Raising privacy concerns. We start with coronavirus restrictions here in the uk because as of monday staff in england will no longer be asked by the government to work from home. While some companies will continue to offer flexible working, many are anxious to get people off zoom and back in the office. Investment giant goldman sachs spent a billion pounds on its new london headquarters two years ago. It wants the vast majority of staff back at their desks on monday morning. Goldman s global chief executive has been showing the prince of wales round their building this week. He told our business editor simonjack their commitment to the office and to london is as strong as ever. We are delighted that prince of wales are spending time with us today and visiting this building, you know, this is our european headquarters, been here forjust over european headquarters, been here for just over two european headquarters, been here forjust over two years. We put this building and placed thr
they would be watching and monitoring economic reports to decide whether another rate hike was warranted. or if they were done. hot on those heels, data released on thursday she owed the us economy grew at the 2.4% central bank policymakers would pull off what economists would pull off an immaculate tightening. while the fed may have been raising rates more quickly than ever, and of having done so without putting the economy into a recession. later today, british banking giant natwest is due to deliver its latest earnings. but it comes at a time as the bank battles a scandal. this is following a row over the closure of the account of brexit supporter nigel farage. mr farage has alleged his account was closed because of his political views. peter flavel head of natwest s private banking arm coutts is the latest to quit the firm, following in the footsteps of its former chief executive, dame alison rose. the bbc s chief economics correspondent dharshini david was speaking
use the euro currency. next week, it s the turn of the bank of england with another rise widely expected. but with inflation starting to ease, are we finally seeing the peak in the cost of borrowing? and when can we expect rates to start coming down again? let s hear first from michelle fleury in new york. the federal reserve has moved with unprecedented speed to get inflation under control. since march of last year, it has raised its benchmark rate by 5.25 percentage points. its latest move is likely to push up the cost of borrowing for american businesses and consumers even further. with inflation showing prices rising more slowly than a year ago, the key question at the press conference was whether this rate increase was the last or would it hike again later this year? fed chairjerome powell wouldn t be drawn. i would say it is certainly possible that we would raise funds again at the september meeting if the data warranted it. and i would also say it is possible that we w
it came a day after the natwest ceo was forced to step down after mr farrage had a report that claimed it had closed his account because of his political views which he described as xenophobic and at odds with the bank s inclusionive organization. david coutts said that there was a serious error of in talk being it with the bbc editor. that led to an inaccurate story about why it was closed suggesting that mr farage didn t have enough money to bank with them. it has wiped £1 billion off the value of natwest and agree to look at the closure of customer accounts. that had had more scrutiny today report half yearly accounts. our correspondent says that they will be trying to draw a line under the row. will be trying to draw a line under the row. perhaps why we re seeing under the row. perhaps why we re seeing the under the row. perhaps why | we re seeing the information rushed out. they re trying to draw a line under it. it is a reputational one, not a financial one. the f
served a subpoena to produce the footage. mr trump s campaign has responded to the new chargeses calling it a desperate and attempt by the government to harass him. on thursday, lawyers trump s lawyers met into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. a potential indictment in that case is still looming. our north america correspondent reports from washington. the latest charges are there in florida alleging that the former president retained top secret documents after leaving office. those were said to have included defense information. mr trump was already told that he would face trial for this next may. his aide, walt nater, was already named as a co defendant, and it s alleged that he and another defendant from mar a lago are being charged with obstructing investigators. in plain terms, the prosecution is claiming that both of mr trump s employees worked on his behalf to destroy evidence. these are allegations for now, but prosecutors say that having spoken to him, mr