A couple of aluminum outages this past year there were a couple accidents and explosions in the factories and that contributed to the decline in output so if you look at the output for the overall metals and Materials Market which includes Aluminum Steel market 10 copper etc that is actually up 3. 5 percent exactly in line with expectations and also hitting an all time record high and its interesting to see whether this will actually take effect into the phase 2 if steel and aluminum because that was a big portion of why trump started this trade war in the 1st place was the what he called characterizes as the Illegal Dumping of inferior steel on the u. S. Market so well definitely take a look at that as we move forward. The strikes in france. Really strikes in france to do proposed reforms by president Emmanuel Crown have been ongoing since early december while the numbers in the streets are dwindling the lose museum in paris was forced to close friday as dozens of protesters block the
Affects you im christiane and im bridgeboro washington heres what we have on death. Despite a breakthrough in transpacific trade talks the chinese economy is slowing but do the numbers tell the whole picture well dig into the details plus transport strikes in france are still raging on r. G. P. Correspondent Charlotte Dubinsky brings us the latest from paris on the impact the movement has had on the nations economy and later facebook is yet again back on the fire as a social media giant has found itself in federal court for anticompetitive practices r. T. Correspondents and months as they are that is standing by to take a deeper dive into the controversy and what maybe it had by the embattled tech company pack show today so lets get to it. Official figures were trying to show the country expanded by 6 point one percent and 29000 year over year which is the lowest figure and 29 years last year china has struggled with weak domestic demand and suffered impacts from the bitter trade war w
And what about care home staff . Some are refusing the vaccine. What does that mean for you wanting to visit your relativies . Im on twitter vicderbyshire. Online retailer asos buys topshop, topman and miss selfridge. The deal doesnt include the shops, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The cost of covid for children a report suggests they stand to lose an average of £40,000 each in Lifetime Earnings becaue most are not in school. And coming up this hour, well speak to Nicholas Hewlett, a head teacher in south london who is coming out as gay during an Online Assembly this morning. Theres been International Condemnation of the armed forces in myanmar after they seized power and detained civilian politicians, including Aung San Suu Kyi the woman known Around The World for decades as the face of the struggle for democracy in the country and who has, since elections in 2015, been widely recognised as its unofficial leader. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until democratic
Held as the military takes control. Thousands ofjobs to go online retailier asos buys topshop and three other brands but doesnt want their stores. Well wishers Around The World send messages of support to captain sir tom moore, who remains in hospital with covid 19 and pneumonia. Over the last ten months youve been our inspiration, youve been at the nations heartbeat. We all thinking of you. And coming up on bbc news. Liverpool could be the busiest club on Transfer Deadline Day with the Managerjurgen Klopp looking at two defenders in their bid to retain the Premier League title. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Tens of thousands of people in parts of england are to be urgently tested, after more cases of the highly transmissible South African Variant Of Coronavirus were discovered. Two cases were found in surrey, and testing kits will be delivered there this afternoon. Testing will also take place in london, kent, hertfordshire and walsall. Previous cases in the uk we