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