BBC World Business Report

Tariff pressures shift global container flows

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We look at global container shipping volumes to assess how tariffs are reshaping trade flows.

Two former U.S. Fed chairs, Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen, issue a rare warning about political pressure on the central bank — could it damage America’s economic credibility?

In Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces fresh economic headwinds after losing control of both houses of parliament.

And in the UK, we visit an Oxfam bookshop in Hove where a donation from Nick Cave is turning rare books into hot sellers.
21 Jul 6PM English United Kingdom Business

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