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Of its choosing. Oil prices are particularly volatile, given the regions role in producing a commodity so vital to the functioning of the Global Economy. Well, oil prices have actually been falling and thats because many traders think the risk of escalation is already factored in to the price. The American Bank citigroup though is warning that if there is more direct conflict between the two, oil prices could soar above 100 a barrel. And its likely that all of this will dominate the agenda for central bankers and Finance Ministers who are gathering this week in washington dc for the annual International Montary fund and world bank meetings. Ahead of that, the head of the imf Kristalina Georgieva has been warning the Global Economy faces a sluggish and disappointing decade amid all the uncertainty. Any impact, as small as it might be, is not desirable in an economy with high uncertainty. And inflation still not being brought down to target, very simple, oil prices go up, inflation goes
welcome. the princess of wales has made her first official public appearance since announcing she was being treated for cancer. she joined the rest of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king who is also receiving cancer treatment travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. the princess of wales, back in the public eye. riding in a carriage with her three children at the king s birthday parade. all eyes on her for her first appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis, and he chose not to travel on horseback. the troops ta
and it s the music industry s biggest awards night of the year the grammys this year it ll be a virtual ceremony in los angeles because of the pandemic. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are calls here in the uk for london s metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, to resign after firerce criticism over how her force handled a vigil in memory of sarah everard the 33 year old woman whose body was found in woodland days after she disappeared. police were seen scuffling with women at the event on clapham common, in south london, close to where sarah was last seen alive. some of them were handcuffed. the met has defended its actions, saying that with hundreds of people packed together, there was a risk of spreading coronavirus. but the home secretary priti patel has asked for full details about exactly what happened. simonjones has the latest and his report contains flashing images. police move in to try to break up an unofficial visual to mark the life of s