a breach of the minesterial code. tonight with the context, the spectator s deputy political editor katy balls and the republican strategist doug heye. hello, welcome to the programme. we have lived through an era of record low interest rates. for years, it was cheap to borrow, while the money put away in savings accounts earned us very little in return. but things are changing. today, the us federal reserve set out an increasingly aggressive approach to monetary policy as it confronts the highest inflation in the united states forfour decades. in the last hour, it raised interest rates by 0.75% which is the biggest jump in rates since 1994. and that has implications for all of us. here s the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell. the current picture it s plain to see. the labour market is extremely tight, and inflation is much too high. against this backdrop, today the federal open market committee raised its interest rate by 0.75% in anticipation of ongoing increases
Pelley were going to begin tonight with the spreading epidemic of lottery fever. Americans have been buying tickets at a rate of 13,000 a second a second for tonights drawing. Since saturday, they have spent nearly 835 million for a chance at that elusive jackpot at the end of the powerball rainbow. It is now worth a record 1. 5 billion. Carter evans is at a store on the californianevada border. Reporter theres just one reason to stand in 30degree weather in the middle of the desert or in this case a billion and a half reasons. You get nowhere in life for reporter thousands have been waiting to buy a ticket just across the border at the Primm Valley Lotto store in california because nevada is one of only six states that does not participate in powerball. Mark mershant says this is his so you live in vegas now . Yeah. Reporter you know a little bit about odds. A lot. Reporter these odds arent so good. I dont know about that one. But you are awe hater. Reporter its no accident the jackpo
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Nearly 835 million for a chance at that elusive jackpot at the end of the powerball rainbow. It is now worth a record 1. 5 billion. Carter evans is at a store on the californianevada border. Reporter theres just one reason to stand in 30degree weather in the middle of the desert or in this case a billion and a half reasons. You get nowhere in life for not trying. Reporter thousands have been waiting to buy a ticket just across the border at the Primm Valley Lotto store in california because nevada is one of only six states that does not participate in powerball. Mark mershant says this is his first time playing the lottery. So you live in vegas now . Yeah. Reporter you know a little bit about odds. A lot. Reporter these odds arent so good. I dont know about that one. But you are awe hater. Reporter its no accident the jackpot soared. Changed the rules in an effort to boost ticket sales with a bigger payout. Powerball started offering 69 numbers to choose from instead of 59, but that de
Since saturday, they have spent nearly 835 million for a chance at that elusive jackpot at the end of the powerball rainbow. It is now worth a record 1. 5 billion. Carter evans is at a store on the californianevada border. Reporter theres just one reason to stand in 30degree weather in the middle of the desert or in this case a billion and a half reasons. You get nowhere in life for not trying. Reporter thousands have been waiting to buy a ticket just across the border at the Primm Valley Lotto store in california because nevada is one of only six states that does not participate in powerball. Mark mershant says this is his first time playing the lottery. Yeah. Bit about odds. A lot. So good. I dont know about that one. But you are awe hater. Back in october, powerball changed the rules in an effort to boost ticket sales with a bigger payout. Powerball started offering 69 numbers to choose from instead of 59, but that decreased the odds of winning the jackpot from million. The outlandi