more than 3/10 of a percent. this is what they call a bull run. the market s been on the upswing since october 2022, and it s thanks to a few tailwinds. among them, an outperforming tech sector and a resilient labour market. the federal reserve has a role too. so far it s been able to cool inflation without tipping the economy into a recession. that s called a soft landing and it s buoying wall street. stocks are rallying in anticipation of interest rate cuts that the fed has signalled this year, which would let interest rates fall from a 22 year high. when interest rates go down, it makes it cheaper for businesses and individuals to borrow money. so spending increases and usually that makes stock prices go up. meanwhile, it s a different story for the chinese stock markets, which have been struggling in the new year. chinese premier li qiang pledged to take forceful and effective action to support market confidence. shares in mainland china and in hong kong have been hoverin
among them, an outperforming tech sector and a resilient labour market. the federal reserve has a role too. so far it s been able to cool inflation without tipping the economy into a recession. that s called a soft landing and it s buoying wall street. stocks are rallying in anticipation of interest rate cuts that the fed has signalled this year, which would let interest rates fall from a 22 year high. when interest rates go down, it makes it cheaper for businesses and individuals to borrow money. so spending increases and usually that makes stock prices go up. meanwhile, it s a different story for the chinese stock markets, which have been struggling in the new year. chinese premier li qiang pledged to take forceful and effective action to support market confidence. shares in mainland china and in hong kong have been hovering at their lowest points in as many years. this comes despite somewhat upbeat signals at the end of last year. for more on what we can expect from china,
announce another big interest rate hike spurring fears of a recession. hello, and welcome. it s wednesday, september 21st. 9 a.m. here in london. 11 a.m. in moscow where we re following a potentially drastic escalation of russia s war on ukraine. vladimir putin is ordering a partial mobilization to boost his military fight. the russian president says it begins today. those in the reserve and with previous military experience will be subject to it. cnn s covering the story from every angle. we re joined in london and nick peyton walsh is standing by. nick, to you first. this announcement of a move, partial prescription isn t entirely unexpected given the losses we re seeing russia suffer on the battlefield. what does this mean? reporter: what s startling is how fast this will go into action but i think it s fair to say relatively limited. for 12 hours we have been awaiting really a speech from the kremlin head and talk had been possibly he might call for mass mobilization
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