And of course with her background of being v i m f managing director and chairwoman in terms of her Monetary Policy positions her likely positions i have to say there is a bit of a negative bias here in germanys financial world at least in parts of it and also in other hard currency euro countries you know countries that stand for a tradition of a not so generous accommodative creative Monetary Policy why that negative bias well simply because madame lagarde is from france and as i am f. Chief she often had to stand for compromises that hardliners found really difficult to accept for example in the greek debt crisis so Monetary Policy hawks friends of a more conservative hardline approach to Monetary Policy many of them here in germany would have a preferred to see the chief of our National Reserve bank the bundesbank here in germany in the top position of the European Central bank or more booze there in frankfurt thank you. And of course well have an update on the proceedings in bruss
Is not really such an impulse and conrad despite some of this uncertainty in germany it seems that things are looking up economically at least tell us more about that. Yes we got new data positive data today efore Economic Research institute came out with the announcement that it would increase its forecast for german g. D. P. Growth this year to two point three percent thats four tenths of a percent higher than the previous forecast and the bundesbank our National Reserve bank here in germany writes in this monthly report that the economic upswing here in germany continues through the current Fourth Quarter and one for a reason for this is stronger factories factory orders in the german Manufacturing Sector are going to have risen in front that good to see. The london is set to news to the European Unions most important agencies following britains decision to leave the bloc the European Medicines Agency and the European Banking Agency will now move to other destinations but its up to
Also coming up the Russian Olympic Committee is suspended who was immediately if an olympic officials banned russia from the upcoming winter games over state sponsored doping clean athletes will only be allowed to compete as neutral. A lookout for those bitcoin millionaires as the cryptocurrency breakthrough that Twelve Thousand dollars barrier the champagne corks are popping for some lucky investors will find out what is inflating the this point bubble. And an artist breaking all the records of the turner prize award to him meet is the first black artist to win britains prestigious prize and the oldest at sixty three will take a look at her work like a satire called a fashionable marriage. Im sumi so much kind of thank you for joining us. U. S. President donald trump is expected to announce today that he will move americas embassy in israel to jerusalem recognizing the city as the capital of the jewish state it is a major change in american policy and one that the palestinians and ara
The lupica committee is suspended who is immediately for. A living officials ban russia from the upcoming winter games over state sponsored doping clean athletes will only be allowed to eat as neutrals. And look out for those bitcoin millionaires as the crypto currency breaks through the Twelve Thousand dollar barrier they cant champagne corks are topic for some lucky investors who will find out what is played in that line and ask is it a bubble. Plus an artist breaking all the records as the turner prize as receiving the turner prize of awards movie not comics is the first black woman to win britains prestigious prize of the oldest at sixty three well take a look at the work like a satire called a fashionable marriage. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program its great to have you with us u. S. President donald trump is expected to announce today that he will move americas embassy in israel to jerusalem recognizing the city as the capital of the jewish state it is a major change in ameri
Deadly School Shooting but kill a problem makers to act. Also a new immigration bill for france the government is this the law will be firm and fair but human Rights Groups say it will be world nygren civil rights. And its day twelve of the Winter Olympics in pyongyang superstar skier lindsey vonn who was aiming for gold in her final olympics keep watching to find out whether sequence to. Move. On layla iraq thanks very much for your company everyone. No words left the United Nations childrens agency describes the suffering of civilians in a rebel held suburb of damascus as beyond what words are capable of expressing with the airstrikes pounding Eastern Ghouta again today in the pen that monitors say that more than two hundred seventy people have been killed since sunday. Is a group of suburbs on the outskirts of the syrian capital duma is the main town of the enclave and it is completely surrounded by pro assad forces they say theyre only bombing rebel fighters the sea just thought to