and events costs are set to climb higher through the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, due to inflationary pressures. joining me now is suzanne neufang, who s the ceo of the global business travel association. welcome, good morning. is this a surprise? it s been awhile since pandemic now. i a surprise? it s been awhile since pandemic now.- a surprise? it s been awhile since pandemic now. i wish it were. since pandemic now. i wish it were- but since pandemic now. i wish it were. but in since pandemic now. i wish it were. but in short-term - since pandemic now. i wish it - were. but in short-term memory, were. but in short term memory, just a year ago we were still really from omicron variant s. so we did expect last year that it would be a slower recovery so we were delighted at this time time last a great deal of this you will show another 32%. we added last year at about a trillion us dollars and we should get about 1.4 trillion as you say by the end of 2024. are there a
the core rate, stripping out those volatile elements such as fuel and rents, fell to 3.8% from 3.9% injanuary, but that was still higher than the 3.7% expected. this latest data suggests there is still some stickiness with inflation that will be scrutinised by the federal reserve as it weighs up a highly anticipated interest rate cut injune. let s head over to new york and speak to our north america business correspondent michelle fleury. not michelle fleury. a huge rise but not heading in the not a huge rise but not heading in the right direction? the right direction? people were hoinu to the right direction? people were heping to see the right direction? people were hoping to see more the right direction? people were hoping to see more evidence - hoping to see more evidence that prices were cooling and moving in the direction they wanted, this probably goes in the negative column, inflation is a bit hotter than people would like to see, and it does not necessarily mean
germany s public transport network will be at a near stand still today as two of the country s largest unions strike in an ongoing dispute over pay. workers walked out shortly after midnight for 2h hours. two of the country s largest unions which are demanding significant pay rises for their workers want to increase the pressure on employers ahead of another round of negotiations. there ll be all but no trains, planes or ferries in operation after workers walked out, and motorists have been warned that staff who maintain motorways and repair road damage after accidents are also on strike. damage after accidents let s are also on strike. talk about the impact of all let s talk about the impact of all of this. joining me now is christian schulz, deputy chief european economist at citi. they seem huge. what sort of impact will the strikes today across germany? impact will the strikes today across germany? well, good morning- across germany? well, good morning. everything
let s update you on the fallout following the collapse of silicon valley bank. injapan today shares in its biggest banks have dropped sharply as global markets react to the banking sector sell off in the us. despite a promise from us president biden that his government would do everything needed to maintain stability. on monday americans were lining up outside their branches to access their funds. some venture capitalists in california were seen taking out their money in cashier cheques worth millions of dollars. the volatility sparked by the collapse of svb has led to speculation the federal reserve will now pause its plans to keep raising interest rates, designed to tame inflation. our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, reports from new york. what the hammock in the us banking sector means for the broader economy is to be seen but it s taking calculations about how america s fight against inflation maeve plouffe. economists at goldman sachs no longer exp