The US Federal Reserve is set to announce later on Thursday whether the time has come to start raising interest rates, which have been held near zero for almost seven years.
A decision to hike rates would raise the costs of Americans' mortgages and credit cards, but could also have an impact on global stock markets.
Lorna Shaddick reports.
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