lets head over to sw19 then and to chetan patak. we had a pretty thrilling first set i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well for- i was the rest of it going. does not seem to be going well for ons - i was the rest of it going. does not i seem to be going well for ons jabeur seem to be going well for ons jabeur at the moment. lena sabalenka is the better player. you can really ski that so good with that slice. bringing a variety to her game. it was close that first game. sabalenka sing it out only on a tie break. it feels as though sabalenka has the edge at the moment. it is 2 2 in the second set but on the ons jabeur set it is 0-30. second set but on the ons jabeur set it is 0 30. sabalenka is sniffing a potential break point. remember elina sabalenka is a semifinalist here before. this is real
that we have returned to negative growth? that we have returned to negative urowth? , that we have returned to negative . rowth? , ., . ., , that we have returned to negative urowth? , ., , , . growth? they were actually expecting 0.396 contraction growth? they were actually expecting 0.396 contraction during growth? they were actually expecting 0.396 contraction during may, - growth? they were actually expecting 0.396 contraction during may, due - growth? they were actually expecting 0.396 contraction during may, due to l 0.3% contraction during may, due to the impact of the extra bank holiday related to the coronation. pretty mixed bag. it is not great overall. if you look at the numbers over the last three months, the uk economy essentially flatlined, as you said in your preamble. the uk economy is barely larger than it was four years ago, pre covid. it s not looking great, and if you look at what the markets think in terms of longer term growth for the uk economy, the
with what economists are expecting for the latest inflation figures that they will likely show that inflation went up slightly month over month, but it will drop year over year. numbers like that would be encouraging for the us federal reserve as it debates whether or not to make a change to interest rates. well, the us central bank started hiking rates aggressively last year. authorities have hiked rates ten times marking the fastest tightening cycle since the 1980s. expectations are high that this time , they might pause. earlier, i spoke with market strategist charu chanana, and she gave me her outlook for the us federal reserve. expectations are built in for the next two quarters. this time. i think the markets are being complacent about that slow down in information that you just talked about as well as a potential fall or skip, whatever you might call it. if you remember, last week we got some hock wish trends in the market from the reserve band of australia and reser
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