And keeping a close eye on the markets. , here in europe, they are ending ona markets. , here in europe, they are ending on a downward trend. And well be looking back at the Economic News of the week as the us cuts Interest Rates and oil prices prices continue their rollercoaster ride after the attacks on saudi oilfacilities. And as comedians head to a british girls school to give classes in confidence to pupils to help them with Difficult Conversations like those over pay in later life. Today we want to know what are your top tips for boosting your confidence at work . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive hello and welcome to business live. Lots to pack in for you this morning we start with thomas cook its the Worlds Largest and oldest travel company but its future is looking increasingly uncertain. A planned rescue of the struggling firm by chinese conglomerate fosun is now under threat after its banks demanded it find £200 million in extra contingency funding. Without the de
Top grades have nudged up slightly despite concerns opening day of the third test but about the difficulty of exams. The rain is playing havoc at ryanairs uk pilots have walked out in a 48 hour strike, headingley. Thanks. But so far theres been little disruption for passengers. Record numbers of fires also coming up are burning in the amazon, the microscope thats sparking brazils president claims opponents a biology revolution as it captures images at previously of his government are unseen levels of detail. Lighting them deliberately. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Hello. An early wicket for england and after rain delays, the third hello everyone test at headingley has just got back this is afternoon live. Borisjohnson is in paris under way. Thanks. Where his efforts to try and break the brexit impasse have met plus all the weather. Opposition from the french president , Emmanuel Macron. Mr macron has insisted and it is warming up. Good news for that the controversial iris
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Are the context on bbc news. Re up or are we down . The Us Central Bank the Federal Reserve reviews Interest Rates as investors cast doubt over an imminent rate cut. There are two women in iran whose names became synonymous with the fight for womens freedom. One of them is mahsa amini who died from her injuries sustained in police custody. The other is nika shakarami. A 16 Year Old Girl who disappeared just days after mahsa aminis death became public. Shortly after leaving a protest on the 20th September she called a friend to say she was being chased by security forces. Nine days later her body was dumped in a quiet tehran street. The authorities denied involvement in her death, claiming she took her own life. But a classified report seen by the bbc reveals the teenager was beaten to death by the agents who detained her. Reha kansara from bbc Eye Investigations has this report. And a warning, you may find the details
More to come. First we catch up with the business news. The Us Central Bank starts its last meeting for the year with economists widely expecting a rate rise. And what has gone wrong. We find out why are the wheels have come off like sharing services in australia. Good morning, eight, hello, world. It is a tuesday. Glad you could join us for Asia Business report. I am rico hizon. We start with Us Central Bank and the Federal Reserve starts its first policy last policy meeting for year. Economists have been anticipating a rate hike for months now. Let us put this into context. Nine years ago, 2008, the cost of borrowing was cut to effectively zero in response to the Global Financial turmoil. It remained there for seven years until two years ago when it was raised by a quarter of a point. Since then we have seen three rate rises as the us economy has recovered. Earlier i spoke to the age and chief economist, and asked ifa age and chief economist, and asked if a rate hike is a done deal.
Decided ive got to leave the house with a knife . 11. And the most endangered ape in the world the new species of orangutan, discovered in indonesia. Later in the hour well have sportsday on the bbc news channel, with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening. For the first time in over a decade the bank of england has increased Interest Rates and there could be more to follow. Its raising the official bank rate from a record low of 0. 25 to 0. 5 . Its part of the banks attempt to restrain inflation, which is well above the governments target. But some economists believe the decision is wrong and will put greater strain on the economy. The higher rate will mean bigger Monthly Payments for those with variable rate mortgages, but savers will see some benefit, as our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. One small step upwards for Interest Rates, affecting millions of savers and millions of borrowers. Its more expensive if you have a