Joining me now is satyam panday, Chief Us and Canada Economist at S P global ratings. Satyam, what are the key elements here that youre looking at that mean theres going to be a drag on growth . We are mostly focused on the consumer sector, we are mostly focused on the consumersector, like we are mostly focused on the consumer sector, like you mentioned in your opening statement. We are starting to see some Consumer Caution creep up, see some Consumer Caution creep up, especially given how the Labour Market has moderated, we have also seen the real Income Growth so often, and that means most likely moving forward, the same type of growth coming from Consumer Spending iS Probably going to be softer, and if you think about the Consumer Spending, you have to look at the taxes being collected state and local site, so the Upside Surprise we have seen from the state and local Government Spending is also going to be softened moving forward. Put it all together, it is the consumers that are go
hello and welcome to bbc news. the former us president donald trump says he expects to be arrested on tuesday and has called on supporters to protest. and a post on his own social media platform he claimed to have seen leaks from the manhattan district attorney s offers which is yet to comment. mr trump is accused of bank hush money to an alleged mistress. americans have been reacting to the latest development. imean i mean this isjust beyond ridiculous at this point. you can go after him and the outcome will all be the same, and it is only going to incite more people to come out and support, 0k? and that is what it is about, the more people we have two show everybody doesn t matter we re still going to support him and he is going to support him and he is going to support him and he is going to run and he is going to win. it has been going since january and it it has been going since january and it is it has been going since january and it isjust horrendous, our constit
good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre payment energy meters. the tactic which results in someone s heating being cut off if they don t have the cash to top up their meter is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i love t
liz truss threatened to quit catnip today if liz truss didn t pledge to maintain to increased defence spending for gdp by to increased defence spending for gdp by 2030 and obviously, that is tough gdp by 2030 and obviously, that is tough and gdp by 2030 and obviously, that is tough and an increase in defence spending tough and an increase in defence spending and everything else is being spending and everything else is being slashed right back but i sugpose being slashed right back but i suppose if you want to look at liz truss. suppose if you want to look at liz truss. few suppose if you want to look at liz truss, few will say she ll be around to deiiver truss, few will say she ll be around to deliver on truss, few will say she ll be around to deliver on the promise by that point to deliver on the promise by that point of to deliver on the promise by that point of 2030. to deliver on the promise by that point of 2030- to deliver on the promise by that
assessment grade boundaries. a bombing at a mosque in kabul during evening prayers has killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33. warnings of a near critical situation at ukraine s zaporhizia nuclear plant under russian control as ukrainian officials plan for a worst case scenario. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. japanese tax authorities have launched a new campaign to encourage young people to drink more alcohol to boost the economy. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. students across england, wales and northern ireland are getting exam results this morning. a level students, t level students and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared to 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in st