Oct 28, 2021
If energy prices are driving inflation, what can central banks actually do?
Fresh data from Spain shows inflation in October rose at its fastest pace in 29 years, compared with October 2020.
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From the BBC World Service: The European Central Bank's meeting today is under the spotlight as inflation continues to skyrocket across parts of Europe. Plus, police in Brazil have uncovered a criminal operation to remove nearly a metric ton of gold each year from protected indigenous lands in the Amazon. And, we hear from an experiment on the English coastline to use a sand barrier to protect a gas terminal against sea erosion.
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David Brancaccio
Host
Victoria Craig
Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan
Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin
Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin
Producer
Jay Siebold
Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey
Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Rose Conlon
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Redmond Carolipio
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Jesson Duller
Media Producer
Brian Allison
Technical Director
