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As Donald Trump and Joe Biden prepare to face off in their first debate of the 2024 campaign, it's worth examining the facts behind their claims

The Czech economy grew by 0.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, and increased by 0.3% compared with the last three months of the previous year

With inflation sticking at a level above their 2% target, they are downgrading their outlook for interest rate cuts

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index saw a slight increase of 0.1% at 39,092.32 as investors eagerly awaited the outcome of a meeting by the Bank of Japan

Donald Trump was booed and heckled as he addressed the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday, with many in the crowd shouting insults at the former president

Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said that 'it is very important to understand that the shocks which led to inflation were global in nature'

Stocks have seen a broad rally this month, fueled by renewed optimism that inflation in the US might decrease sufficiently to prompt the Federal Reserve to lower its main interest rate later in the year

The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation

This review was initiated last year when it was found that Bank forecasts were consistently missing the mark during a period of economic turbulence

The bank has an inflation target of 2% that it used as a benchmark for whether Japan had finally escaped deflationary tendencies

Chinese shares have rallied on hopes that a rate cut by the Federal Reserve might relieve pressure on the Chinese yuan