This discussion was held by videoconference. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening depending on where you are. Thank you for joining us. Im Vice President of the Global Economy and Development Programs at brookings Global Economy. Disrupting billions of life and jeopardizing progress. The Global Economic process which relates to todays conversation from a five of present and global gdp in 2020. This is the cheapest global recession since world war ii. Its a report defined by fundamental drivers of longterm growth including investment which would slow capital formation. Beyond the headline Economic Growth number, the pandemic is having a proportionate effect lower Income Countries in a way the economy isd dominated most limited ability to adjust to covid related measures such as confinement. Similarly, most vulnerable population in the economy are more exposed. The pandemic is likely to leave a legacy of water inequality between and within countries. Disruptive of the pandemic f
this is bbc news. the headlines. climate records tumble like dominoes , as european scientists confirm that 2023 was the warmest year on record. britain s foreign secretary lord cameron says he s worried that israel may have taken action in gaza that breached international law. a legal scandal in which hundreds of british post office managers were wrongly prosecuted for fraud has forced the former head of the post office to hand back an honour she received from the late queen. and the former us president donald trump is in court for a landmark legal case about whether he should be immune from criminal prosecution. this is the scene outside the courthouse in washington. more on those stories coming up in the next half hour. time for a look at the business news now. lovely to have you with us this afternoon. we start with the latest on the boeing 737 max planes because united airlines says it had found multiple loose bolts on door plugs during inspections of its fleet of max
is under way. it sets the stage for a wednesday decision on whether they ll hike interest rates, or leave them unchanged. our business correspondent erin delmore reports from new york. what do you get when you add strong consumer spending? a tightjob market and remarkable growth. you get a resilient economy, an economy that defied earlier predictions of a recession and one that s not buckling under the weight of the fed s interest rate hikes. see, raising interest rates is the fed s best tool to combat persistently high inflation, which consumers have seen reflected in higher prices for nearly everything. and while inflation has fallen by half from itsjune 2022 high of 7%, it s still higher than the fed s target of 2%. earlier this year, federal reserve policymakers hinted that they may hike interest rates once more before the year is out. they ll have a chance this week or at their last meeting in december, or they could not do it at all. investors and economists are predict
see, raising interest rates is the fed s best tool to combat persistently high inflation, which consumers have seen reflected in higher prices for nearly everything. and while inflation has fallen by half from itsjune 2022 high of 7%, it s still higher than the fed s target of 2%. earlier this year, federal reserve policymakers hinted that they may hike interest rates once more before the year is out. they ll have a chance this week, or at their last meeting in december, or they could not do it at all. investors and economists are predicting that policymakers will skip a rate hike this week and, instead, hold rates steady, giving everything more time to work its way through the economy. we ll know the fed s next step on wednesday. one of the many things that have become more expensive for consumers is energy. oil prices have swung wildly over the last few years, due to the pandemic and the war in eastern europe. at one point, after russia invaded ukraine, prices rose to about
India. Jeff bezos met with Prime Minister modi last night. Well hear from him when he addresses Congress Later this morning. Clinton wins enough delegates to become the Presumptive Democratic nominee. Is the battle between her and mr. Trump gains momentum. The market seems to be shrugging off this political uncertainty. Shares of lululemon bouncing around in the premarket after raising forecast for the year but offered a softer outlook on the current period. Well talk about whats ahead for that company. Stocks are looking to maintain their upward momentum a day after the s p posted highest close since july of last year. Oil rising to some eightmonth highs. Brent hits 52. All of that happening as david said within the politics mix. Hillary clinton declaring victory in the race to become the democratic president ial nominee winning four primaries including california where it wasnt nearly as tight, jim, as some suspected it might be. Yeah, you know, i think that people just want some sor