FT News Briefing

The global backlash to UK tax cuts Sep 28, 2022

The IMF is criticising the UK’s tax cut plan, the US is pressing EU countries to speed up and increase the financial support for Ukraine, and the head of crypto lender Celsius Network resigned on Tuesday. Plus, officials in Europe say suspicious leaks on two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea are likely the result of sabotage.

Mentioned in this podcast:

IMF urges UK to ‘revaluate’ tax cuts in biting attack on fiscal plan

US presses EU to speed up financial aid to Ukraine

Denmark, Germany and Poland warn of sabotage after Nord Stream leaks

Mashinsky resigns as head of Celsius Network

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Italy’s new far-right government Sep 27, 2022

China’s economic output will lag behind the rest of Asia for the first time since 1990, according to new World Bank forecasts,the Bank of England failed to reassure markets as the pound continued tumbling and the US is trying to boost access to uncensored internet in Iran. Plus, the FT’s Amy Kazmin explains why Italy chose a far-right government to lead the country in Sunday’s snap election

Mentioned in this podcast:

China growth falls behind rest of Asia for first time since 1990

Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing bloc storms to Italian election victory

Elon Musk offers Iranians uncensored internet access

Bank of England and Treasury seek to steady sterling after heavy falls

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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UK tax plan hurts investor confidence Sep 26, 2022

UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has vowed to double down on his controversial tax-cutting drive despite investor jitters, at least 41 people have died in protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman who was arrested for allegedly violating Islamic dress code. Plus, the FT’s Polina Ivanova explains how Russia’s military conscription is affecting remote regions of the country.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Radical UK budget prompts backlash on Tory backbenches

Investors warn Kwarteng that fiscal plan threatens markets’ confidence in UK

Death toll from Iranian protests climbs to 41

‘Everyone will get snatched off the street’: mobilisation brings Ukraine war home to Russians

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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FT Weekend: How NFTs shook up the art world Sep 24, 2022

NFTs were a big sensation, but the market for them has crashed. This week, we invited a crypto-sceptic, FT columnist Jemima Kelly, to answer all the questions you were afraid to ask. What are NFTs exactly? What happened with them? And have they changed the way we think about art? Jemima hosts the latest season of our FT podcast Tech Tonic, which is all about the cult of crypto.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Tech Tonic is available wherever you listen to your podcasts, or at www.ft.com/tech-tonic. The episode on NFT mania is here

– Jemima’s most recent column, ‘Don’t believe the maximalists: bitcoin can’t be separated from crypto’: https://on.ft.com/3SaAAia

– Jemima is on Twitter @jemimajoana

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Catch a falling yen Sep 23, 2022

Several EU member states are pushing for hard-hitting measures against Russia and a UN policy memorandum argues Pakistan should suspend international debt repayments. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains why the Bank of Japan would keep interest rates in negative territory and prop up the yen.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Poland and Baltic states push for harsher EU sanctions against Russia

Flood-hit Pakistan should suspend debt repayments, says UN policy paper

Japan intervenes to prop up yen for first time since 1998

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Fed signals more economic pain to come Sep 22, 2022

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage points for the third time in a row on Wednesday, and Credit Suisse has drawn up plans to split its investment bank in three. Plus, the FT’s Hannah Murphy explains how companies, and the negotiators they hire, deal with a ransomware attack.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Jay Powell refuses to rule out US recession after third 0.75% rate rise

The ransomware game: test your skills in the world of hackers and negotiators

Credit Suisse considers splitting investment bank in three

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Travis Kalanick’s excellent (and secret) venture Sep 21, 2022

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 0.75 per cent today, Goldman Sachs is expanding its transaction banking business in Europe, and former Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick has tried to keep his new “dark kitchens” venture as secretive as possible.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Federal Reserve set to raise benchmark interest rate

Goldman Sachs hunts new revenues in EU transaction banking push

Travis Kalanick expands ‘dark kitchens’ venture across Latin America

Microsoft invests in Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens start-up

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Swamp Notes: US Democrats on the offensive Sep 20, 2022

Two Turkish banks have halted the use of Russia's payment system, two global energy agencies estimate it would cost $1tn to avoid the catastrophic effects of climate change, and pension funds in Europe and Australia pressured asset manager Federated Hermes to stop sponsoring a group of US officials who oppose action on climate change. Plus, Swamp Notes columnists Ed Luce and Rana Foroohar discuss what’s behind the US Democratic party’s rebound heading towards midterm elections.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Turkish banks suspend Russian Mir cards amid US sanctions pressure

Investment of $1tn a year needed for 2030 climate goals, report finds

Under-fire US fund manager pulls controversial sponsorship of climate sceptics

Joe Biden comes out swinging as Democrats sense midterms momentum shift

Biden’s Lazarus-like opportunity

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The collapse of Celsius Network Sep 19, 2022

Markets are increasingly betting on policymakers raising borrowing costs higher and faster, an FT-IGM survey shows economists expect the US central bank will lift its benchmark policy rate above 4 per cent and hold it there beyond 2023, and the market downturn has sparked the longest tech IPO drought in more than 20 years. Plus, the FT’s Kadhim Shubber talks about his investigation into the fall of high flying cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Central banks set to hit peak rates higher at faster pace

Fed to keep interest rates above 4% beyond 2023, economists predict

Market downturn brings longest tech IPO drought in decades

Inside Celsius: How one of crypto’s biggest lenders ground to a halt

Alex Mashinsky took control of Celsius trading strategy months before bankruptcy

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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FT Weekend: How do young Brits feel about the monarchy? Sep 17, 2022

This week we discuss how young people view the late Queen Elizabeth with journalist Imogen West-Knights and our own producer Lulu Smyth. For many Millennials and Gen Zers, the first royal succession in 70 years is also the first time they’ve considered their stance on the monarchy more broadly. And it’s eliciting some mixed feelings. Then, we explore how we’re spending money on culture now. The FT’s US business editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson explains all the ways our post-pandemic restlessness is colliding with growing inflation. It turns out we’re now more discerning in how we stay in and how we go out.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

Imogen’s dispatch from Buckingham palace: https://on.ft.com/3eVMr50

The FT Weekend essay this week, ‘King Charles and the future of the monarchy’: https://on.ft.com/3qPsVcM

Edge and Lilah’s conversation on Instagram live: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ch20tSdJQ8v

Imogen is on Twitter @ImogenWK. Edge is on Twitter @Edgecliffe.

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Inflation, the Hamptons and an $800 grocery cart Sep 16, 2022

China’s local government financing vehicles are bailing out cities and provinces that are struggling for cash, and UK prime minister Liz Truss is making a last-ditch effort to convince SoftBank to list its British chip maker, Arm, in the UK. Plus, the FT’s global business columnist Rana Foroohar argues that America’s wealthiest are making bad inflation worse.

Mentioned in this podcast

China’s local government financing vehicles go on land buying spree

Liz Truss prepares fresh bid to persuade SoftBank to list Arm in London

Everyone pays the cost as the rich keep spending

Vladimir Putin acknowledges Chinese “concerns” over Ukraine

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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A worsening migration crisis in the Americas Sep 15, 2022

The US and EU are concerned that Russia can use Turkish banks to evade financial sanctions, Porsche tries to catch up to Ferrari with an initial public offering of its own, plus, the FT’s Latin America editor Michael Stott talks about record migration throughout the Americas.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US and EU step up pressure on Turkey over Russia sanctions

Porsche IPO: the race to catch Ferrari

Repression and poverty trigger record migration crisis in the Americas

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Wall Street shudders after seeing US inflation data Sep 14, 2022

A worse than expected US inflation report triggered a Wall Street sell-off, Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko testified in front of a US Senate committee about alleged security lapses at the social media site, and the US is struggling to put together an alliance to address computer chip supply chain issues.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Rising inflation sparks fears of hard landing for US economy

US stocks slide after ‘hotter’ than expected inflation reading

Whistleblower accuses Twitter of putting ‘profits over security’

US struggles to mobilise its East Asian ‘Chip 4’ alliance

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Is a post-dollar world coming? Sep 13, 2022

US inflation is expected to have eased due to falling energy prices and Ukraine has regained momentum fighting back the Russian invasion. Plus, Ruchir Sharma tells us why he thinks the dollar may not be the world’s dominant currency for much longer.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Pace of US consumer price growth expected to have eased in August

A post-dollar world is coming

Ukraine’s defence minister warns of Russian counter-attack

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King Charles and the royal finances Sep 12, 2022

King Charles heads to Scotland today, UK financial markets are bracing for Liz Truss’s energy package, and Russia’s Gazprom is making record profits even though it’s shipping a fraction of the gas to Europe that it did last year.

Mentioned in this podcast:

King Charles seeks to fortify the UK with tour of nations

Queen Elizabeth II: inside the royal finances

UK energy package will weigh on gilts and pound, analysts warn

High gas prices help Gazprom compensate for supply cuts

Ukraine’s Reznikov warns on Russian counter-attack

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FT Weekend: The legacy of Queen Elizabeth II Sep 10, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II has died after a 70-year reign. This weekend, we reflect on her legacy, life and cultural impact with FT Weekend editor Alec Russell. Then, producer Lulu Smyth takes us to meet the people gathered outside Buckingham Palace.

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Links:

Simon Schama, ‘Elizabeth II: an appreciation’: https://on.ft.com/3qsNI64

Jo Ellison, ‘The Queen’s constancy never went out of style’: https://on.ft.com/3qpwOVF

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Britain in mourning Sep 09, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The FT’s Miranda Green examines this moment, and what King Charles III’s assumption to the throne will mean for the royal family.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

The Queen's jubilee: How Britain has changed since 1952

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The ECB goes from dove to hawk Sep 08, 2022

Chinese companies have raised six times as much money through share sales in Europe than the US this year, and European farmers expect a sky-high food prices and droughts this winter. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief, Martin Arnold, explains why the European Central Bank is finally getting hawkish.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Europe tops US on Chinese listings for first time

ECB makes hawkish shift as inflation surge shreds faith in models

Farmers and producers warn of winter food shortages in Europe

Instagram Live: Trumpism's influence in US politics

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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EU wants tax to fight ‘astronomic’ electricity bills Sep 07, 2022

The EU is considering a windfall tax for energy companies, Zambia’s IMF bailout is a test for countries that have defaulted on Chinese debt, and US regulators are cracking down on bankers’ use of messaging apps.

Mentioned in this podcast:

EU plans windfall tax to counter ‘astronomic’ energy bills

Zambia’s $1.3bn IMF bailout to test how China handles defaults

Wall Street’s $1bn messaging ‘nightmare’

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Russia’s double energy whammy Sep 06, 2022

Liz Truss will be the next UK prime minister after winning the Tory leadership race, Opec+ agreed on Monday to cut crude supply in a bid to prop up oil prices, Russia switched off Europe’s main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted, and Singapore has become a haven for Chinese elite who are fleeing strict coronavirus lockdowns and potential blowback from geopolitical tensions.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Brussels pushes for EU-wide caps on gas price

Liz Truss to be UK prime minister after winning Tory leadership race

Opec+ agrees to cut crude supply in push to lift oil prices

Russia switches off Europe’s main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted

Crazy Rich relocations: Singapore becomes a haven for Chinese elite

Twitter Space: Liz Truss will be UK prime minister. What should we expect?

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Britain set for new prime minister Sep 05, 2022

The oil producing cartel is meeting today and will consider a cut in oil supply to prop up prices, and UK Conservative Party members will vote today on a new leader to replace Boris Johnson. Plus, the FT’s Jemima Kelly tells us about the the passion of crypto believers she met for this season of the FT’s Tech Tonic podcast.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Liz Truss promises economic action from Day 1 of premiership

Oil supply cuts on table as Opec+ meets amid crude sell-off

Tech Tonic: A sceptic’s guide to crypto

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Have we hit peak TV? Plus, our debt to bees Sep 03, 2022

This week, guest host Topher Forhecz is joined by Los Angeles bureau chief Chris Grimes to hear about the future of TV's streaming wars. Since the pandemic, streaming services have poured huge amounts of money into new content, but it's unclear how long this boom will last. Then, we talk to Nature Therapy columnist Jonathan Guthrie about bees. He's estimated that we owe bees nearly $160bn for their pollination services. What's at stake if we can't repay that debt?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Chris Grimes’ piece on the peak of TV streaming: https://www.ft.com/content/0e95cf55-dda1-4f63-bb6b-bf475f974f30

– Jonathan Guthrie’s Nature Therapy column, ‘Our £135 bn debt to the humble bee’: https://www.ft.com/content/286dff35-9634-4fd7-9497-3d2de3a555a4

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Cruise control: port cities push back against ships Sep 02, 2022

The US releases the latest jobs numbers today and analysts expect the pace of positions added to have slowed in August, eurozone unemployment fell to an all-time low of 6.6% of the workforce, the cruise industry is recovering from the pandemic but the industry now faces resistance from politicians and climate activists, and US officials have told semiconductor maker Nvidia it will need special licences to sell high-end processors to Chinese customers.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US Jobs growth expected to have slowed in August

Eurozone jobless rate hits record low of 6.6% in July

The cruise ship conflict

Growing evidence that Covid-19 is leaving people sicker

US blocks Nvidia AI chip exports to China

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Russia shuts down Nord Stream 1 pipeline Sep 01, 2022

Russia has halted the flow of gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Europe for three days, and the EU has agreed to suspend a visa deal with Moscow. Plus the FT’s John Paul Rathbone explains why Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the south of the country could be a gamechanger in the war.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Russia shuts down Nord Stream gas pipeline to Europe

EU rips up Russia visa deal in victory for eastern member states

Military briefing: Ukraine makes its move with Kherson counter-offensive

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Will student debt add up to more inflation? Aug 31, 2022

The world’s second-largest cinema chain incorrectly reported the identity of its largest shareholder, and ExxonMobil is contesting Vladimir Putin’s decree blocking the oil company from exiting Russia. Plus, economists are debating the impact that US president Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness programme will have on inflation.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Cineworld incorrectly reported its largest shareholder

ExxonMobil contests Kremlin decree blocking its pullout from Russia

Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation triggers ‘inflationary fire’ fears

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Morgan Stanley beefs up block trade supervision Aug 30, 2022

Morgan Stanley has tapped a lawyer to keep an eye on its block trading, and airlines are bracing for a chilly winter. Plus, Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be UK prime minister, has been talking tough with US officials but is likely to keep UK-US ties on track.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Morgan Stanley orders internal lawyer to supervise block trading desk

Airlines braced for grim winter as slowdown threatens recovery

Inside Liz Truss’s not so special relationship with the US

New York Yankees and LA fund join investors in AC Milan

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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US watchdogs take on private equity Aug 29, 2022

Financial markets are bracing for a longer period of high interest rates, EU foreign ministers are set to suspend the bloc’s visa facilitation agreement with Moscow, and Alibaba is trying to manoeuvre a rebound. Plus, the FT’s Stefania Palma explains why the US antitrust officials are targeting the $10 tn private equity industry.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Jay Powell says Fed will ‘keep at it’ in hawkish inflation speech

Investors expect higher rates to persist after hawkish Jay Powell ends hope of Fed pivot

ECB officials warn of ‘sacrifice’ needed to tame surging inflation

US trustbusters: why Joe Biden is taking on private equity

The private equity club

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A sceptic’s guide to crypto: the ‘smart’ money Aug 28, 2022

In the second episode of the latest season of Tech Tonic, FT columnist and host Jemima Kelly tries to understand why an influential Silicon Valley investment firm thinks that Web 3 is a good bet. Will blockchain technology really be the foundation of a new internet era? Is Web 3’s promise to decentralise the internet going to pose a challenge to companies such as Facebook and Twitter? The FT’s innovation editor John Thornhill interviews Chris Dixon, head of Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund, and Jemima talks to Molly White, author of the Web3 Is Going Just Great blog.

Presented by Jemima Kelly. Special thanks to John Thornhill. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

News clips credits: CBC, NBC, CNN.

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FT Weekend: The art of sound design. Plus: summer hits of 2022 Aug 27, 2022

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This weekend, we meet a British pioneer of sound design. Errol Michael Henry invites us to the Air-Edel studios in London to show us how a song gets made. Errol is one of the few black sound designers in the UK. He’s been producing music through his independent label, Intimate Records, since the 1980s. He breaks down how he creates his distinct sound, layer by layer. Then, we explore what makes the perfect summer track with music critic Arwa Haider. She and Lilah take a tour through the top hits of the season, from Beyoncé to Bad Bunny to Pussy Riot.

Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.

