Everyone is waiting for. Vice president Kamala Harris the democrats nominee for president will be making the most important speech of her career so far. Its just a month since President Biden stepped back from seeking a second term in office but thats a long time in politics. Since then, harris has seen her Popularity Balloon setting the stage for a tight president ial election come november. Harris s running mate Tim Walz has just wrapped up day 3 the other Democrat Grandees today were Bill Clinton and Ophra Winfrey throwing their collective weight behind their candidate. But what can voters expect to hearfrom Kamala Harris later today when it comes to the economy . Area are a we will unpack about in detail in the moment but its a huge week for the us and financial markets because theyre looking for the latest read on the Interest Rates. The gathering all of the top bods from the us Central Bank and the federal reserve kicks off today. The gathering of all the top bods from the us Cen
Is likely next month. Lets remind you of the state of play. The cost of borrowing has been at a range between 5. 25 and 5. 5 since july of 2023. It began climbing in earnest in 2022, after Russias Invasion of ukraine sparked an inflationary crisis. If the fed does cut in september, it would be the first cut in the cost of borrowing since the Pandemic Era cuts of 2020. More from our North America Business correspondent, michelle fleury. Officials inside americas Central Bank discussed cutting Interest Rates injuly before voting unanimously to wait, indicating instead that a September Cut was more likely. The minutes from the last federal Reserve Policy Meeting show officials are confident inflation is moving in the right direction, and that an increase in the Unemployment Rate means now is the right time to be talking about cutting rates from their current 22 year highs. It comes as more cracks in the Labour Market are starting to appear. The us economy added 818,000 fewer jobs in 2023
Announcer live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. The taliban are pushing ahead with their offensive in northern afghanistan in their quest to take control of the last holdout for resistance fighters. On sunday, fierce fighting was reported in the Panjshir Valley with both sides claiming to have made gains. Now, the leader of the national Resistance Front says he supports calls for an end to the fighting and is ready to talk once the taliban withdraw their fighters. Meanwhile, a vital lifeline for afghanistan has reopened. The Kabul Airport is now seeing more domestic flights resume, and on Sunday Aid planes brought in more than 50 tons of medical supplies and food. And while the taliban have taken a key step in reopening the airport, they still havent announced what their new government will look like. Nic robertson has the details on that. Nic. Reporter the taliban are still yet to announce whos going to be in their government. They said it would be inclusive, i
Chris what happens to those americans and afghan allies left behind, a week after the final pullout from kabul . Were joined by congressman Michael Mccall, a top republican on the house foreign Affairs Committee. Plus the fda scrambles to study the benefits of covid boosters, as the biden administration pushes a deadline to start rolling them out. Well ask one of the nations top Public Health experts about criticism the White House is getting ahead of the science. President Biden Blisters the Supreme Court for refusing to block a new texas ban on most abortions after six weeks. The most pernicious thing about the Texas Law Sort of creates a vigilante system. Chris we will ask our Sunday Panel what it signals for roe v. Wade, all right now on Fox News sunday. Hello again from Fox News in washington. More than 60 people are dead as the country faces a long recovery from Hurricane Ida. The devastation stretching from the gulf to the northeast. The storm disabling the Power Grid across lou
Chris what happens to those americans and afghan allies left behind, a week after the final pullout from kabul . Were joined by congressman Michael Mccall, a top republican on the house foreign Affairs Committee. Plus the fda scrambles to study the benefits of covid boosters, as the biden administration pushes a deadline to start rolling them out. Well ask one of the nations top Public Health experts about criticism the White House is getting ahead of the science. President Biden Blisters the Supreme Court for refusing to block a new texas ban on most abortions after six weeks. The most pernicious thing about the Texas Law Sort of creates a vigilante system. Chris we will ask our Sunday Panel what it signals for roe v. Wade, all right now on Fox News sunday. Hello again from Fox News in washington. More than 60 people are dead as the country faces a long recovery from Hurricane Ida. The devastation stretching from the gulf to the northeast. The storm disabling the Power Grid across lou