resilient, one difference between here and the us, the us is further along, and our central bank is more conservative and always looks at the us for guidance.- at the us for guidance. what are the key at the us for guidance. what are the key factors at the us for guidance. what are the key factors driving i at the us for guidance. what l are the key factors driving the current interest rate movements in australia and how do they impact the economic outlook for the year? impact the economic outlook for the ear? , ., . impact the economic outlook for the ear? ., the year? the economic outlook is lookin: the year? the economic outlook is looking at the year? the economic outlook is looking at 296 the year? the economic outlook is looking at 296 with the year? the economic outlook is looking at 296 with inflation i is looking at 2% with inflation looking at mid single digit level, with the rate currently, most economists expect no rice today and potentially three cuts
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the us is a little bit further along than us, and rba, our central bank, generally is a lot more conservative and always looks to the us for guidance. what are the key factors driving the current interest rate movements in australia and how do they impact the economic outlook for the year? the economic outlook at this point is looking at a real gdp growth about 2% with inflation sitting at about mid single digit level. with the rate currently most economists expect no rise today and potentially three cuts by the end of this calendar year. our inflation rate, the last report was actually a lot better or undershot our central bank s forecast and hopefully that will be on its way down in the next few prints. how resilient is the australian economy then expected to be? you sound very optimistic about it. what are the key areas of strength but also areas perhaps of vulnerability? the australian economy s holding out well because consumers are still doing quite well, and with the r
toyota. it is sounding bullish and has raised its annual net profit forecast reporting strong sales in all regions. the global shortage of semiconductors has eased and the car giant says it s on course for a record net profit this financial year of $30 billion. many car makers struggled because of a global chip shortage caused by increased demand and disrupted supply chains during the covid pandemic. toyota has also faced a safety test certification scandal at one of its major subsidiaries, daihatsu, which has led to production shutdowns at several factories. joining me now is anna marie baisden head of autos & infrastructure at fitch solutions. good to see you. when you look at the facts, the numbers and projections, it is looking very strong, but you read between the lines. tell us what we need to know. i the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ ., , , ., the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ . , , ., to know. i think, as you said, it is very to know. i think, a
This afternoon. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Rescuers in mexico are desperately searching for survivors after a huge earthquake caused widespread damage in the capital mexico city and surrounding areas bringing down dozens of buildings. The government says more than 200 people have been killed and a state of disaster has been declared in the capital, mexico city. The magnitude 7. 1 quake hit at around lunchtime yesterday. Mexican Officials Say 217 people are confirmed dead about half of those in mexico city. At least 22 children are thought to have died injust one school that collapsed. Another 30 pupils are missing. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the puebla state, about 75 miles from the capital mexico city it has also caused casualties in other surrounding areas. The earthquake struck 32 years to the day after mexicos worst ever quake which killed 10,000 people. A warning there are some distressing images in this report from jon donnison. Overnight in mexico city,