Ben Emons, CIO/Founder at FedWatch and Managing Director at Highline Wealth Partners, tells James Ross it is still very much up in the air who will be the next US Federal Reserve Chair, but betting markets are becoming convinced it will be Kevin Hassett. Aninda Mitra, Head of Asia Macro & Investment Strategy at BNY Investment Institute says the government shutdown will take a bite out of growth, and that is a factor in favour of a cut at the December meeting.

Carolyn Wright discusses philanthropy and how the business world can help support communities at difficult times with Eleanor Coleman, Principal Partner and Founder of The Financial Empowerment Group at St James Place.

John Terrett, our US markets correspondent, says many eyes in the US are on the Ukraine peace plan, with many seeing a lot of hurdles to anything being finalised.