Links and mentions from the episode:

–Yasmin Jones-Henry’s piece in HTSI: ‘My father, the pioneer of sound design’ https://on.ft.com/3JpA2zD

–Errol’s music is under the name The Sound Principle

–“You Threw Our Love Away”, by The Jones Girls, sound designed by Errol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-vpFCn6Ros

–“You Left Me Lonely”, by Lulu (1993), sound designed by Errol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UILaejQFcJA

–You also heard Intimate Records tracks “Please Come Back” by Dean Edwards and “Keep It Comin” by Julianne, both written and produced by Errol

–Here’s the song Errol says is closest he’s gotten to designing something that matched what he’d imagined: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFPgZv-5zbQ

–Errol’s organisation is called Music Justice

–Arwa Haider is on Twitter @ArwaHaider. Errol is on Twitter @ErrolMHenry, and on Instagram @thesoundprinciple. Yasmin is on Instagram @yasminrjh

–Arwa’s review of Lady Gaga live: https://on.ft.com/3ANGkrV

–Arwa’s music recommendations: "Renaissance"by Beyoncé, "Verano Sin Ti" by Bad Bunny, Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, "Hold the Girl"by Rina Sawayama, "Matriarchy Now" by Pussy Riot, and opera singer Julia Bullock

Music clips copyright: Streamline, Interscope, Parkwood, Columbia Records, Rimas and Neon Gold. Julia Bullock clip from NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert (2020)

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Afghanistan’s economy after one year under the Taliban Aug 26, 2022

Finland will host talks with Sweden and Turkey for talks on the Nordic countries’ Nato membership bids, and we’ll take a look at the ins and outs of Revlon’s bankruptcy. Plus, the FT’s Benjamin Parkin recently visited Afghanistan and reports back what it has been like there a year since the Taliban regained control.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Finland and Sweden hold talks with Turkey to push Nato bid

Revlon bankruptcy becomes a fight over memes

FT Series: a year under the Taliban

Behind the Money: Afghanistan one year later

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Can Jay Powell stick the landing? Aug 25, 2022

Hedge funds have lined up the biggest bet against Italian bonds since the global financial crisis, Japan is looking to rebuild its nuclear energy capacity, and Blackstone has joined the bidding to buy Pink Floyd’s music. Plus, the FT’s Colby Smith looks at how the Federal Reserve handled inflation in the past and whether chair Jerome Powell can engineer a soft landing this time around.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Japan set for new nuclear plans in post-Fukushima shift

Powell to face tough crowd in Jackson Hole

Can the Fed take inflation without causing a recession?

Another brick in the Wall Street as Blackstone eyes Pink Floyd catalogue

Let us know how Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness programme might affect you: https://telbee.io/channel/akqt6c_h_vlzm47bnoijfw/

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Six months of war in Ukraine Aug 24, 2022

Today marks six months since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Twitter whistleblower says the company hid security flaws and fake accounts, and the waters off the coast of Somalia are no longer high risk for shipping

Mentioned in this podcast:

They dig, and dig and dig: Russia entrenched in Ukraine six months into war

Twitter covered up security flaws and fake accounts, says whistleblower

Shipping industry says piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer a threat

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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The student who rode Bed Bath & Beyond to the moon Aug 23, 2022

Ben & Jerry’s lost a legal dispute with its parent company over sales in Israel and investors are sceptical about this summer’s equities rally. Plus, the FT’s Madison Darbyshire talks about how a 20-year-old American college student made $110mn betting on a meme stock.

Mentioned in this podcast:

How a 20-year-old student made $110mn riding the meme stock wave

Investors fret over durability of summer rally in US markets

Ben & Jerry’s loses attempt to block ice cream sales in West Bank

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Droughts grip large parts of the globe Aug 22, 2022

Apple employees are pushing back against the iPhone maker’s call for workers to return to the office next month, and major droughts across the globe are having a significant impact on everything from agriculture to tech. Plus, the FT’s Sam Agini explains what a potential deal for Manchester United would mean for the football club.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Group of Apple employees pushes back against return-to-office order

Climate graphic of the week: Record lows for rivers across China, US and Europe sap economies

Jim Ratcliffe declares interest in buying Manchester United

Scoreboard newsletter

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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A sceptic’s guide to crypto: boom and bust Aug 21, 2022

A new season of Tech Tonic asks whether crypto and its supporting technology - the blockchain - have a future following a market crash. In the first episode of this five-part series, FT columnist and host Jemima Kelly casts a sceptical eye on what led to the boom in digital assets and their subsequent collapse. She assesses the damage with the FT’s digital assets correspondent Scott Chipolina, and hears from big-time bitcoin investor Michael Saylor, Dogecoin co-creator Jackson Palmer, and crypto YouTuber, Wajahat Mughal.

Check out stories and up-to-the-minute news from the FT’s technology team at ft.com/technology The FT’s Cryptofinance Hub is at https://www.ft.com/cryptofinance Scott Chipolina’s reporting can be found at https://www.ft.com/scott-chipolina

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Presented by Jemima Kelly. Special thanks to Scott Chipolina. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

News clips credits: CNBC, Saturday Night Live

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FT Weekend: Ukraine’s digital war. Plus: how computers changed chess Aug 20, 2022

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This weekend, we go to Ukraine. FT columnist Gillian Tett introduces us to the tech entrepreneurs and engineers who have built strong links with Silicon Valley and western tech companies over the past few decades. These connections are helping them fight what she calls an ‘open source war’ against Russia. Then, data journalist Oliver Roeder invites us into the elite world of professional chess. Now that computers are magnitudes better than humans, the game has dramatically changed.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Gillian’s piece, ‘Inside Ukraine’s open-source war’: https://on.ft.com/3QE08n5

– Oliver Roeder’s article, ‘Enter the inner sanctum of elite chess:’ https://on.ft.com/3Cd47CG

– Oliver’s book is called Seven Games: A Human History

– Gillian is on Twitter @gilliantett. Oliver is on Twitter @ollie.

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FT Business Book of the Year longlist Aug 19, 2022

Middle East states are expected to bring in $1.3tn in additional oil revenues, big US retailers posted quarterly earnings this week and results were mixed, scientists have discovered a way to destroy harmful “forever chemicals”. Plus, we’ll look at the longlist for this year’s FT Business Book of the Year award.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Middle East states set for $1.3tn oil windfall, IMF says

Walmart and Home Depot ease fears of recession even as inflation persists

Target’s profit tumbles on price cuts and efforts to clear inventory

Business Book of the Year 2022 — the longlist

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Missteps at Missfresh Aug 18, 2022

Federal Reserve officials discussed the need to keep interest rates at levels that restrict the economy “for some time” in a bid to contain inflation, Short-term UK borrowing costs surged to the highest level since 2008, and Tencent posts its first quarterly revenue fall. Plus, the collapse of Chinese food delivery app, Miss Fresh, could be a cautionary tale for other tech giants in China.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed officials signal restrictive rates may be needed ‘for some time’

UK bonds sell off as hot inflation lifts expectations for BoE rate rises

Tencent hurt by slowing Chinese economy and stalled game approvals

What the collapse of Missfresh means for China’s tech sector

Japan’s latest alcohol advice: please drink more

The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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WeWork 2.0? Aug 17, 2022

Amazon has accused the FTC of harassing top executives as part of an antitrust investigation, hedge fund Elliott Management has dumped almost all of its shares in SoftBank, and Harvard will offer tuition-free MBA programs to low-income students. Plus, the man who blew up WeWork, Adam Neumann, has a new real estate venture that’s attracted a major investment from Silicon Valley royalty.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Amazon accuses FTC of harassing executives including Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy

Hedge fund Elliott dumps SoftBank stake after souring on Masayoshi Son

Andreessen Horowitz backs WeWork co-founder’s property venture

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Private equity: from cutthroats to frenemies Aug 16, 2022

Elections officials in Kenya announced a winner in last week’s presidential election but the result is being challenged, Iran denies involvement in the stabbing of controversial author Salman Rushdie, and China cut a crucial lending rate for the first time since January. Plus, we look at how the private equity industry evolved from a group of mercenary dealmakers to co-operative rivals.

Mentioned in this podcast:

William Ruto wins Kenya’s presidential election

Iran denies linked to Rushdie attack

China cuts lending rate as economic data disappoint and Covid cases rise

The private equity club

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Will oil prices keep falling? Aug 15, 2022

Saudi Arabia has agreed to renew a three billion dollar deposit at Pakistan’s Central Bank, Saudi Aramco reported record profits, and an expected US tax on stock buybacks isn’t expected to have a big impact on earnings. Plus, Mexico’s president wants beer makers in the north to cut back due to the region’s drought.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Saudi Arabia renews $3bn deposit to Pakistan

Saudi Aramco hits fresh profit record as high energy prices deliver windfall

Meet the new taxes

Mexico president calls time on brewing as drought intensifies

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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FT Weekend: Chef Mashama Bailey on reclaiming African-American food Aug 13, 2022

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This week Lilah goes to Savannah, Georgia, to visit chef Mashama Bailey. Mashama recently won Outstanding Chef at the James Beard Awards. Since 2014, she has been chef and partner at The Grey, a restaurant located in a formerly segregated bus station. And she has been redefining American food by reclaiming its African-American roots. But because so much of this history hasn't been documented, how do you find and preserve it, and also expand on it? Mashama explains her creative process. We also speak with Stephen Satterfield, host of the Netflix docuseries High on the Hog. Stephen is the founder of Whetstone Media, which is dedicated to tracing food stories back to their roots of origin.

Want to say hi? We love hearing from you. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.

Links and mentions from the episode:

Lilah’s written piece on Mashama in the FT Magazine: https://on.ft.com/3I8v4br

Mashama and her business partner John O Morisano’s memoir about The Grey is called Black, White, and the Grey

Stephen is the founder of Whetstone Magazine and Whetstone Media. You can learn more at https://www.whetstonemagazine.com/

Whetstone Radio Collective has a suite of podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/whetstone-radio/id6442689915

Dr Jessica B Harris’s seminal book on African-American food history is called High on the Hog: a Culinary Journey from Africa to America

Lilah also recommends Bryant Terry's 2021 cookbook Black Food, and the work of Michael W Twitty. Michael is on Instagram at @thecookinggene and has an excellent Masterclass session on tracing your roots through food

Mashama is on Instagram at @mashamabailey. Stephen is at @isawstephen

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Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco.

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Ben & Jerry’s bitter battle with Unilever Aug 12, 2022

US lawmakers are set to pass a $700bn spending bill, activity on European corporate bond markets has slowed to a near standstill and US initial public offerings have ground to a halt. Plus, Ben & Jerry’s is in a legal battle with parent company Unilever over sales in the disputed West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Corporate lawyers take it easy as US IPO market dries up

Unilever stops paying Ben & Jerry’s board members in Israel dispute

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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US inflation finally takes a breather Aug 11, 2022

US stocks rallied after the latest US inflation report showed price rises slowed in July, Disney beat analyst expectations and added 15mn subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service, and social media companies want livestreams to be the future of shopping.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Disney’s streaming business defies industry gloom

US inflation eased slightly in July on lower petrol prices

US stocks and bonds rally after lower than forecast inflation data

Social media’s big bet: the shopping revolution will be livestreamed

Unhedged: Markets, Finance and strong opinions

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Corporate America fumes at Biden’s economic package Aug 10, 2022

Taiwanese national security officials want to force Apple supplier Foxconn to unwind an $800mn investment in a Chinese chip company, and corporate America is fuming over president Joe Biden’s economic package. Plus, we have a military update on the war in Ukraine, and how tennis legend Serena Williams plans to spend her retirement.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Taiwan security officials want Foxconn to drop stake in Chinese chipmaker

Corporate America fumes over Biden’s tax and climate package

Serena Williams to retire from tennis after US Open

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Why Ireland’s economy is red hot Aug 09, 2022

China’s extended military drills around Taiwan are stoking fears of a drawn-out period of heightened tension and investors are split over whether the recent US tech rally will continue. Plus, the FT’s Jude Webber explains how taxes from the tech sector are helping Ireland’s economy against a recession.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US pledges further $1bn in military aid for Ukraine

China extends military drills around Taiwan

Tech sector tax windfall shores up Ireland’s economy against recession

Investors divided over how long Big Tech rally will last

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Apple under scrutiny for mishandling misconduct claims Aug 08, 2022

Investors are selling stakes in private equity and venture capital funds at the fastest pace on record so far this year, and earnings at companies such as Uber and Lyft are surging. Plus, the FT’s Patrick McGee reports that more than a dozen employees, past and present, say Apple’s HR team mishandled claims of harassment and misconduct.

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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FT Weekend: Author Elif Batuman. Plus, our obsession with feedback Aug 06, 2022

This week, we talk to the author Elif Batuman about her new novel ‘Either / Or’. The book is set in the 1990s, and follows Elif’s fictionalised alter ego, Selin, as she navigates life as a Harvard student. Elif reflects on looking back at the ’90s from a contemporary perspective and talks about what we’ve learnt since. Then, we hear about feedback from deputy FT Magazine editor Esther Bintliff. We live in a culture obsessed with feedback. But what kind of feedback is actually effective?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Either/Or by Elif Batuman is available in all good bookstores.

– Esther’s piece on feedback, https://www.ft.com/content/a681ac3c-73b8-459b-843c-0d796f15020e

– Bradley Whitford describing the three-step reaction on WTF with Marc Maron http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-909-bradley-whitford

– If you want to hear Kim Scott talking about Radical Candour at Inbound Bold Talks, 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj9GLeNCgm4

– Elif Batuman is on Twitter @BananaKarenina. Esther is on Twitter @estherbintliff.

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Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco.

Silicon Valley clip in this episode is courtesy of HBO.

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New US unemployment claims hit six-month high Aug 05, 2022

US new unemployment claims have reached a six-month high as the labour market cools, the Bank of England raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, and European banks are adjusting to higher interest rates.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US jobless claims hit six-month high as labour demand cools

Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points

Europe’s lenders prepare for life outside negative territory

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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SoftBank moves to sell down its stake in Alibaba Aug 04, 2022

SoftBank has raised as much as $22bn in cash from deals that would sharply reduce its stake in Alibaba over the coming years, Iran and western powers resume talks this week over the floundering 2015 nuclear accords, and as political polarisation reaches into the workplace companies must manage conflicts among employees while striving for sensitivity and diversity.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Softbank raises $22b in moves to sell down Alibaba stake

Iran to resume nuclear talks with discussion over EU proposals

Politics in the workplace:how should we deal with opposing views?

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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‘Generation Moonshot’ investors Aug 03, 2022

China has blocked imports from hundreds of Taiwanese food producers in response to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei, a flurry of executive departures from SoftBank stokes uncertainty over who will take over from Masayoshi Son, and Behind The Money host Michela Tindera joins the Briefing to talk about the latest BTM episode that explores “Generation Moonshot” investors.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

China suspends 2,000 food products from Taiwan as Pelosi visits

SoftBank’s succession turmoil raises risks

Generation moonshot: why young investors are not ready to give up on risk

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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China wrestles with an overseas debt crisis Aug 02, 2022

Instagram head Adam Mosseri is moving to London, HSBC has pledged to restore its dividend to pre-pandemic levels, and China is facing its first overseas debt crisis.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Instagram head Adam Mosseri to temporarily relocate to London

HSBC pledges to restore dividend to pre-pandemic levels

China reckons with its first overseas debt crisis

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Beijing fears social unrest from property crisis Aug 01, 2022

The Bank of England is set to consider its biggest rate rise in more than 25 years, the EU and UK are easing up on Russian oil restrictions to keep gas prices from spiking, and some investors are getting back in the crypto market after a crash earlier this year. Plus, China is trying to come up with a $148bn bailout fund to help complete stalled property developments amid concerns about social unrest.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Bank of England considers biggest rate rise for more than 25 years

West eases oil restrictions as inflation and energy fears grow

Crypto prices rise as traders dip back into digital asset market

China’s central bank seeks to mobilise $148bn bailout for real estate projects

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FT Weekend: A new weight-loss drug works. Is that good? Jul 30, 2022

This week, we hear about a new 'miracle' weight-loss drug called Wegovy. It has unprecedented clinical results and endorsements from celebrities such as Queen Latifah. But critics say it deals with the symptom but not the cause. Then, we’re joined by Lauren Indvik, the FT's fashion editor. She explains how to efficiently pinpoint your personal style, and build a wardrobe that saves money, time and carbon emissions. Plus, she answers listener questions.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Hannah Kuchler’s piece, ‘A new ‘miracle’ weight loss drug really works – raising huge questions’: https://on.ft.com/3vpSBQh

– Lauren Indvik’s dispatch from the Paris runway, ‘A return to decadence at Paris couture’: https://on.ft.com/3BoXNrl

– Hannah Kuchler is on Twitter @hannahkuchler. Lauren is on Twitter @laureni.

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Is the US in a recession? Jul 29, 2022

The US economy has shrunk for two consecutive quarters, many energy companies are posting record profits but French EDF recorded a record loss, and US markets are reacting unpredictably to tech earnings reports.

