Alarm bells are ringing about the outlook for china, but officials remain confident this is a short term blip. Only last month, the chinese premier, li qiang, said his country was still on track to reach its annual Growth Target of around 5 , a modest target after china grewjust 3 last year, one of the weakest showings in nearly half a century. Lets talk through whats at stake with jane foley, head of fx strategy at rabobank. Iam hoping i am hoping she is there. Good morning to you. I am hoping she is there. Good morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month in morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month in a morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month in a row morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month in a row of fourth month in a row of contraction although it is slightly improved from last month, hasnt it . It slightly improved from last month, hasnt it . Month, hasnt it . It has slightly month, hasnt it . It has slightly been month,
weather max second largest economy grew faster and expected in the first quarter, thanks to robust consumer spending after lockdowns were lifted, but factory output has lagged due to weak global growth and this raises questions about the sustainability of china s recovery. we have a market strategist here, she says the numbers show how uneven china s recovery has been. it is numbers show how uneven china s recovery has been. recovery has been. it is a recovery has been. it is a pretty dire recovery has been. it is a pretty dire set recovery has been. it is a pretty dire set of - recovery has been. it is a l pretty dire set of numbers. recovery has been. it is a - pretty dire set of numbers. it has against come down below expectations but the bigger shockis expectations but the bigger shock is on the manufacturing side, it kind of shows how uneven the recovery is in china. i think two things are really worth noting here, first we are coming from a strong first quarter whe
britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis and he made a point of saying that he needed to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor, liz truss. here s our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium, to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. a businesslike, sober tone, a blunt, direct
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