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gilda hakim. a federaljudge in the united states has sentenced the founder of the far right militant oath keepers, stewart rhodes, to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the storming of the us capitol on january the 6th, 2021. with the latest, here s our north america correspondentjessica parker. he was convicted at the back of last year, and now we ve learned that a federaljudge has sentenced him to 18 years in prison. prosecutors had actually sought a longer sentence of 25 years, but 18 years is what he s been given. in court, we understand he was pretty defiant, saying that he was a political prisoner something that the judge really wasn t having anything of, basically suggesting he still presented a peril to the country. in terms of what happened during the course of the trial, he wasn t the only member of the oath keepers who was on trial, and we expect some further sentencing over the coming days but he is the leader of this ....
let s start with china, because it s currently holding its annual two day national people s congress and has set out its economic forecast for the year. premier li keqiang told a packed audience in beijing on sunday, that the government hoped to achieve economic growth of around 5% in 2023. the figure is in line with most analyst predictions. last year, successive strict lockdowns slowed china s growth. official figures show the world s second largest economy grew by 3% last year, which was way below the government target of five and a half % and its slowest for decades. lets discuss this with louise loo, senior economist at oxford economics. there s widely expected to be a big shakeup in the team handling the economy. around 5%, it probably implies that growth as low as 4.5% is probably acceptable to the government and we do think that means the policy matters that we see will be a little bit more than what we expect last year. more than what we expect last ear. , , ....
hello there. as you have heard, last minute talks to avoid strike action on the uk s rail network have failed. now, millions of people will face travel misery as the biggest rail strike in 30 years brings services to a standstill in england, scotland and wales. the first strike started this morning and more are planned on most major lines on thursday and saturday. the rmt union says its members oppose stagnating pay and want justice. but industry bodies have warned against a strike action, saying it would shatter hopes of recovery for many businesses . joining me now is dr roger barker, director of policy at the institute of directors. thank you forjoining me today. is it fair to say that businesses will go under this week as a result of the strike? that may well be the case. this is gonna have a big impact on business. that impact will be quite uneven. some of us will be able to go back to working, taking off where we left off during covid. other sectors won t be able ....
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U.S. government bond yields reached a near four-week peak, driven by strong consumer confidence data and comments from the Minneapolis Fed President suggesting potential further rate hikes. This has pressured global stocks and lifted bond yields worldwide. Crude oil prices rose amid speculation OPEC+ will maintain production cuts, along with renewed geopolitical tensions. ....