8 up. A bit of a conundrum, it weaker than anticipated growth number when weve got Industrial Production and retail sales beating what was going on. Graphically, there you go. Retail sales, 3. 3 to the upside and that is what has been going on in aggregate. A mixed bag, a miss on the headline gdp but certainly a beat for Industrial Production and retail sales. Yeah, the topline picture is that China Remains the only major economy that is recovering at a pace like this but nonetheless, yeartodate, growth around 0. 7 . Year, beginning of the officials had hoped to get around 6 growth for 2020. Nonetheless, the fact retail sales came in well above the estimates will for economists who say we should see a broader economic recovery in china fueled by infrastructure. Straight cap to the pandemic, there would be focus on whether or not the consumer would step up and the numbers suggest that is happening. Ubss headore from of asia economics and achieve china economist. Always great to get your
Mexicos former defense minister has been arrested in the u. S. Now new details about the charges against him will be live in mexico city. Lets start in thailand where police and antigovernment protesters a force in the center of the capital water cannon was used to break through a barricade set up by demonstrators in bangkok for a 3rd day in a row thousands of people defied the government ban on gatherings calling for the Prime Ministers resignation and reforms to the monarchy scott hide the reports. Face to face in bangkok antigovernment protestors and thai police got into a violent confrontation 3 months in the making. The mostly Peaceful Demonstrations started in july but for the 2nd day thousands ignored the risk of arrest under emergency decree issued the day before. As promised in an announcement just after the violence began taia 30 began using everything at their disposal to stop the protests including water cannon with burning agent laced with water the protesters are demandin
Cypriots go to the polls to select a president and the tensions over Gas Exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean. And spyware concerns how your boss might still be monitoring you while you are working from home. A fragile cease fire between armenia and azerbaijan is under threat following reports of attacks from both sides in the conflict over nagornokarabakh new fighting has killed at least 8 people theres a search for survivors buried beneath the rubble as any official say the 2nd city of gun joke was struck by missiles in the ne hours of sunday military officials in nagano caught a black have denied attacking the city saying they are observing the cease fire meanwhile armenia is accusing azeri forces of shelling the disputed regions largest cities to follow coutts. Both sides accuse each other of violating the humanitarian seems far which came into force on saturday the deal allows them to Exchange Prisoners and recover bodies hundreds of people have been killed since fighting flar
The u. S. Could get a covid19 vaccine before the yearend. Astrazeneca resumes its trial after last weeks pause. Boris johnson growing rebellion as his controversial bill is defended in parliament. Brussels will keep an eye on the development in a call with president xi. A. M. 96 billion worth of deals from pharma to tech. What strikes me is the amount of cash being used to do the deals. Good morning. Certainly a number of deals across the sector. The one im interested in his tiktok. Larry ellison seems to have won the race for the u. S. Business. And then there is the regulatory hurdle. U. S. , the European Union, and china. What do trade tensions mean for this deal . Manus the other thing is Larry Ellison and mr. Trump were closely aligned. Why would oracle by tiktok . I want to focus on the structure of the deal. Three quarters of the gilead deal is in cash. Nvidia, 50 in cash. The oracle deal is about the playing cash, but it is nowhere near what it was in 2015. Good morning. Annmar
Stepping up the pressure against racism in the us jacob blakes family leads a march in the town where he was shot a week ago. Also thousands of homes destroyed in flooding in sudar and with the government warning that the nile river is reaching unprecedented levels. Volunteering to help find a vaccine will meet the indonesian sisters taking part in human trials. The Company Welcome to the program dozens of migrants who were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea last week have been brought to the italian island of lampedusa now they were among small than 200 picked up by a charity vessel funded by the british street artist Banksy Charlotte dallas reports. After radio silence from the Italian Coast Guard on saturday they responded to calls for help transporting 49 migrants from charity Louise Michel to the island of lampedusa it was 32 women 13 children for maine and one body and an identified migrant who failed in their dream to start a new life in europe. They had been on the Louise Miche