in the obama administration is a largely focus largely risk and largely confrontation aversed policy, in other words, you know what we're seeing in biden administration right now and i'll get to this later and very briefly is -- something in between where the obama administration was that you can say and where trump administers ended up that enmoose competitive based approach that sort of is clear eyed about the activities of the china leadership. but doses not go so far as push every button that we can find

u.s. president's all aboard pitch to americans to boost support for his infrastructure plan. >>> and thousands pack a nightclub with no masks, and no social distancing. we'll explain why the british government actually encouraged. live from cnn headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching in the united states and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. >>> india's battle with covid-19 has hit another record with more than 400,000 new cases in a single day. it's the tenth day in a row that new infections have soared past the 300,000 mark. the worsening crisis has prompted the u.s. to restrict travel from india beginning tuesday. u.s. citizens and permanent residents aren't affected. india is the world's largest producer of vaccines and today was supposed to be the launch of an aggressive new inoculation program but there were relatively few shots to be given because most of india's vaccines have been exported. cnn has more from delhi with the latest. i want to

the u.s. is continuing to ease. the u.s. recorded more than 16,000 new covid cases sunday, the lowest daily total since the early days of the pandemic in march of 2020. that is according to data compiled by johns hopkins university in bloomberg. in january, after a holiday-fueled surge, the u.s. was averaging 250,000 new cases a day. in the u.k., officials are warning a highly transmissible strain of covid-19 that originated in india could lead to a major surge in cases. this as the u.k. lifts more restrictions and continues to emerge from its latest lockdown. the country is accelerating its vaccine rollout to people a 35 and older in an attempt to contain the new variant. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: it is 1:00 in new york, 7:00 in berlin, 1:00 a.m. in hong kong. i'm matt miller. welcome to bloomberg markets. here are the top stories we a

the u.s., we are seeing a rapid rebound in demand, and supply is taking time to adjust. >> if the economy stays this strong, fueled by the stimulus, we get inflation. >> a decent amount of risk for inflation to keep rising and staying higher for longer. >> have to focus on ambiguity. >> this is "bloomberg surveillance." jonathan: from new york city and to our audience worldwide, good morning. this is "bloomberg surveillance." alongside tom keene and lisa abramowicz, i am jonathan ferro. we advanced 20 points on the s&p 500. we begin with the most bizarre story, yet incredibly serious. the u.s. calling for the immediate release of a journalist arrested after the forced grounding of a ryanair flight in belarus under what is widely considered now to be under false pretenses. tom: we did not consider this friday, ryanair 3340 -- jon, i know you have taken this numerous times from cyprus up to finland, and it has gone over belarus airspace, now on the border of latvia and estonia, where it will lan

the u.s. special envoy for the dprk. ambassador kim, you are here somewhere today. stand up, will you? thank you. [applause] thank you for taking on this important role. thank you very much. the goal also extends beyond the goal of the peninsula. they address issues of regional and global concern through stronger cooperation with our partners in the region and trilateral cooperation with japan. the multilateral cooperation is particularly important to coordinate an approach to the situation existing and burma. as we work to pressure the government. and to address issues critical to regional stability, such as maintaining sea lanes in the south china sea, and preserving peace and stability across the taiwan straits. today, we also discussed ways that that republic of korea and united states will work together to address the challenges of our time, beginning with our efforts to end the covid-19 pandemic globally. we agreed to establish a vaccine partnership to expand the manufacturer of vaccines

because the u.s. had such a huge presence in the region, that was an impediment to geopolitical harmony in some ways? now that they are leaving, there are avenues for nations to properly have a dialogue without the u.s. in the shadows? foreign minister shah mahmood qureshi: if tensions go down and if misunderstandings can be resolved through better communication, the region benefits. if there is an improvement between saudi arabia and iran, both stand to gain. if there is a better understanding between saudi arabia and turkey, both stand to gain. anchor: in the past, the u.s. was always there. if they are disengaging, diplomacy might flour. foreign minister shah mahmood qureshi: the question is, we are geographically connected. some powers have the choice of leaving at will. do we? we don't. where will we go? we have to coexist. that is why our approach but to be different. anchor: foreign minister, thank you for talking to "al jazeera." foreign minister shah mahmood qureshi: thank you. ♪ógg [indis

u.s. representative for afghanistan reconciliation. he testified about the biden administration's strategy in afghanistan as the u.s. prepares to withdraw troops. also testifying, karen freeman from the u.s. agency for international development. this is three and half hours. >>> five, four, three, two, one. [gavel] >> the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any point, and all members will have five days to submit statements and questions for the record. to insert something into the record, please have your staff email the or contact committee . have your staff email to add something to the record. as a reminder to members, please keep your video function on at all times even when you are not recognized by the chair. members are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves. consistent with house rules staff will only mute members as appropriate when they are not under recognition to eliminate background noise. i see we have a quorum and will now recognize myself fo