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US economy shrinks for second consecutive quarter

French energy group EDF records €5.3bn loss ahead of renationalisation

Facebook parent Meta reports first decline in revenue

Spotify adds more subscribers than forecast in second quarter

Google parent Alphabet’s revenue growth falls to slowest pace in 2 years

Microsoft reassures investors with confident full-year forecast

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Fed hikes rates, but next steps are uncertain Jul 28, 2022

US interest rates are going up by 0.75% for the second month in a row, the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s halted Twitter takeover debacle is hurting the social media company’s advertising business and employee morale, and European gas prices are rising as Russia cuts gas flows to the continent.

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Fed raises rates by 0.75 points for second month in a row

Twitter ‘rudderless’ as Musk saga hurts advertising business

Gas crisis raises recession risk for inflation-hit eurozone economy

European gas price rise accelerates as Russia cuts flows

Australia’s oversupply of avocados forces farmers to look to Asia and UK for sales

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A new CEO for Credit Suisse Jul 27, 2022

Walmart profit warnings shine a light on disparities in US consumer behaviour, the International Monetary Fund slashes its global growth forecast, and Argentines are scrambling to exchange their pesos for dollars on the black market.

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Credit Suisse set to name Ulrich Körner as chief executive

Walmart issues profit warning as soaring inflation hits customers

US consumers are bending but not breaking as prices soar. Can it last?

Argentines turn to black market dollars as crisis worsens

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Anglo-French merger would challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX Jul 26, 2022

USBig Techcompanies are set to release quarterly earnings this week, German business confidence hits a two-year low, and French satellite operator Eutelsat has confirmed it is in discussions to acquire smaller British rival OneWeb in an all-share deal. Plus, cities are especially vulnerable to this summer’s record hot temperatures.

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Eutelsat shares tumble after confirming OneWeb deal talks

German recession looms as business confidence slumps to two-year low

Can cities adapt to an era of extreme heat?

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European banks set to benefit from rising interest rates Jul 25, 2022

The dollar’s surge to its highest level in 20 years is taking a toll on the corporate earnings of US companies with overseas operations, European bank earnings reports are expected to benefit from rising interest rates, and Ukraine’s Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko spoke to the FT about the challenges of managing his war-torn country’s finances.

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Fed to implement second 0.75 point rate rise amid uncertainty over next steps

The strong dollar wipes billions off US corporate earnings

Ukraine set to request delay in foreign debt repayments

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FT Weekend: Why are tennis players fixing matches? Jul 23, 2022

This week, we look at the dark side of professional tennis, where underpaid players are selling matches just to break even. Ranked around 200th in the world, a player named Nicolás Kicker was found guilty of match-fixing in 2018. His story reveals a lot of systemic problems within the sport. Then, we hear about the phenomenon of 'vice signalling' from columnist Stephen Bush. It’s similar to 'virtue signalling,' but instead of publicly gesturing towards altruism the vice signaller panders by promising cruelty. Think Donald Trump’s border wall, or Boris Johnson’s threats to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– William Ralston’s piece ‘The fixer, the cheat and the corruption crisis in global tennis’: https://on.ft.com/3v9nW9L

– Nicolas Kicker fixing a match at the 2015 Barranquilla Challenger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcF9hq668Ow

– Stephen Bush’s piece ‘How ‘vice-signalling’ swallowed electoral politics’: https://on.ft.com/3BqNtzd

– Stephen Bush’s piece ‘Failed Rwanda asylum flight puts all of the UK on a rocky course’: https://on.ft.com/3BccmhW

– Christopher Grimes’ column ‘Disney chief’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ drama is a crisis of his own making’: https://on.ft.com/3IYQ98D

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ECB raises rates amid Italian turmoil Jul 22, 2022

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns, the European Central Bank raises interest rates for the first time in more than a decade, Russia and Ukraine reach a deal to end a month-long grain blockade, and the FT’s Katie Martin explains why markets might rally when they see signs of a recession in corporate earnings reports.

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Italy president calls snap elections after Draghi quits as PM

Deal on table for release of millions of tonnes of grain from Ukraine ports

ECB raises rates for first time in more than a decade

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Tesla shines despite production disruptions Jul 21, 2022

Tesla withstood disruption to China production and the high costs of scaling up new plants in Texas and Germany, Ukraine is getting some debt relief from western creditors, and Sri Lanka is just one of a number of developing economies facing growing pressure from soaring energy costs and a stronger US dollar. Plus Italian prime minister Mario Draghi’s government is on the brink of collapse, and Liz Truss will go head-to-head with Rishi Sunak in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Tesla profits jump despite production disruptions

Draghi on brink after coalition partners withdraw backing

Ukraine secures preliminary deal to suspend debt repayments

What Sri Lanka reveals about the risks in emerging markets

Rishi Sunak to face Liz Truss in battle to become UK Prime Minister

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Netflix rallies despite subscriber losses Jul 20, 2022

Netflix loses 1mn subscribers, small and midsize venture capital firms in China are struggling to raise funds as foreign investors flee risk, and former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running to be the country’s head of state again, in what could be an extraordinary political comeback.

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Netflix loses 1mn subscribers but defections are fewer than feared

‘Exponentially’ risky China leaves venture capital funds starved of cash

FT interview: Brazil’s Lula on the prospects of an extraordinary comeback

Judge grants Twitter fast-track trial to decide fate of $44bn Musk deal

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SoftBank halts plan for Arm IPO in London Jul 19, 2022

Japanese tech investor SoftBank has put on hold plans for an initial public offering of Arm because of the political turmoil in the UK, a luxury shoe brand popularised by Sex and the City has won a trademark lawsuit after more than two decades, and the FT’s Martin Wolf breaks down what the battle to become the next British prime minister means for the country’s economy.

Mentioned in this podcast:

SoftBank halts work on Arm’s London IPO following political turmoil

Tory leadership election tracker: Four candidates remain in race to be PM

Manolo Blahnik wins 22-year legal fight over China trademark

Twitter Space: Inside SCOTUS’ lurch to the right - and Justice Clarence Thomas.

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Sri Lanka picks a new leader Jul 18, 2022

The leader of Sri Lanka’s biggest opposition party has urged the IMF to provide support to ease the country’s humanitarian crisis and cushion the blow of reforms, once high-flying financial technology companies are seeing their valuations crash to earth, and the FT’s Swamp Notes columnists Ed Luce and Rana Faroohar join Marc Filippino to talk about the changing economic geography of the US.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Sri Lanka opposition leader calls on IMF for ‘humane’ treatment, wants fresh elections

Half a trillion dollars wiped from once high-flying fintechs

Swamp Notes: The new geography of work

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Martin Wolf on how to change one's mind Jul 16, 2022

This week, Lilah talks to Martin Wolf about having the confidence to change your mind. Martin is our chief economics commentator and one of the most influential economics journalists in the world. He reflects on how he forms a worldview, and how his opinions have shifted over the past half-century. Then, we hear about the 'gentle parenting' craze on Instagram from Washington correspondent Courtney Weaver. There are no punishments, no bribes, and it encourages your child to have big feelings. But is it asking too much of parents?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Martin’s upcoming book is called The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/305263/the-crisis-of-democratic-capitalism-by-wolf-martin/9780241303412

–Martin’s most recent column, ‘Inflation is a political challenge as well as an economic one’: https://on.ft.com/3ciWO1m

–Martin’s economics book picks for the summer: https://on.ft.com/3yHzuSo

–Courtney Weaver’s piece, ‘Inside gentle parenting’: https://on.ft.com/3APRpZS

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Italian political drama weighs on markets Jul 15, 2022

Italian prime minister Mario Draghi offered to resign, which caused problems for Italian stocks and for the euro. Plus, two of the biggest US banks had worse earnings reports than analysts expected.

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Mario Draghi offers to resign as Italy’s prime minister

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley profit miss casts pall over Wall Street

Rising recession fears and broad shift into haven assets have boosted the greenback

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Will rising interest rates actually lower prices? Jul 14, 2022

US consumer prices rose more than forecast in June, hitting an annual pace of 9.1 per cent, and investors are shunning 20-year US government bonds. Plus, a clash of cultures and geostrategic interests sank a German-Chinese joint venture competing in the new space race.

This episode states Canada raised its interest rates by a 'full basis point' when we mean 'full percentage point'. We regret the error

Mentioned in this podcast:

US inflation hit 9.1% in June putting further pressure on Fed

Ukraine and Russia making progress on grain talks, says UN

The corporate feud over satellites that pitted the west against China

FT Live Event: Britain after Boris Johnson ft.com/afterjohnson

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Biden in the Middle East Jul 13, 2022

US president Joe Biden is set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the biggest US banks report earnings this week and are expected to show bumper profits from lending, and EU officials fear criminal groups are smuggling weapons out of Ukraine and on to Europe’s black markets.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US banks set for lending earnings boost as Fed lifts rates

Joe Biden seeks reset on Saudi Arabia as oil tensions flare

Nato and EU sound alarm over risk of Ukraine weapons smuggling

FT Global Survey: www.ft.com/2022survey

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What we know about the Abe murder Jul 12, 2022

Former UK chancellor Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss have emerged as the favourites to replace prime minister Boris Johnson, and more details have been revealed in the murder of Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. Plus, Nikkei Asia’s Marwaan Macan-Markar explains how Sri Lanka’s economic and political crises could foreshadow similar issues in other debt-ridden countries.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Sunak to stand firm on taxes until he has ‘gripped inflation’

Sri Lanka prime minister confirms besieged president Rajapaksa to resign

Killing of Shinzo Abe shines spotlight on politicians’ links with Moonies

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Crypto collapse hits black Americans hard Jul 11, 2022

Twitter is mounting legal action against Elon Musk as he tries to terminate the deal to buy the social media company, black Americans’ higher exposure to cryptocurrencies has left them more vulnerable to the financial downturn, Cairo’s storied houseboats have been removed as part of bigger changes that many fear will destroy heritage and green space in the Egyptian capital.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Experts say Musk faces uphill battle for victory in Twitter legal fight

Twitter hires Wachtell legal firm to sue Elon Musk for ending $44bn acquisition

Crypto collapse reverberates widely among black American investors

Cairo houseboats adrift in storm over development

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FT Weekend: Our summer books and films special Jul 09, 2022

This week is our summer books and films spectacular, full of recommendations of things to read and watch. First, Lilah is joined by literary editors Fred Studemann and Laura Battle to explore the FT's Summer Books special. They suggest a range of light summer reads, sharp non-fiction, deep dives, thrillers and classics to take on your summer holiday, and talk trends in book publishing. Then, deputy arts editor Raphael Abraham recommends the top films to look out for this summer. After watching 24 films in less than a week at the Cannes film festival, he's filtered the new releases down to a must-see list.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

Here’s Laura’s list of the best fiction summer reads: https://on.ft.com/3AvtuPg. The whole summer books special is at http://ft.com/summerbooks.

Books mentioned:

–Audiobooks: Bad Actors by Mick Herron and Ulysses by James Joyce

–Novels that span centuries: To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara and Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel

–Beach read: You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

–Fun non-fiction: Circus of Dreams by John Walsh

–Empire books: Legacy of Violence by Caroline Elkin and In the Shadow of the Gods by Dominic Lieven

–BRussian influence: Putin’s People by Catherine Belton and Butler to the World by Oliver Bullough

–AI simulation: The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier

Stories mentioned:

–Marriage in all its divine tedium: https://on.ft.com/3KXOBfm

–Edward Luce on whether America is headed for another civil war: https://on.ft.com/3yJ43az

–Fred’s BookTok column: https://on.ft.com/3GEC5Ad

Films to watch this summer, from Raph:

–Aftersun: https://on.ft.com/3uUt9lJ

–Nitram: https://on.ft.com/3auhgvs

–Hit the Road

–McEnroe

–Three Thousand Years of Longing: https://on.ft.com/3nMshLK

–Elvis: https://on.ft.com/3P1Uaeu

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Britain after Boris Jul 08, 2022

The FT’s UK chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley and FT columnist Stephen Bush discuss what’s next for the country after Boris Johnson’s resignation. Plus, as the fears of recession grow, commodity prices are falling.

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Boris Johnson bows to pressure and quits after days of turmoil

Twitter Space: Boris Johnson has announced his resignation. So what’s next?

Commodities slump as recession fears stamp out fierce rally

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Marxism degrees are having a moment in China Jul 07, 2022

Pressure mounts on UK prime minister Boris Johnson to resign, but the pound holds steady. Plus the Chinese government is pushing for more students to study Marxism.

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Cabinet ministers call on Boris Johnson to quit as UK prime minister

Pound traders look past UK political turmoil

Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on powers of US regulators

China’s Marxism majors prosper amid labour market woes

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The race for electric vehicle supremacy Jul 06, 2022

Two high-profile UK ministers resigned on Tuesday, oil prices had its biggest one-day drop since March, and a Chinese electric car company outsold Tesla in the first half of the year. Plus, Chinese electric vehicle battery companies are on a fundraising blitz.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Boris Johnson on the brink after chancellor and health secretary quit UK cabinet

Warren Buffett-backed Chinese group BYD overtakes Tesla in global electric vehicle sales

China taps markets for $10bn to cement clean tech supremacy

Church of England taps debt markets with ‘Cranmer’ bonds

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Martin Wolf: are we heading for a global recession? Jul 05, 2022

European power prices hit record high as Russia curtails gas supplies, foreign investors have dumped a record $33bn of Indian shares since October, and the FT’s chief economics commentator Martin Wolf discusses the global economy.

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European power prices hit record high as Russia curtail gas supplies

Foreign investors dump record $33bn of Indian stocks since October

Policy errors of the 1970s echo in our times

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FT Weekend: How to live forever Jul 02, 2022

This week, we return to one of our favourite episodes, to ask the question: what does it mean to defy death? Rock climber Leo Houlding tells us about his terrifying family holidays, scaling vertical cliff-faces with his two young kids. We also explore radical life extension with science writer Anjana Ahuja. How close are we scientifically to extending the human lifespan to 150 or 200? What are the implications when we get there? And do we really want to live forever?

Links from the episode:

— Leo Houlding’s extreme family holiday in Wyoming’s wild west: https://www.ft.com/content/0bcba30a-bb46-4bc1-8a7d-9166dc43a5e8

— Anjana Ahuja on whether we can live forever: https://www.ft.com/content/60d9271c-ae0a-4d44-8b11-956cd2e484a9

— Inside the life extension market, with Tiffanie Darke: https://www.ft.com/content/867e647b-c0e8-4aeb-9777-fedff7ec3476

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China’s middle class dreams of leaving Jul 01, 2022

The US Supreme Court cut back the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, US stocks lost $9 trillion in the first half of 2022, and frustration with China’s zero-Covid policy is pushing its middle class to try to leave the country.

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US Supreme Court curbs EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

US stocks on course for worst first-half slump in more than 50 years

Covid in China: Xi’s fraying relationship with the middle class

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How the beauty industry left Revlon behind Jun 30, 2022

Chinese stocks are set for their largest monthly rise since 2020, Meta frustrates app developers by charging for VR apps, and Revlon’s bankruptcy filing sheds light on what it takes to stay relevant in the beauty industry.

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Chinese stocks set for largest monthly rise since 2020

Meta sparks anger by charging for VR apps

How the beauty industry left Revlon behind

Statutory inquiry into Captain Tom charity launched

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A new legal battleground in US abortion wars Jun 29, 2022

A former White House aide testified that former President Donald Trump tried to commandeer his limousine on January 6, an independent report advises the UK to suspend use of live facial recognition over privacy concerns, and environmentalists are concerned about the impact of global timber trade disruption. Plus, access to mail-order abortion pills is shaping up to be the next legal battleground.

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UK should immediately ban use of live facial recognition, warns report

Ukraine war hits global timber trade and adds to risks for forests

Abortion pills in demand after reversal of Roe vs Wade

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Russia heading for first default in decades Jun 28, 2022

Russia is on course to default on its debt for the first time since 1998, and Credit Suisse has become the first domestic bank to be found guilty of a corporate crime after a court found the lender failed to stop the laundering of Bulgarian drug money. UK travel chaos could widen this summer as travel unions threaten strike activity.

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Russia set for first debt default since 1998 as payment deadline passes

Credit Suisse found guilty over Bulgarian drug money failings

Is Britain headed for a summer of strikes?

US company spending on private jets for personal use hits 10-year high

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Listener question: Should the UK cut arts funding? Jun 27, 2022

Nato is to agree an overhaul of its battle plans to offer better protection to the alliance’s eastern flank, and there is some debate on how to soften the economic blow of the UK leaving the European Union. Plus, a listener wants to know: Is the UK justified in spending more on science and tech education and less on the arts?

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Nato to agree overhaul to bolster Baltic defences against Russian threat

The deafening silence over Brexit’s economic fallout

A tale of two cultures: must Britain choose between science and the arts?

