A couple of hours ago. Hes charged with 3a counts of fraud, relating to hush money allegedly paid to the former adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 president ial election. Hes now in the courthouse itself for the start ofJury Selection. Prosecutors accuse him, of arranging payments to Stormy Daniels in an effort to buy her silence. Donald trump has pleaded not guiltydescribing the case as a witchhunt. He spoke to the media just before heading into the courtroom. Hes been in the courts for around an hour and a half. Lets hear what he had to say. Something like this has never happened before. Theres never been anything like it. Every legal scholar said this case is nonsense, it should never have been brought. It doesnt deserve anything like this. There is no case, and theyve said it. People that dont necessarily follow or like donald trump said this is an outrage that this case was brought. This is political persecution. This is a persecution like never before. Nobodys ever se
Of its choosing. Oil prices are particularly volatile, given the regions role in producing a commodity so vital to the functioning of the Global Economy. Well, oil prices have actually been falling and thats because many traders think the risk of escalation is already factored in to the price. The American Bank citigroup though is warning that if there is more direct conflict between the two, oil prices could soar above 100 a barrel. And its likely that all of this will dominate the agenda for central bankers and Finance Ministers who are gathering this week in washington dc for the annual International Montary fund and world bank meetings. Ahead of that, the head of the imf Kristalina Georgieva has been warning the Global Economy faces a sluggish and disappointing decade amid all the uncertainty. Any impact, as small as it might be, is not desirable in an economy with high uncertainty. And inflation still not being brought down to target, very simple, oil prices go up, inflation goes
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