Set your agenda. Asian equities retreat for a fourth day on more concerns over chinas economy. And after strong us retail sales, add doubt that the feds inflation fight is finished. Uk headline inflation set to take a step lower today, but the pressure is on for the bank of england after the hottest wage growth on record. Plus, the Worlds Largest owner of stocks rebounds thanks to investments in big tech. Well break down the numbers from norways 1. 4 trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund. Well, good morning. Welcome to wednesday and its risk off this morning as concerns about inflation and growth weigh on markets, us futures are flat this morning after the s p 500, the nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial average all ended just off session lows yesterday. Equities finally showing a bit of worry this off year after year had us retail sales coming in above forecasts, along with home depot earnings for that matter, underscoring consumer resilience and bolstering, therefore, the case for the fed t
Still to come but donald trump is still in front of all other candidates. In the latest fox Power Rankings trump holds a commanding lead. Governor ron desantis and senator tim scott have emerged as what fox calls contenders. The rest in the conversation or outside it. Trump will release what he calls a detailed but irrefutable report on the president ial Election Fraud which took place in georgia, his words. He will present it next monday at his home in bedminster, new jersey. President biden continues his bidenomics tour claiming success for the Inflation Reduction Act. In response he said inflation is coming down and look at this. We have a bad case of Energy Price Inflation with us now. Gas averages 387, up 30 one cents in a month. 0. 31 in a month. In ten western states plus illinois the price is over 4 a gallon. Diesel, 4. 33, up 0. 48 in one month. To the markets, not Price Movement, the dow is off 50, nasdaq down 33. Look at target, this is the standout stock, standout retailer
But we know we can make things work better. That is the way well open ultimately get the rising Living Standards we all want to see. You talk about wanting to get that revenue in and increase spending on Public Services, but your u turn, if we can call it that, or this this moment of that green Prosperity Plan just sort of indicates the challenges that all Political Parties face at the moment. Many things like the green Prosperity Plan just cant be costed at the moment. ,. , moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget and moment. After the disaster of the liz truss minibudget and the moment. After the disaster of the j liz truss minibudget and the rise Liz Truss Mini Budget and the rise in Interest Rates, we had to change some of those plans. But our plan remains a fundamental part of our offer. Its our National Fund and four gigabytes energy to work on the front tier, new technologies in the future. Gb gb engery. Any b
and the rate of core inflation which strips out volatile items like food and fuel is actually going up. rising interest rates are piling the pressure on millions of mortgage borrowers here in the uk who are facing steep rises in monthly bills. the bbc has been hearing from some of them. rebecca from greater manchester, craig in cambridgeshire, and rose who lives in hampshire. just three homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of people facing a huge rise in their mortgage costs over the coming months. at this moment in time, at the end ofjune, i will make my final payment of £434 when my current deal ends, and thereafter i have been told to expect my payments will be over £1,800. i m currently paying £560 a month. at the end ofjuly, it will go on to variable and it will go up to £1,200 a month. 0ur mortgage has gone up by over £2,200 a year. - it s a huge impact on our- expenditure and has an impact on the family as a whole. rose has already been cutting costs on
and inflation falls sharply in the eurozone. will the european central bank change direction as a result? welcome to world business report. i mjagdip cheema. let s start with an important trade deal, because the uk has struck a deal to join a trans pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together, these pacific rim countries which doesn t include the usa account for 13% of global gdp. the pact it s called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership aims to cut 95% of import charges or tariffs. the initial gains for the uk economy may be only marginal, though that s according to the government s own estimates. we re nowjooined by our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. on one hand these 11 countries account for 13% of the world s income, but for the uk it might only be marginal growth as a result, is this a big deal? this a big deal? really good question- this a big deal? really good question- ct this a big deal? really