we start on the markets because a day after wall street closed at new record highs the jitters have returned. but i don t seem to have a camera! what i can do is. you know what? you can look at my chair. we are coming back. hello, nice to see you again. shares have fallen sharply, oil had its steepest one day fall since last summer, and those bond yields the effective interest rates on government debt have soared again. the yield on the 10 year us treasury bond hit almost 1.75% its highest since the very start of the pandemic back injanuary 2020. what s that telling us? that investors are scared inflation is about to take off and interest rates will have to rise soon. that s despite reassurances to the contrary from the head of the federal reserve. we d had about a 45 basis point jump in that treasury yield, and during that time, that is when we saw the nasdaq sell off more than 10%. so the question here is, what does it look like on the chart now for the treasury yie
good morning from north yorkshire. millions of us go on coach trips every year but they are under really big financial pressure and hoping for a big summer to their losses. it s a huge day forjockey rachael blackmore. she s leading the way at the cheltenham festival and today aims to become the first woman to win the gold cup. raising a laugh, but at a safe distance. red nose day goes ahead in the face of covid restrictions. a spring equinox this weekend but the weather stays fairly cloudy for most of you, but most should stay dry. the full forecast coming up. it s friday the 19th of march. our top story. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be rolled out in some european countries today after regulators found no evidence it causes blood clots. the prime minister borisjohnson will receive the vaccine today and has assured the public it is safe after more than a dozen countries paused their delivery of the jab. here s our health correspondent katherine da costa. the oxford astr
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster henry bonsu and former trade minister lord jones. lovely to have you both back. hi, henry. lovely to have you both back. hi, henry- lovely to have you both back. hi, hen . , .,, hi, henry. hi, digby, good to see ou hi, henry. hi, digby, good to see you again- hi, henry. hi, digby, good to see you again- they hi, henry. hi, digby, good to see you again. they are hi, henry. hi, digby, good to see you again. they are going - hi, henry. hi, digby, good to see you again. they are going to - hi, henry. hi, digby, good to seei you again. they are going to have their own show, you again. they are going to have their own show, they you again. they are going to have their own show, they really - you again. they are going to have their own show, they really are. l you again. they are going to have l their own show, they really are. i m not needed here. right,
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