We start with the falling cost of borrowing, because the worlds most powerful central bank, the us Federal Reserve, has cut Interest Rates again. The fed has lowered the range for its main Interest Rate by a quarter of a percent to between 1. 75 and 2 . President trump has been pushing for the fed to cut rates to boost a slowing economy and weaken the dollar to help us exporters. So was he happy . Far from it. Heres what he had to say on twitter. The bbcs Samira Hussain was in washington for the fed meeting and sent us this. The Federal Reserve did what most people expected it to made a small cut to us Interest Rates. Why . Well, although Household Spending is increasing and the Unemployment Rate remains low, exports and Business Investments have weakened. Fedi Chairjerome Powell a trip is that wea kness to Chairjerome Powell a trip is that weakness to trade policy. Since our last meeting with seen additional signs of weakness abroad and a resurgence of trade policy tensions, including
Supreme court when we will have the extraordinary side today of a former conservative Prime Minister accusing the current conservative Prime Minister of dishonest motives. Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau says he deeply regrets wearing skin darkening make up at a school gala almost two decades ago. I shouldnt have done it, i should have known better. It was something that i didnt think was racist at the time but now i recognise it was something racist to do. New Research Suggests robberies are increasing at a faster rate in england and wales than in any other major developed country. And Manchester City get their Champions League campaign off to a strong start with a 3 0 win in ukraine. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9 David Cameron has revealed for the first time how he sought the queens help during the Scottish Referendum of 2014, admitting he asked her to raise an eyebrow over the question of independence. Speaking to the bbc in the new two part series, the former
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Good morning. What is the recipe for economic success . Good morning. What is the recipe for economic success . Food drink is one of the biggest exports from the uk. But brexit uncertainty is taking its toll. Im at a malt loaf maker in manchester to find out how manufacturing is faring. After three days of intense competition at gleneagles it all comes down to this the final hole and europe beat the usa to win back the solheim cup. And england beat australia in the final ashes test to draw the series and round off a remarkable summer of cricket. Plus, im in holland park in west london, bringing you the latest on the weather. A cloudy, damp, start for england and wales. They will have the details on that and the rest of the week on breakfast. Its monday september the 16th. Our top story. Borisjohnson will hold his first face to face talks with the president of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, later this morning. The Prime Minister says hes cautiously optimistic ahead of the