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getting these comments by the federal chair. federal chair. based on the meetin: federal chair. based on the meeting today, federal chair. based on the meeting today, i federal chair. based on the meeting today, i would - federal chair. based on thei meeting today, i would tell federal chair. based on the - meeting today, i would tell you that i don t think it s likely that i don t think it s likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the march meeting to identify march as the time to do that. but that is to be seen stop at mr powell s words disappointed us on wall street who believed that the first cut would potentially happen in march. this is after policymakers back in december hinted at rate cuts in 202a. however, mr powell said officials wanted greater confidence that inflation was falling back to its 2% goal first. with prices coming down but still high and with the economy doing well, david ross let believes that this is the right ca
given these comments by the federal chair. based on the meeting today, i would tell you that i don t think it s likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the march meeting to identify march as the time to do that. but that is to be seen. mr powell s words disappointed us on wall street who believed that the first cut would potentially happen in march. this is after policymakers back in december hinted at rate cuts in 202a. however, mr powell said officials wanted greater confidence that inflation was falling back to its 2% goal first. with prices coming down but still high and with the economy doing well, david ross believes that this is the right call telling me thatjerome powell has no reason to show his hand at this point. the rate decision comes after fresh data showing us economic growth slowed down in the last quarter, but performed much better than forecasters expected. let s turn our focus now to social media because the bosses of compa
here s where the bank s base rate stands at the moment at 5.25% it is the highest in 15 years. the bank has raised the cost of borrowing fourteen times to try and tame soaring prices but inflation has eased sharply in recent months and the expectation now is that rates may soon start to come down. however, for those in the uk hoping for cheaper mortgages and loans there was something of a bad omen in the us, where the chair of the federal reserve seemed to dash expectations of a rate cut next month. as michelle fleury reports. the fourth meeting in a row, the federal reserve did not raise interest rates. this is the longest pause since policymakers began their aggressive rate campaign to tame inflation back in march of 2022. but for rate weary americans, well, they will likely have to wait a few more months to see any relief, given these comments by the federal chair. based on the meeting today, i would tell you that i don t think it s likely that the committee will reach a
today, the business headlines will be dominated again by the huge profits made by one of the world s top oil companies. this time it s the turn of bp its latest results are out in an hour and a half and it is expected to reveal it s made substantial sums in the last quarter. last week, shell announced it made record annual profits of nearly $40 billion in 2022, double the previous year s total and the highest in its 115 year history. energy firms have seen record earnings since oil and gas prices jumped following the invasion of ukraine. dr carole nakhle is chief executive of crystal energy, a consultancy that provides advice, research and training to the energy sector. thank you for being on the programme. if we look at the numbers to begin with will bp be record numbersjust like be record numbers just like shell? be record numbersjust like shell? i be record numbers “ust like shell? ., ~ , shell? i don t think bp will be an outlier shell? i don t think bp will be a