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Hello. I m sally bundock. The united states says it s involved in intensive diplomatic efforts to prevent a further escalation in the conflict between israel and hezbollah in lebanon. The national security spokesman john kirby said the white house didn t believe the crisis could be solved by additional military operations. He was speaking after a second day of explosions across lebanon triggered in walkie talkies used by hezbollah. More than 32 people have been killed, thousands have been left injured. Israel hasn t confirmed it was behind the blasts. But the defence minister yoav gallant said it was opening a new phase in its year long war, with the centre of gravity shifting to the north. Our reporter simonjones has more. A simon jones has more. A simonjones has more. Funeral in southern lebano is a funeral in southern lebanon is about to be interrupted. An explosion injuring a hezbollah soldier, causing panic and fear. In beirut, another blast caused by a walkie talkie. A new form ....
Laura: good evening, everyone. I m laura ingraham. This is the ingraham angle. Thank you as always for joining us. My ankle in moments. But first. It if it is one thing the democrats have learned over the past eight years, it is that you can never really count out donald trump. Last night, truck was in new york for a rally and it is official. He is on the offense. In new york, we are going to win new york. [cheers and applause] and if you vote for me, i m going to reduce your taxes, produce your crime, and your levels of stress. [cheers and applause] the only thing that i will increase our your incomes and your love for your state. It will come roaring back again. Laura: it is not the he complete impossibility especially considering that a new poll shows new york governor kathy hochul s favorability has fallen below trump. Among new yorkers. I ve. I ve been saying for years that republicans should embrace a 50 state strategy for victory. No state left behind. And despite the left s acc ....
In cutting the cost of borrowing for the first time in overfour years. The federal reserve have dropped the main interest rate in the world s biggest economy by half a percentage point, bringing it down to between 4. 75% and 5%. A drop larger than many expected, with some wondering now if this reflects the scale of the problems facing the american economy or the success in getting the pace of price rises, inflation, close to the banks targets. The governor of the fed, jerome powell says the us economy is in good shape and they intend to keep it that way. Our north america business correspondent ritika gupta has the details. The federal reserve has delivered a super sized interest rate cut aimed at bolstering the us labour market. The 0. 5 percentage cut, the first in over four years, brings its key interest rate, the federal funds rate, down to between 4. 75 and 5%. It comes amid signs inflation in america is continuing to fall, while the job market remains strong, even as unemployment ....
Change interest rates from five percent. The decision, expected at midday, comes after inflation, showing the rise in consumer prices, remained at 2. 2 per cent last month. The central bank in the united states lowered interest rates by half a percentage point yesterday the first cut for more than four years. Let s speak to our business correspondent peter ruddick. What is the expectation with the bank of england? i knew you will ask me that. I am not a betting man but the one thing we can predict is it is going to be a close decision. The last time the nine person committee voted five to four, as close as you can get to cut interest rates last time to the 5% level they are now, a quarter of a percentage point change. Why will it be so although there is disagreement really among the committee and economic experts about how sticky, how stubborn inflation price rises are, there is agreement that the trend is price rises and the rate of inflation is coming down but relatively slowly, re ....
Bumper cut the federal reserve slashes the cost of borrowing by half a percentage point. We take a look at what this says about the us economy. And the bank of england are minutes away from telling us whether they re cutting rates or not. Markets think they re staying where they are. Welcome to business today. We start in the us, and a big move by the central bank in cutting the cost of borrowing for the first time in overfour years. The federal reserve have dropped the main interest rate in the world s biggest economy by half a percentage point bringing it down to between 4. 75 and 5%. A drop larger than many expected with some wondering now if this reflects the scale of the problems facing the american economy or the success in getting the pace of price rises, inflation, close to the bank s targets. The governor of the fed jerome powell says the us economy is in good shape and they intend to keep it that way. Our north america business correspondent ritika gupta has the d ....