Laura Besarati
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22,691 appearances
299 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2024
last heard yesterday
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That was the weakest reading since 2022.
The expectation was for 4.5% and that means it's taken it to, well, below Beijing's annual target of 4.5% to 5%.
So quite a disappointing performance and really highlights an urgent need for a change in policy tempo in the second half of the year in order to
for them to meet their growth targets.
A bit mixed across some of their other data points today.
Yeah, that's a good point because we did have some things going on in the Middle East last night.
Oil prices, however, continue to push higher, even though Trump, as sort of expected, did actually back down from his threats to impose a 20% fee on cargo ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
He said this is after US allies in the Gulf urged him to drop it.
He said, I don't like the concept of a fee.
they're going to be making massive investments into the United States.
And I like that much better.
So giving some rationale as to why he's changed his mind from one day to the next.
But we did mention taco yesterday.
Trump always chickens out.
So we were sort of expecting that change in momentum.
But as I mentioned, oil prices up for a third straight session, not really reflected in the energy sector today.
There has been some company news out
From the best performer to the worst performer, Regis Resources is falling most in afternoon trade.
And this is after recently walking away from the bidding war to merge with Evolt Minerals.
Today, its share price down around 5%.
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