Domestic economy has not done so well and consumption is down on the quarter and investment spending is treading water. In that respect it would be premature to say the japanese economy is Out Of The Woods but it is a positive surprise. This is a tricky it is a positive surprise. This is a tricky balance it is a positive surprise. This is a tricky balance for it is a positive surprise. This is a tricky balance forjapan because they have been trying to boost inflation unlike some other g7 economies yet they are having a problem, people arent feeling confident in purchasing and buying things there. How do they balance this . They balance this . Indeed, thats the they balance this . Indeed, thats the milliondollar i thats the Million Dollar question right now. Weve had a pretty good result for these spring Wage Negotiations this year and wage growth is picking up year and wage growth is picking up injapan so in that respect things are changing. But the wage gains we are seeing now are not
A further rise in business investment. Private consumption fell on the quarter as consumers struggle with rising living costs and falling real wages. How do you think investors are going to respond to this news . The japanese economy is performing quite well. I dont think it will be a big market reaction. Simply because the indications for Monetary Policy are not clear cut. The bank ofjapan is already quite optimistic about the gdp growth, and what really matters for Monetary Policy is how global inflation is. Strong gdp growth, the margin, Rising Inflationary pressures. As we have seen in the past, it can turn around things injapan, so the wage growth really matters, how much it will ease Household Burden on the cost of living. In terms of the bank ofjapan, looking at whether they are actually going to raise Interest Rates after quite some time, what do you project . We time, what do you proect . We dont time, what do you proect . We dont thinkļ¬ time, what do you project . Dont thin
ambassador is arrested on the same day the uk announces new sanctions against the military regime. more calls for the government to step in as the cap on energy prices is set to triple, compared to a year ago. and we ll hear from a french politican who says britain is threatening france s coastal waters, by dumping raw sewage into the sea. we start in ukraine, where there are growing fears of a nuclear accident at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is held by russian forces. in the past few hours the nuclear plant has been temporarily disconnected from ukraine s electricity grid for the first time ever, because of a fire. the zaporizhzhia plant is the biggest in europe. it sits on the south bank of the dnieper river in the country s east, on the front line of the war. russian forces took the site just after the invasion of ukraine began. since then, it s been under moscow s control but run by a team of ukrainian staff. there are reports up to 9,000 ukrainians work
creating a definitive list where individuals will not be able to carry firearms. public transportation. shannon: learning new details about the human smuggling tragedy in san antonio that left 33 people dead. citizens there are on edge. we have texas republican congressman chip roy standing by. record crime rates and soft on crime policies. record retirement by police officers and prosecutors. we begin with the state of the u.s. economy. the president continues to blame russia. white house correspondent kevin corke is taking closer look. great to be with you as always. happy friday. as you can well imagine, there are a record number of americans expected to take to the skies and the roadways to celebrate this fourth of july holiday weekend. they will do so will make skyrocketing airfare and gas prices. while the white house is bringing down those costs remains its top priority, at least one of the president s advisors tonight is taking some major heat for seemingly defe