Welcome to the program, everybody. You are watching countdown. London. 00 here in good morning. Stocks in the u. S. Rallying after the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve revealing the central bank will continue to keep Interest Rates low for a considerable time. For more, we are joined by christian scholz. The Market Reaction says low means low for longer. The balance is very much on the Residential Market and the european issues. There is plenty of Downside Risks which the fed will obviously way once they start answering that considerable time between that and the first rate hike. Watch here is that this came before the latest big decline in the unemployment rate. They already had discussion about whether there was significant slack in the economy or whether there wasnt and the latest decline may change the guidance as early as the october meeting. There may be changes in store. The considerable time language may still digress. They may be stretching wheniderable time unemploymen
After chinese regulators give the firm the goahead to close its deal with microsoft. It now has all the relevant approvals. Youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Welcome again to worldwide exchange. Now russia is calling on kiev authorities to put an immediate halt to military preparations in the southeast of ukraine. Saying the troop buildup could lead to an outbreak of civil war. The Russian Foreign Ministry Statement follows an announcement by ukraines interior minister that antiterrorist operations are now under way in the eastern city of kharkiv. Under a bit of pressure today as well. Meanwhile, u. S. Secretary of state john kerry will meet with top diplomats from russia, the ukraine and the e. U. Over a new push to calm tensions in the eastern region. Now, Vice President at Intelligence Joins me. With me is also another guest. Good morning to both. Are we looking at a crimea take two situation here . Well, some of the evens that we s