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Fed Patience and the US Dollar

The dollar dropped as the US Federal Reserve chair indicated her patience with its strength was wearing thin - but what does it mean for the US economy and for currency markets?

The dollar dropped as the US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen indicated her patience with its strength was wearing thin - but what does it mean for the US economy and for currency markets? Manuela Saragosa hears from 91热爆 business correspondent Simon Jack, and from strategist Bill Blain of brokerage Mint Partners.

Also, human rights in the tea industry. Humphrey Hawksley travels to Assam in north-east India to see the conditions of workers on tea plantations. And, we hear from Jonathan Exten-Wright, partner at law firm DLA Piper, about the surprising results of a survey of big corporations' attitudes towards human rights.

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Thu 19 Mar 2015 08:32GMT

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  • Thu 19 Mar 2015 08:32GMT

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