lower but to put that into context it was at zero in europe this time last year. and in the world s largest economy the us, the cost of borrowing is at 5% to 5.25%. but critics point out rising interest rates is a blunt tool that comes with its own set of dangers that can pose further risks to the economy. so what else can be done? well, central bankers are getting together today in portugal to chew over this challenge. joining me now isjennifer mckeown chief global economist at capital economics. good morning to you, jennifer. so it s a lovely location, portugal, you got christine lagarde there, andrew bailey, jerome powell among others, what do you think they will chew on? of course they re all increasing the cost of borrowering and in some places like the uk, so far it s having little effect. little effect. yeah, you re ri . ht. little effect. yeah, you re right. beautiful little effect. yeah, you re right. beautiful location, | little effect. yeah, you rel right. be
investing the money they had originally promised. from new york samira hussain explains. after the ohio town where it is based,it after the ohio town where it is based, it started in 2019 and words heralded by then us president donald trump does company that was bringing back manufacturing. since then it has struggled to make electric shocks, making only a handful. they also blame part of their failures on the taiwanese company foxconn, which says promised to invest more money and to collaborate on vehicle development plans. foxconn, which has already invested more than $50 million, said it was hoping to negotiate a solution to lordstown s financial woes. lordstown is not the only electric truck maker that has been suffering lately, river yealm, but by amazon, has made less cars, trucks, advance that it had expected. it is all a big come down from the electric truck frenzy that had wall street investors just a few years ago. that is samira hussain in new york. in other news t
investing the money they had originally promised. from new york samira hussain explains. after the ohio town where it is based,it after the ohio town where it is based, it started in 2019 and words heralded by then us president donald trump does company that was bringing back manufacturing. since then it has struggled to make electric shocks, making only a handful. they also blame part of their failures on the taiwanese company foxconn, which says promised to invest more money and to collaborate on vehicle development plans. foxconn, which has already invested more than $50 million, said it was hoping to negotiate a solution to lordstown s financial woes. lordstown is not the only electric truck maker that has been suffering lately, river yealm, but by amazon, has made less cars, trucks, advance that it had expected. it is all a
started in 2019 and was heralded by then us president donald trump as a company that was bringing back manufacturing. since then, it has struggled to make electric trucks, selling only a handful. lordstown motors also blames part of their failures on the taiwanese company which lordstown motors says promised to invest more money and to collaborate on vehicle development plans. foxconn, which has already invested more than $50 million said it was hoping to negotiate a solution to lordstown motors financial woes. now, lordstown is not the only electric truck maker which has been suffering. ruvian has made less cars, trucks and vans thanit made less cars, trucks and vans than it had expected. it s all a big comedown from the electric car frenzy that hit wall street investors just a few years ago. wall street investors ust a few years agmfi wall street investors ust a few years ago. let s stay in the states.