up even the price of oil has gone up a little. so what is going on? well, investors are looking ahead to the latest us inflation data which is out later today. the consumer price index figures will be closely watched by the us federal reserve as it begins its twoday meeting to decide on its next move on interest rates. consumers in america feeling more confident inflation is on its way down, according to the latest by the federal near term inflation expectations and for two years. the survey is a closely watched metric, because of consumers believe inflation will fall, they will already adjust spending patterns in anticipation of what is to come. those consumer expectations happen to die pretty closely with what economists are expecting for the latest inflation figures. they will likely show inflation went up slightly month over month but it will drop year over year. month but it will drop year overyear. numbers month but it will drop year over year. numbers like that would b
from new york, the bbc s michelle fleury reports. major western brands have found themselves hit by a grassroots often unplanned boycotts because of their stance on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger chain came a target became a target after videos online showing them giving away thousands of free meals to the members of the israeli military. this resulted in boycotts of the brand. owners and muslim majority countries such as kuwait and pakistan put out statements distancing themselves. in a message on linkedin, mcdonald s ceo wrote that the burger chain is experiencing a meaningful business impacted due to the war and associated misinformation. all of this in the middle east and beyond because of the war in gaza. he added, this is disheartening and ill founded, pointing that many of the restaurants are operated by local owners. he didn t elaborate on the scale of the impact, but mcdonald s has around 2,000 restaurants in the region. it isn
that are left, there needs to be points picked up and the difficulty is you are looking at the fixtures, we start with an easy one on saturday, you can t get any easier than manchester city away, but i enjoyed the game so much, to try to be able to keep this in the premier league is a big responsibility and a big challenge, but one i m prepared to take, because of who leeds united l. at the other end of the table, arsenal s stint at the top could be cut short by manchester city if they beat west ham later on. arsenal climbed back to the top after beating chelsea 3 1 but pep guardiola s side are only two points behind. they have won ten of their last 11 league games and are unbeaten against the hammers since 2015. three new players have been added to the premier league hall of fame earlier rio ferdinand and petr cech were announced. and in the past hour, a third has been named, and it is. and a third to a few hours later, and it was. ..tony adams the former arsenal capt
attended the inauguration of the new bank in shanghai on thursday. the new development bank is set up by the brics group, and president lawler said the new financial institute freeze developing countries from establishment. a business reporterjoao da silva has more on the significance of this trip. the goal, in his own words, is to strengthen the relationship and at least when it comes to business ties already significant, china s brazil s biggest export market, each year buying tens of billions of dollars worth of natural resources and agricultural products, including soybeans, iron ore, oil, and beef. while brazil, according to chinese state media, is the biggest recipient of chinese investment in latin america. president lula da silva is more of it if he is to boost result s stagnant economy, that is why the brazilian government expects more than 20 bilateral agreements to be signed during his trip was not as part of the deeper ties, they have already agreed to allow busin
wednesday and attended the inauguration of a new bank in shanghai on the staples development bag has been set up by the brexit, brazil, russia, india, south africa, because, president lula said the new financial institution frees developing countries from established ones. our business reporter has more on the significance in the strip. the goal, in his own words, is to strengthen the relationship and at least when it comes to relationships ties are already significant. china is brazil s biggest export market, each year by intensive billions of dollars of natural resources and agricultural props including soybeans, iron ore, oil, and beef, while brazil, according to chinese state media is the biggest recipient of chinese investment in latin america. president lula da silva needs more of it if he is to boost brazil s stagnant economy. that s why the brazilian economy expects more than 20 bilateral agreements to be signed during his trip as part of the deputised of already agre