u.s. president joe biden says he was left a mess at the southern u.s. border by his predecessor don't drum he says he's gotten control over the record surge in modern crossings but at mit's he's struggled to find many migrant children separated from their parents how did you castro has more from la jolla in texas this is a daily occurrence here on the texas mexico border hundreds of people have crossed the rio grande a river over night on rafts under the cover of darkness their short paddles across the water secured by payments of at least $2000.00 a head to the mexican cartels seeking to profit off of their desperation they've now turned themselves into u.s. border patrol agents so many have come that the agents have run out of buses to take them to the stations where they'll be processed they're tired they're frightened and they're wondering what will come next. we cross the river and then walk for 2 hours before the agents and also if when. we crossed on a raft it all went bad i was in mud up to my waist and i lost all our documents. the men and wome

in a u.s. senate hearing, republican mitt romney of utah argued that easing trump-era restrictions has encouraged migrants, while mayorkas defended the changes. >> senator, if i may, we are the united states of america. 90% of these children have a parent or legal guardian in the knighted states and have a claim of fear of persecuon -- >> so this is not a problem? your view is that this is the way it is going to be? we have the secretary responsible for securing our border and our immigration system who does not recognize these charts as being a problem? stephanie: most adults expect -- most adults intercepted at the border are still being expelled under pandemic restrictions. it will be several more months before three police officers charged in the death of george floyd will be faced with aiding and abetting. the judge said he wanted a civil rights case -- a federal civil rights case to go first because it carries stifel -- stiffer penalties. the associated press says the number of places in

shery: in the u.s., retail investors were very prominent whether it is in the u.s. stock are get with gamestop -- stock market with gamestop or cryptocurrency. our other markets susceptible to these moves? catherine: it has already happened. it's not just the chinese market. if you look at taiwan, if you look at korea, retail investment ran 80% to 90% of daily turnaround. you have that trade come through. it is great we are seeing the rise of the asian investor base offsetting any potential site that we used to see, like foreign investors leaving the area. i wonder if gdp will get to 3.5% this year. and we haven't seen levels like this since 1999. just something to monitor. >> is u.s. exceptionalism or asia being left behind as we see this divergence in the pandemic situation, further waves of outbreaks, and the vaccine rollout? is that a narrative that investors should be concerned about this year when it comes to investing in this region? catherine: it is one of those drivers i mentioned in terms of the flattening of the covid curve. generally, asia has done quite

both versions of the ap u.s. history exam will have the same basic opponents that were just on the slide that was up. they'll have a 55 question stimulus based multiple choice. they will have three or more short answer questions, a document based as a question and for the paper version, a long as a question. for the digital version, they will have two additional short answer questions. so, regardless of the version that students take, the ap u.s. history exam will be the full exam, three hours and 15 minutes and it will test all of the same skills and concepts of the ap u.s. history exam normally tests. the one only difference between this year and the traditional here is that not only are there different formats, but there are three different tests. most students will take the test may sixth, that's the traditional at school paper and pencil test. the college board is also offering to digital versions of the test, one on may 19th and then one on june 2nd. >> now jason, what advice would you give to students to m

u.s. futures under a little bit of pressure after we saw the s&p 500 falling. we had a day of gains and losses despite solid results from the likes of macy's and home depot. we will hear from target and lows as well later. you can see the energy sector, the worst in two weeks. this put into context after 40% gain year-to-date. the dollar index we saw is falling to around a four month low. rick's sentiment was boosted by comments from the fed vice chair that play down the risk of policy tightening. we are watching for the fed's april meeting minutes and wti dropping after reports we could see significant progress being made between the u.s. and iran on that nuclear deal. haidi: let's take a look at how we are setting up when it comes to markets. inflation fears continue to plague investor sentiment. sophie, what are you watching? sophie: seeing downside moves for kiwi stocks. hong kong is off-line. we are seeing the potential for losses of more than 1% in tokyo and sydney. pandemic concerns

in the u.s.. so it is possible for us to get there with the 16 plus if we get very high rates of uptake, but we are not yet seeing that. right now we are in a situation where there needs to be different recommendations for people who are vaccinated and who are not, which creates a difficult situation. people who are vaccinated can get together and have barbecues, small groups, other vaccinated individuals, making travel, so there are things beginning to open up. but again, because we have many adults who are still not vaccinated in the u.s., there is a real chance that if we don't continue our vaccination rates, we are not going to be able to reach herd immunity. matt: we no longer risk overwhelming the health care system, right? especially as we get into the summer. there are going to be many adults that never get vaccinated. but when are you going to start to feel calm about, you know, the health of the american public? amber: you make a good point. we have had a tremendous achievement, and we c

let me give you very specific examples in the u.s. right now. so in the u.s. you've got roughly 60 million doses of astrazeneca. it is not yet been given fda approval but it is being used in different parts of the world particularly africa. this vaccine is literally shutlv sitting on the shelves for the moment. we were able to get that out of the u.s. and into africa we would double the amount vaccine presently in africa. the things we can do to help the situation. here is a another thing because yes it's true we are not suggesting you can vaccinate the entireon developing world population in 2021 but we believe you can vaccinate the strategic parts of the population that's necessary that is densely populated urban areas comic heat workers, the most vulnerable. here's the thing, for a lot of these countries and for example in africa they are not yet able to use the vaccine that's there. even though the amount of vaccine in africa is just over 30 million vaccines to be delivered to the kovacs mechanism and for population of one point to billion people only got

