A signal we are entering a new phase of our economy and our recovery. I believe it is important for the country to recognise this progress because if we do not, progress made will remain locked in the fear of negative mindsets that dominate our economic outlook since the pandemic began. Investors are cheering the federal reserve s rate cut. Here in asia, japan s nikkei 225 index added around 1. 5% in early friday trading. Us stock markets have also jumped, with the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 rising to new all time highs. The bbc s ritika gupta has more from new york. Us stocks reached a fresh try and the 500 rose 17% extending the year again to 20% and the dowjones surged over 200 points topping 42,000 for the first time in the majority of industry groups closed out the session higher and big tech outperform dusty rate spurred investors to investors to return to a risk on mood and tesla gained 4%. Stocks traditionally tied to economic growth also jumped traditionally tied
Recovery. I believe it is important for the country to recognise this progress because if we do not, progress made will remain locked in the fear of negative mindsets that dominate or economic outlook since the pandemic began. Investors have cheered the cut, the Dowjones Industrial The Dow Jones Industrial Average the Dowjones Industrial Average 500 rising to a new all time high. More from new york. Record high, a day after the Federal Reserve kicked off its easing cycle. The 500 Euros i. 7 easing cycle. The 500 Euros 1. 7 and extending this years gains 20 meanwhile, 500 points topping 42,000 For The First Time and the majority of Industry Groups close of the session higher and sharing outperformed as the Rate Cuts spurred investors to attend to a risk on Mood And Tesla gained 4 and more than 7 respectively in stocks traditionally tied to this also jumped in the giant industrial Home Depot also gains and better than expected to data adding to the optimism suggesting the Labour Market r
The Foreign Office is advising british holiday makers in spain to return home as soon as possible, as hotels their are to close by tuesday. Supermarkets take action to reduce stockpiling and panic buying. The bbc suspends production of hit dramas like eastenders and casualty. And the Glastonbury Festival is called off as is this years eurovision because of coronavirus. Good afternoon. Schools across much of the uk look set to close their doors and shut down by the end of the week the governments in scotland and wales have been first to announce their plans as part of the measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Borisjohnson says an announcement on the rest of the uk is imminent. Our correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. This announcement from the first minutes there was a short time ago. Nicola sturgeon made this announcement within the last hour. It is not entirely unexpected, there have been increasing reports of growing absinthe in schools and people keeping their children hom
Have to wait a little bit longer. We still have each other. It is not like, the end, itsjust a pause. So, instead of thinking of their own disappointment, they say they are spending their non wedding day thinking of others. Jon kay, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. Good afternoon. This was north wales earlier this morning. We are under an area of High Pressure. And after such a wet winter, with 4 5 days of High Pressure, that is good news. Not altogether dry, with this weeks weather front lingering in the south bringing more cloud, as you can see early on and working on contrasting with the sunshine under the centre of that area of High Pressure to the north. We have some cloud in the east with shower stretching up through Eastern England up into eastern scotland. That weather front in the south bringing some drizzle. And that keen wind is making it feel colder than you would expect in mid march, but with the sunshine, that compensates. With the bre
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