remind you, this is not just a u.s. issue. it s this is an international problem and deserves an international response. john: so, what does that response look like and will the u.s. lead it? hello, john roberts in washington, here we go for another hour. sandra: sandra smith in new york, this is america reports . shooting down drones and missiles in the red sea, troops in the middle east are on high alert. john: new attacks on u.s. bases ins iraq and syria, that brings the total to 100 attacks since october 7th. right to the chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with more. early this morning cayman island flagged chemical shipping vessel issued a distress call, a houthi attack drone had struck the tanker. 11th attack on international shipping in the red sea since the gaza conflict began. the same u.s. navy destroyer, u.s.s. carney, who released this video two weeks ago showing it intercepting houthi missiles and drones in seve
Bank will likely push the timing of Interest Rate cuts further down the line. Meanwhile, on tuesday, australias government will unveil its annual budget, and were expecting measures to ease cost of living pressures in the country. And on friday, well get more data from china which should give us clues on whether consumers are spending with the release of Monthly Retail sales numbers. Tim waterer, chief market analyst, kcm trade, gave us his analysis. The latest batch is front and centre for financial markets. We are hoping to see maybe it will take down, two, three, 5 . If we see it heading in the right direction, then it could give the markets and momentum, as well as other assets, such as well as other assets, such as gold, and it could take some steam out of those us treasury yields, which remain elevated. But on the flip side, we know Inflation Data can be uncooperative and if it starts to edge higher, we have seen cases of that in the past, it could upset some of the confidence in
Prices rise too quickly, Americas Central Bank will likely push the timing of Interest Rate cuts further down the line. Were also watching this week, on tuesday, australias government will unveil its annual budget, and were expecting measures to ease cost of living pressures in the country. And on friday, well get more data from china which should give us clues on if consumers are spending with the release of Monthly Retail sales numbers. Tim waterer, chief market analyst, kcm trade, gave us his analysis. The latest batch of us Inflation Data will be front and centerforfinancial and center for Financial Markets this and centerforFinancial Markets this week. The hope is it would take down to 3. 5 , if so, if we see the head in the right direction then that could give some Equity Markets a momentum, other assets such as gold could take some sting out of the us treasury yields which remain elevated. In the flip side, we note inflation can be uncooperative and if it edges higher, weve seen
Government has given an update on the situation in gaza, saying that enough food aid is being delivered each day to feed all civilians there. Spokesperson david mencer also had this to say about the warnings given to people in rafah. We have made gazans aware through flyers dropped, sms messages, phone calls and Media Broadcasts in arabic. The text of the flyers is available from the idf website. They call on residents of certain specified neighbourhoods to relocate to specified humanitarian safe zones, because the idf will be operating against the terrorist organisations in these areas. For their safety, the idf urges them to evacuate immediately to the expanded humanitarian area in the al mawasi area. Warnings have also been issued that gaza city is still a dangerous active combat zone, and to avoid returning north of wadi gaza. Warnings have also been made to stay away from the eastern and southern security fences. 0ur middle east correspondent, Yolande Knell Reports from jerusalem.
Escalation in the middle east. In a Statement Issued after an online meeting, the groups leaders called for restraint on all sides. Israel says the vast majority of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran have been intercepted. The attacks marked the first time iran has targeted israel directly from its own soil. The israeli war cabinet has been meeting to discuss its response to the attack. A senior minister, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran in its own time and fashion. The Defence Minister, yoav gallant, said the confrontation with iran wasnt over, and israel must prepare for every scenario. Iran has warned of a much bigger response if israel retaliates. The white house has said it doesnt want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate. A us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. Meanwhile the Un Security Council is meeting in urgent session to discuss the situation. There will be pressure at the unied nations