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World Service,15 Nov 2016,26 mins

Government Bond Sell-off Continues

World Business Report

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Government bond yields are continuing to rise following Donald Trump's election victory. Stewart Cowley is a former bond trader who tells us why investors aren't rushing to pay for president-elect Trump's massive spending plans, and we have further analysis from Roger Bootle of Capital Economics. Also in the programme, President Obama is taking in the economic woes of Greece on his final foreign tour as US president. The country's former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis tells us why he's not optimistic about Mr Obama's visit. Childcare provision in Denmark is among the best in the world, but there are concerns about whether the country can afford its expensive service, as the BBC's Marie Keyworth reports. Plus there are concerns that smartphone software updates are taking their toll on battery life. Technology and digital marketing expert Dan Sodergren fills us in. (Picture: A trading floor. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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