Trump names Robert O'Brien as national security adviser – live

President fired previous national security adviser John Bolton last weekGreta Thunberg to testify before Congress on climate crisisThe Guardian is joining forces with more than 250 news outlets around the world to strengthen coverage of the climate crisis ahead of the UN summit. Read more about the Covering Climate Now collaboration. 3.00pm BST The US federal reserve is preparing to cut interest rates by a quarterof a percent later today, to between 1.75% and 2%, at the conclusion ofits September meeting, according to multiple reports, Edward Helmore writes.Following the meeting, at 2.30pm ET, economists will be watching closelyfor signals from Fed chair Jerome Powell (aka Jay) that the central bank islikely to continue cutting rates again this year.Officials have pointed to weakening global industrial output andcontinuing uncertainty around trade policy, particularly between theUS and China, as key to their thinking.At the Fed’s last meeting in July, Powell described the rate cut as a“mid cycle adjustment,” meaning it was not part of a larger ratecutting cycle. 2.50pm BST There was no doubt that the US needed a new national security adviser FAST after the abrupt ousting of John Bolton last week. Continue reading…
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