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the value of the pound has dropped again today by nearly a percent against the dollar as investors digest the warning from the international monetary fund about the uk governments fiscal plans. the imf has openly criticised the plan for widespread tax cuts, warning the measures are likely to fuel the cost—of—living crisis and increase inequality. heres michelle fleury with more details in new york. one of the roles of the international monetary fund is to act as an early economic w...

Its a race against time to have the Hustler Fund operationalised by December 1.

Benefit high income earners. remember, as part of the uk treasurys policy to boost growth, it said it was scrapping the 45% tax rate for those with incomes above £150,000. the last time the fund disagreed with britain was over austerity plans when its chief economist, 0livier blanchard, accused then chancellor george osborne of playing with fire. it is very unusual for the imf to speak out so publicly. it may suggest that the fund wants to warn other countries away from similar packages to the ...

At the evidence. >> budget cuts, social media campaigns featuring children, state department officials say newly declassified intelligence shared exclusively with fox news shows iran backed militias across the middle east are strapped for cash. >> when people talk about irans regional aggression, shia militias in iraq and syria, we are making it harder for all of these terrorist organizations to operate. >> the state department credits 26 rounds of sanctions against all these targets. officials ...

Shows added sanctions could be squeezing iran financially and beyond. rich edson is live at the state department with the latest details. good morning. >> state department officials say newly declassified intelligence shows that iran is short on cash after 26 rounds of american sanctions these officials say iran is having a difficult time funding militias across the middle east. tehran has warned militia groups to find new revenue sources. hamas has enacted austerity plans and cyber command need...

From the state department. rich edson and pat sommers there. hamas enacted austerity plans. shia militia groups have been told to find new sources of revenue. cyber command is short on cash and hezbollah is working for more public donations. if that is even halfway true, what does that mean, sir? >> the sanctions are working. iran is more vulnerable than it had been. part of their strength comes from having hezbollah, international terror force. agents here in the united states and around the wo...

Will make the case to the court so you would usually say he hasnt confessed hes maintaining his innocence of let him go you could flee the country or tamper with evidence so you know we may not see mr cohen again for a long time and all of this about a man who is completely maintaining his innocence and with the evidence against him looking fairly flimsy at least from the outside. in argentina thousands took to the streets again to protest against the austerity plans of the government president ...

Looking fairly flimsy at least from the outside. to argentina now where thousands took to the streets once again to protest against the austerity plans of the government president notice your market cut subsidies for public utilities and other services that sent electricity and gas prices up a whopping two thousand percent since the start of his presidency fearing no end in sight citizens have planned weekly protests until next month. protesters as far as the eye can see thousands have taken to ...

Spending cuts and tax hikes. thats the plan democrats are leaning toward but this still really is about the economy and how to solve some of the immediate problems we have. >> yeah. i must tell you that im one of the progressives who agrees with the economist paul krugman on this. any time talking about deficits, we are buying in to the right wing mantra somehow deficits are killing the economy. look at great britain and doing with their austerity plans and doesnt add up. im much more of the min...

>> the former orville. how do you not? >> just stop it. >> is that wrong? >> im a little nervous. he talks about a cabinet meeting not since george iii. you say that. come on. we better get nervous. >> the last time they were in the white house think burned it. >> those jokes never get old, do they? >> not too soon. >> isnt it a fascinating contrast with the situation with the chance lor. when the chancellor came into power he basically drew up a plan and implemented it. you were basically devel...