employers are growing more cautious, putting off hiring. employees are sticking around longer. one caveat we could see some distortion to the numbers. the auto and actor strikes both ended in november with many returning to work that same month. plus, the end of the year is when many seasonal workers get taken on. now, america s central bank, the federal reserve, will be watching closely. that s because slowerjob growth and wage gains will fuel expectations that the fed will leave rates on hold. rates have risen to above 5% from nearly zero since march of last year as it wrestles to bring down inflation. the jobs report is the last significant piece of economic data before the us central bank s rate setting meeting next week. now, we should note that despite expectations for a slowdown, america s labour market remains strong by historical standards. still, if economists frequently use the word resilience to talk about the economy in 2023, they may be looking for a new word
instability in the west bank does not continue. that includes making sure that extremist settler violence stops. we as you know if they can steps this week in the united states to impose visa restrictions on it responsible individuals and necessary it will take further action but we have seen some progress there. what more needs to be done to ensure that this extremist violence ends. finally on gaza, it s very important that even as we are focused on what s happening day in, day out, that we are also not only thinking about but working on what comes next up is eagerly building a foundation for a durable peace and durable security. tomorrow we will have a chance to welcome colleagues from around the region here in washington, from the arab league in the organisation of islamic cooperation and i look forward to attending those discussions with them. we had a chance to discuss our approach to the people s republic of china. we are aligned on key challenges that we face in the in
there aimed at agreeing a new truce with hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government had reached a dead end . israel s military has intensified its bombardment of gaza since a temporary ceasefire expired yesterday, with air strikes in north western gaza, and khan younis in the south where hundreds of thousands of people fled earlier in the war to escape fighting. according to the hamas run health ministry, 193 people have been killed and 650 injured since the resumption of fighting. a convoy of humanitarian aid has crossed into gaza for the first time since thursday. humanitarian groups are warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. the international federation of the red cross says aid workers won t be able to reach people in need if the air strikes continue. read on) our first report this hour is from lucy williamson. khan yunis, gaza s southern capital, once labelled safe. america says this new phase of israel s war in gaza must look diff
hello, welcome to the programme. we are going to talk about israel in a moment but i want to bring you some breaking news in the last ten minutes or so. some breaking news in the last ten minutes or 50- some breaking news in the last ten minutes or so. one person has died and another minutes or so. one person has died and another attacked minutes or so. one person has died and another attacked in minutes or so. one person has died and another attacked in central - and another attacked in central paris. one person died, one is injured, according to the interior ministry in france. he posted, the ministerfor the interior, posted on social media to say that one person had died after that attack. the police have courageously arrested an assailant, attacking a passer by in paris and want deceased person and one injured person is being treated by the fire brigade there. and it ends by warning people to avoid the area. so that is an attack in paris, one person has died and an
hello i m, vishala sri pathma. both israel and hamas look intent on continuing the intense fighting, abandoning the negotiating table. israel has pulled its negotiators out of talks in qatar, because it says discussions there aimed at agreeing a new truce with hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government had reached a dead end . the deputy head of hamas political wing has also said there will be no more hostage exchanges in gaza until there 5 a permanent ceasefire. israel s military has intensified its bombardment of gaza since a temporary ceasefire expired yesterday, with air strikes in north western gaza, and khan younis in the south where hundreds of thousands of people fled earlier in the war to escape fighting. according to the hamas run health ministry, 193 people have been killed and 650 injured since the resumption of fighting. a convoy of humanitarian aid has crossed into gaza for the first time since thursday. humanitarian groups are warning