Inflation in the US is slowing down
US inflation fell to 2.9 per cent in July, boosting the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its next meeting in September.
New data shows inflation in US is slowing down. Will it mean the US central bank will cut interest rates in September? We speak to a panel of guests sharing their thoughts. Sticking with inflation numbers and China is braced for an economic slowdown ahead of todays data release.
Meanwhile Japan is set for a new Prime Minister as Kishida bows out as party leader.
And – who do you turn to when Waymo self-driving cars start honking at each other in a parking lot situated within a neighbourhood – we hear from one resident.
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