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policy to netanyahu he reiterated that the u.s. position is that israel has a right to self-defense and to both men he condemned the firing of rockets by hamas out of gaza so really not as substantially changed u.s. policy and not a real sense of urgency pressuring either side particularly netanyahu to end this conflict john thank you for that john hendren live for us sane washington. and still ahead on al-jazeera dozens more bodies of suspected called $900.00 victims were found floating in india's river ganges and touched down china makes history as they successfully manned spacecraft on mars. surprisingly it's now remarkably warm of a most the u.s. including the northern states and canada they have eventually i think been brought up from the south of course that generates big showers of months ago in texas oklahoma arkansas and up to missouri your light season for the big showers they could get worse i think after the weekend to have just the dogs 26 in minneapolis 25 when you pick and toronto's a 22 this must be a relief to thos

u.s. representatives to the united nations continue to obstruct efforts by other countries who are asking for a joint statement from the u.n. security council which would condemn the violence in calls for a truce for t.v. i'm alex my love it. and for reaction to the latest airstrikes in gaza i was joined earlier by our panel today ariel gold she's national co-director of code pink and u.s. mideast foreign policy expert and john jordan is a political commentator and former naval intelligence officer here is our conversation. well israel is out to finish hamas they want to send a message right now that they're going to they're going to prosecute this to the end they're not going to put up with the rocket attacks anymore no more proportional to for tat that israel is israel is in the counterterrorism business for real here secondly israelis want to send a message worldwide that they take their own national security very seriously and this has implications for iran and what they're basically s

u.s. energy secretary says -- energy secretary jennifer granholm says even if they can restart today, it will take days. since 2014, fears clashes between the arrays it -- the israeli military and the gaza strip have left 48 people dead in gaza and six in israel. donald trump's grip on the republican party has tightened. they have ousted house republicans -- house republicans ousted liz cheney from her leadership position today. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. guy: thank you very much, indeed. let's get back to that inflation story. said vice chair rich clarida playing down the jump in u.s. -- said vice chair rich clarida playing down the jump in u.s. consumer prices. he said he was surprised by the strength of the report, but remains very much on message. >> we would not hesitate to act and to use our tools to bring inflation back down to our 2

hillary mann leverett former u.s. diplomat a warm welcome to you all danny let me start with you today does israel at the moment want to see a diplomatic solution to this crisis and if so what steps is it prepared to take to try and deescalate the situation. it's a good for having me today and then i want to make it legal. and not intentional we as the nation will resist the peaceful nation and i'm sergeant. ryan last night that ran with my 2 dogs are shot and 1000000 to be there you did that saying the last night well being that there are going to there's a mosque in wow we are defending i will. not be quiet. and we will hunt down the mosque there are used and it is will be quiet. in the entire city these well. let me ask you a somewhat similar question here so far all we've heard from both sides in this is there isn't a lot of indication that there is any type of deescalate deescalation sentiment right now so are the palestinians prepared to try to deescalate this what steps would they want to take and also is there

in the u.s. and europe but will it be enough jobs as the crisis hit in india and brazil then our poll faces off against fortnight maker absent games in court and a battle over antitrust violations with billions of dollars at stake we have a lot to get to so let's get started. leaders from the 7 most industrialized nations in the world are meeting in london this week to discuss global threats the increasing power of china and continued calls to isolate russia speaking at the 1st in person g. 7 meeting since 2019 secretary of state tony blinken said the goal is to balance countering the latest challenges without trying to contain beijing or to escalate tensions with moscow. we are focused. very much on russia's actions and what course it chooses to take. president biden's been very clear for a long time including before he was president that if russia chooses to act recklessly or aggressively we'll respond it is not our purpose to try to contain china or to hold china down what we are trying to do

u.s. the global anger and the u.s. response. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. this morning the number of new covid infections in the u.s. is at the lowest point in nearly a year. the decline comes as more people continue to get vaccinated, but the cdc is investigating a possible rare side effect found in a small number of teens and young adults shortly after their second shot. laura podesta is tracking the latest from new york. so what is the agency looking into? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, emphasis on the word "rare." a few teens have experienced myocarditis, an inflation of the heart muscle. the cdc did not specify the number of teens that have come down with this condition but did we ncoater trement, there the seven-day average for new coronavirus cases in the u.s. is less than 30,000. about a tenth of what it was at the january peak. these massachusetts high schoolers can thank the vaccine for their senior prom. >> i