Then, in business briefing, Christine Lagarde steps down as the head of the International Monetary fund. But, after a succesful eight year reign, who will replace her . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme love them or hate them, it is world emoji day. To mark the event, apple has released previews of 20 new ones. So we would like to know, are you a fan of emojis . Are they are useful communication tool, or do they cause misunderstanding . Which one do you use the most . Get in touch. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The us house of representatives has voted to condemn as racist president trumps attack on four congresswomen. It is a symbolic resolution in a chamber controlled by the opposition democrats, and has no force in law, but it is unprecedented. Earlier, mr trump renewed his attack on the politicians, all from minority backgrounds and us citizens, but insisted he doesnt have a racist
Of its choosing. Oil prices are particularly volatile, given the regions role in producing a commodity so vital to the functioning of the Global Economy. Well, oil prices have actually been falling and thats because many traders think the risk of escalation is already factored in to the price. The American Bank citigroup though is warning that if there is more direct conflict between the two, oil prices could soar above 100 a barrel. And its likely that all of this will dominate the agenda for central bankers and Finance Ministers who are gathering this week in washington dc for the annual International Montary fund and world bank meetings. Ahead of that, the head of the imf Kristalina Georgieva has been warning the Global Economy faces a sluggish and disappointing decade amid all the uncertainty. Any impact, as small as it might be, is not desirable in an economy with high uncertainty. And inflation still not being brought down to target, very simple, oil prices go up, inflation goes