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World Business Report: The US Federal Reserve Pulls Back on Stimulus Effort

18/12/2013

The US Federal Reserve Pulls Back on Stimulus Effort

BBC World Service - World Business Report, The US Federal Reserve Pulls Back on Stimulus Effort

The US Federal Reserve is scaling back its stimulus effort but what effect will it have?

The US Federal Reserve is scaling back its economic stimulus effort but what effect will it have on the global economy?

The US Federal Reserve has announced a slowdown in its effort to boost the US economy. We get the latest news and ask what impact this might have on the global economy. Also, politicians in Brussels unveil draft laws to improve European air pollution. Plus, there are plans for a posthumous addition to the bestselling Stieg Larsson crime novels – The Millenium Series – we ask if publishers are simply running out of ideas. And Google introduces a new feature to its hi-tech spectacles - a feature that allows a picture to be taken by winking.

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