2025-04-05
31 分钟You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.
This edition is published in the early hours of Saturday the 5th of April.
President Trump calls for cut in interest rates, but the head of the US Central Bank suggests that won't happen,
as trillions of dollars are wiped off global markets.
Ukraine says a Russian missile strike has killed 16 civilians in President Zelensky's home city.
And the best-selling video game Minecraft hits the cinema screens.
Also in the podcast, the Tanzanian diet that can boost the immune system.
In the morning for breakfast,
we used to have a millet porridge and sorghum porridge as well for lunch, banana with beans.
And does a whiff of power surround the French president.
When he announced his new tariffs earlier this week, President Trump called it Liberation Day.
Critics said Liquidation Day would have been a better name, and investors continued to dump stocks on Friday.
Some financial markets recorded their worst falls since Covid.
During the day, China announced it would match the 34% additional tariffs imposed by the US,
sparking fears of a global trade war.
Donald Trump said China played it wrong, they panicked, and he would never change his policies.
But he did make a plea for the US central bank to cut interest rates.
The response from Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested that would not happen.
Tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation.