are you a first time buyer, have recently taken on a mortgage or are looking to move how is this impacting you? do get in touch on twitter @annitabbc or use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. cuba is completely without power after hurricane ian has struck the western end of the island. two people are reported dead. florida now braces itself for the category three hurricane with life threatening winds, floods and tidal surges. leaders of several european countries claim that rare gas leaks that have hit the nordstream pipelines were not accidents but deliberate acts . gas flows in the nordstream 1 pipeline were stopped in august. the president of ukraine has pledged to protect citizens in areas of his country which could be annexed by moscow after the kremlin held unofficial referendums. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk the international monetary fund which works to promote stability in the global economy has criticise
So as not to overreact to the string of low Inflation Readings that we had in the second half of last year. The recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence and instead indicate that its likely to take longer than expected to achieve that confidence. Todays remarks highlight the different paths being taken by Central Banks around the world, with the european Central Banks Christine Lagarde reaffirming that the ecb was still on track to cut rates. Many people expect the ecb will cut rates injune. Now, the timing of the first rate cut here in the United States this cycle has become a subject of much debate from main street to wall street to the campaign trail. The fed had previously signalled it intended to cut rates several times this year from a 23 year high of 5. 5 . Us stocks fell after mr powell spoke. But that is in the middle east have been weighing on markets in the conflict in the region has been cited as a risk to recovery for the Global Economy by the International
once again be the continent s largest economy, ahead of nigeria and egypt. the anc, it came out on top in the recent elections with 40% of the vote. but for the first time since the advent of democracy in 1994, nelson mandela s party didn t win a majority, making a coalition government very likely. what this election has made plain is that the people of south africa expect their leaders to work together to meet their needs. as you can see here, the economy has grown significantly since the end of apartheid in the 1990s. but amid widespread difficulties, it s really struggled to grow in the last decade or so. one of the most pressing issues in the election was unemployment. one in three south africans that could work don t have a job. it s one of the highest rates in the world. as a result, over 2a million people, or 39% of the population, receive some form of government welfare payments. that s just one thing that s pushed up government debt. other factors include less money
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