hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we begin in the us where the central bank is expected to increase interest rates by another 75 basis points today which would be the fourth consecutive increase of this size. many are hoping for signs the federal reserve may soften its approach in the months ahead with markets anticipating a 0.5% rate rise in december. so what s different within the us economy that would lead the fed to change its current course? here s michelle fleury. since march the federal chair hiked the rate by three percentage points, in so doing caused more expensive loans on everything, from houses to cars and credit cards, so far they have done so without any damaging slowdown in job have done so without any damaging slowdown injob or growth wealth creation. the trouble is there is no sign of a living rolling off with consumer prices, inflation still high at over 8% and still the fed has focused on. and until it sees inflation coming
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clearly see it is at a very steep angle, read about 45 degrees. you can see the name of it picked out in white on the bow, now. it has been in the dry dock in leith for about three years, laid up, not been used since the start of the covid crisis. it was a huge emergency at leith docks yesterday morning sometime between eight o clock and 8:30am. workers reported hearing a loud noise. 0ne worker said he knew somebody working on the ship. they had gone for a toilet break. then the accident happened. when they came back they couldn t find their workmates. clearly a large number of people were working in and around the ship. as you say, we know that 35 people were injured. 23 taken to hospital. 12 treated at the scene.
and arguably has room to spend and arguably has room to spend a bit more. to government s second argument is that putting more money into people s pockets right now could keep inflation higherfor pockets right now could keep inflation higher for longer which makes everyone worse off over time and increases the pressure on the bank of england to use its powers to reduce inflation to affect borrowing costs. all of these disputes are different and short of offering everyone and inflation matching pay rise there is no simple solution. 0ne worker s frustration at the falling standard of living is another present s frustration at the disruption that looks set to dominate christmas headlines. simonjack there on the situation in the uk. europe has also been faced with strikes in recent months as soaring inflation has meant nurses, post workers and railway staff have all pushed for wages to keep pace with the cost of living,