A signal we are entering a new phase of our economy and our recovery. I believe it is important for the country to recognise this progress because if we do not, progress made will remain locked in the fear of negative mindsets that dominate our economic outlook since the pandemic began. Investors are cheering the federal reserve s rate cut. Here in asia, japan s nikkei 225 index added around 1. 5% in early friday trading. Us stock markets have also jumped, with the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 rising to new alltime highs. The bbc s ritika gupta has more from new york. Us stocks reached a fresh try and the 500 rose 17% extending the year again to 20% and the dowjones surged over 200 points topping 42,000 for the first time in the majority of industry groups closed out the session higher and big tech outperform dusty rate spurred investors to investors to return to a risk on mood and tesla gained 4%. Stocks traditionally tied to economic growth also jumped traditionally tied t
Lets speak to our lets speak to our political correspondent political correspondent damian grammaticas, who is at The Party damian grammaticas, who is at the Party Conference in brighton. Conference in brighton. You join us you join us youjoin us in you join us in writing where youjoin us in you join us in writing where the Lib Dems are enjoying that the Lib Dems are enjoying that election result. More than a election result. More than a four fold, fivefold increase four fold, fivefold increase election result. More than a election result. More than a fourfold, fivefold increase in mp5, Sir Ed Davey enjoying fourfold, fivefold increase in mp5, Sir Ed Davey enjoying mps, Sir Ed Davey enjoying absolutely will mps, Sir Ed Davey enjoying that. The benefits that he that. The benefits that he brought to the election where brought to the election where he put himself out there are he put himself out there are took part in lots of stance in took part in lots of stance in defence but try to tal
Expected to be a tight race. Ms harris received another boost on wednesday with a furtherfall in inflation which economists believe will encourage the us Central Bank to cut Interest Rates next week. The two candidates have both attended ceremonies to remember the victims of the September 11 attacks on america, exchanging a handshake for the second time rather than the barbs they traded earlier. The Trump Campaign are playing down the likelihood of a further debate, and Mr Trump has attacked the Abc Channel which hosted the debate, and its moderators, claiming they were biased. Lets get the latest from our north america editor, sarah smith. At a September 11th memorial service, it was Donald Trump who orchestrated a cordial greeting this morning. Quite a contrast to Kamala Harris striding across the stage Last Night to demand a handshake from a reluctant Mr Trump. Good to see you. Have fun. Thank you. It was contentious and ill tempered, with both candidates in attack mode. Stop with t
I just want to take you to central london, where a Security Conference is taking place. Among the speakers at the the event are william burns, head of the cia, and sir Richard Moore, head of mi6. Two big names. They have already been talking about two big names. They have already been talking about the war in ukraine and they have also just been talking about the Middle East, so what we are going to do is take a listen into what they are saying to the audience that is at an event organised by the ft. A very highly fragile price in the Middle East, but all the risk to go with that, and we have navigated, touch wood, touch wood, past a Crisis Point between israel and iran, but as long as we dont get to a ceasefire, that risk is there, and for all the horror of gaza, and for all the horror of gaza, a wider conflict in the Middle East would be vastly worse. gs East would be vastly worse. As Ou East would be vastly worse. As you both know, in negotiations, you both know, in negotiations, yo
Are still believed to be in gaza its thought that 33 are no longer alive. Hamas said more of them could be returned to their families in shrouds if a Ceasefire Isnt reached. Mr netanyahus comments came as Street Protests over his handling of negotiations entered a second night in israel. The demonstrators want a Ceasefire Agreement to secure the release of the remaining hostages. Heres Mr Netanyahus response. Translation they murdered six of our hostages in cold blood, so after this horrible murder, i dont believe that someone would come, someone serious would come and say, now make more concessions. You are not serious. Hamas is serious. I cannot believe this happened. I cannot believe anyone really thinks that, and i cannot believe President Biden actually said that. Lets speak to our diplomatic correspondent James Landale how much pressure is Mr Netanyhu under . If this doesnt push his government into a ceasefire deal, what will . Government into a ceasefire deal, what will . Well,