Time for a look at the Business News now with marc ashdown. Hello, this is World Business report, im marc ashdown. We start in the us, where the all important Inflation Data is just out. Prices inched up injuly, but less than expected. The Consumer Price index, a key inflation figure, rose 3. 2 compared to a year ago. It was running at 3 injune, so on the face of it, the pace of price rises has ticked up again. But the markets had expected a bigger increase, so could todays figure be good news . And could it be enough to persuade the Federal Reserve to leave Interest Rates unchanged next month . Lets bring in our north America Business correspondent michelle fleury. Firstly, talk us through the reasons behind this uptick. Inflation had been easing gradually, why has it gone up . Some of this has to do with comparisons of where we were last year and the way the data is compiled but some of it is things like rising Housing Costs and stuff like rising Housing Costs and stuff like that. I
Finally had an epiphany. Usually the party knows everything. They know what you need, what you dont need. They even know you didnt even. Know you needed. But for the first time in a a e, the democrats threw up their arms in despair. Donald trumps Approval Rating was actually slightly larger than joe bidens watch at this point. Trump was at 43 . 41umbiden is at just 41 . So hes doing worse than trump, who was always saying was doing so poorly. The question is how solid a candidatioe is joe biden . Thats the problem. Thats exactly the problem. And what is exactly the problem that we dont know how solidt kn a candidate joe bideown is. We know hes not a solid case. Hes struggling. I mean, for his own party, it is hard to watch after the russia hoax, russi two impeachments, three indictments in a country bitterly by class and education. The New York Times Experienced T ,a temporary moment of clarity. Columnist David Brooksvid broo k is asking, what if were the bad guys here . Humility final
Making hasnt been updated. Before the actor strike started damon opened up about his role in one of the years most advertise paid movies. We said theres a chance when we push that button we destroy the world. And friendship with ben affleck. And later acting powerhouse, laura linney on her new film. I wouldnt have recognized you. And her unforgettable character from prosecutor to matriarch of a crime family. She was fun. Is that part of your super power . Get it done. It was possible i may not see the end of the year. Im a little pistol. Thats what it is. This is not where i thoughts the story was at. Good evening. Welcome back to whos talking. Tonight hollywood is on hold. We are in the second week of the actors strike and the third month of the writers strike. Meaning nothing is being created in tinseltown. Both groups are demanding higher pay and more Revenue Sharing from tv and film studios in the face of streaming services and artificial intelligence. And some of the best paid act
Making hasnt been updated. Before the actor strike started damon opened up about his role in one of the years most advertise paid movies. We said theres a chance when we push that button we destroy the world. And friendship with ben affleck. And later acting powerhouse, laura linney on her new film. I wouldnt have recognized you. And her unforgettable character from prosecutor to matriarch of a crime family. She was fun. Is that part of your super power . Get it done. It was possible i may not see the end of the year. Im a little pistol. Thats what it is. This is not where i thoughts the story was at. Good evening. Welcome back to whos talking. Tonight hollywood is on hold. We are in the second week of the actors strike and the third month of the writers strike. Meaning nothing is being created in tinseltown. Both groups are demanding higher pay and more Revenue Sharing from tv and film studios in the face of streaming services and artificial intelligence. And some of the best paid act
Making hasnt been updated. Before the actor strike started damon opened up about his role in one of the years most advertise paid movies. We said theres a chance when we push that button we destroy the world. And friendship with ben affleck. And later acting powerhouse, laura linney on her new film. I wouldnt have recognized you. And her unforgettable character from prosecutor to matriarch of a crime family. She was fun. Is that part of your super power . Get it done. It was possible i may not see the end of the year. Im a little pistol. Thats what it is. This is not where i thoughts the story was at. Good evening. Welcome back to whos talking. Tonight hollywood is on hold. We are in the second week of the actors strike and the third month of the writers strike. Meaning nothing is being created in tinseltown. Both groups are demanding higher pay and more Revenue Sharing from tv and film studios in the face of streaming services and artificial intelligence. And some of the best paid act