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FT Weekend: A Strange Loop, the Tony-winning queer black best new musical Jun 25, 2022

This week we speak with Michael R. Jackson, playwright of A Strange Loop, which just won the Tony award for Best Musical and Best Book. Jackson is a queer, black writer whose musical is about a queer, black writer writing a musical about a queer, black writer.. Hence the strange, but incredibly entertaining loop. Then, we learn about the dark side of Copenhagen's world-famous fine dining restaurant scene from Imogen West-Knights. Denmark seems to be turning a blind eye to abuses in its hottest – and extremely lucrative – hospitality industry.

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– Imogen’s article ‘Fine dining faces its dark truths in Copenhagen’: https://on.ft.com/3NlO6Mq .

– Lilah’s article ‘How far does a chef have to go to be truly good?’: https://www.ft.com/content/246cdc2a-f135-4d3d-9d74-e524e9217699.

– Michael’s musical A Strange Loop is on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre.

– Imogen is on Twitter @ImogenWK, and Michael is @TheLivingMJ.

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Ukraine in the EU? Jun 24, 2022

The EU recognizes Ukraine as an official candidate for membership, Russian businessmen look to work with Iran to skirt US sanctions, and the FT’s Hot Money podcast reveals Visa and Mastercard are the secret regulators of the porn industry. Plus, the US bans Juul e-cigarettes from being sold.

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EU leaders formally agree to grant Ukraine candidate member status

Sanctions-hit Russian businessmen seek tips from Iran

Pornhub owner MindGeek loses top two executives

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EU press conference audio courtesy of the European Council

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Can all of Africa get access to electricity? Jun 23, 2022

US stocks stay fairly flat after Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies in Congress, a Ukrainian-made drone hits an oil refinery in Russia, and the International Energy Agency says investing $25 billion annually could lead to universal electricity access in Africa by the end of the decade.

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Jay Powell warns US recession is ‘certainly a possibility’

‘Kamikaze’ drone strike hits oil refinery in southern Russia

Africa needs $25bn a year of investment to boost energy provision, says IEA chief

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Schrödinger’s dead cat bounce Jun 22, 2022

The S&P 500 rose by 2.4% on Tuesday, Russia is threatening Lithuania over enforcing EU sanctions, and the global food shortage reignites the debate on using crops for biofuel. Plus, Kellogg is Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com off into three separate companies.

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S&P 500 bounces 2.4% after sharp weekly decline

Russia warns Lithuania of serious consequences over Kaliningrad rail ‘blockade’

Food vs fuel: Ukraine war sharpens debate on use of crops for energy

Kellogg’s to split into three separate food businesses

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Jeff Bezos vs the bridge Jun 21, 2022

China is the leader in initial public offering fundraising this year, Jeff Bezos’s superyacht ignites a debate about who cities are for, and New Zealand’s housing market could hold some clues for what to expect in countries starting to raise their interest rates.

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China IPO fundraising doubles US total to top global ranks

Jeff Bezos vs the bridge: Rotterdam’s dilemma over billionaire’s superyacht

New Zealand’s housing price boom cools as rate rises bite

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Tim Sweeney on Epic's metaverse Jun 20, 2022

Passively managed index funds have overtaken actively managed funds’ ownership of the US stock market for the first time and Brazil is cracking down on fake news on social media sites in the run-up to this October’s election. Plus, the FT’s Patrick McGee interviewed the chief executive of Epic games about his ambitions for the metaverse.

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Passive fund ownership of US stocks overtakes active for first time

Social media platforms crack down on fake news ahead of Brazil election

Tim Sweeney: Epic will fight Apple and Google to keep the metaverse open

Travis Scott concert audio courtesy of Travis Scott YouTube channel

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FT Weekend: What Warhol’s Marilyn tells us about the art market Jun 18, 2022

Last month, Andy Warhol's "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" sold for $195mn, making it the second most expensive piece of art to sell at auction, ever. And as prices keep going up, the art market — auction houses, gallerists, dealers, collectors — want to keep it that way. On the heels of a ‘stonking’ art season, we invite two heavy hitters into the studio to walk us through it: arts editor Jan Dalley and art market columnist Melanie Gerlis. Then, Christie's head of 20th- and 21st-century art, Alex Rotter, pulls back the curtain on these record-breaking sales.

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– Melanie’s article ‘Art Basel’s Swiss fair defies gloomy economy with soaring sales’: https://on.ft.com/3QtSagn

– Melanie’s auction season roundup: https://on.ft.com/38jn363

– Columnist John Gapper on how ‘The art market cannot get enough Andy Warhol Marilyns’: https://on.ft.com/3O3GeAm

– Jan’s most recent art column, on whether we should send art back to Russia: https://on.ft.com/3OeLzF2

– Robert Armstrong’s profile of Larry Gagosian: https://on.ft.com/3IfT0sD

– Melanie’s books are called The Art Fair Story and Art as an Investment?

– Melanie is on Twitter @mgerlis, and Alex is on Instagram @rottweilernyc.

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Switzerland’s historic rate rise rattles markets Jun 17, 2022

Stocks fall following rate rises in the US, UK and Switzerland and Russia restricts gas flow to Germany, and Covid hospitalisations are up in Europe.

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Wall Street stocks tumble as UK and Switzerland follow Fed with rate rises

Germans told to conserve energy as Russia cuts gas flows to Europe

Covid hospitalisations rise in Europe as sub-variants fuel new wave

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The biggest US rate rise in almost 30 years Jun 16, 2022

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark policy rate by 0.75 percentage points for the first time since November 1994, and the European Central Bank says it will speed up work on a new policy tool to counter surging borrowing costs. Plus, billionaire investor Ray Dalio talks about the connections he's found between the rise and fall of markets and the rise and fall of nations.

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Fed raises rates by the most in decades to tame scorching inflation

ECB to design new bond-buying plan to tackle market turmoil

The Rachman Review with Ray Dalio

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A make-or-break meeting for the WTO Jun 15, 2022

The World Trade Organization is facing a credibility crisis during its first meeting since 2017, the increased value of the US dollar is hurting American companies, and Ukraine lays out a weapons shopping list ahead of its meeting with western defence ministers today.

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The WTO’s lonely struggle to defend global trade

Rise in dollar to 20-year high costs US companies billions in earnings

Military briefing: which weapons has Ukraine received and how many more does it need?

Apple scores deal for Major League Soccer streaming rights worth $2.5bn

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Bad news bears (market) Jun 14, 2022

US stocks dipped into bear market territory, two major cryptocurrency players blocked withdrawals, and British prime minister Boris Johnson published legislation to make sweeping changes to trading rules for Northern Ireland. Plus, hundreds of Japanese companies have left Tokyo for the countryside — will it have a lasting effect?

Note: We wanted to apologize to our listeners for not publishing a show on Monday, June 13. This was due to a technical error.

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US stocks trade in bear market territory as sell-off accelerates

Bitcoin tumbles after crypto lender Celsius blocks all redemptions

What does Northern Ireland protocol bill do and why is it contentious?

The great Tokyo exodus

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FT Weekend: The rich interior lives of pigs Jun 11, 2022

This week, we explore new scientific research behind: pigs! They have far more sentience and complexity than we give them credit for. Chief features writer Henry Mance joins to discuss how pigs and other animals think and feel, and the bigger questions around how we farm and eat them. Then, we look at a New York City architectural phenomenon: skinnyscrapers. Architecture critic Edwin Heathcote tells us about these new, super-thin towers that shoot up more than a quarter of a mile into the sky. How does a city’s architecture reflect its identity?

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– Henry Mance’s article: ‘What cutting-edge science tells us about pigs’: https://on.ft.com/3MEe6Cz

– Henry’s book is called How To Love Animals: In A Human-Shaped World

– Edwin Heathcote on 111 W 57th and Manhattan’s skinnyscrapers: https://on.ft.com/3aMIehZ

– Henry Mance is on Twitter @henrymance, and Edwin is at @edwinheathcote.

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ECB to raise interest rates for first time since 2011 Jun 10, 2022

US consumer prices are set to have registered another large monthly advance, the European Central Bank has paved the way for a series of rate rises, and China is offering coronavirus vaccine insurance in an effort to win over scepticsand boost the vaccination rate.

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ECB plans quarter-percentage point rate rise in July as ultra-loose policy ends

China offers Covid vaccine insurance to win over jab sceptics

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SEC chair reviews ‘uneven’ US equities market Jun 09, 2022

The chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has outlined plans to overhaul what he described as an “uneven” and unfair US equity market; pain in the US municipal debt market has started to subside after the worst start to the year in four decades. Plus, the FT’s Patricia Nilsson chats with Marc about the new FT podcast she co-hosts with global media editor Alex Barker, called “Hot Money: Porn, power and profit”.

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SEC chief launches review of ‘uneven’ US equities market

Bleeding stops in US muni bonds as investors seek slowdown protection

FT Podcast: Hot Money

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Ukraine’s president: ‘Stalemate is not an option’ Jun 08, 2022

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a stalemate in the war with Russia was ‘not an option’, and the London Metal Exchange has been hit by two lawsuits over the nickel short squeeze fiasco in March. Plus, the FT’s Rana Foroohar and Ed Luce talk about how Democrats and US president Joe Biden can change the narrative on the economy as midterm elections approach.

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Ukraine’s Zelensky says stalemate with Russia ‘not an option’

LME hit by $450mn lawsuit from Elliott Management over nickel market chaos

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Boris Johnson’s bruising no-confidence vote Jun 07, 2022

Boris Johnson on Monday night survived a bruising no-confidence vote, and Elon Musk’s legal team has written to Twitter threatening to abort his $44bn acquisition. Plus, the FT’s Kiran Stacey reports on Big Techs’ big fight against an effort by US lawmakers to halt the practice of “self-preferencing”.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Weakened Johnson scrapes through after damaging confidence vote

Elon Musk threatens to abandon $44bn Twitter takeover

Big Tech pulls out all the stops to halt ‘self-preferencing’ antitrust bill

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The war on ‘woke’ capitalism Jun 06, 2022

ECB governing council members are expected to support a proposal to create a new bond-buying programme if needed to counter borrowing costs for member states spiralling out of control, and in the US more investors are rebelling against high executive pay at leading companies and some are targeting individual board directors, while rightwing populists and industry sceptics mount a backlash against what they call “woke capitalism.”

Mentioned in this podcast:

ECB to firm up plans to ward off bond market stress

US investors rebel against high executive pay

The war on ‘woke capitalism’

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Behind the Money: Tether’s path to the spotlight Jun 05, 2022

Behind the Money, our in-depth business podcast, has just relaunched! We wanted to share one of our most recent episodes. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Acast.

On this episode, we’re diving back into the world of stablecoins for part 2 of 2 in our miniseries on crypto. This time, it’s a story filled with troubled companies and a real life fire that sends a business up in smoke. With the help of FT reporters Kadhim Shubber and Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan, we dig into the professional histories of two executives who sit atop two of crypto’s most important businesses: stablecoin issuer Tether and exchange Bitfinex.

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For further reading:

Tether’s CEO: from IT sales to calling the shots in crypto land

Tether: the former plastic surgeon behind the crypto reserve currency

The week that shook crypto

On Twitter, follow FT reporters Kadhim Shubber (@Kadhim), Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan (@SVR13) and Ethan Wu (@EthanYWu)

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FT Weekend: Tina Brown and Simon Schama on the royal family Jun 04, 2022

This weekend, we're marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a spirited discussion on what’s next for the Windsors. Tina Brown, author The Palace Papers, speaks with historian Simon Schama and HTSI editor Jo Ellison about the state of the royal family. As Britain celebrates 70 years of Elizabeth II on the crown, what will the royal family look like over the next decade? We bring you this conversation from the recent US FT Weekend festival stage.

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– FT interview with Tina Brown, by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson: ‘Nobody is remotely real around royals’ https://on.ft.com/3v19UqW

– Tina’s new book is called The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil

– Jo is on Twitter @jellison and Instagram @jellison22. Tina is On Twitter @TinaBrownLM. Simon is on Twitter @simon_schama.

– You can watch the full interview with Tina, Jo and Simon by buying an on-demand pass to the FT Weekend festival: https://usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/page/2064102/program

A few more great FT Weekend pieces on the Jubilee:

– Simon Okotie: ‘Why, after all, I will celebrate the Jubilee’ https://on.ft.com/3xfTj3I

– Sarfraz Manzoor: ‘A constant Queen for a changing realm’ https://on.ft.com/3zhkooK

– Nilanjana Roy: ‘Elizabeth in India: the steel beneath the hats’ https://on.ft.com/38L5P1G

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Can Africa grow without fossil fuels? Jun 03, 2022

Global investors are returning to China’s stock markets after a widespread sell-off earlier this year, and Opec and its allies on Thursday agreed to accelerate oil production in July and August. Plus, the FT’s David Pilling explains whether African countries can move away from fossil fuels and toward greener economies.

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Investors return to Chinese stocks after Covid and geopolitics triggered sharp sell-off

Opec agrees to accelerate oil production following US pressure

Can Africa grow without fossil fuels?

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Russian business hit by tech sanctions Jun 02, 2022

Export controls placed on supply of chips and hardware over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine dent the prospects for Russia's economy, and the US will provide Kyiv with longer-range rocket systems.

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‘Everything is gone’: Russian business hit hard by tech sanctions

What is America’s end-game for the war in Ukraine?

US to provide Ukraine with longer-range rocket systems

Price of a UK pint up more than 70% since financial crisis

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and his ‘superbank’ Jun 01, 2022

The head of EY’s US business quit the Big Four accounting firm after a power struggle with its global boss, and German police raided DWS and Deutsche Bank offices over allegations DWS misrepresented green investments. Plus, Hungary’s autocratic prime minister is trying to build a superbank to increase his financial control over the country.

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EY’s US boss quit after clashing with global chief of Big Four firm

German police raid DWS and Deutsche Bank over greenwashing allegations

The Bank of Viktor Orbán

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Race at work since George Floyd May 31, 2022

US chipmaker Qualcomm wants to build a stake in Arm alongside rivals, and how does commodities trader Glencore rescue its reputation after pleading guilty to multiple counts of bribery and market manipulation? Plus, Federica Cocco explains whether businesses are sticking to their diversity promises two years after the police murder of George Floyd.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Qualcomm eager to invest in Arm alongside rivals in upcoming IPO

‘Bribery built into the corporate culture’: can Glencore rescue its reputation?

Race at work: how hard are companies really trying?

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What’s the crypto vibe? May 30, 2022

The FT podcast “Behind the Money” digs into whether the tide has really turned in cryptocurrencies, and whether crypto fans will have to deal with this new “vibe” for the long haul.

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Behind the Money: A crypto vibe shift?

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FT Weekend: The story of a stolen cookbook. Plus, Elizabeth Strout May 28, 2022

In the 1930s, Alice Urbach wrote a beloved cookbook in Vienna. But during the Holocaust it was stolen: Aryanized, peppered with Nazi ideology and republished under someone else's name. The publisher refused to change it back for more than 85 years. Alice got her intellectual rights restored by her granddaughter Karina Urbach, a historian, who joins us to tell the story.

Afterwards, we bring you a conversation with Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, from our recent US FT Weekend festival. She’s in conversation with FT Globetrotter editor Rebecca Rose.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–FT review of ‘Alice’s Book: How the Nazis stole my Grandmother’s Cookbook’, by Katrina Urbach https://on.ft.com/3z0D8bQ

–A recent piece by Elizabeth Strout for the FT Weekend Magazine, on Judith Joy Ross’s photography: https://on.ft.com/3JdFF4U

–Watch the whole FT Weekend Festival on demand here (paid): https://usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/page/2064102/program

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Guerilla. Economist. Colombia’s next president? May 27, 2022

China has offered “a few hundred million dollars” in lending to Sri Lanka to help alleviate a shortage of essential goods, Wall Street investors got spooked by an earnings warning from Snap, and the FT traced a massive European bank sell-off to one fund manager. Plus, Colombia looks ready to elect a former guerilla turned economist as its next president.

Mentioned in this podcast:

China will help us weather financial crisis, says Sri Lanka’s prime minister

US stocks fall on fears of slowing growth

Capital Group’s European bank sell-off was driven by single fund manager

How the Colombia election could change Latin America

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Investing’s cults of personality May 26, 2022

Hedge funds are trying to reposition themselves in the middle of this year’s heavy tech stock sell-off, and the director of the UN’s World Food Programme, David Beasley, explains how the war in Ukraine is causing a global food shortage. Plus, the FT’s Christian Davies tells the wild story of the guy behind the Luna cryptocurrency and its incredible downfall.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Gabe Plotkin’s Melvin Capital to wind down funds

The mauling of Tiger Global

$40bn crypto collapse turns South Korea against the ‘Lunatic’ leader

The Rachman Review

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America’s hiring headache May 25, 2022

Australia’s new prime minister met with world leaders to discuss climate change and Hungary’s prime minister declared an economic state of emergency. Plus, the FT’s Colby Smith visits the city of Atlanta to find how restaurant owners are managing to find staff in a red hot labour market.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Orbán declares state of emergency over crisis caused by Ukraine war

Anthony Albanese sworn in as Australia’s prime minister

America’s red-hot labour market: inflation undercuts jobs recovery

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The end of globalisation at Davos May 24, 2022

Three decades of globalisation risks are going into reverse, according to company executives and investors as world leaders meet in Davos for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, and Toshiba set a deadline of May 30 for additional bidders in what could be Japan’s largest private equity deal.

