A further rise in business investment. Private consumption fell on the quarter as consumers struggle with rising living costs and falling real wages. How do you think investors are going to respond to this news . The japanese economy is performing quite well. I dont think it will be a big market reaction. Simply because the indications for Monetary Policy are not clear cut. The bank ofjapan is already quite optimistic about the gdp growth, and what really matters for Monetary Policy is how global inflation is. Strong gdp growth, the margin, Rising Inflationary pressures. As we have seen in the past, it can turn around things injapan, so the wage growth really matters, how much it will ease Household Burden on the cost of living. In terms of the bank ofjapan, looking at whether they are actually going to raise Interest Rates after quite some time, what do you project . We time, what do you proect . We dont time, what do you proect . We dont thinkfi time, what do you project . Dont thin
You are this morning. This is the current beach outside the studio in sa lfo rd. Current beach outside the studio in salford. A lovely picture. Good morning. After a chilly start, it will be dry with a fair bit of sunshine around. For the rest of england and wales, a bit more clouds, a few showers, a breeze picking up, and chilly on the east coast. I will have all the details inis coast. I will have all the details in 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will visit Buckingham Palace today, for an audience with the queen, to mark the Dissolution Of Parliament. It signals the official start of the general Election Campaign and just after midnight all seats in the House Of Commons became vacant. Attention turns to the local elections tomorrow, with crucial votes for 3h english councils, all scottish and Welsh Councils, as well as a number of local authority mayors. The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is may 22nd and polls open onjune
have you ever had a job that short term where you re not quite sure how many hours you ll do? stats shared with the bbc show the number of people from ethnic minorities doing that kind of work has doubled in the past decade. it only went up by 10% for white people. and there s been more big money spending in the football transfer market. neymar, on the left, is leaving psg and is off to saudi club al hilal for more than £75 million. chelsea have paid over £100 million to sign brighton s moises caicedo. we re going to leave you with ten seconds of a panda party. this is lei lei, the giant panda cub, celebrating his second birthday at a zoo in singapore. he was absolutely spoiled he got ice blocks, a watermelon and even a bamboo cake. you re all caught up, have a great night.