make their last minute pitches across the state. this is the second in a series of state by state contests with donald trump and nikki haley fighting for their party s presidential nomination. that prize will pit them against the democratic choice in november, almost certainly presidentjoe biden. but with a cost of living crisis hitting many americans what are these two candidates saying about economic policy? dr thomas gift is director of the centre on us politics at university college london good to see you again. when it comes to policy it is hard to find what these two are saying at the moment? it find what these two are saying at the moment? at the moment? it is terrific to talk to at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you as at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you as always. - at the moment? it is terrific i to talk to you as always. there is not a whole lot of discussion in terms of policy about the us economy
Major market reaction, and like you say weve seen prices up over 4 fuelled by the conflict in the middle east and it comes after oil prices suffered the biggest weekly drop since march last week which was reversing a lot of the price action we have been seeing betweenjune and september this year which of course was because of Supply Constraints from saudi arabia and russia but this increase in geopolitical risk is providing a major tailwind to Oil Prices Today and The Big Question really is the market is wondering whether there is iranian involvement in the attack which is something that has been alleged by the israeli authorities because if they are, the tensions are likely to have a more longer lasting upward impact if it were to negatively impact oil surprise and supplies in terms of pushing Prices Higher so it depends on that. Pushing Prices Higher so it depends on that. 0k, we have the sense depends on that. 0k, we have the sense of depends on that. 0k, we have the sense of how de
Those interest rates have risen so much, inflation at least core inflation still remains sticky. So, they have got their own domestic economic problems. The US also faces re-elections next year. So they really do not need geopolitical tensions to continue to escalate and I think that is what both sides are seeing.