An interest rate cut could be on the table for the Federal Reserve’s next meeting, conflict in the Middle East is intensifying, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.7% on Wednesday. Plus, the FT’s Barney Jopson explains the recent wave of backlash against tourists.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Powell says September rate cut ‘on the table’ after Fed notes ‘some further progress’ on inflation
Assassinated: the arch-enemies of Israel killed in twin strikes
The cost of Europe’s backlash against tourists
CREDIT: The Telegraph
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