Just had the latest reading on the economy there for the first three months of the year. Official figures revealed the economy expanded at an annualised rate of 1. 6 , far below expectations and also less than the growth seen in the final months of 2023. Meanwhile, inflation, which measures the pace of price rises, has increased. At the start of the year, experts had been forecasting a series of Interest Rate cuts in the us so how do these figures play into that crucial decision . Lets talk to our north America Business correspondent now, erin delmore. Erin, the economy is growing but those figures arent as good as expected. It is inflation that is still a big issue . W , it is inflation that is still a big issue . , , ~ , issue . Exactly. Numbers like this like gdp give issue . Exactly. Numbers like this like gdp give us issue . Exactly. Numbers like this like gdp give us a issue . Exactly. Numbers like this like gdp give us a good issue . Exactly. Numbers like this like gdp give us a
dealing with the election could somehow provide a writ for the justices to get involved. if you talk to legal experts it seems a narrow path, but is there a path? yeah, bret, there is certainly a path. the supreme court has stepped in in other criminal cases primarily when the death penalty is at issue and has stayed, you know, the proceedings. but it is not unprecedented. you have bush versus gore and ibm. several cases the supreme court has indicated they will put a freeze and hold on it to see if there are constitutional violations that are significant. dana: brett tollman, thank you. fox news alert because right now we re waiting to hear from former president trump. he is scheduled to speak at a news conference this morning at trump tower just a little 59 minutes from now. that is just one day after he was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his new york criminal trial. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill hemmer is off today. hi
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