Welcome to the journal editorial report, i am charles payne. The case rested. Without the former president taking the stand. Closing arguments set for tuesday after jurors spend the long Holiday Weekend at home. Here with a look at what to expect when the Court Reconvenes Next week is a former federal prosecutor, also former attorney ford donald trump. Jim, thank you for joining us. Monday morning quarterbacking in real time. The first thing everyone has debated is smart for trump not to take the stand or not. It was for a couple of reasons. Preliminary warnings by the judge as to what the fair scope of examination would be. They were told they would be allowed to crossexamine. I feel awfully collateral. Dont feel like the type of stuff we reflect on directly. Beyond that, the whole strategy in this case, charles, make it about the credibility. It is the only battlefield you can be fighting on. It is all coming down to Michael Cohen. You dignify the governments case. Just focusing on M
Than expected last month. Our economics editor faisal islam has been to rustington, in east sussex, to find out if people are feeling any better about their finances. On about their finances. The on about theirfinances. The high on about their finances. The high street, on about theirfinances. The high street, shoppers can on the high street, shoppers can feel inflation is coming but the feelgood factor the Prime Minister will depend on in a general election remains elusive. ,. ,. , in a general election remains elusive. ,. ,. Elusive. Some products are auoin elusive. Some products are going up. Elusive. Some products are going up. Some elusive. Some products are going up, some products. Elusive. Some products are l going up, some products are plateauing. It isjust going up, some products are plateauing. It is just not a good time for everybody. I good time for everybody. I think things are still going up ust think things are still going up just slightly less faster. Gas and electricit
A lot across the border at the u. S. Embassy in beirut, lebanon. Public in the mideast upset by the blast of the hospital in gaza. Hamas claims israel. Israel claims the palestinians. They go after the blood Thirsty Hamas militants. It is what they used to call a phony war. Intermittent strikes but not a full blown invasion. Hezbollah using antitank missiles who hit a kibbutz. They used rockets and mortars and small arms. Israel huge Military Presence here. They responded overnight with artillery and air strikes, tanks, drones, you name it. So far in the past day since weve been here five israeli shoulders have been killed. 18 hezbollah and other militants have died as well and there has been civilian casualties. Remember, the powerful lebanonbased hezbollah claims 100,000 fighters, claims 150,000 rockets. They are playing a waiting game. A lot of threats from the group and benefactor iran. Remember, hezbollah and hamas depend on iran as well. Theyre clear if israel pushes further in t
The catalyst wednesdays Consumer Price index report which showed inflation rising less rapidly in april than wed seen in the first three months of the year. Fed Chairjerome Powell had said just a day earlier that fed officials were surprised by this years higher than expected readouts. Traders keenly watch Inflation Figures for clues on how the fed will move forward on Interest Rates. Any news of price increases easing raises their hopes the Interest Rates will be cut sooner rather than later. Now more investors expect the fed to make its first rate cut in september and a second in december. As we have been reporting on news day, russiare president has arrived in china for a two day visit. It comes as moscow has become more dependent on beijing following its invasion of ukraine more than two years ago. Trade numbers hit record highs last year as china bought discounted russian oil in the face of sanctions. You can weep up with the latest on president putins trip by our live payment on