In cutting the cost of borrowing for the first time in overfour years. The Federal Reserve have dropped the main Interest Rate in the worlds biggest economy by half a percentage point, bringing it down to between 4. 75 and 5 . A drop larger than many expected, with some wondering now if this reflects the scale of the problems facing the american economy or the success in getting the pace of price rises, inflation, close to the banks targets. The governor of the fed, Jerome Powell says the us economy is in good shape and they intend to keep it that way. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupta has the details. The Federal Reserve has delivered a super sized Interest Rate cut aimed at bolstering the us Labour Market. The 0. 5 percentage cut, the first in over four years, brings its key Interest Rate, the federal funds rate, down to between 4. 75 and 5 . It comes amid Signs Inflation in america is continuing to fall, while the Job Market remains strong, even as unemployment h
Lets remind people who are justjoining us that we are covering the Sentencing Hearing of huw edwards. Seven of the images possessed by Hugh Edwards of the most serious type, and two were of a child between seven and nine. Hugh edwards paid Alex Williams hundreds of pounds of gifts and presents in exchange for the images. At one Point Alex William said he had naughty and young images, to which you average replied, go on, but he said he did not want to receive anything illegal. The pictures do most of the pictures are aged between 13 and 15. These communications lasted between 20182022. We communications lasted between 2018 2022. We havejust been hearing from seema. What else are you learning, seema . , seema . This is very significant. Seema . This is very significant. He seema . This is very significant. He is. Seema . This is very significant. He is expressing remorse for his crimes. His barrister, philip evans, told the court that Mr Evans Mr Edwards wishes to apologise and that the
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Barrister told the court in july that Mr Edwards did not keep any images, did not send any to Anyone Else and did not and has not sought similar any to Anyone Else and did not and has not sought Sirr Number happening inside Court Number one. happening inside Court Number one. one. Stay with us, if you would one. Stay with us, if you would. Lets one. Stay with us, if you would. Letsjust one. Stay with us, if you would. Letsjust Recap L one. Stay with us, if you i would. Letsjust recap for would. Lets just recap for anyonejoining us here. It is 11 oclock. This is Bbc News, im martine croxall. The sentencing of former Bbc Presenter Huw edwards is under way after he admitted making indecent photographs of children. We have been discussing whether the Chief Magistrate might decide whether he has sufficient Sentencing Powers. If not, the case could be sent up to the Crown Court. Huw edwards was sent the pictures in Question On Whatsapp by a convicted paedophile. Letsjust Show Whatsapp by a c
Not just biden. Of course they are. And theres no evidence of that. But theyre going to keep trying because that is the arguments that they want to fuzzy the waters out there. Muddy the waters, not fuzzy them. Muddy the waters out there. That, by the way, is a tactic that Vladimir Putin and other authoritarian dictators use. But thats their strategic objective, to make it all seem the same. Pete there you have it. There is no evidence of any of this because i say there is no evidence of this. By the way, Vladimir Putin. And there it is. The same tired trope thats dominated the dim bulbs on the left since 2016. Its not surprising they are doing so given what has been revealed on a near daily basis. As this program briefly laid out last night, the devon archer transcript obliterates any defense joe biden and his lackeys have been offering. And, further, archer recently told Tucker Carlson the claims that biden didnt have any knowledge of his sons Business Dealings were, quote categorical