Dubai: In today’s episode of Dirhams & Dollars, the team is joined by Gulf News’ Editor-at-Large, Francis Matthew, to discuss Thursday’s general election in the UK.
The team talks about the likely outcome of the elections, and the number of variables impacting voters’ decisions.
Next, we move to the European Central Bank, which is scheduled to make an announcement on interest rates on Thursday, but more importantly, they are expected to hint at a change in monetary policy that could be very good for banks and markets.
Across the pond, the team talks about American’s decision to exit the Paris Agreement, and how China may fill the void left on the world stage. We look at why Trump chose to pull out from the climate change agreement, and what it means for his voter base.
The team then moves on to the subject of the US economy, and what clues the recent jobs report contained about its health.
Sticking with America, we discuss the potential ramifications of former Director of the FBI James Comey’s testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, and the showdown it may set up in the administration.
Finally, the team talks WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference in San Francisco. More software than hardware, there will nonetheless no doubt be some exciting announcements from CEO Tim Cook’s keynote speech on Monday, and we analyse what they might be.
