After years of slow growth, the US economy is showing signs of improvement.
The country is operating at full employment and job seekers are more confident that their search will be short lived.
But now there are concerns about the implications of an impending trade war.
That's high on the agenda as the global financial sector gathers in Washington for the International Monetary Fund's Spring Meetings, as our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports.
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