of economic advisors. thank you for being with us on bbc news. what does this tell us? it suggests consumer spending is still pretty resilient right now? i suggests consumer spending is still pretty resilient right now? pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, but pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, but let s pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, but let s be - pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, but let s be clear, l it is resilient, but let s be clear, the number of 65 billion is lower than what most economists had predicted the average expectation was, that was on the order of 68 billion. ithink it was, that was on the order of 68 billion. i think it is good news for mr powell and the other global central bank shares syria s meeting with. the economy is resilient but it is a step and we are all looking at it and the other global central bank shares he
will be able to happen at the time they are planning, but at this stage, it would not be safe to have the parades. you know, all of us brazilians, we love carnival, it is a big thing for us, but for now it is a wise decision to postpone it. i was looking at well as well, i was looking at kiribati, the tiny nation that had two covid cases before this, it now has 36, they came in on its first flight, and now they are in lockdown. i guess they are in lockdown. i guess they were going for a zero covid policy. do you think any country, big or small, covid policy. do you think any country, big orsmall, can really have zero covid? i country, big or small, can really have zero covid? i think with the omicron really have zero covid? i think with the omicron variant, - with the omicron variant, realistically it will be very difficult to keep cases that low. but you know, as soon as you see the cases, you need to do something. and that is what i think many countries are failing. at least at