the us is a little bit further along than us, and rba, our central bank, generally is a lot more conservative and always looks to the us for guidance. what are the key factors driving the current interest rate movements in australia and how do they impact the economic outlook for the year? the economic outlook at this point is looking at a real gdp growth about 2% with inflation sitting at about mid single digit level. with the rate currently most economists expect no rise today and potentially three cuts by the end of this calendar year. our inflation rate, the last report was actually a lot better or undershot our central bank s forecast and hopefully that will be on its way down in the next few prints. how resilient is the australian economy then expected to be? you sound very optimistic about it. what are the key areas of strength but also areas perhaps of vulnerability? the australian economy s holding out well because consumers are still doing quite well, and with the r
settled weather continues until about tuesday or wednesday and after that, it goes down hill with a bit of rain but until then it is dry. thanks, tomasz. and that s the bbc news at ten on thursday the 9th of february. for more analysis of the day s main stories, newsnight is beginning on bbc two with kirsty wark. while on bbc one, wejoin colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. from the ten team here, goodnight. hello i m paul scott with all your bbc sports centre update. let s start with football and plans for a european super league have resurfaced. there were protests from fans last year when a number of english and european clubs proposed a break away league. but the move collapsed within 48 hours after an outcry, notjust from fans, but governments and players also. the company that backed the idea originally has now proposed a revamped format, with up to 80 teams competing. joe lynkey reports. april 2021, english football s greatest rivals
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