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Business leaders warn that three-decade era of globalisation is ending

Toshiba reveals takeover interest as battle heats up

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Can Boeing’s move towards the Pentagon solve its problems? May 23, 2022

Saudi Arabia has signalled it will stand by Russia as a member of the Opec+ group of oil producers, the former head of Russia’s second-biggest oil group has warned that an EU ban on Moscow’s crude would be “the most negative scenario” for all parties. Plus, the FT’s Peggy Hollinger discusses Boeing’s decision to move its headquarters to be near the Pentagon and DC and why many stakeholders are unhappy.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Boeing needs a stronger vision to bounce back from crisis

Saudi Arabia signals support for Russia’s role in Opec+

Lukoil’s ex-chief warns against EU ban on ‘irreplaceable’ Russian oil

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FT Weekend: Why US abortion rights are under attack May 21, 2022

It’s about to become much harder to find safe abortion care in America, in a country where some states already make it almost impossible. This week, we make sense of what’s happening and how we got here. Lilah speaks with Rhiannon Hamam, a Texas public defender and host of the popular show 5-4 (“a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks”) to make sense of Roe vs Wade, the seminal law that is expected to be overturned. Then, we pass the mic to three people providing abortion services in three states that will face some of the biggest changes: Wisconsin, Alabama and Illinois. They tell us what they’re seeing, and how they’re preparing for a post-Roe world.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– You heard this week from Rhiannon Hamam, co-host of the podcast 5-4. Listen everywhere, or here: https://www.fivefourpod.com. Rhiannon is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AywaRhiannon

– Dr. Kristin Lyerly is an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She's on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kristinlyerly?lang=en

– Robin Marty is author of ‘The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America’ and operation director of the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa. She recently wrote an op-ed for the FT: https://on.ft.com/3wr0HZK. You can find her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/robinmarty

– Marie Khan is director of programs for the Midwest Access Coalition, a practical abortion fund. You can learn more about them at https://midwestaccesscoalition.org/

– Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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US tensions with Latin America are a boon for China May 20, 2022

Canada is banning Chinese telecom giant Huawei from its 5G network, US plans to host the Summit of Americas are in disarray as Latin American heads of state refuse to attend. Plus, the California-based asset manager Pimco is trying to adapt to an era of rising interest rates and passive investing.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Canada to ban Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks

US summit struggles in Latin America are a boon to China

Pimco: navigating the end of the bond bull market

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Correction: An earlier version of this podcast featured a guest mistaking Samsung for Huawei. This reference has been removed.

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Why Ukraine and Russia are fighting over a teeny island May 19, 2022

Wall Street stocks fell hard on Wednesday after the retailer Target warned that inflation and supply chain disruptions would hit profit margins, and we explain why a tiny island in the Black Sea is so important in the war in Ukraine. Plus, the FT’s Jude Webber explains why the United Kingdom wants to alter the Northern Ireland protocol from its Brexit trade agreement.

Mentioned in this podcast:

UK will legislate to ‘fix’ N Ireland trade problems, says Truss

Military briefing: why Russia and Ukraine are fighting over Snake Island

US women’s football team agrees equal pay in milestone agreement

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An early version of this episode misstated that the US men's national soccer team did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

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Salary advancements: a double-edged sword? May 18, 2022

Cash holdings among global fund managers have risen to their highest level since 9/11, China’s economic data show how badly the country is suffering from its Covid lockdowns. Plus, the FT’s employment columnist Sarah O’Connor says inflation hurts some workers more than others and salary advancement schemes aimed at helping struggling workers may not be a panacea.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Big investors increase cash holdings to highest levels since 9/11 attack

Beware the promise of salary advance schemes

China’s economic activity plummets as Covid lockdowns hit growth

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Musk toys with Twitter deal at lower price May 17, 2022

Elon Musk acknowledged on Monday that he would pay a lower price for Twitter, hedge fund Tiger Global has significantly cut back its shareholdings and dumped stakes in tech companies, wheat prices jumped after India banned exports, and McDonald’s will sell its business in Russia.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Elon Musk says different price for Twitter deal ‘not out of the question’

Tiger Global slashes bets on tech groups after stock market sell-off

Wheat prices rise almost 6% as India export ban shakes markets

McDonald’s to sell its Russian business over Ukraine war

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Behind the Money is back! May 16, 2022

Behind the Money is back with all-new episodes! From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world. The podcast returns May 25. You can follow the show now!

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Francesca McDonagh heads to Credit Suisse May 16, 2022

Brussels is set to cut its growth forecasts further and boost its inflation outlook, and Sweden will jettison 200 years of military non-alignment and apply to join Nato alongside its neighbour Finland. Plus, the FT’s Owen Walker talks about Credit Suisse’s high profile new hire, Francesca McDonagh.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Europe growth and inflation outlooks worsen as energy crisis hits

Sweden and Finland to make Nato applications on ‘historic’ day for Nordics

Francesca McDonagh: banker with ‘steel in her spine’ heads to Credit Suisse

Goldman Sachs says senior staff can take as much time off as they want

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FT Weekend: How Shakespeare gave actor Michael Patrick Thornton his life back May 14, 2022

This weekend, Lilah talks to actor Michael Patrick Thornton, who appears in the buzzy new Broadway production of Macbeth. When Michael was 24, he had a series of spinal cord strokes. Reciting Shakespeare's sonnets taught him how to breathe and speak again, and continue his career. Michael is at present the only actor on Broadway who uses a wheelchair. We ask him about the power of language and his role in the play (which also stars Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga). Then, we learn about Britain's top forensic artist from journalist Will Coldwell, and the techniques she uses to catch criminals — which include a jar of strawberry jam.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Will’s profile of Melissa Dring, ‘To catch a criminal: what a forensic artist knows about the mind’: https://on.ft.com/3rw0lht

– Michael Patrick Thornton’s theatre company, The Gift: https://thegifttheatre.org/

– Macbeth – starring Daniel Craig, Ruth Negga and Michael – is on Broadway’s Longacre Theatre until July 10

– Michael is on Twitter @ThorntonMPT, and Will is on Twitter at @Will_Coldwell

– Select coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read at https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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Stablecoins aren’t so stable after all May 13, 2022

Norway’s oil fund has slammed “corporate greed” and excessive executive pay, some former Ukrainian officials believe their forces could push Russian troops out before the end of the year, and Jay Powell was confirmed for a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains how cryptocurrencies’ latest meltdown could spill into normal markets like stocks and bonds.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Norwegian oil fund denounces ‘corporate greed’ over executive pay

Military briefing: can Ukraine push the Russian army from the country?

What happens in crypto may not stay in crypto this time around

Crypto industry shaken as Tether’s dollar peg snaps

Powell confirmed by Senate for second term as Fed chair

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Ping An calls for HSBC break-up May 12, 2022

Description: Turkish authorities have raised the pressure on the country’s banks to limit corporate clients’ purchases of foreign currency, US consumer prices rose at an annual pace of 8.3 per cent last month, and the EU will have to spend close to €200bn in the next five years to secure energy independence from Russia. Plus, the FT’s Tabby Kinder explains why HSBC’s biggest shareholder is pressuring the bank to split up.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Turkey dials up the pressure on banks as lira slides

US inflation stays at 40-year high defying expectations of bigger drop

EU warns of €195bn cost to free bloc from Russian energy

Peter Ma: China’s shy insurance tycoon bursts into the limelight

Saudi Aramco overtakes Apple as the world’s most valuable company

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Musk would let Trump back on Twitter May 11, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he would reverse Twitter’s ban on Donald Trump, and all but one of the global investment banks in China finally managed to eke out a profit last year. Plus, a look at the new president of the Philippines, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Musk says he would reverse Trump’s Twitter ban, calling it ‘foolish’ and ‘morally wrong’

Global investment banks in China finally turn a profit

The Marcos revival: how late Philippine dictator’s son went from exile to election favourite

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Sinn Féin’s historic victory May 10, 2022

Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess has called for the EU to pursue a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine War for the sake of Europe’s economy, Goldman Sachs has paused new Spac offerings, and an historic election victory by Northern Ireland’s Sinn Féin Party has overturned more than a century of unionist dominance in the region.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Emerging markets hit by ‘toxic’ mix of rising rates and slower growth

VW chief’s call for settlement to end war draws outrage from Kyiv

Goldman Sachs pauses work on new Spacs after SEC takes tougher stance

Sinn Féin wins historic victory in Northern Ireland

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The cost of China’s zero-Covid lockdown May 09, 2022

Xi Jinping’s renewed commitment to zero-Covid policy rattles investors in China, Africa’s top Covid vaccine plant faces an uncertain future after production halt, and plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods claims a rival, Motif, has infringed its patent on a beef-replica product.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Defence companies face supply snags as demand for US weapons rises

Xi Jinping’s renewed commitment to zero-Covid rattles markets in China

Africa’s top Covid vaccine plant faces uncertain future after production halted

Plant-based meat groups in court battle over taste of their products

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US-China Tech Race: The great decoupling May 08, 2022

In the final episode of this season of Tech Tonic, we ask if the growing tensions between the US and China could split the world into two competing technological spheres. It has been dubbed 'the great decoupling'. Some in the US want to see Chinese companies cut off from American investment, while hawkish factions in China have been fighting for a more self-sufficient and nationalistic tech sector. But what would decoupling really look like? And is it even possible?

Presented by James Kynge, this episode features interviews with Lillian Li (author of Chinese Characteristics newsletter), Paul Triolo (senior vice-president of Albright Stonebridge Group), Roger Robinson Jr (president and founder of RWR Advisory) and Kevin Rudd (former prime minister of Australia and president of the Asia Society)

Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Special thanks to Tom Griggs. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' with Daniels May 07, 2022

This week, Lilah interviews Everything Everywhere All at Once directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, also known as Daniels. Their film, starring Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis, has received rave reviews for successfully combining genres from indie comedy to sci-fi to kung fu. Then our colleagues Leo Lewis and Eri Sugiura join us from Tokyo to explain Japan's succession crisis. Small and medium-sized companies employ 80 per cent of people in the country, but many owners’ children do not want to inherit the family business.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Everything Everywhere All At Once is out now in the US. It will be released in the UK on Friday 13th May. The trailer is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxN1T1uxQ2g

– You can follow Daniels on Twitter @daniels.

–Leo and Eri’s FT Magazine piece, ‘The pervasive succession crisis threatening Japan’s economy’: https://www.ft.com/content/dc5c19f7-5f4b-4bf5-809a-f46859fb5c39

–Leo Lewis’ piece on Japan’s ageing population and the plunging yen: https://www.ft.com/content/c18281da-3036-4b50-9757-334ad3a82620

–Eri Sugiura on Kyoto’s empty house tax, a story she broke in February about how Japan is dealing with a declining population https://www.ft.com/content/9b87824b-f9a2-4098-8f59-345e174ec736

– Leo is on Twitter at @Urbandirt, and Eri is at @SugiuraEri.

–Select coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read at https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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London’s push to control the British Virgin Islands May 06, 2022

Wall Street stocks suffered steep declines on Thursday with the Nasdaq’s biggest fall since 2020 and the Bank of England has warned that the UK economy will slide into recession this year. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains why the British Virgin Islands is rejecting a push for direct rule from London.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Nasdaq tumbles 5% in sharpest fall since 2020

British Virgin Islands premier rejects direct rule from London

Bank of England warns of UK recession this year as it lifts interest rate

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Markets sing after Federal Reserve raises rates May 05, 2022

The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark policy rate by half a percentage point for the first time since 2000, the European Union is trying to ban almost all imports of Russian oil, and the FT’s Ben Hall explains why Russia is making nominal military progress in Ukraine.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Hungary holds up EU plan to ban imports of Russian oil

Fed implements first half-point interest rate rise since 2000

Military briefing: ‘anaemic’ Russian advance heralds long attrition war

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Draghi urges EU to abandon unanimity requirement May 04, 2022

BP recorded its highest quarterly earnings in more than a decade, Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi, called on Brussels to abandon the requirement for unanimity on foreign policy decisions, and Biogen’s chief executive will step down following the disastrous launch of the company’s Alzheimer’s drug.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

BP’s bumper earnings stoke new calls for windfall tax

Mario Draghi calls for an end to EU unanimity on foreign policy decisions

Biogen chief steps down after Alzheimer’s drug flops

Tiger Global slumps more than 40% in first four months of 2022

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Federal Reserve poised to raise rates a half-percent May 03, 2022

Amazon workers at a warehouse in New York have rejected efforts to form a union, the US Federal Reserve is poised to make its first half-percentage point rise since 2000, and Danish turbine maker Vestas reported bigger than expected losses and confirmed the impact of the war in Ukraine on the industry.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Amazon union dealt a setback as it loses vote at second NY warehouse

Fed reaches for its ‘hatchet’ as it attacks galloping inflation

Vestas warns war in Ukraine will add to wind industry slowdown

Shipping heavyweight Japan tables carbon tax proposal for the industry

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Italy’s tough new approach to Russia May 02, 2022

Italy’s tough new approach to Russia marks one of the biggest foreign policy shifts in Europe in years, Germany has called for a phased-in ban on Russian oil imports into the EU, and investors have written to the boards of leading food companies to show shareholder concern about nutrition and obesity.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU steps up action on Russian oil sanctions

Revulsion at Ukraine War ends Rome’s old amity with Moscow

Investors push Nestlé and Kraft Heinz to set new health targets

ArcelorMittal successfully tests use of green hydrogen at Canadian plant

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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US-China Tech Race: brave new world May 01, 2022

In this episode of Tech Tonic, how a mysterious death in Belgrade prompted Serbia to embrace Chinese surveillance technology, raising concerns among Serbian human rights and privacy activists. They’ve been fighting back against the Serbian government’s use of Huawei facial recognition tech in public spaces. But Serbia is just one of many countries around the world that’s adopted this cutting-edge Chinese mass monitoring equipment. What does it tell us about the spread of Chinese influence around the world?

Presented by James Kynge, this episode features interviews with Danilo Krivokapic (director, Share Foundation), Andrej Petrovski (director of tech, Share Foundation), Stefan Vladisavljev (programme co-ordinator, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence), Wang Huiyao (director, Beijing Center for Globalisation) and Wawa Wang (director, Just Finance).

Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Special thanks to Marton Dunai and Bojan Radic. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

Read James Kynge, Valerie Hopkins, Helen Warrell and Kathrin Hille’s previous reporting on Chinese surveillance tech in the Balkans: https://www.ft.com/content/76fdac7c-7076-47a4-bcb0-7e75af0aadab

News clips credits: PBS, CNBC, CGNT, DW, Moconomy, BBC

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FT Weekend: Morality in the Twitter era. Plus: China’s language revolution Apr 30, 2022

This weekend, we think about morality in the age of social media. According to writer Dan Brooks, we're great at pointing out where good is missing, but we’ve forgotten how to be good people. Then, Yale professor Jing Tsu tells us the story of how China standardised its complex language of 80,000 characters into something that could fit on a keyboard. It wasn’t easy, but it helped make the country the global digital superpower that it is today.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Dan Brooks’ FT Magazine piece, ‘What we need now that social media has fully weaponized morality’: https://on.ft.com/3LyIE9c

–The dreaded tweet that inspired Dan’s piece: https://twitter.com/mimismartypants/status/1498332885362823170

–Jing’s book is called Kingdom of Characters. The FT’s review is here: https://on.ft.com/3nJqzey

–Jing’s 2020 piece for the FT, ‘Why sci-fi could be the secret weapon in China’s soft-power arsenal’: https://on.ft.com/3y2WbBF

–Dan Brooks is on Twitter @dangerbrooks, and Jing Tsu is at @tsu_jing.

