I am Francine Lacqua in london. You can see the stoxx pretty much unchanged, and if you look at the chinese were nimby the renminbi, china does not want a comprehensive deal with the u. S. , and we are looking at the pound, because we are seeing a little bit of a move on brexit, things on both sides, the eu saying they are looking at a proposal but are expecting more from the u. K. , the u. K. Saying they want to speak to Emmanuel Macron, the president of france, directly, and the euro is now at 1. 0973. And hsbc is cutting jobs, but bloombergs get to first word news. Reporter ready to emerge with impeachmentrump inquiry, a Law Firm Says it is acting on behalf of multiple whistleblowers. Abc news earlier reported the second whistleblower has not yet spoken to the committees investigating the president. The white house says this does not change the fact that trump did nothing wrong, and ealspects for a brexit d fading, after doubt be a cast on whether a deal can be reached before the oc
Today. Were going to preview whether targets results will hit that bulls eye. And later on the show, the Company Still trying to get workers back to the office and a looming reset of billions of dollars in commercial real estate loans, a health check on the sector from one of the biggest players in that market it is wednesday, august 16th, 2023 youre watching Worldwide Exchange right here on cnbc good morning welcome to Worldwide Exchange. Im frank holland. Lets get you ready to start the day. Breaking Economic News at this hour the latest snapshot on the state of the eurozone with Second Quarter flash gdp. Our london newsroom has the numbers. Good morning good morning, frank yes, so the numbers have just been hitting the wire now. This is the second estimate for the Second Quarter gdp coming in at 0. 3 quarter on quarter, in line with the initial estimates. No real surprise there annualized basis, were looking at 0. 6 year on year this tells you the eurozone economy did actually show
Council tax, while those living in the and the west of in the north and the west of england are facing the biggest challenges. Well be speaking to the Taxpayers Alliance. Taxpayers alliance. Plus, they are tremendous popular with celebrities such as lady gaga and the actor hugh jackman. Were talking about the French Bulldog. But is it time French Bulldog. But is it time to stop buying dogs with such extreme features that theyre struggling to breathe . Well be discussing this and so much more. Now, though, your headunes more. Now, though, your headlines with paul hawkins. Headlines with paul hawkins. Good afternoon. Its just gone midday. Im paul hawkins with the latest from the gb newsroom. The Prime Minister newsroom. The Prime Minister claims todays fall in inflation shows his plan is working. Price rises are continuing to slow due to falls in the cost of food and energy. Latest figures from the energy. Latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index
Nigel, thank you. Good evening. Will the top story from the gb news room is that gb news can reveal the number of migrants crossing the English Channel on small boats. This year has now passed 17,000, almost 500 people on board several small boats were taken to dover harbour earlier on today after arriving in the early hours of this morning. Uk early hours of this morning. Uk border force spent the day on what theyre calling red alert dunng what theyre calling red alert during whats been an extremely busy time for migrant activity. Busy time for migrant activity. A man has been arrested on suspicion of collecting information likely to be useful to terrorists following the psni data breach. The 39 year old man has been detained following a search in lurgan in county , search in lurgan in county, armagh. Hes now being questioned in belfast. Last week. The details of 10,000 Police Officers and staff were published online by mistake , published online by mistake, followed by a second breac
London were found to be missing, stolen or damaged. In stolen or damaged. In a statement, the museum said this afternoon that the items included gold jewellery, semi precious stones and glass dating from the 15th to the 19th century. The museum has described them as small pieces not recently on public display and were mainly used for research and academic work. Its launched its own independent review of security following the incident. Economists say the uk incident. Economists say the uk still faces a very real risk of falling into recession, despite todays drop in inflation. The Prime Minister says todays inflation figures, which doesnt include housing costs like mortgage payments, for example, prove that the governments plan is working. A leading think is working. A leading think tank, though, has warned that Rising Interest Rates could cause the economy to contract. Cause the economy to contract. Latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index infl