Pacific. According to these findings, the region is expected to see a slowdown in growth next year, partly due to a lack of post pandemic recovery from china, the well s second largest economy. A look at the report, joined by chief economist at your expecting a stage in pacific growth to slow due to the chinese slowdown. What steps can countries in this region take an urge to mitigate some impacts? take an urge to mitigate some imacts?. , , impacts? you re absolutely riuht. Impacts? you re absolutely right jen impacts? you re absolutely right. Jen has impacts? you re absolutely right. Jen has been impacts? you re absolutely right. Jen has been a impacts? you re absolutely i right. Jen has been a powerful right. Jen has been a powerful engine for growth in the world and slower growth means lower growth in the region. china. It needs to do more on its own to grow and that needs reform. First of all, of the service sectors sound breaks up. . . Not notjust for not just for service
Bumper cut the Federal Reserve slashes the cost of borrowing by half a Percentage Point. We take a look at what this says about the us economy. And the Bank Of England are minutes away from telling us whether theyre cutting rates or not. Markets think theyre staying where they are. Welcome to business today. We start in the us, and a big move by the Central Bank 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 Fede
Caution at the Bank Of England. It keeps Interest Rates on hold but the governor tells us they are optimistic that Borrowing Costs are on the Path Down. Over on Wall Street though the party is back on. Shares hit a new Record High as the fed says the economys in a good place despite Itsjumbo Rate cut billion dollar breaks Australias Economy rides a wave of interest in surfing. It is the government fully with the sport . All those puns to come a little later in the programme. We start here in the uk where the bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has said Interest Rates are now gradually on the Path Down despite the Banks Decision to keep the cost of borrowing on hold today. The banks main rate was left at 5 after it was cut last month for the first time in more than four years. The bank ratcheted up Interest Rates to try and control inflation which hit a peak of 11. 1 back in 2022. Since then inflation has been brought down significantly its sitting just above the banks target curre
Presidential endorsement that both candidates have been angling to lock down for weeks now. And it turns out neither one of them is getting it. An an election that is marked by an allout fight for Blue Collar voters. The teamsters silence rings louder than really any endorsement could tonight. The leadership declared during that theyre not backing Vice President harris or former president Donald Trump. The republican Nominee Tonight tried to claim otherwise earlier today, i was honored to receive The Endorsement of the Rankandfile Membership of the teamsters. I love that endorsement comes from the leadership of the teamsters, but well talk more about that in a moment. But just to give you a sense of how much trump was trying to woo the Teamsters President Sean Obrien, he gave him a Prime Time Speaking Slot at the republican national convention. Any reaction with the Teamsters Decision not to endorse know they are. I particularly daughter is there not going to endorse the democrats its