given these comments by the federal chair. based on the meeting today, i would tell you that i don t think it s likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the march meeting to identify march as the time to do that. but that is to be seen. mr powell s words disappointed us on wall street who believed that the first cut would potentially happen in march. this is after policymakers back in december hinted at rate cuts in 202a. however, mr powell said officials wanted greater confidence that inflation was falling back to its 2% goal first. with prices coming down but still high and with the economy doing well, david ross believes that this is the right call telling me thatjerome powell has no reason to show his hand at this point. the rate decision comes after fresh data showing us economic growth slowed down in the last quarter, but performed much better than forecasters expected. let s turn our focus now to social media because the bosses of compa
by the federal chair. based on the meeting today, i would tell you that i don t think it s likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the march meeting to identify march as the time to do that. but that is to be seen. mr powell s words disappointed us on wall street who believed that the first cut would potentially happen in march. this is after policymakers back in december hinted at rate cuts in 202a. however, mr powell said officials wanted greater confidence that inflation was falling back to its 2% goal first. with prices coming down but still high and with the economy doing well, david ross at trade station believes that this is the right call telling mejerome powell has no reason to show his hand at this point. the rate decision comes after fresh data showing us economic growth slowed down in the last quarter, but performed much better than forecasters expected. now to other stories making headlines. boeing boss dave calhoun has admitted
to death in nottingham say they ve been let down by police after their killer is given a hospital order for three counts of manslaughter by diminished responsibility. russia says missile fragments and black boxes have been found at the sight of a plane crash which has said to have killed tens of ukrainian prisoners of war. nhs consultants reject a new pay offer with 51% of union staying with the issue of capital punishment and according to amnesty international, the number of executions is rising globally, despite many countries abolishing the use of capital punishment. according to the latest figures, in 2022, 55 countries had the death penalty. one of those is japan, where a man has been sentenced to death following a deadly arson attack on an animation studio in kyoto in 2019 which killed 36 people. shinji aoba had previously admitted setting the building on fire. his lawyers had sought an acquittal on the grounds of mental incompetence, but the judge rejected that a
A double life as a bomb maker for dissident republicans, in Northern Ireland. An extra 21,000 Mental Health workers in england are to be recruited over four years. But unions say its an impossible task. And a moeen ali hat trick sees england cruise to victory over south africa in the third test at the oval. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news later in the hour, a blow for the World Athletics Championships that start in london on friday. One of its biggest stars, david rudisha, has had to pull out with an injury. Good evening. After an already turbulent last few days at the white house, the newly appointed Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, has been removed from his post. Hed in the job just ten days. Its being reported that President Trump decided he should go after a request byjohn kelly, who was sworn in today as the president s new Chief Of Staff. A former four star general, its hoped mr kelly will bring discipline and strength to a white house seemingly in chaos. Well, our