–Tech Tonic Season 3, about the US/China tech race, is available now. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://www.ft.com/tech-tonic

–Select coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read at https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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Yen sinks as dollar rises to 20-year high Apr 29, 2022

The US dollar surged to its highest level in two decades on Thursday, the US economy contracted unexpectedly in the first quarter, Twitter admits an ‘error’ in audience figures for the past three years, and Amazon shares fell after the company said it expects revenue growth to remain sluggish.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Falling sales and high costs weigh down Amazon earnings

US economy contracts for first time since mid-2020

Dollar surges to highest level in 20 years

Twitter admits overstating audience figures for 3 years

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva, and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Putin’s economic war on Europe Apr 28, 2022

EU leaders accused Moscow of “blackmail” over gas exports, and Spotify tries to distance itself from Netflix after reporting decent quarterly earnings. Plus, the FT’s Owen Walker explains how Credit Suisse shakes up its top executives to shake off mega scandals.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

European gas prices soar after Gazprom halts supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

Spotify chief distances music streaming group from Netflix

Credit Suisse overhauls top executive team

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China’s moves in the South Pacific Apr 27, 2022

US tech stocks fell to their lowest level in more than a year, the Brexit trade deal has caused a “steep decline” in UK trade with the EU, Chinese businesses have scoured the globe for important strips of land including islands in the South Pacific.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Alphabet earnings decline as online advertising momentum slows

UK-EU trade relationships tumble after Brexit

The Chinese companies trying to buy strategic islands

US steps up efforts to court Solomon Islands after China security deal

Podcast survey

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk? Apr 26, 2022

EU member states are looking at whether to impose a ceiling on what they would pay for Russian oil as a way to hit Kremlin revenues, Twitter’s board has accepted a roughly $44bn offer to sell the company to Elon Musk that would result in the world’s richest man seizing control of the influential social media platform, and French President Emmanuel Macron faces much tougher challenges in his second term in office.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU weighs cap on price paid for Russian oil as way to hit Kremlin revenues

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover offer

Macron faces a complex economic juggling act

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Emmanuel Macron elected to second term as French president Apr 25, 2022

Emmanuel Macron has been elected for a second term as president of France, the EU will force Big Tech to police content online more aggressively after approving a major piece of legislation, and Sri Lanka is working with the major multilateral agencies on ways to salvage the country from the current economic meltdown

Mentioned in this podcast:

EU approves groundbreaking new rules to police Big Tech

Emmanuel Macron set to be re-elected in France

UN asks Sri Lanka to negotiate ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps to ease economic meltdown

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US-China Tech Race: Shock and Awe Apr 24, 2022

In the latest episode of this Tech Tonic season about US-China tech rivalry, the FT’s US-China correspondent Demetri Sevastopulo tells the inside story of his scoop on China’s secret hypersonic weapon test and how it changed geopolitics. We hear about the new space race between China and the US, including powerful satellite-destroying missiles and the pursuit of commercial space capabilities. Could China and the US ever co-operate on space exploration or are we seeing the dawn of a new space race?

Presented by James Kynge, the FT’s global China editor, this episode features interviews with US congressman Mike Gallagher; Todd Harrison, director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society.

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Hosted by James Kynge. Interview with congressman Mike Gallagher conducted by Demetri Sevastopulo. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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FT Weekend: The good life, with chefs Daniel Humm and Alice Waters Apr 23, 2022

This weekend we’re returning to the first-ever episode of the FT Weekend podcast, from September. Lilah talks to Eleven Madison Park’s Daniel Humm and Chez Panisse’s legendary Alice Waters to discover how the world’s top chefs are finding purpose beyond their restaurants. Humm created a buzz in May when he announced that his world-famous restaurant would be going entirely plant-based. Has that risk paid off? And what does it mean to do good as a chef?

Plus: the FT’s design critic Edwin Heathcote gives us a tour of the world’s most vengeful architecture, and reporter Madison Darbyshire shares tips for how to furnish your home with old things.

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Links from the episode

Lilah’s piece on chefs: https://www.ft.com/content/246cdc2a-f135-4d3d-9d74-e524e9217699

Edwin on the architecture of spite: https://www.ft.com/content/1161fbbe-5ae1-4328-bf59-dcd8b1d6564f

Madison’s masterclass in flea-market chic: https://www.ft.com/content/6c8bf8a2-ddee-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc

Sound design and mixing is by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor Music.

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Introducing: the FT Climate Game Apr 22, 2022

Elon Musk unveiled a $46.5bn financing package to fund his takeover bid for Twitter, Netflix lost close to 40 per cent of its market value after revealing that its once-blistering subscriber growth had gone into reverse, Fed Chair Jay Powell signalled the Fed could raise rates by a half point in May, the FT’s Climate Game allows players to try and save the planet from the worst effects of climate change.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Elon Musk unveils $46.5bn financing package to fund Twitter bid

No, you did not see the Netflix mess coming

Powell signals Fed is prepared to raise rates by a half-point in May

Bill Ackman sells entire Netflix stake at roughly $400mn loss

The climate game: can you reach net zero by 2050?

FT Podcast Survey

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Algeria struggles to meet Europe’s rising demand for gas Apr 21, 2022

FT correspondents provide insight on the latest developments in Ukraine, why Algeria cannot supply more energy to meet Europe’s demand, and US airlines respond to a judge’s decision to strike down a mask mandate for transport.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Mexico nationalises lithium in populist president’s push to extend state control

Algeria struggles to meet rising demand for its gas after Russian invasion of Ukraine

Covid travel mask ruling threatens to tie CDC’s hands on future pandemics

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Who will back Elon Musk? Apr 20, 2022

Elon Musk’s $43bn bid to take Twitter private is struggling to draw interest from private equity groups, Netflix shares tumbled on Tuesday after its first quarter earnings report, and the International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth forecast. Plus, the journalist Neri Zilber explains how Israel is handling an influx of immigrants leaving their countries because of the war in Ukraine.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Big buyout groups rule out writing equity cheque for Musk’s $43bn Twitter bid

Netflix sheds subscribers for the first time in a decade

IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6% as Ukraine war hits neighbours hard

Ukraine conflict sparks biggest influx of immigrants to Israel in decades

Podcast survey

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US Treasury ‘real yields’ about to eclipse inflation expectations Apr 19, 2022

Bank of America gave a bullish revenue outlook as the second-largest US lender reported better than expected earnings, and Mexico’s opposition politicians helped defeat a radical energy reform bill backed by President López Obrador. Plus, the FT’s Eric Platt explains why real yields on US treasury bonds are nearing positive territory and what it means for other financial markets.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed policy tightening sends US ‘real yields’ to brink of positive territory

BofA offers rosy revenue outlook as lending rebound boosts results

Mexican president’s radical energy reform defeated in congress

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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A year after Greensill Capital’s collapse Apr 18, 2022

Many people with lingering symptoms of Covid-19 struggle to work or have been forced to leave the workforce entirely. Plus, the FT’s capital markets correspondent, Robert Smith, talks about the lessons learned from the collapse of Greensill Capital a year later.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Long Covid: the invisible public health crisis fuelling labour shortages

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US-China Tech Race: Chips with Everything Apr 17, 2022

Our latest season of Tech Tonic continues, with a deep dive into the semiconductor industry and Taiwan’s unique position as a bastion of computer-chip talent. James Kynge, the FT’s global China editor, looks into the unintended consequences of the race for semiconductor dominance.

We hear from Chad Duffy, a Taipei-based cybersecurity expert who helped uncover a major hack on Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers. James talks to Dan Wang, an analyst with the Shanghai-based Gavekal Dragonomics, about China’s chip strategy, and Stephen Orlins, a rare dissenting voice in Washington who questions the efficacy of a US blacklist of Chinese tech companies desperate for US-designed chips. Plus, Annie Ting-Fang and Lauly Li, who cover the semiconductor industry for Nikkei Asia, give us the inside track on how China has been scooping up Taiwanese semiconductor engineers.

Check out stories and up-to-the-minute news from the FT’s technology team at ft.com/technology

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Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

News clips credits: CNBC

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FT Weekend: The story behind one of reggae’s most sampled songs Apr 16, 2022

This week, we bring our classic Life of a Song series to your ears, with the dramatic story behind 'Bam Bam', Sister Nancy's reggae dancehall classic. Despite being one of the most sampled reggae tracks of all time, it didn't make Sister Nancy a penny for more than 30 years, Alice Kemp-Habib tells us. Then, undercover economist Tim Harford teaches us how to think about failure. What can we learn from an early 2000s Broadway flop that went on to win a Tony award?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Life of a Song, ‘Bam Bam – said to be the most sampled reggae track of all time’: https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/bam-bam.html

–To learn more about reggae and dancehall music, Alice recommends Inna de Yard: Soul of Jamaica (2019) directed by Peter Webber. Here’s the Spotify playlist

–Tim’s podcast is called Cautionary Tales. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://www.pushkin.fm/show/cautionary-tales/

–Tim’s latest Undercover Economist column for FT Magazine, ‘The lesson humble sea urchins offer about resilience’: https://on.ft.com/3Ectq6S

–Volumes 1 and 2 of The Life of A Song: The fascinating stories behind 50 of the world’s best loved songs are available in bookshops. A paperback of both volumes together will be out in August.

–Alice is on Twitter at @Alice_Khabib. Tim is on Twitter at @TimHarford.

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read at https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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Clips from:

”Bam Bam," courtesy Observer Music

”Le’ts Go to Zion," courtesy Studio One Records

”Zungguzungguguzungguzeng," courtesy Greensleeves Records

“Revolution," courtesy VP Records

“Tear Off Mi Garment," courtesy UMG Recordings

“Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” courtesy BMG Music Entertainment

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Is the US headed for a recession? Apr 14, 2022

US president Joe Biden announced yesterday he would send $800mn in additional military aid to Ukraine, the FT’s John Paul Rathbone outlines Russia’s changing military strategy, and our US financial commentator, Robert Armstrong, unpacks the debate over whether the US economy is heading into a recession.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Recession whispers grow louder

Recession whispers, part 2

Military briefing: Ukraine and Russia prepare for defining Donbas battle

US to provide $800mn in new military aid to Ukraine

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Volkswagen’s U-turn Apr 13, 2022

Stockpiles of some of the world’s most important industrial metals have dropped to critically low levels, US banks start reporting quarterly earnings today and Boris Johnson has become the first British prime minister to commit a criminal offence. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt correspondent, Joe Miller, explains why Volkwagen is pivoting its strategy away from growth and toward profit.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Metal stockpiles shrink as energy prices hit production

US banks set for big hit to revenues as dealmaking dries up

VW to scrap dozens of models to focus on profitability

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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The rise of conservative shareholder activism Apr 12, 2022

Investors are bracing for another tough report on US inflation, Putin’s war in Ukraine has sparked an exodus of educated professionals from Russia and could worsen the country’s population decline, and conservative shareholder activists in the US have filed a record number of proposals this year as they try to counter what they call “woke-ism” in corporate America.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Ukraine war threatens to deepen Russia’s demographic crisis

Political proxies: conservative activists file record shareholder proposals

Epic Games secures $2 bn in funding from Lego and Sony to build gaming metaverse

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A French presidential election rematch Apr 11, 2022

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will advance to the final round of voting after yesterday’s first round of the French presidential election, and Stefania Palma explains the big themes that have emerged from the 1MDB scandal. Plus, the FT’s Asia financial correspondent, Tabby Kinder, explains why China is changing its audit secrecy rules.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in French election run-off

Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng found guilty in 1MDB fraud trial

China changes audit secrecy rules in bid to stop US delistings

Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan’s leader in vote of no confidence

The French election webinar: Race to the Finish

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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US-China Tech Race: Spies and Lies (Part Two) Apr 10, 2022

In the second episode of this season of Tech Tonic, James Kynge, the FT’s Global China Editor, asks how significant Chinese intellectual property theft has been to the country’s rise as a global tech superpower.

We hear from an FBI agent based in Silicon Valley whose job is to prevent the theft of trade secrets, and ask whether China’s ‘talent programmes’, under which Beijing funds scientists and engineers around the world, are actually spy recruitment networks or whether they are genuine attempts to lure home professionals and plug China’s talent gap. Experts are warning the growing distrust between the US and China could put the future of scientific and technological exchange at risk.

Featuring interviews with Nick Shenkin, FBI special agent and director of the Strategic Technology Task Force for the FBI's San Francisco field office; an interview between the FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo and Michael Orlando, acting director of the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center; Rui Ma, China tech analyst and creator of the Tech Buzz China podcast; Wang Huiyao, founder and president of Center for China and Globalization in Beijing; Winston Ma, author and adjunct professor at the NYU law school; and Gisela Kusakawa, assistant director at the Anti-Racial Profiling Project at Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

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Presented by James Kynge. Interview with Michael Orlando conducted by Demetri Sevastopulo. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: How Cameo is changing celebrity. Plus: designing your home Apr 09, 2022

This weekend, we delve into the world of celebrity via the app Cameo. What does it mean that we can now pay celebrities to send us personalised video greetings? And how has our interaction with famous people shifted over the last decade? Lilah talks to gaming critic Tom Faber about the ethics and absurdities of fame in 2022. Then, interior design columnist Luke Edward Hall gives us his top tips on making your home really feel like yours.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Tom Faber on Cameo: https://on.ft.com/3FIF7kF

–Luke Edward Hall on the magic of your own murals: https://on.ft.com/3jjN4UY

–Luke’s five design principals: https://on.ft.com/2OZGXcH

–Luke Edward Hall is on Instagram at @lukeedwardhall, and Tom Faber is on Twitter at @_TomFaber

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/freetoread

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Will sanctions create a backlash against the dollar? Apr 08, 2022

French bank shares and bonds were rattled this week after the recent poll showed stronger results for right-wing French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen.

Aluminium producer Rusal became the first Russian company to publicly call for an investigation into the alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, and FT markets editor, Katie Martin, discusses whether sanctions against Russia might affect the global dominance of the US dollar.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Le Pen’s poll surge rattles French bonds and bank stocks

Russian aluminium producer Rusal calls for Bucha war crimes investigation

Financial warfare: will there be a backlash against the dollar?

FTNB: Russia’s war on Ukraine boosts China’s financial ambitions

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed for US Supreme Court seat

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Did AutoX risk safety to look good for investors? Apr 07, 2022

The US has imposed its most severe level of sanctions on Russia’s Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, and Brazil might have finally settled on a chief executive for Petrobras. Plus, the FT’s China correspondent, Eleanor Olcott, spoke to staff at a Chinese autonomous vehicle company who say AutoX conducted risky test drives in a push for better data and investment.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US imposes ‘severe’ sanctions on Russian banks after Bucha atrocities

Petrobras faces fresh turmoil as Brazilian government’s pick for chief withdraws

Why Chinese driverless car company AutoX disengaged its safety features

Apple App Store: FT Edit

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Shanghai lockdown forces bankers to camp in offices Apr 06, 2022

US and eurozone government debt sold off on Tuesday as traders weighed the prospect of stronger sanctions against Russia and comments from a top policymaker at the Federal Reserve signalling more aggressive action, President Joe Biden announces US, UK and Australia co-operation on hypersonic weapons, and in China’s financial hub, Shanghai, there are signs of growing public anger at the government’s stringent zero-Covid lockdown measures.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Government debt hit as traders weigh prospect of further Russia sanctions

Biden to announce US, UK and Australia co-operation on hypersonic weapons

Shanghai extends Covid lockdown measures despite economic concerns

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Atrocities prompt more calls to ban Russian energy Apr 05, 2022

The venerable venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital, has announced a change in leadership, Elon Musk has bought a nearly-10 per cent stake in Twitter, French president Emmanual Macron has called for a ban on Russian oil and coal.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU moves closer to boycott of Russian energy

Twitter/Elon Musk: social media star becomes social media owner

Huawei faces dilemma over Russia links that risk further US sanctions

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EU prepares new sanctions after reports of Russian atrocities Apr 04, 2022

EU prepares more sanctions against Russia after apparent atrocities near Kyiv, French president Emmanuel Macron has warned his supporters not to assume that he will win a second term in this month’s election, and international auditors are resigning from China’s heavily indebted property developers.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU prepares more sanctions against Russia after apparent atrocities near Kyiv

Big Four under growing pressure as Chinese developers delay audits

France votes: Macron’s frontrunner status conceals deep rifts in society

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Tech Tonic, the US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One) Apr 03, 2022

In the first episode of this season’s six-part series, the FT’s Global China Editor James Kynge tracks China’s dramatic transformation from the manufacturing workshop of the world to the next global superpower. The driver of that change is technology, sparking a battle between China and the US over who will dominate. Numerous ethnic Chinese scientists working in the US have found themselves ensnared in this bitter rivalry, including US-based physics professor Xiaoxing Xi, wrongly accused of industrial espionage, amid accusations that China’s tech prowess has been built on the theft of US innovation. How deep is the rift between the two countries over tech and what does that mean for the world?

