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
the defence secretary grant shapps said the royal navy is working on a new dragonfire laser weapon to complement its existing weaponry, the sea viper air defence system. that s to be upgraded with a new warhead and software to counter ballistic missile threats. here s grant shapps. we have, for example, the largest ships that we have ever put to sea in the aircraft carriers. i toss it off, i think, 13 frigates and destroyers which are under commission at the moment. we are modernising the navy, going throughjust massive through just massive capitalisation programme and just this morning, for example, i have been on x, twitter, yesterday, the results of a new weapon which is a laser weapon called dragonfire, capable of doing what those men and women on hms diamond have been doing, with the sea viper missile system, and doing it with a labour laser instead to bring down incoming so the technology is also moving on very fast, as well as the investment. economists have warned
on msnbc, the tsunami warning in japan after a series of powerful earthquakes erupted off the country s coast. fires breaking out, collapsed homes, tremors felt even in the capital city of tokyo. we ll have a live report with the latest in israel, a barrage of rockets fired toward tel aviv with prime minister netanyahu saying the war is expected to go on for many more months. what that will look like. the rising tensions in the region after a u.s. helicopter sunk three houthi rebel ships. just two weeks left before the caucuses. candidates barnstorming the states. who will come out on top. happy new year to you, it is 10:00 a.m., i m frances rivera reporting from new york city. we begin with the breaking news out of japan. overnight a series of strong earthquakes in the sea of japan prompting a tsunami warning among the nation s western and coastal regions. one quake reaching a magnitude of 7.6 grounding commercial flights and halting rail services for the affected
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