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Welcome to the programme. Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has ruled out accepting a g7 offer of 22 Million Dollars to fight fires in the amazon rainforest unless he gets an apology from his french counterpart, emmanuel macron. Mr bolsonaro said the french leader should apologise for insulting him personally by calling him a liar. Mr macron had accused him of lying about fighting climate change. In recent days mr bolsonaro has insulted mr macrons wife on social media, while mr macron has said he hopes brazilians will soon have a president who is up to thejob. President bolsonaro says the aid money is not needed and he has accused foreign powers of wanting control of the rainforest. Today hes been Holding Meetings with governors from amazonian States Affected b ....
A move that was expected. The current cost of borrowing now sits at five to 5. 25 , the highest in 16 years. But is the fed finally done with rate hikes . The bbc s Samira Hussain reports from new york. Inflation remains stubbornly high to try and get the cost of living back down to more normal levels. The federal reserve, americas central bank, has raised Interest Rates ten times in a little over a year. And now it seems it may be ready to perhaps take a pause. The committee will take into account the cumulative tightening of Monetary Policy, the lags with which Monetary Policy affects Economic Activity and inflation and economic and financial developments. We will make that determination. Meeting by meet ....
a move that was expected. the current cost of borrowing now sits at five to 5.25%, the highest in 16 years. but is the fed finally done with rate hikes? the bbc s samira hussain reports from new york. inflation remains stubbornly high to try and get the cost of living back down to more normal levels. the federal reserve, america s central bank, has raised interest rates ten times in a little over a year. and now it seems it may be ready to perhaps take a pause. the committee will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation and economic and financial developments. we will make that determination. meeting by meeting. the rate rises have slowed economic growth in the united states by making it more expensive to borrow money. and inflation is starting to come down. but there have been some unexpected knock on effects of the rate hikes. they played a part in the banking crisis whe ....
Progress. More on that story in a moment. As ukraine faces a second winter of war, it is suffering heavy losses on the battlefield, but the military does not release figures for those killed and injured. The bbc has been given access to one of the main hospitals receiving casualties from the front lines. Doctors there have treated more than 20,000 Wounded Soldiers since russias full scale invasion in february 2022, many of them amputees. From south eastern ukraine, our International Correspondent 0rla guerin reports. Sirens. Under a blanket of darkness, the wounded are brought in. On arrival each one is numbered. Each one a husband, a father or a son. This is the pain of a generation. Staff here treat 50 to 100 new casualties every day. Another badly wounded soldier has just been brought in. Hes in his 20s and one of his legs has already been amputated. This is ....