interest rates in hopes of slowing inflation. and this morning, a key report could provide a better outlook on our economy s health. meanwhile on capitol hill, senator joe manchin finally agrees to a major deal on climate, health care, and taxes, and we ll break down what s in that reconciliation package. and potential prisoner swap for brittney griner, the state department says there s a substantial offer to bring the wnba star, and another american, back home. good morning, and welcome to way too early on thursday, july 28th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for joining us. after nearly a year of, a year and a half of on and off negotiations, democratic senator joe manchin says he has reached a deal with party leaders on a sweeping reconciliation package. in a statement yesterday, that surprised even most democrats on the hill, the west virginia lawmakers announced an agreement on what is being called the inflation reduction act of 2022. writing in part this, this bill
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m victoria fritz. we start here in the uk, with warnings that the country is set for the slowest growth of the g7 nations next year. for context, the uk is not alone, the imf says the global economy will shrink for the first time since 2020, why? partly the pandemic, partly the warn in ukraine, but the risk of recession is rising, and the uk is vulnerable. here are the numbers. the imf has revised down its growth for next year, from 1.2% to just 0.5%. significantly behind the us and europe at over i%, and the globalfigure of 2.9% growth in 2023. so why would the uk fare comparatively worse? well part of the problem is the uk s reliance on fossil fuels, making up 76% of our energy mix, compared tojust under 60% across the eu. let s listen to the imf s chief economist. the one thing that worries me more about the uk economy is that their inflation numbers seem to quite high, there are quite high gas prices and wat
Security adviserjake sullivan. Blinken told the Un Security Council on tuesday he would work with the Chinese Foreign minister to prevent the middle east conflict from spreading. But talks with china are also expected to focus on trying to solve disagreements other issues, including trade. Only this week, Tech Giant Nvidia said the Us Government has told it to stop shipping some of its advanced Artificial Intelligence chips to china immediately. The restrictions werent supposed to come into force for a few weeks. Its the latest move in the ongoing Technology Dispute between washington and beijing. Joining me now is anna ashton, us china director at eurasia group. Good morning to you. This meeting that sounds positive, but give us the latest on this trade war as were all coloured, especially when it comes to technology. I especially when it comes to technology technology. I mean, it is positive technology. I mean, it is positive in technology. I mean, it is positive in the technology. I
And is expected to meet National Security adviserjake sullivan. Blinken told the Un Security Council on tuesday that he would work with the Chinese Foreign minister to prevent the middle east conflict from spreading. But talks with china are also expected to focus on trying to resolve disagreements on other issues, including trade. Earlier this week, beijing restricted the exports of graphite, of which it produces 90 of the worlds supply. Graphite is a Critical Metal used in many products including electric cars. The us responded by advising its top tech firms which included nvidia to stop exporting some of their latest ai products to china. Soaring demand for its chips has driven nvidias share price up by more than 200 over the past year, with china being its leading buyer. Joining me now is rory green, chief china economist, and head of asia research, at ts lombard. Thanks for being with us today. What you expect to come out of these talks . ,. ,. , you expect to come out of these ta
This comes, of course, after an incident injanuary this year, when an unused door blew out soon after take off on an Alaska Airlines 737 max, sparking multiple investigations into boeings safety culture. Boeing ceo, dave calhoun, who took over in 2019, after the previous boss was fired, has announced hes leaving at the end of the year. But who will take on the role, now described by some as the toughestjob in Corporate America . Some shareholders want to see a new face from outside the firm. And there is another bone of Contention Boeing Has disclosed mr calhoun was awarded a pay deal of almost 33 Million Dollars this year up 45 on last year. Thats despite a steep fall in the share price. He may not get the full amount of share options, though, if he does step down at the end of the year. To talk us through what could be a tense meeting, lets speak to barry valentine. He has a0 Years Experience in the aviation industry, and has served with the us federal Aviation Administration. He now