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Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Josh Gabert-Doyon is producer. Manuela Saragosa is executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT's head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

News clips credits: CNBC, CGTN America, NBC

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FT Weekend: Poet Maria Stepanova. Plus, Inside the FT newsroom Apr 02, 2022

This week, guest host Marc Filippino discusses the FT's war coverage in Ukraine with our Editor, Roula Khalaf. How does a news organisation make decisions during wartime? Then Marc talks with Maria Stepanova, author of In Memory of Memory, which was short-listed forthe Booker Prize last year. Maria tells us why so many intellectuals are leaving Russia and what it’s like to be Russian and against the war.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

-In late March the FT published an exchange on NATO’s red lines between our Chief Economics Commentator Martin Wolf and Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator Gideon Rachman: https://www.ft.com/content/7640ea89-cc1f-4e41-a64f-95e88de19454

–Maria Stepanova, ‘The War of Putin’s Imagination’: https://www.ft.com/content/c2797437-5d3f-466a-bc63-2a1725aa57a5

–Maria’s International Booker Prize shortlisted novel is called ‘In Memory of Memory.’ Here’s a quick review we ran when it first appeared in English: https://www.ft.com/content/bad0513d-f67c-4e0e-9b2d-962040fa6422

–This weekend’s FT Magazine cover story, ‘21 days in Ukraine: a diary’: https://www.ft.com/content/391232c8-b05c-480f-a189-4e9e21d1bd4a#comments-anchor

–You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

–Marc Fillipino is on Twitter at @mfilippino and hosts the FT News Briefing. You can listen at the following link, or by searching for ‘FT News Briefing’ wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.ft.com/ft-news-briefing

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Biden’s move to lower oil prices Apr 01, 2022

The White House announced a “historic release” of about 180mn barrels of oil from the US emergency stockpile in an attempt to cool oil prices, and the two-year Treasury yield this week rose above the 10-year Treasuries for the first time since 2019. FT markets editor, Katie Martin, explains what this signals for the US economy.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US orders biggest ever release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

US yield curve inverts in possible recession signal

US bonds: don’t fret about inversion yet

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Russia squeezes Germany over gas Mar 31, 2022

SoftBank will slow down further investments amid a scramble for cash, journalist and “Putin’s People” author Catherine Belton talks about the impact sanctions are having on Russian oligarchs. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief, Martin Arnold, talks about Russia’s threat to halt gas shipments to Germany and what that could do to the German economy.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Softbank to slow investments after crash in tech holdings

Germany takes step towards gas rationing over payments standoff with Russia

Journalist Catherine Belton on Rachman Review podcast

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The global impact of Putin’s war Mar 30, 2022

Russia has decided to “dramatically” scale back its military activities in the Kyiv area, and Barclays faces a £450mn hit after the bank mistakenly issued $15bn-worth more of financial products in the US than it had permission to do so. Plus, the FT’s chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, explains how the war in Ukraine is further disrupting the global economy.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Russia says it will ‘dramatically reduce’ military activity around Kyiv

The VXX plot thickens with Barclays’ £450m structured notes loss

Putin’s war demands a concerted global economic response

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Can the Kremlin track me? Mar 29, 2022

Russia’s biggest internet company has embedded code into apps found on mobile devices that allows information about millions of users to be sent to servers located in the country, the yen dropped to a seven-year low on Monday as the Bank of Japan bucked the global trend for tighter monetary policy, and China’s patchy vaccination campaign has left half of its elderly population exposed to a higher risk of severe Covid-19.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Russian tech giant’s data harvesting raises security concerns

Yen hits 7-year low after Bank of Japan sticks to stimulus

China’s patchy vaccine campaign leaves half of older citizens at risk

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Introducing Tech Tonic: The US/China Tech Race Mar 28, 2022

A new six-part series of Tech Tonic brings you stories from the frontlines of the battle between the US and China for global technological supremacy. At stake is the future of technologies that will shape all our lives, from the way the internet is used to the way we govern our societies. Join the FT’s Global China Editor James Kynge as he charts China’s dramatic transformation into a global tech superpower, sparking rivalry with the US over who controls our technological future.

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The US-China technology rivalry heats up Mar 28, 2022

HSBC has repeatedly edited its analysts’ research publications to remove references to a “war” in Ukraine, the US has denied that it is seeking to overturn Vladimir Putin’s regime, Plus, the FT’s Global China Editor explores how the bitter hi-tech war between the US and China is playing out.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US denies it is seeking regime change in Moscow

HSBC cut mentions of Ukraine ‘war’ from analyst reports

Tech Tonic: Season 3

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FT Weekend: Art in times of war, plus Anish Kapoor Mar 26, 2022

This weekend, guest host Taylor Nicole Rogers talks to Ukrainian filmmaker Iryna Tsylik, director of the documentary The Earth is Blue as an Orange. It won a major directing award at Sundance in 2020 and has now become one of the films being used to explain the current war in Ukraine around the world. The film was shot in 2017 in a disputed area of eastern Ukraine, and focuses on a family making home movies during the conflict. Iryna reflects on the power of art now that she’s had to flee her own home. Then we hear from Louis Wise, who recently interviewed the sculptor Anish Kapoor about his grand plans for this year's Venice Biennale.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

–Iryna Tsylik’s documentary, ‘The Earth is Blue as an Orange’ https://www.sundance.org/projects/the-earth-is-blue-as-an-orange

– Iryna writes public updates using her Facebook account here: https://www.facebook.com/ira.tsilyk

–Louis Wise on Anish Kapoor: https://www.ft.com/content/6a371cb7-9042-4f6f-8cc3-5a7f0f8444ad

–Louis is on Instagram @louisquinze

–Jan Dalley, ‘Is it right to cancel Russian artists?’ https://www.ft.com/content/c5b1a01a-dc5b-41a6-a941-2480d2123fe9

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Bargain hunting for bonds in Russia and Ukraine Mar 25, 2022

The US is finalising a plan to supply the EU with up to 15bn additional cubic metres of liquefied natural gas by the end of 2022, Russian shares rose as the Moscow exchange partially reopened, hedge funds search for bargains in Russian and Ukrainian bonds, and Toshiba shareholders vote down management’s plan to split the famous industrial conglomerate in two.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US to boost supplies of liquefied natural gas to EU

Russian shares rise as Moscow stock market reopens

Hedge funds search for bargains in Russian and Ukrainian bonds

Toshiba shareholders reject management plan to split the company

War in Ukraine: free to read

Twitterspaces discussion: A look inside Putin’s inner circles

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Ukraine’s army of volunteers Mar 24, 2022

Oil exports from a crucial pipeline on Russia’s Black Sea coast were fully halted on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin said Russia will begin to invoice European gas buyers in roubles, and writer Tim Judah talks about Ukraine’s many volunteer armies, and the FT revealed that Archegos Capital Management quietly amassed a stake in Deutsche Bank after its founder Bill Hwang forged ties with the German lender’s leaders before the family office imploded last year.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Major Russian pipeline fully halts exports, sending crude higher

Russia to switch gas invoicing to roubles for European buyers

At the gateway to Kyiv: Ukrainians dig in to resist Russia’s onslaught

Scoop: Archegos quietly built stake in Deutsche Bank

War in Ukraine: free to read

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Dispatch from Kyiv Mar 23, 2022

Writer Tim Judah talks about life in Kyiv as Russian forces advance on suburbs of Ukraine’s capital, and the FT’s Money Clinic host Claer Barrett talks about gold as a safe haven in times of uncertainty.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Body bags, burning buildings and buzz cuts for soldiers: how Kyiv is surviving

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett: Is Gold the Safest Place to Invest?

War in Ukraine: free to read

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Why some Western companies are staying in Russia Mar 22, 2022

Moscow reopens markets, Pakistanis face crippling inflation and their prime minister Imran Khan faces a no confidence vote, Nestlé justifies staying in Russia as criticism mounts.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Russia’s local bonds drop as Moscow takes first steps towards reopening markets

US government bond market suffering worst month since Trump elected

Nestlé justifies staying in Russia as criticism mounts

Pakistan: Imran Khan and the politics of inflation

War in Ukraine: free to read

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Panicked Russian consumers stock up on staples Mar 21, 2022

Germany said it sealed a long-term agreement with Qatar for liquefied natural gas supplies, prices on many products in Russia have shot up as sanctions blow a hole in Russia’s economy, EU lawmakers are set to finalise new rules for leading technology companies despite heavy lobbying by Big Tech, and a key player in the chip industry warns of a two-year shortage of critical equipment.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Germany says its clinched long term gas deal with Qatar

Price surges and panic buying: Russia’s war empties shelves and wallets

How Big Tech lost the antitrust battle in Europe

Chipmakers face two year shortage of critical equipment

War in Ukraine: free to read

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FT Weekend: How Russia weaponizes disinformation Mar 19, 2022

This weekend, we discuss the power of disinformation, and how Russia has been using it in Ukraine. We are joined by Natalia Antelava, who has reported in Ukraine and Eastern Europe for years. Natalia is editor-in-chief of the popular news website called Coda Story, which focuses on global digital crises, and has been closely covering Putin’s disinformation machine in Ukraine and beyond. We step back and examine the narratives Russia has used since 2014 to confuse, distort, and spread lies.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

–Coda Story, Natalia’s news website: https://www.codastory.com/

-Coda’s Disinformation Matters newsletter: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/disinfo-matters-newsletters/

– Natalia is on Twitter @antelava. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

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The Great Nickel Pickle Mar 18, 2022

The US secretary of state has poured cold water on hopes of a diplomatic settlement to the war in Ukraine, saying there were no signs Vladimir Putin was “prepared to stop” Russia’s invasion of its neighbour, JPMorgan has processed interest payments sent by the Russian government for two of the country’s bonds, and the London Metal Exchange suspended electronic trading in nickel on Wednesday, just after it reopened for business following a week-long shutdown.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US pours cold water on hopes of a Ukraine settlement

Russia edges closer to averting default as JPMorgan processes bond payment

London Metal Exchange suffers fresh glitch during nickel trading

War in Ukraine: free to read

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The Federal Reserve finally raises rates Mar 17, 2022

The Federal Reserve has lifted its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, Europe’s largest energy traders have called on central banks for help to avert a cash crunch, and the FT’s Tom Mitchell discusses the rising cost of Beijing’s loyalty to Moscow.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed announces first rate rise since 2018 amid surging inflation

China makes rare intervention to bolster confidence after market rout

The rising cost of China’s friendship with Russia

Energy traders call for ‘emergency’ central bank intervention

War in Ukraine: free to read

Twitter Space: China’s involvement in the war in Ukraine

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EU and UK impose new sanctions on Russian oligarchs Mar 16, 2022

Oil prices fell and share indices in Hong Kong and China dropped amid investor jitters over potential lockdowns and their economic impact, German prosecutors have charged a key player in the Wirecard fraud scandal, the UK and EU have levelled new sanctions on Russian oligarchs.

Mentioned in this podcast:

EU and UK hit Roman Abramovich and other oligarchs with new sanctions

Pakistan presses ahead with Russian-built gas pipeline

China shares fall sharply on concerns over Covid outbreak and Ukraine war

Former Wirecard chief executive charged with fraud

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Biden turns to autocrats for oil Mar 15, 2022

US stocks dip lower on concerns over this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, a star witness in the 1MDB corruption trial has wrapped up testimony in a Brooklyn courthouse, and US president Joe Biden is courting Venezuela and re-engaging with Saudi Arabia to overcome his oil sanctions against Moscow.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US government bond prices drop ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

Tim Leissner’s testimony in 1MDB trial shines light on vast fraud

Having frozen out Putin, Biden is warming to other autocrats

Germany to buy US F-35 jets in first big deal since defence budget boost

War in Ukraine: free to read

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Russian banks hobbled by sanctions Mar 14, 2022

US officials say Moscow has asked Beijing for military equipment to support its invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine’s army celebrates its Turkish drones but Ankara plays down weapons sales to appease Moscow, Russia has ratcheted up the chances that it will default on its debt with a threat to pay international bondholders in roubles rather than dollars, and sanctions are forcing Russian banks to abandon global ambitions and focus on survival.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US claims Russia has asked China for military help in invasion of Ukraine

Russia threatens to make external debt payments in roubles

Turkey is trying to carve out role as a mediator between Kyiv and Moscow

Russia’s banks turn from global ambitions to survival

War in Ukraine: free to read

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FT Weekend: Understanding Ukraine’s identity. Plus, the Oscars Mar 12, 2022

This weekend, we speak with Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk, who is currently in western Ukraine. Olga reflects on how Ukrainians forged the resolve they are showing now in the fight against Russia. She shares how Ukraine’s identity has shifted and strengthened over the past 30 years since its independence, especially in the seven years since the Maidan revolution. Then, FT film critic Danny Leigh joins us to discuss this year's Oscars nominees, from ‘Power of the Dog’ to ‘Don't Look Up’. With a drop in viewership over the years, it seems the Academy is scrambling to make us care. But should we?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f

–Olga is on Twitter @olgatokariuk. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

–Mary Elise Sarotte on Ukraine’s history since 1991: https://www.ft.com/content/742f15fc-675a-4622-b022-cbec444651cf

–Danny’s roundup of this year’s Oscars nominees: https://www.ft.com/content/d9000eb2-11ec-40af-aa8f-2e5f654bde4e

–Danny’s review of Power of the Dog: https://www.ft.com/content/8f2af17e-cad5-4fc6-9ea7-68e5402dda5d

–Lilah made a Hark list of some of our favorite moments from the show so far, which you can listen to here https://short.harkaudio.com/3pwwAMH

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Poland welcomes Ukrainian refugees Mar 11, 2022

US consumer price growth approached 8 per cent last month ahead of a surge in energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the war in Ukraine is causing energy bills to skyrocket in the UK. Plus, the FT’s central European correspondent, James Shotter, talks about his reporting on the flood of Ukrainian refugees into Poland and how Poles are responding.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Tears of relief on Polish border as flow of refugees inches to safety

US inflation reaches 7.9% in February hitting new 40-year high

ECB scales back stimulus plan as Ukraine war drives up inflation expectations

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Ukraine war boosts Macron’s re-election chances Mar 10, 2022

EU leaders prepare to meet in Versailles today for a summit aimed at a unified response to the war in Ukraine, and Citigroup is having a hard time selling its retail bank in Russia. Plus, the FT’s Paris bureau chief Victor Mallet explains how the Ukraine war is boosting Emmanuel Macron’s re-election chances.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

EU struggles to deepen unity on defence and energy

Citigroup ‘running out of options’ in push to sell Russian bank

A home run’: Ukraine war boosts Emmanuel Macron’s re-election chances

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The stalled green transition Mar 09, 2022

The US and UK banned Russian oil and gas imports on Tuesday to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine, the stalled green revolution, and Russians are fleeing the country.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Biden bans US imports of Russian oil and gas in attempt to punish Putin

Curbs on Russian exports raise risk of oil shock and recession in Europe

Will the Ukraine war derail the green energy transition?

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine boosts China’s financial ambitions Mar 08, 2022

Oil and natural gas prices see-sawed as global stocks fell on Monday after a US push to ban Russian crude faced German resistance, the US Treasury warns banks to be on high alert for sanctions evasion, sanctions on Russia could aid Beijing’s efforts to internationalise the renminbi, and Levi Strauss said it is halting its business in Russia.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Markets rattled by push for Russian oil ban

How the Ukraine war could boost China’s global finance ambitions

US warns banks to be on high alert for Russia sanctions evasion

Levi Strauss halts business in Russia

War in Ukraine: free to read

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Russia’s war on Ukraine adds more turmoil to global shipping Mar 07, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fueling the ‘fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since second world war,’ according to the UNHCR; the White House has reversed its position and now is talking with European partners about a ban on Russian oil, and sanctions on Russia have unleashed a renewed wave of disruption for strained global supply chains.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Ukraine invasion fuels ‘fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since second world war’

US in ‘active discussions’ over Russian oil import ban as Moscow targets Ukraine urban centres

Russia demands US guarantees over revival of Iran nuclear accord

World’s biggest shipping groups suspend Russian cargo bookings

Ukraine crisis batters Sri Lanka’s tea and tourism recovery strategy

War in Ukraine: free to read

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FT Weekend: The stories we tell, with Elif Shafak Mar 05, 2022

This week we bring you one of the most popular episodes from our archive: a conversation with Elif Shafak, the most widely read woman novelist in Turkey. She and Lilah discuss national identity, the generational pain of conflict, and writing in countries that don't have freedom of speech. This conversation feels especially poignant today, as the war in Ukraine becomes even more devastating. This episode also features columnist Enuma Okoro on loving our cities, and economist Tim Harford on feeling less pressure to get everything done.

We’ll be back with a new episode, on the cultural side of the war in Ukraine, next week.

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––Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/freetoread. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.

