department is likely to confirm prices are calling. but with inflation still stubbornly high, policy makers here as in many other developed economies aren t done raising interest rates. michelle fleury reporting. let s quickly show you how markets reacted. investors hope there may be a chance the us economy could avoid falling into a recession so we saw a bit of a rally in all the main indices. let s show you how japan s all the main indices. let s show you howjapan s nikkei has started, down by almost i%, profit taking also happening as well. in other news, sporting goods giant nikkei has reported its latest earnings for the fourth quarter and revenue coming in at $12.8 billion. that s slightly higher than expected and it also means they have been revenue estimates for seven street orders, with sales jumping in both its modest market, north america, and in china following the easing of covid 19 restrictions. going to china were on about how authorities are expected to releas
and i get there early in the morning. i go to a biden witch hunt, and then i come here in the afternoon, and i stop and we make speeches and we get you votes and all that stuff, but nobody s ever had to do this before. that was donald trump in new hampshire last night as he travels back and forth between courtrooms and the campaign trail. we ll have the latest on the race for the republican nomination now just days away for the first primary of the contest. also ahead, an update from capitol hill on the push to pass another short-term funding solution to avoid a government shutdown. and we ll go through the new developments out of the middle east including the escalating attacks from the houthi rebels in the red sea. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 17th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with politics, and former president donald trump is now focusing on the next big contest in the republican pr
voters. the country is in disarray. we see it crime on our streets or border that s irresponsible, reckless or dangerous. we see it with our world on fire. for the first time. 81% of americans don t think their kids are going to live as good of a life as we have. we can t be okay with that we have one job as parents and that s to do right by our kids. every child deserves a good education, regardless of where they are born and raised. we feel it with our mortgage payments. with our insurance payments. everything that we have to pay has all gone up: i analyze the threat and the stronger the threat, the higher the heel i m a problem solver, more than that i. no one is going to outwork me or outsmart me in this race. we do have a country to save. i ll promise you this, if you join with me in this movement, if you join with me in this fight, i promise you our best days are yet to come. martha: welcome to des moines, iowa, everybody. good evening from the iowa events c
[cheers and applause] he spends so much of his time as president on vacation, we might as well make it permanent. harris: the man we have yet to see on the campaign trail, joe biden, is out front in the democrat primary. it has been more than a month since the re-election announcement. is president biden going to hold a campaign event ever? so i will say this to you, peter, as you know, we follow the rule of law here. you can t say if he will be campaigning for re-election. i am not going to comment from here. another story harris: it wouldn t be a wednesday if she didn t mention the hatch act although she does talk politics as times. the woke stuff comes up. the former president still has a sizeable lead over the governor from florida. but six points smaller than earlier this month. this washington examiner piece sums it up. the pre-game is over between the two. desantis taking the opportunity to throw a jab at trump. he used to say how great florida was.
of the dambusters raid tonight there will be a special fly past over the lancaster bomber s former bases. and coming up on bbc news. my legacy is already exceptional! pep guardiola s words on the eve of manchester city s champions league semi final against real madrid as they try to win the trophy for the first time. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. as food prices rise at their fastest rate in 45 years, the prime minister today gathered farmers, supermarket bosses and food industry representatives in downing street with a pledge to help make it easier to source our own food in the uk. the cost of food has soared in the past year, with some items like meat and vegetables more than doubling in price. supermarkets have also had to contend with a shortage of supplies. today, the government urged retailers to pass on any savings to customers who are struggling. our economics correspondent dharshini david looks at why prices are staying so high. brunch with the