Prices rise across the world - BBC News Review

Food and energy prices are rising around the world meaning millions now face tough choices in their daily lives. Economists blame a combination of Covid, poor harvests and the war in Ukraine. Now central banks are putting up interest rates to try to control the crisis. Video chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:25 - Story 1:07 - Headline 1: The Guardian - Fight against inflation raises spectre of global inflation 2:33 – Headline 2: CITY A.M. - Inflation and recession concoction sends global markets into the mire 3:45 - Headline 3: The Indian Express - Partha Sen writes: The inflation tightrope 5:03 - Language summary Key words and phrases the spectre of (something) the possibility of something bad happening * The spectre of another pandemic is very worrying. * The spectre of nuclear war is back. into the mire into a difficult situation * The scandal dragged the minister into the mire * The company was mired in controversy tightro