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Major markets in china. What you make of the figures? a good da for you make of the figures? a good day for china you make of the figures? a good day for china investors you make of the figures? a good day for china investors today. I day for china investors today. Not a surprise given the number of factors impacting the china market today. The largest being stimulus and hopes of more stimulus. Just before the golden week holiday we heard of a number of measures designed to boost the china s economy, including a cut in rates as well as extra liquidity to boost bank lending and about $350 billion to support china s stock market as well. We know there is another announcement by the ending rc in about 30 minutes time and ahead of that announcement, we are seeing expectations rent further economic policies ndrc. In singapore, we are seeing the iron ore price up by 2. 9% and in australia where senior tree market, which is heavily reliant on commodities, go from a very weak open to l ....
To one of china s most senior economists after he criticised xi jinping? we think he disappeared some time earlier this year. That gives you an indication ofjust how cautious peoplei have to be in order to not run foul of the leadership in china. Sirens blare iran launched two big waves of missiles at israel on tuesday. But in case you might think world war iii was breaking out, it was all carefully choreographed. Distant explosions iran signalled what it was going to do, the americans knew about it beforehand and israel was expecting it. That s the way these things are done. The basic facts are unchanged. Israel remains dominant in the immediate region, and iran s hope of turning its two associate groups hamas, in gaza, and hezbollah, in lebanon into checks on israel hasn t succeeded. And a wider war between israel and iran doesn t seem altogether likely because neither country wants it especially not iran, whose rulers know how fragile their control over their own population is ....
Pacific. According to these findings, the region is expected to see a slowdown in growth next year, partly due to a lack of post pandemic recovery from china, the well s second largest economy. A look at the report, joined by chief economist at your expecting a stage in pacific growth to slow due to the chinese slowdown. What steps can countries in this region take an urge to mitigate some impacts? take an urge to mitigate some imacts?. , , impacts? you re absolutely riuht. Impacts? you re absolutely right jen impacts? you re absolutely right. Jen has impacts? you re absolutely right. Jen has been impacts? you re absolutely right. Jen has been a impacts? you re absolutely i right. Jen has been a powerful right. Jen has been a powerful engine for growth in the world and slower growth means lower growth in the region. china. It needs to do more on its own to grow and that needs reform. First of all, of the service sectors sound breaks up. . . Not notjust for not just for service ....
To dozens of deaths, including 10 firefighters. And as it pounds beirut from the air, israel is also pursuing hezbollah across its northern border. The bbc s lucy williamson is there and sent us this update. The gaps in israel s defences are still being tested. A rocket fired from lebanon landed near a hospital, sending shrapnel and explosives through the car park as patients lay metres away. Dr 0sama nasser left his car here five minutes before the rocket hit, his daughter s car seat still intact inside the shattered frame. I m a lucky man. It hit the car, not me. I have a little girl also. Two years old. And with every boom and siren, she gets anxious. It is hard to be in this situation one year, it s exhausting situation. Suddenly, more sirens the panic here sharper this time. Seconds later, the thud of rockets. Three, four, five, six? that s a lot. Just coming to the safe room here after the siren sounded again at the hospital this morning. There s been a barrage 20, 30, a0 int ....