will be the first since beijing scrapped its zero covid restrictions late last year. the chief economist at hang seng bank china told us she is expecting to see an economic rebound that could fade in subsequent quarters. in rebound that could fade in subsequent quarters. in terms of gdp growth subsequent quarters. in terms of gdp growth for subsequent quarters. in terms of gdp growth for the - subsequent quarters. in terms of gdp growth for the first - of gdp growth for the first quarter it is very likely to exceed expectations because the trade data was just exceptional, so now we are anticipating a growth rate of about 4.5% and in terms of infrastructure, housing, consumption, all those figures will improve significantly in the first quarter as well. there might be some downside risks but it will mostly show up risks but it will mostly show up in the coming months. in the first quarter data probably is just right spots. it’s first quarter data probably is just right s
assessment grade boundaries. a bombing at a mosque in kabul during evening prayers has killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33. warnings of a near critical situation at ukraine s zaporhizia nuclear plant under russian control as ukrainian officials plan for a worst case scenario. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. japanese tax authorities have launched a new campaign to encourage young people to drink more alcohol to boost the economy. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. students across england, wales and northern ireland are getting exam results this morning. a level students, t level students and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared to 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in st
Thats the highest since the launch of the euro more than 20 years ago. And its worth putting into context that as recently as last year, eurozone Interest Rates were negative. The reason is that inflation is proving harder than expected to control. For the 20 countries using the euro, inflation was 5. 3 in august thats half the 10. 6 that it was a year ago. But as the ecb says today, it is still expected to remain too high for too long. Earlier we got the view from The Economist katharine neiss, she explained the background to this latest move. The ecb told us today through their actions they are still concerned with inflation being too high. I think in particular they are concerned that underlying inflation could become embedded in the euro area economy, making it harder for policymakers to get inflation back to their 2 target. Widely perceived this could be the lasting increase, we heard from the banks president that there was, the decision was not unanimous, there were dissenters. T
even more throughout today. and herman cain is finally endorsing a candidate. is it going to make a difference in florida, is what people are asking at this point. let s get back to the volley of rocks, bottles, tear gas and gunfire we just showed you. here s more. what you re looking at is what happened in oakland, california, last night as occupy oakland protesters faced off with police. we know as many as 200 people were arrested. we ll get more on the classes and controversy now from patty lee of cnn affiliate ktvu there in oakland. reporter: tear gas and flash bombs filled this plaza where occupiers faced off with police. one of multiple clashes in oakland. they tear gassed us multiple times all day today. all we were doing was marching. nothing. we didn t throw anything. reporter: occupiers claimed innocence. but our cameras caught protesters hurling rocks, bottles and bleach bombs. at least two officers were hurt. their intent is to commit acts of violence an