i m sally bundock and we start here in the uk where in the next few hours the latest inflation numbers will be released and its widely anticipated the news will be good with prices coming down. the bank of england says it expects inflation to fall sharply in april . this follows an upgrade from the international monetary fund for the uk economy. it says we should avoid a recession this year but the imf is warning inflation remains stubbornly high and higher interest rates will need to remain in place if it is to be brought down. so where are we at? if we look at february inflation measured as consumer prices stood at 10.4%. the soaring cost of food and energy being the key drivers. it then fell slightly to 10.1% in march. this was a surprise as a much biggerfall was predicted and rang alarms bells with concerns of sticky inflation that proves difficult to reduce. bells with concerns inflation is proving very sticky. difficult to bring down. and helps low prices with th
this latest ceasefire $245 million in aid to help support people fleeing the violence. i m ben thompson. let s start in the uk where the cost of living crisis is showing some tentative signs that it is starting to ease slightly. the latest rate of inflation for the month of april has fallen to 8.7% now that s still very high and above the 8.2% rate that many economists forecast, but still a significant drop compared to the over 10.1% rate we saw last month. double digit inflation that had been in place since august last year all well above the bank of england 2% target hitting a peak at 10.4% in february, before slowly coming down. this latest figure is the sharpest drop since the cost of living crisis began. but growing cost of food still remains very high. as you can see here, food prices increased by 19% in april and havent yet come down from their peak. making it difficult for people to feel better off right now. joining us now is simon french, chief economist at p
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