And what would you do with a spare 25 Billion Euros . Thats the question facing the irish Government Today as it delivers its budget following a huge Tax Windfall from Tech Firms. Live from london, this is business today. Im lukwesa burak. We start in the us where in the last 30 minutes tens of thousands of East And Gulf Coast Port workers have started striking for the first time in nearly 50 years. This comes after the international longshoremen s association and the us Maritime Alliance were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their contract. The strikes will halt trade in a wide range of goods and disrupt the Countrys Economy just as we enter the final weeks before the president ial election. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupt the two major sticking points between international longshoreman s association and the us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation for the workers are unhappy with the current contract which spanned the pandemic and dockworkers st
Cut of half a Percentage Point on wednesday has spurred investors sending us markets into record highs. Traders cheered the Central Banks big call cutting the main Interest Rate to between 4. 75 and 5 . Opening the door with a bang on the first rates Easing Cycle in more than four years. President biden hailed the move as good news for consumers but said there was more work to be done in taming inflation. Lets be clear. The fed lowering Interest Rate is not a declaration of victory, its a declaration of victory, its a declaration of victory, its a declaration of progress. Its a Signal Weve entered a new phase for a colony and are recovery. I believe its important for the country to recognise this process because we dont, the progress we made will remain locked in the fear of negative mindset dominating our economic outlook since the pandemic began. Fed officials have made it clear that this cut was only the beginning and investors seem to have liked what they heard. For more, lets get
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