World Business Report Episodes Episode guide
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US inflation beats forecasts but remains high
Prices continued to cool slightly in the US in April
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US inflation falls below 5% for first time in two years
: US inflation falls below 5%, this is the lowest in two years
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Biden holds crucial meeting with Congress leaders about country’s debt ceiling
US President Joe Biden meets Congress leaders to solve country’s debt ceiling issue.
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Biden to meet political leaders to break the deadlock over US debt ceiling
Joe Biden to meet political leaders to break the deadlock over US debt ceiling
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Kremlin increases taxes on Russian oil sector
Energy industry at its most vulnerable following western sanctions since December
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China warns EU over proposed new sanctions
China warns EU over proposed new Russia sanctions targeting Chinese firms
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Covid no longer global emergency but left economic scars
Covid no longer global emergency but left worldwide economic scars
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The price of gold is rising
The US banking crisis is pushing the price of gold up to an all time high
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US bank seeks buyer as crisis spreads
US bank seeks a buyer as confidence bank crisis spreads
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European Central Bank raises interest rates for the seventh time
The European Central Bank has raised interest rates to 3.25% in a bid to curb inflation
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US interest rates hit 16-year high
The US Central Bank has raised its interest rates to its highest level in 16 years
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Will the US Fed raise interest rates again?
The US Federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates due to inflation pressure
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US banks feel the heat
Banks in the US have been under pressure since Monday’s rescue of First Republic
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The economic impact as thousands flee Sudan to neighbouring countries
More than 100,000 people have fled Sudan since heavy fighting broke out in April
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Customers react to First Republic’s collapse
The US bank had been under pressure since two other lenders failed.
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First Republic bank sold to JP Morgan
First Republic bank is the third US bank to fail this year as JP Morgan takes it over
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First Republic's future under scrutiny again
The bank's shares plunge by more than 40% as plans for its survival fail to materialise
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Fleeing Sudanese burying money and gold
Fleeing Sudanese are burying their money and gold
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US growth slows at the start of 2023
The economy grew 1.1% in the year to March, down from 2.6% in the previous quarter
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US economic growth slows sharply in first quarter
US economic growth slows down in first quarter of this year
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Disney's duel with DeSantis drags on
Disney launches lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
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Microsoft’s $68.7bn Activision Blizzard takeover blocked in the UK
Microsoft's deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard blocked in the UK
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Biden announces 2024 presidential bid
How will the US economy affect Biden's re-election campaign?
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Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry
Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry and TV over the next four years
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US TV news hosts dropped
Leading TV hosts at both Fox News and CNN leave their networks
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South Korea asked not to fill chip gap
The US is asking South Korea not to fill China chip market gap
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Chile unveils plans for its lithium industry
Chile's President unveils plans to partially nationalise the lithium industry
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India suffers from unusually early severe heatwave
Ninety per cent of the population are in the danger zone of extreme heat in India
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Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launches but explodes
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket Starship blows up minutes after successful launch
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EU subsidises nations that banned Ukraine’s grain
EU offers compensation to countries which imposed a ban on importing Ukrainian grain.