World waits for the Fed

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As global markets wait for the latest interest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve, Sarah House, Senior Economist at Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Banking in North Carolina explains why the impact of a decision taken in Washington will be felt around the world. Professor Monica Schnitzer, one of the five members of The German Council of Economic Experts, joins World Business Report to give her reaction to Germany's decision to nationalise the country's biggest gas provider, Uniper. As IMF officials continue crisis bailout talks in Lebanon, we hear from the country's former finance minister, Dr Nasser Saidi, about how the Lebanese people are being affected. And we find out how one of the best lacrosse players in the world, Paul Rabil, teamed up with his brother Mike to found North America's biggest lacrosse league. (Picture: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Credit: Getty Images)