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
let s get down to business. hsbc has just reported a 92% surge in quarterly profit. rising interest rates helped to swell its net interest income. europe s largest bank that s headquartered in london said pre tax earnings ringed in at $5.2 billion for the fourth quarter that s better than expected and up from $2.7 billion the year before. but it s biggest shareholder, ping an insurance of china, is putting pressure on the board to pivot further east. that s one of the challenges facing hsbc. let s discuss this with will walker arnott, senior investment manager, charles stanley good morning. talk about numbers. shareholders will benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter- benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter. yes, benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter. yes, strong - last quarter. yes, strong results which would have pleased the market and beat expectations, as outlined. gather up 30% over last year, and the results explain why. what strip on the results, first
a happier new year: after months of covid chaos, can china s economy pull a rabbit out of the hat? hello there. we start in the swiss ski resort of davos, you know what, stay. stay with me. sometimes, this happens. just to prove it is live. chuckles. we will talk about what keir starmer is talking about. the opposition labour party leader. he has very much been sweet talking the elite, the top bankers at the world economic forum. he has been reassuring the financial elite that labour is pro business and pledging to do more to attract foreign investment into the uk if they win power next year. labour points to un figures, showing the uk s share of world foreign direct investment has declined since the conservatives came into government in 2010 from 8% tojust1.7% the lowest since records began. that s according to the un figures. the bbc s economics editor faisal islam reports. at the world economic forum, some of europe s top bankers and ceos assembled to meet the leader o
laura: democratic leadership has to change. sean, have a wonderful fourth. we ll see you next week. i m laura ingraham and this is the ingraham angle. the most unpatriotic president ever. that is the focus of tonight s angle. now, going into the fourth of july weekend, the most patriotic time of the year but of course, it s really a miserable time for the left. they re embarrassed by our people and our history. let s face it, they hate most of our past presidents including washington and lincoln. they want mount rushmore ripped down. the last thing that they want to do is celebrate america s independence. they don t want america to be independent. so you think i m exaggerating? this is just tv stuff. i m not. think about who these people have become. think about what they truly believe. how they feel about american history. racism is real in america. it has always been. xenophobia is real in america. it always has been. sexism, too. should not be part of history fille
in a move that could push the country closer to default. the treasury department said it would end a waiver that had allowed us bondholders to accept payments. russia has almost $2 billion worth of payments on its international bonds that will be due up to the end of the year. joining me now is patrick reid, co founder of the adamis principle. i guess the place to start with this is how close it will bring russia to default in common what would happen if it does? thank you for having me on. it isjust another nail thank you for having me on. it is just another nail in the russian economy, and we cannot underestimate the consequences and dangers of a default. it is not quite like 1998, but it is not quite like 1998, but it is not very good for russia long term. now, a ten year yield on a russian bond will get you about 10% right now. that is not enough. russia s central bank raised interest rates to 20%. they are now currently 1a. that is not going to be enough either. essentia