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'Shelves will be stocked for the holidays'

President Biden seeks to reassure Americans that port disruptions are being tackled

President Biden seeks to reassure Americans that he is doing everything possible to ensure goods arrive in shops in time for the holidays. Sylvan Lane of The Hill explains the impact delays could have on inflation and Susan Schmidt of Aviva in Chicago explains the rocky impact on the markets. Also on the programme, the European Union has launched the Global Gateway, a global investment scheme to rival China's Belt and Road. Plus, the Women's Tennis Association suspends tennis tournaments in China amid concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.

Fergus Nicoll is joined by Yoko Ishikura is Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University and Ralph Silva of the Silva Research Network is with us from Toronto.

Producers : Vivienne Nunis and Nisha Patel

(Pic: Goods piled up at a port in Los Angeles Credit:VCG/ Getty

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Thu 2 Dec 2021 01:06GMT

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