the country has set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5%, as it kicked off the annual session of its national people s congress, which is poised to implement the biggest government shake up in a decade. last year, successive strict lockdowns slowed growth in china. official figures show the world s second largest economy grew by 3% last year, which was way below the government target of 5.5% and its slowest for decades. now, compared to many economies, a 5% growth target sounds very positive but as janet mui, head of market analysis at brewin dolphin, explained china is an exception. i think economists were pretty disappointed at this conservative growth forecast, as you mentioned. it is actually a high figure for the developed market, but china is still an emerging market that should be growing strongly. so this is slower than expected, because i think in the previous year the government has missed this gdp growth target and i don t think that they
head of investment at interactive investor. what is going wrong? we are clearly saying that the consumer is slowing down. we are entering the golden quarter when typically we see a boost to spending in the run up to christmas, so perhaps a lot of consumers are hunkering down, saving ahead of that expensive period in the run up to december. haw ahead of that expensive period in the run-up to december. how much was it about the weather? the run-up to december. how much was it about the weather? the the run-up to december. how much was it about the weather? the wet it about the weather? the wet weather in it about the weather? the wet weather in the it about the weather? the wet weather in the second - it about the weather? the wet weather in the second half- it about the weather? the wet weather in the second half of. it about the weather? the wet i weather in the second half of the month did affect footfall, but still retail sales were down by now .3%, which is the m
allegations a stain on the royal. more than 17 million people watched in the us. we will bring you all the reactions. myanmar s ambassador to the uk has broken banks with the military and is calling for the release of the democratically elected leader aung san suu kyi. the death a of the pandemic has passed 100,000. 0nly death a of the pandemic has passed 100,000. only other countries five other countries have suffered as many. the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, have given an extraordinary portrayal of their life in the royal family. there s a huge amount to go report. among the many shocking elements of the interview, meghan told oprah winfrey that she considered taking her own life. she said there were conversations within the royal family about how dark their son archie s skin might be. and harry said he felt really let down by his father, prince charles. we ll look at the reaction to this in a moment. first, here are three clips from the interview, sta
Will the Manchester Terror Attacks put you off going to any major events this weekend or argue determined to carry on as normal . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn will give a major speech today, as Election Campaigning resumes after the Terror Attack in manchester. Hes expected to link British Military action abroad to terrorism in the uk, and call for a change to Foreign Policy. Lets talk to our political guru norman smith about this. Tell us a bit more about whatJeremy Corbyn is going to say . Mr corbyn will set out what he thinks are some of the key drivers of terrorism. He will say that he is not seeking to excuse terrorists, they are the ones who are guilty and they are the ones who are guilty and they alone are guilty for the acts they alone are guilty for the acts they carry out. But he will suggest that some of the walls
And World Business report. As donald trump gets ever closer to the white house, will he heed calls to step down from his vast Business Empire once he becomes us president and put his assets in a blind trust . And where in the world will there be growth in 2017 . The World Bank Says brazil and russia will prosper despite the shadow of uncertainty from the United States. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme vw is on the verge of parking the Emissions Scandal in the United States. Details in just Emissions Scandal in the United States. Details injust a moment. In the last few hours weve heard President Obamas Farewell Speech with just over a week left in charge of the worlds biggest economy. Later today his successor donald trump will give a long awaited press conference, his first since winning the white house in november. And there are still questions about how he will separate himself from his vast Business Interests. In his latest disclosure, the P