Zooming exports and crumbling classrooms. The paradox of germanys lopsided economy. Plus will iran Stay Open For Business . Conservatives pledge to roll back rouhanis reforms, as companies nervously await next weeks president ial election. Welcome to World Business report. Im Tanya Beckett. Also coming up, playing for big steaks. China agrees to buy us beef as trade talks continue. But first we start in europes economic powerhouse, because in a couple of hours time, germany will release its latest gdp figures. Growth is expected to have accelerated in the first three months of the year, fuelled by Global Demand for the countrys exports, like cars and machinery. But its not all cause for celebration. Let me show you why. Last year, germany clocked up its biggest ever trade surplus. Thats how much more it exports than it imports. At 275 billion germany has one of the biggest Trade Surpluses in the world. Its a source of tension with its neighbours and allies. Look at how much more german
divided? up next, an incredible army veteran walks more than 2,000 miles over fives months to raise awareness about ptsd and veteran suicide. but first, a potential government shutdown has investors a little jittery. here s christine oleszy. the big question for investors this week, will the government stay open for business? lawmakers will be looking to pass a spending bill avoid the shutdown. but getting anything done in washington is proving difficult. some issues to hold it up, paying for the border wall, a big boost to defense spending and big cuts to other federal programs. funding planned parenthood will also be an issue. all of these could cause division within the republican party, but will most certainly garner pushback from democrats. goldman sachs puts the odds of a
need and the agencies and the parks and museums that we all want to go to will in fact stay open for business when the new fiscal year begins on tuesday. dana bash is watching, so dana, here s the question. it feels as though today is not as much of an issue as this very bad work weekend for the house. is there any inkling at this point of a budge or longer agreement or something that will get us past this obnoxious deadline which is now becoming boring and repetitive? reporter: the thing that is most disturbing is that nobody knows the answer to that right now. in fact, my colleague who has covered congress for years and years just had a great line. he said he just went over to the house and talked he s never talked to so many lawmakers who answered his question with i don t know. i ve had the same experience. part of the issue is and the big issue is republicans who run the house really feel like they can t act, they can t decide, they can t convince their restive caucus of wha