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World Service,29 Jul 2021,49 mins

Trillion dollar US plan voted on

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President Biden welcomes Senate Republicans and Democrats coming together to agree a trillion dollar infrastructure package - Dr Iris Tien specialises in structural engineering and infrastructure at Georgia Tech University and tells us the benefits to US buildings and technology. The US’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, has given its outlook for the US economy after its latest policy meeting – although there is positive news for the economy, cheaper money in the form of low interest may not last as long as some hoped. Plus, we look at how Covid has made Pfizer one of the best known companies in the world and boosted its profits – with more on the horizon. We discuss all this live guests Erin Delmore, a political reporter in New York and Samson Ellis, Bloomberg’s Taipei Bureau Chief. (Image: President Joe Biden speaks at a truck factory on July 28, 2021 in Pennsylvania. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/ Getty Images)

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