Ready, Fed, Go!

6/17/20269 min

US Fed Chair Kevin Warsh who was appointed by Trump is to set to oversee his first meeting, but will he hold rates steady?

In Japan, six major ice cream makers have been raided following accusations that they have unfairly raised prices.

And the Boss of Mondelez who own Cadbury and Toblerone speaks on why he decided to not exit Russia despite their invasion of Ukraine.

Presenter Sarah Rogers Producer: Barbara George and Aleeza Siddiq

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Sarah Rogers· Host0:48
[upbeat music] The new head of the US Central Bank, Kevin Warsh, gets his first big test. It's World Business Express from the BBC World Service. I'm Sarah Rogers. We also hear from the bikers smuggling millions of liters of illegal Iranian fuel into Pakistan, and some of Japan's biggest ice cream makers are investigated over alleged price fixing. But first, a big day for the man at the head of the bank, the world's biggest economy. The Federal Reserve will set the latest