13/12/2011

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:00:05. > :00:15.Those are the latest headlines. All eyes are run the Fed chairman, Ben

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:00:15. > :00:23.Bernanke. -- are on. We have World Business Report. This is World

:00:23. > :00:31.Business Report. The headlines: The Fed will discuss interest rates,

:00:31. > :00:40.what else will it tell the American public about the economy? The

:00:40. > :00:50.whistleblower of the island this accounting fraud is back on the

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:00:51. > :01:00.board. -- Olympus. We turn to China and his problem with a skills and

:01:00. > :01:05.jobs mismatch. -- its problems. America's Central Bank has done

:01:05. > :01:10.more to explain his policies to the public than ever before. It is

:01:10. > :01:15.working on a plan to go even further. When it meets on Tuesday,

:01:15. > :01:21.few expect new moves to be announced. Especially when the US

:01:21. > :01:30.economy continues to improve. The US economy is putting on a good

:01:30. > :01:33.show at the moment. The current performance of American shoppers is

:01:33. > :01:43.driving the recovery at a time of budget cuts and stock market

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:01:44. > :01:51.volatility. This trading company specialises in all things made in

:01:51. > :01:55.America. It has been open for over one year. The store manager says

:01:55. > :02:02.business has definitely picked up over the holiday season. I know a

:02:02. > :02:12.lot of the regular customers in here. Some customers come in here

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:02:15. > :02:22.when they get paid. This man is monitoring shoppers habits closely,

:02:22. > :02:26.Ben Bernanke, the head of the Federal Reserve. He and his

:02:26. > :02:34.colleagues are not expected to announce any new moves when they

:02:34. > :02:41.meet on Tuesday. They will probably keep the downside risk in their

:02:41. > :02:47.statement. Largely because of the eurozone debt crisis. That is going

:02:47. > :02:52.to keep them on their toes. Even without Europe's troubles, are

:02:52. > :02:58.American consumers headed for a come down in the new year? Unless

:02:58. > :03:08.the jobs market improves substantially, will the spending

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:03:11. > :03:16.dry up when the credit-card bills arrive? We can go to Singapore. You

:03:16. > :03:25.are going to tell us about the whistleblower, camera maker and the

:03:25. > :03:32.missing billions? Not necessarily in that order. The whistleblower

:03:32. > :03:38.will meet with Members of Parliament in Japan to lobby for

:03:38. > :03:44.reforms in Japanese boardrooms. Michael Woodford is on a mission to

:03:44. > :03:51.persuade employees that he is the right person to return to his old

:03:51. > :03:56.job and get the firm back on track. Michael Woodford told the Japanese

:03:56. > :04:02.magazine that if he got his job back he would push for a US style

:04:02. > :04:09.system of strong external directors. He faces an uphill task to make a

:04:09. > :04:19.comeback. The board plans to resign, but not before it takes its Ina

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:04:42. > :04:50.successes. -- own successors. This is good news for Alyn this -- a

:04:50. > :05:00.Olympus shares. They are up 6%. Things are looking up for this

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:05:08. > :05:13.Japanese company. Thank you. Let's take a look at the skills and jobs

:05:13. > :05:17.mismatch, in the last decade in China the number of students

:05:17. > :05:25.leaving university has increased sixfold. There are not enough jobs

:05:25. > :05:31.for graduates in the main cities. We report from Beijing. They are

:05:31. > :05:36.among the growing ranks of China's graduates. More than 6 million left

:05:36. > :05:42.university this year. Despite having degrees, many are left

:05:42. > :05:47.disappointed when they enter the job market. Much of China's economy

:05:47. > :05:52.remains in low-paid manufacturing industries. That may change in the

:05:52. > :05:59.future, but for now the millions of graduates have fierce competition

:05:59. > :06:05.if they want to find a good job. is stressful trying to find a job

:06:05. > :06:09.here. You can find a stable job but it does not pay very much. There

:06:09. > :06:15.are so many graduates every year and not many people are retiring.

:06:15. > :06:21.It leaves young people with few opportunities. For those prepared

:06:21. > :06:29.to leave the big cities, there are opportunities to be found. Many

:06:29. > :06:35.young people want to stay where they studied. Many graduates do not

:06:35. > :06:45.make the grade. The carried education system encourages local -

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:06:46. > :06:54.- rote learning rather than critical thinking. The ability to

:06:54. > :07:02.adapt to the fast-moving economy is essential. Growing numbers of

:07:02. > :07:06.Chinese are attending universities overseas. She hopes to go to the UK

:07:06. > :07:11.next ear. She believes getting a foreign education will give her an

:07:12. > :07:16.advantage when she returns back home. Of course I believe I can get

:07:16. > :07:24.a better job because I have broadened my horizons, I have

:07:24. > :07:29.accumulated special experience and I have done many things by myself.

:07:29. > :07:35.In the future the Chinese authorities hope the growing

:07:35. > :07:45.numbers of graduates will create high-paid industries with high-paid

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:07:49. > :07:59.jobs. Find out, they are falling short of expectations. -- for now.

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:08:05. > :08:15.That was part of our series. You can find out more online. The stock

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:08:15. > :08:20.in Saab has fallen by 19%. It owes money to suppliers and employees.

:08:20. > :08:30.Unconfirmed reports say the company has received a cash injection from

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:08:32. > :08:36.a Chinese car maker. Shares in Intel tumbled in New York on Monday.

:08:36. > :08:44.That was after the firm cut its revenue forecast for the third

:08:44. > :08:49.quarter. Intel was affected by the devastating floods in Thailand were

:08:49. > :08:55.many of the chips are made. What has been happening in terms of the

:08:55. > :09:04.financial markets? It is quite a contrast. We saw gains on the

:09:04. > :09:10.markets yesterday. It is a case of reality sinking in. Fitch rating

:09:10. > :09:15.have said, the rest -- were responding to the EU summit, they

:09:15. > :09:21.said it would do little to ease pressure on the struggling

:09:21. > :09:28.governments. An agreement has been reached, but the devil is in the

:09:28. > :09:38.detail. The concern is what happens when the deal goes to national

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