The dax In frankfurt. Up by almost I. 7 . Lets speak now to vIctorIa fernandez, chIef Market StrategIst at Crossmark Global Investments thank you for beIng wIth us. Nobody saw these RetaIl Sales fIgures comIng In to strong. Why has that gIven such cheer to Investors . The us Economy Is surely drIven by the consumer, 73 of the Economy Is from the consumer spendIng. And so when there was thIs fear that the consumer was pullIng back and we were seeIng weakness In the Labour Market, and therefore wager stagnatIng, there was a huge fear that thIs was goIng to lead the Economy If not Into a recessIon, defInItely a Pull Back and weakness In the Economy. RetaIl sales are somethIng people have been waItIng on. The Number Today was very posItIve. The markets were reactIng accordIngly. The bIggest drIver In thIs retaIl Sales Number was motor vehIcles, whIch Is InterestIng because If you look at the cpI report, the InflatIon Report you mentIoned a whIle ago, It was actually used Car PrIces that wa
a mask for five days. that goes for vaccinated and unvaccinated people. anthony fauci saying this about the shift. if you look at the chance of getting a transmission in the second half of that ten-day period, it s considerably less than in those first few days, so on balance, if you look at the safety of the public and the need to have society not disrupted, this was a good choice. in the medical community are concerns about mask wearing compliance, just as experts urge a shift toward better quality masks. a doctor joins me with what you should know in a moment. questions are also being asked about hospitalizatios for children. hospitals are seeing new admissions rising fast. reported covid cases of all ages in nyc. a staggering ten times higher than just a month ago and reaching a 7-day case average is higher than any other point in the pandemic. the 7-case average tops 231,000. we haven t seen it that high since january. here to start us off is ellison barber, cove
sell their products online. i catch up with the boss of shopify and talk about the future of online retail. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. the lights are very busy. when tv home shopping channels like qvc and the home shopping network first launched in the 1980s, the idea of buying products while you watched live tv was revolutionary. a new and exciting mix of live product demonstrations and the convenience of being able to make instant purchases lured shoppers to spend their hard earned cash without leaving their homes or their armchairs to get their hands on everything, from cheese graters to diamond jewellery. with the advent of the internet, the convenience of home shopping has moved from our tv screens to our laptops and mobiles, with online shopping becoming a booming industry. and now those home shopping style live demos appear to be making a comeback, not on our tvs, but on our social media apps
to the show. the lights are very busy. when tv home shopping channels like qvc and the home shopping network first launched in the 1980s, the idea of buying products while you watched live tv was revolutionary. a new and exciting mix of live product demonstrations and the convenience of being able to make instant purchases lured shoppers to spend their hard earned cash without leaving their homes or their armchairs to get their hands on everything, from cheese graters to diamond jewellery. with the advent of the internet, the convenience of home shopping has moved from our tv screens to our laptops and mobiles, with online shopping becoming a booming industry. and now those home shopping style live demos appear to be making a comeback, not on our tvs, but on our social media apps. this time, a whole new generation of shoppers is getting on board. so what is livestream shopping? well, it s a form of e commerce where brands can showcase their products in real time during livest
when the federal reserve makes its next decision. do you agree with that? with that? yes, i think that is re with that? yes, i think that is pretty clear. with that? yes, i think that is pretty clear, they with that? yes, i think that is pretty clear, they are - with that? yes, i think that is pretty clear, they are looking | pretty clear, they are looking at a federal rate that is finally in repository positive territory in relation to inflation and inflation does seem to be decelerating for now. that gives them so to speak, soft landings and things like that. it gives them the runway to sit back and watch for a little bit longer before deciding which way to go next. there is less certainty about what happens beyond then. some voices among the policymakers who are concerned about the impact of high interest rates on economic growth, what do you think happens beyond september? are we at the peak of interest rates in the us? i are we at the peak of interest rates in th