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Jul 2022
26m 29s

Interest rates: US Fed expected to rise

Bbc World Service
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With inflation in the US at a 40-year-high, we speak to a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Randy Kroszner, for his insight into what options the Fed has and how it might come to its decision on raising interest rates. In Nigeria, lecturers have been on strike for months over pay and conditions, and other unions are now protesting in ... Show More
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