if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us it is time for the top business stories. we start here in the uk where in the next few hours the bank of england is widely expected to raise the cost of borrowing for the twelfth time in a row. the quarter percent rise most economists are predicting would take the bank s main interest rate to 4.5% the highest it has been in almost 15 years. the big question though will it be enough to start to get inflation, which is still running at more than 10% a year, under control? let s speak to katharine neiss she has held various roles at the bank of england and is now chief european economist at p gim fixed income. good to have you on the programme. iassume good to have you on the programme. i assume you are with the majority believe we are looking at a rate hike today of another 25 basis points. today of another 25 basis oints. . , today of another 25 basis oints. . , ., , points. that s right, that s the consensus p
rates to a 15 year high at 4.5% as it continues its fight against high inflation. and donald trump calls for republicans to let the us default on its debt rather than give way on biden s spending plans. hello. a warm welcome to the programme. this is world business report, i m ben thompson and we are going to start in the uk where the bank of england has raised interest rates for a 12th consecutive month. all of that as it tries to fight high inflation. uk interest rates were raised by 0.25%, while the bank said inflation would fall sharply in april but not as far or as fast as it previously thought. last month inflation slowed to 10.1% but that figure is still way above the bank of england s target. remember that target is 2%. let s speak to victorias, head of investment at interactive investor. lovely to see you. let s talk about what we have heard. first the interest rate itself because the interesting stuff is what the bank told us about what might happen next. a widely
to the us now, and global entertainment giant walt disney. shares in the florida based company have been under pressure after it revealed its streaming service disney plus has lost another four million subscribers. investors were hoping for a rise. the good news though, disney plus is losing a lot less money than it was. it s the first set of quarterly results from disney since veteran boss bob iger returned to lead the company. he is trying to slash costs by $5 and a $half billion this year. michelle fleury has more from new york. disney said losses in its streaming business totalled $659 million, an improvement from a year earlier stopping the progress was largely down to price increases introduced last december. since his return as chief executive bob iger has made restoring profitability a top priority. during a call with investors he said it was
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