let s get down to business, there were no january blues on wall street as the month ended on a high for investors. lets look at the numbers some of the biggest names in corporate america have been reporting their latest earnings. the dow is up 2% in the month, the s&p is up 596. the rally comes as investors also look ahead to the us federal reserve as a two day meeting gets underway. my colleague samira hussain, with more from new york. 2022 was the worst year for the stock market since 2008 year, so far, is proving to be different with financial markets posting strong again for the month of january. markets posting strong again for the month ofjanuary. 0n for the month ofjanuary. on wednesday, all eyes moved to washington for the latest interest rate decision. traders are expecting to see rates increase by 25 points, a far cry from the aggressive interest rate hikes last year when america s central bank raised interest rates by three quarters of a percent four times. but the
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is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the treasury select committee to bring you his economic plans. we will have updates about shortly. a hearing is under way at the supreme court on whether scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. there is at the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface and it s exactly a0 years since henry viii s flagship the mary rose was raised from the bottom of the solent after 437 years under the sea. we can now go straight to the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg to his reaction on those russian strikes in ukraine yesterday and today. we strikes in ukraine yesterday and toda . ~ . today. we will further increase the -rotection today. we will further increase the protection of today. we will further increase the protection of our today. we will further increase the protection of our critical p