Is a rate rise good for you . Really looking forward to speaking to you, to hearing from you this morning, by telephone, by text or social media. Lets get the neatest News Headlines from karishma patel. The Bank Of England is expected to raise its main Interest Rate to 5. 25 at lunchtime. It will be the 14th time in a row its gone up. Inflation has slowed down in the past few months, but is still at nearly 8 four times higher than the official target. Deputy Prime Minister, oliver dowden, says migrants will start to be housed on a barge in dorset in the coming weeks and that inspections are being carried out. They were meant to move in earlier this week but there have been concerns over fire safety and port staff. Ofcom says older viewers are switching away from live tv as part of a record drop in people watching traditional television. The Broadcasting Watchdog says audiences now have an all you can eat buffet of broadcast and online content to choose from. Scientists say a Prehistori
Carrie lam will become hong kongs new chief executive. But what the new chief executive. But what the new leadership mean for the economy . And what to look for in buying a piece of art. We get a few tips from the experts. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. Im sharanjit leyl. A 1200 Strong Committee dominated by pro beijing executives have elected carrie lam as the new hong kong chief executive. She has promised to heal wounds over beijings industry. With a slowing economy in mainland china, she could be facing economic headwinds. I spoke with research at Peter Church At that the issues that will be at the top of her agenda. Peter church at that the issues that will be at the top of her agendam hong kong, the Affordability Question on housing has been a huge economic and political hot button in hong kong. And if you look at it rationally, it is really a supply it generated a problem. Hong kong has been producing less than half of the long term average supply of housing in the l