In cutting the cost of borrowing for the first time in overfour years. The Federal Reserve have dropped the main Interest Rate in the worlds 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 h
We are opposing them on that. We are opposing them on that. We are worried that in the nhs debate, they are talking about reform before investment, when we think there needs to be reform and investment. So, we will hold them to account. But we will be different from the conservatives, because being constructive means you dont do the kind of politics which people are sick of, and you also put your alternatives Forward. At the Prime Ministers questions just last week, when i was opposing the Governments Withdrawal of Winter Fuel payments, we were saying, yes, there is a financial deficit left by the tories, we agree with you on that, but there are other ways to deal with that problem, and we put them Forward. We to deal with that problem, and we put them Forward. To deal with that problem, and we put them Forward. We can go live to brighten we put them Forward. We can go live to brighten out we put them Forward. We can go live to brighten out to we put them Forward. We can go live to bri
It s nice to be here. It s great to have you on the programme. For the past 1a years, your boss, prime minister viktor orban, has been waging a political war against what he calls the liberal elite in brussels. Do you think he s winning that war? no, it s a. . . It s a long war. We still have time, but we have to take the war because. . . . . Because it s about our freedom, and, you know, ithink in european culture, we respect freedom. The hungarian people are very much freedom loving people. They want to decide how to live their own life, what to do what is their purpose, what are the rules they want to follow? and from a historical point of view, also, we hungarians don t like to be dictated from outside. It doesn t matter from which direction it comes. Unfortunately, the current progressive liberal elite likes to dictate to the others how to live their life and what to do, what to think about the world order or anything else, so it s a. . . It s a long battle. Thing is. . . But we
Thank you very much For the invitation. Its nice to be here. Its great to have you on the programme. For the past 1a years, your boss, Prime Minister viktor orban, has been waging a political war against what he calls the liberal elite in brussels. Do you think hes winning that war . No, its a. Its a long war. We still have time, but we have to take the war because. Because its about our freedom. And, you know, i think in european culture, we respect freedom. The hungarian people are very much freedom loving people. They want to decide how to live their own life, what to do what is their purpose, what are the rules they want to follow . And from a historical point of view, also, We Hungarians dont like to be dictated from outside. It doesnt matter from which direction it comes. UnFortunately, the current Progressive Liberal Elite likes to dictate to the others how to live their life and what to do, what to think about the World Order or anything else, so its a. Its a long battle. Thing
Killed what it calls nine palestinian terrorists. Israel has called its attacks a Counter Terrorism operation targeting what it described as a mixture of Terror Groups and terror cells. It claims iran, which backs hamas, is trying to open a new front against israel in the West Bank. The israeli raids took place in the cities ofjenin, nablus, tulkarm, believed to be the first time in some 20 years that several West Bank cities have been targeted at the same time. Lets take a closer look at the West Bank and what It Actually is. Its land on the West Bank of the riverjordan and bounded by israel and jordan. Its been occupied by israel since the 1967 Middle East war, but decades of talks between israel and the palestinians have left its final status unresolved. The international Court Ofjustice has lets cross live now tojerusalem where we can speak to our correspondent yolande knell. Just bring us up to date on this operation. Just bring us uptodate on this operation operation. This is a