With markets being a little shaky but mostly stable at the beginning of trading week political world is awaiting the oncoming negotiations between South and North Korea which are expected to be followed by the negotiations between North Korea and USA.
South Korea is preparing to negotiations.
The officials of South Korea have stated that the broadcast of the propaganda through the loudspeakers on the boarder od the North and South Koreas have stopped. According to the minister of defense of South Korea this measure was taken with the intention to lower military tensions between the countries.
South Korea has been broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda along the whole boarder of the country since the third nuclear trials of North Korea. As counter measures South Korea had to turn on the broadcast and North Korea did just the same. South Korean officials hope that their gesture will mean that the propaganda from outside their borders well also stop.
Meeting of the heads of North and South Koreas is set to happen on Friday, May 27. If the meeting takes place it will be the third meeting between Koreas’ officials. This time the main topic of discussions will be denuclearization of North Korea.
Time’s “100 Most Influential” is out
Every year people of power are awaiting the list of 100 most influential list to be out in public to see whether they made it to the TOP-100 or not. But this year’s list is a little bit unusual for the readers and participants of the list.
Most names on the list are media people. American political tensions, mass shootings and #MeToo movement against sexual harassment have left a mark on the world and the society can’t close its eyes to the issues. Also, for the first time in years Vladimir Putin didn’t make the list and Kim Jong Un did.
According to the source the list Is traditionally divided into several categories: pioneers, leaders, titans, artists and icons. Among others the list includes such famous artists as Gal Gadot, Jimmy Kimmel, John Krasinski and Nikole Kidman. Among leaders one will find Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, Robert Mueller, Xi Jinping and of course Donald Trump.
This year’s 100 is also quite a break-through as it features 45 women and 45 people under the age of 40.
Stocks, currencies and cruse overview.
European and Asian stocks are looking lower this trading morning.
Stoxx Europe 600 Index is 0.2 percent lower.
Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 0.3 percent – the biggest fall in a week.
MSCI Emerging Market Index fell 0.4 percent.
MSCI Asia Pacific is 0.2 percent lower.
FTSE from UK fell less than 0.05 percent.
Fifth straight gain for the greenback’s index against the basket of six major currencies of 0.05 percent brings the dollar to the highest point in 5 weeks.
Euro fell less than 0.05 percent, although that did bring European currency to the lowest point in 2 weeks.
Pound gained 0.2 percent - $1.4026 per pound.
Yen slipped 0.2 percent – 107.84 yen per dollar.
WTI crude fell 0.4 percent - $68.14 per barrel.
Gold fell 0.1 percent - $1.333.80 per ounce.
