susannah streeter, as ever it has been — at. susannah streeter, as ever it has been a _ at.sure. - at. susannah streeter, as ever it has been a pleasure. thankl it has been a pleasure. thank you very much indeed. thank you. let's skip to the opposite side of the pond and look at the economy in the uk. the latest data on the uk's retail sector covering the month ofjuly is set to be released in an hour and a half — amid concern that the anti—immigration disorder which took place across the uk in recent weeks may have deterred shoppers. joining me now is christie cook, retail managing director, hodge bank. hello there to you, christie cook. what are you expecting, an hour and a half ago, what is the feeling? lode an hour and a half ago, what is the feeling?— the feeling? we are hoping for o timism the feeling? we are hoping for optimism in — the feeling? we are hoping for optimism in the _ the feeling? we are hoping for optimism in the july _ the feeling? we are hoping for optimism in the july data. - the feeling? we are hoping for optimism in the july data. in i optimism in th

fascinating stuff, susannah streeter, _ accommodation.mmodation. fascinating stuff, susannah streeter, always great i accommodation. fascinating stuff, | susannah streeter, always great to talk to you. and she's gone. after a period of shock and anger following the withdrawal ofjoe biden, donald trump is well and truly back in campaign mode. after a two—hour discussion with elon musk on the billionaire's platform x on monday, the republican presidential nominee was in florida today to vote as part of the early voting process in state ballots. and he is set to take to the stage in asheville, north carolina in the next half an hour. it's billed as a speech on "the economic hardships created by the harris—biden administration" — note the order of those two names. harris first, then biden, as the trump campaign shifts its focus to the vice president. catriona perry is there and waiting for the former president to take to the stage. economy — usually the top issue for voters along with immigration. what are we expecting to hear, and tell us wh

let's speak to susannah streeter, head of money and markets at hargreaves lansdown here in the uk.ning, lovely to have you with us. looking at what place late last night, looks like americans are confident enough to carry on spending, just break us — break down the numbers for us, what was behind that revision upwards? was behind that revision unwards?_ was behind that revision uwards? , . , , upwards? yes, absolutely, it does seem — upwards? yes, absolutely, it does seem as _ upwards? yes, absolutely, it does seem as though - upwards? yes, absolutely, it does seem as though that i does seem as though that confidence has rebounded and it is a surprise to some extent because remember, a couple of weeks ago, there were real fares when some unemployment data came out, it seems indicate that a recession was looming in the us and that caused a big wobble on stock markets and what you are seeing now is a batch of economic data showing notjust consumer spending ticking up but actually, the claims for unemployment benefits came a little bit lower—than—expected so, all of this is adding up