—Enuma Okoro’s love letter to New York City: https://www.ft.com/content/e2507d84-9a12-4755-a9c7-41c9ea116947

—Lilah’s piece about visiting Armenia: https://www.ft.com/content/2e2f38b0-e7a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3

—Review of Elif Shafak’s novel, The Island of Missing Trees: https://www.ft.com/content/1a064a06-bd19-43c7-8237-38931853d0e2

—Tim Harford on to-do lists: https://www.ft.com/content/06ffe40d-fdcc-4be8-b536-810cedce7ed1

—Oliver Burkeman on how not to waste your life (paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/dd0d477b-c1f7-4d74-af68-c1ef1692566c

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Commodities prices soar over Russia supply fears Mar 04, 2022

Western brands flee Russia, global commodities soar as Putin intensifies his attack on Ukraine, and the US announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and their families. Plus, Accenture, McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group are the latest companies to flee or suspend operations in Russia.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and their families

Commodity prices soar to highest level since 2008 over Russia supply fears

Western brands flee Russia in unravelling of ‘capitalistic diplomacy’

War in Ukraine: free to read

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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War in Ukraine sparks Germany’s defence policy transformation Mar 03, 2022

As the brutality of Moscow’s invasion intensifies, the idea of targeting oil and gas exports for sanctions is no longer off the table, and Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell confirmed to US lawmakers that he is backing a quarter point rate rise later this month despite the uncertainties caused by Russia’s invasion. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt correspondent, Joe Miller, talks about the dramatic change in Germany’s foreign and defence policy as a result of Russia’s war on Ukraine, and how that’s changed the corporate landscape.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Should the west place an embargo on Russian oil and gas supplies?

Powell backs quarter-point rate rise in March despite Ukraine war effects

Germany’s defence industry transformed by Scholz’s €100bn response to Ukraine crisis

Twitter Space: How the war in Ukraine is impacting the global economy

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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China shifts stance on Ukraine Mar 02, 2022

The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline company that was to bring Russian gas to Europe is reportedly insolvent, China has signalled it is ready to play a role in finding a ceasefire, and crypto exchanges are under pressure to block transactions with Russia as western politicians fear that cryptocurrencies will undermine the effectiveness of financial sanctions.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Nord Stream 2 pipeline becomes insolvent, says Swiss official

Beijing shifts public position after call between Chinese and Ukrainian foreign ministers

Crypto exchanges resist calls for Russia bans after sanctions

War in Ukraine: free to read

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The squeeze on Russia continues Mar 01, 2022

The International Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting to discuss whether to release oil from strategic stocks to offset rising energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian financial markets have descended into turmoil after western sanctions over the weekend struck the country’s financial system, and gulf states are staying neutral when it comes to the war in Ukraine.

Mentioned in this podcast:

IEA to discuss releasing oil stocks on Tuesday to stabilise prices

Russia doubles interest rates as sanctions send rouble plunging

Gulf states’ neutrality on Ukraine reflects deeper Russian ties

War in Ukraine: free to read

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BP to sell its stake in Russia’s state oil company Rosneft Feb 28, 2022

BP plans to divest its stake in Russia’s state-oil company Rosneft, Norway’s $1.3tn oil fund plans to sell out of Russia and US and Western allies to impose sanctions on Russia’s central bank and cut some lenders from Swift. Plus, shares in cybersecurity companies rise as companies around the world fear more Russian cyberattacks.

Mentioned in this podcast:

BP to divest stake in Russian state-oil company Rosneft

West to impose sanctions on Russian central bank and cut some lenders from Swift

A global financial pariah’: how central bank sanctions could hobble Russia

War in Ukraine risks scrambling the logic of cyber security

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FT Weekend: The international mystery of the ‘Hum’ Feb 26, 2022

Russia has invaded Ukraine. We begin this episode with a visit from FT Weekend editor Alec Russell, a week after he joined us to discuss his years covering the fall of communism in eastern Europe. How can we make sense of this? Then, we go searching for the Hum, a mysterious noise that has plagued the residents of Halifax, West Yorkshire. It’s an uncomfortable, low-frequency sound that has also been heard in towns across the world, from New Mexico to Ontario to Scotland. The FT's Imogen West-Knights tells us that it's mostly heard by middle-aged women. So is it a real noise, an imaginary illness, or both?

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Imogen West Knights on the mystery of the hum: https://on.ft.com/3pe43ve

–The FT’s key coverage on the war in Ukraine is free to read: http://ft.com/freetoread

– Here’s the piece Alec mentioned, ‘The road to war: how Putin wrote the requiem for peace’, by Mary Sarotte: https://on.ft.com/3HqSO8F

– Alec’s lunch with Lea Ypi: https://on.ft.com/3GHmi1J

–Alec is on Twitter at @AlecuRussell, and Imogen is on Twitter @ImogenWK

–Rob Armstrong’s profile of Larry Gagosian: https://on.ft.com/3ImMiBr

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War in Ukraine shocks markets Feb 25, 2022

Western countries are punishing Russia after Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion from Ukraine, and UK prime minister Boris Johnson wants to punish Russia by removing it from the Swift international payments system. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains how markets reacted on the first day of the war in Ukraine.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Putin shatters peace in Europe as Russia storms Ukraine

World leaders divided on whether to eject Russia from Swift payment system

European gas prices soar and oil tops $105 after Russia attacks Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine webinar: What Next?

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Putin orders start of ‘military operation’ in Ukraine Feb 24, 2022

The FT’s Max Seddon, reports from Moscow about Vladimir Putin’s order to launch a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, and the FT’s economics editor, Chris Giles, explains what a Russian invasion might do to the global economy.

Mentioned in this podcas

Vladimir Putin orders start of ‘military operation’ in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Sanctions and high energy prices pose threat to global economy

Russia-Ukraine webinar: What Next?

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Russia’s move on Ukraine triggers western sanctions Feb 23, 2022

Western powers impose sanctions on Russia as Biden says Ukraine ‘invasion’ has begun, and Russian assets are set to bear the brunt of the Ukraine conflict. Plus, the FT’s Berlin bureau chief, Guy Chazan, explains what freezing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project means for Germany.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Biden imposes wave of sanctions on Russia for Ukraine ‘invasion’

Russian stocks sell off on mounting sanctions risks

Putin backs separatist claims to whole Donbas region of Ukraine

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Putin Moves Into Ukraine Feb 22, 2022

Russia sends troops into Ukraine after recognizing two separatist regions there. Then, Russia could be facing sanctions for its actions over Ukraine. How could that affect gas companies and consumers? Finally, Peloton discovered rust on some of its exercise bikes, it sent them to consumers anyway without telling them. We have more on its plan to conceal the rust, known as “Project Tinman.”

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Carl Icahn launches board fight at McDonald’s over treatment of pigs

Putin recognises two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine

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Is corporate America becoming more inclusive? Feb 21, 2022

The Olympics wrapped up in Beijing yesterday, capping two weeks of competition and controversy. Banks pledged in the run up to the Glasgow climate summit to fund a UN-backed ETF. But, the money never arrived and the fund is close to failing. Plus, Taylor Nicole Rogers on what steps companies can take to have a more diverse workforce.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Are companies walking their diversity talk?

Companies urged to honour racial justice pledges

Climate ETF on brink of failure months after UN summit launch

Alpine resorts freeze out British ski instructors after Brexit

Beijing Winter Olympics close after fortnight of competition and controversy

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: Lea Ypi talks capitalism and freedom Feb 19, 2022

This weekend, FT Weekend editor Alec Russell brings us to Albania for Lunch with the FT. He sits down with writer Lea Ypi, whose memoir ‘Free’ documents her childhood there, both under communism and after its fall. Ypi, a political theorist at the London School of Economics asks: does capitalism make us free? Plus: European tech correspondent Madhumita Murgia explores how science fiction shapes our attitudes towards the future, and how that translates across different cultures.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Alec Russell’s Lunch with Lea Ypi: https://on.ft.com/3GHmi1J

–FT review of Lea Ypi’s memoir Free: https://www.ft.com/content/b5455f0f-33a9-480e-9027-6884cc25faa4

–Madhu on how science fiction shapes our attitudes to the future: https://www.ft.com/content/2f35be37-9da8-4cf6-89b2-8488b36c5a63

–Madhu recommends the book Exhalation by Ted Chiang

–Chen Qiufan’s latest book is caled AI2041: Ten Visions for ur Future, co-authored with Kai-Fu Lee

– This weekend’s Lunch with the FT, with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas: https://www.ft.com/content/098ba985-1284-46c6-9abe-f626fa9e47f0

– Lunch with the Financial Times, edited by Lionel Barber, a selection of classic lunches: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309/309448/lunch-with-the-ft/9780241400685.html

Alec is on Twitter at @AlecuRussell, and Madhu is at @madhumita29.

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Siberia’s DIY cryptocurrency miners Feb 18, 2022

Sequoia Capital plans to move deeper into cryptocurrency markets and has earmarked at least $500mn for investments in cryptocurrency assets, and a global financial regulator says that policymakers must act quickly to craft rules for digital asset markets. Plus, the FT’s Moscow correspondent, Polina Ivanova, reports that Siberia has become home to a cottage industry of DIY cryptomining fuelled by cheap electricity.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Sequoia earmarks $500mn for push into cryptocurrency markets

Global financial watchdog calls for ‘urgent’ action to contain crypto risks

In Siberia, a crypto boom made of ingenuity, defiance and DIY

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Blackstone’s dip into the rent-to-buy market Feb 17, 2022

The Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes show it would be willing to tighten monetary policy quickly if US inflation does not come under control, and the EU’s top court has opened the way for Brussels to withhold funding from member states for violations of the rule of law. Plus, the FT’s Mark Vandevelde explains how Blackstone’s rent-to-buy business is working out.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed prepared to tighten policy more aggressively if inflation persists

Blackstone’s new real estate play: the rent-to-buy market

EU court ruling opens way for Brussels to act against Hungary and Poland

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Soaring oil prices put US shale in a bind Feb 16, 2022

US and European shares rallied on Tuesday after Russia said it had begun pulling back some troops, and former Google chief executive, Eric Schmidt, is creating a $125mn fund to address problems with artificial intelligence. Plus, the FT’s US energy editor, Derek Brower, explains that US shale companies are feeling pressured to produce less oil despite rising prices.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US stocks rise after Russia says some troops returning to base

Oil’s climb towards $100 a barrel tempts US shale companies to shed restraint

Eric Schmidt creates $125mn fund for ‘hard problems’ in AI research

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Emerging markets: high risk, no reward? Feb 15, 2022

The FT’s Gideon Rachman discusses the messaging wars between the US and Moscow over Ukraine, Central America and Mexico is benefiting from a bumper year in remittances from migrant workers in the US. Plus, the FT’s Jonathan Wheatley explains why investors might be getting more nervous about sinking their money into emerging markets.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Putin, US intelligence and the global fight for the Ukraine narrative

Remittances made to Central America from the US have reached record level

Emerging markets: all risk and few rewards?

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The FT investigates Axel Springer’s #MeToo moment Feb 14, 2022

German chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Kyiv and Moscow to try and deter Putin from attacking Ukraine, and Germans are confronting a major #MeToo moment as German publishing conglomerate Axel Springer comes under scrutiny for sexual misconduct charges against top editor Julian Reichelt. The FT’s Berlin correspondent Erika Solomon discusses her investigation of how the media company handled the accusations.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Scholz plans appeal to Putin in effort to stop attack on Ukraine

Women spoke up, men cried conspiracy: inside Axel Springer’s #MeToo moment

Waning stockpiles drive widespread global commodity crunch

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FT Weekend: Will Silicon Valley ruin Miami? Feb 12, 2022

Miami is hot right now. In the pandemic, more people moved to Florida than toany other state by a long shot. Chief among them were the tech elite, who have made Miami—one of America’s most diverse cities—their next big conquest. But what happens when Silicon Valley falls in love with a place with such a singular culture? Will a new tech migration help Miami, or hurt it? We go to Miami with writer Joel Stein to meet the people investing in 'Miami 2.0', from A-Rod to Mayor Francis Suarez to its newest residents. We also hear from Miamians who have lived there for decades.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Joel Stein on how Miami became the most important city in America: https://on.ft.com/3LsiMfy

–Alec Russell’s Lunch with Lea Ypi (ahead of next week’s episode): https://on.ft.com/3GHmi1J

–Joel Stein is on Twitter at @thejoelstein

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Inflation prompts investors to ditch Treasuries Feb 11, 2022

A court struggle in China is casting a shadow over the company’s hopes for an Arm IPO after its failed $66bn sale to Nvidia, the 10-year Treasury yield on Thursday climbed to 2 per cent for the first time since August 2019, as investors ditched government debt on the latest evidence of stubbornly high inflation, and European scientists have made a big breakthrough in the decades-long effort to generate energy from nuclear fusion.

Mentioned in this podcast:

SoftBank’s plans for Arm IPO hit by legal battle over renegade China unit

US inflation surges to 7.5% in fastest annual rise for 40 years

European scientists in ‘landmark’ nuclear fusion breakthrough

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Peloton’s turmoil could be appealing Feb 10, 2022

Dozens of biotech companies are running low on cash and face an uphill struggle to raise fresh funds, Fidelity’s little-known passive investment business Geode Capital Management surged to $1tn in assets last year. Plus, the FT’s US business editor, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, explains why Peloton’s latest turmoil makes it an attractive acquisition target.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Bursting ‘Biotech bubble’ inflicts pain on tourist investors and innovators

Fidelity’s index fund business Geode hits $1tn in assets

Turmoil at Peloton makes it opportunistic target for Nike and Amazon

Chipotle: burrito index reflects inflationary guac attack

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London and Paris at impasse over migrants Feb 09, 2022

Credit Suisse investors warn they will try to block any extension of vice-chair Severin Schwan, and SoftBank is looking to list UK chip design company Arm Holdings on the Nasdaq in the US after a sale to Nvidia fell through. Plus, the FT’s Robert Wright and leading researcher Virginie Guiraudon discuss the current state of the UK-EU migrant crisis and why no solutions are forthcoming.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Credit Suisse shareholders take aim at vice chair following scandals

SoftBank looks to bypass UK in favour of Nasdaq Arm listing

Can the UK and France resolve the cross-Channel refugee impasse?

Great Britain’s migrant crisis

The UK migrant crisis and Dover

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Horatio Clare on the UK migrant crisis and Dover Feb 08, 2022

Credit Suisse became the first Swiss bank in the country’s history to answer criminal charges on Monday, and the US is lobbying Brussels to water down the effect of EU regulations targeting Big Tech companies. Plus, we talk to the author Horatio Clare about the UK town of Dover and how people there are approaching the migrant crisis.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Landmark Credit Suisse money laundering trial opens

US officials lobby key European powerbroker on Big Tech regulations

Life and death on Dover’s migrant front line

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Great Britain’s migrant crisis Feb 07, 2022

A week of dizzying diplomatic meetings seeking to de-escalate tensions with Russia kicks off today in Moscow and Washington, aid agencies call for unblocking of cash flows to Afghanistan as the humanitarian crisis deepens. Plus, the FT’s Anna Gross takes us inside a French refugee camp to hear the stories of the people who are seeking asylum in the UK.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Ukraine: EU wrestles with how to inflict sanctions ‘pain’ on Russia

Aid agencies call for unblocking of cash flows to Afghanistan as humanitarian crisis deepens

Afghanistan’s unnecessary plight

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FT Weekend: Does Peloton trick us into working out? Feb 05, 2022

This weekend, we look at the Peloton phenomenon. Is it a failing fitness cult or a lasting way to stay healthy? Lilah and San Francisco correspondent Patrick McGee explore the behavioural science behind why we don’t exercise and the tech that tricks our brains into doing it anyway. Then, management editor Andrew Hill tells us why so many bad business books exist at the airport, and what makes a good one

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Patrick McGee on how connected fitness became the new obsession: https://on.ft.com/32YplFd

–Andrew Hill: ‘Pulp non-fiction: the worst business books of 2022’: https://on.ft.com/34ao7Hz

–All the winners and shortlisted books for FT and McKinsey's best business books of the year award https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/

–If you want to read more about the culture of Peloton, here’s ‘This is your brain on Peloton’, by Amanda Hess (NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/arts/peloton-cody-rigsby-content.html

–Anne Helen Peterson is the unofficial internet scholar on Peloton celebrity: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/towards-a-unified-theory-of-peloton

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Facebook's fall hits markets Feb 04, 2022

Wall Street stocks slumped on Thursday after disappointing earnings reports in the technology sector from Facebook parent Meta, Turkey and Ukraine signed a deal to deepen defence co-operation in defiance of warnings from Moscow, and Olympics sponsors are accused of ignoring the plight of China’s Uyghur Muslims. The FT’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson talks about the pressure on companies and how they are responding.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Amazon shares surge on Prime price rise and boost from cloud division

Beijing Olympics: the new front line in the US-China cold war

Erdogan visit to Ukraine tests complex ties with Putin

US stocks dragged lower by downbeat tech earnings

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Spotify responds to the Joe Rogan fiasco Feb 03, 2022

Spotify delivered a weak outlook for first-quarter subscriber growth, investors are putting more pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates, and Argentina has been plunged into a fresh crisis after a crucial political figure resigned over the country’s outline debt deal with the International Monetary Fund

Mentioned in this podcast:

Spotify warns it’s ‘too early’ to calculate impact of Joe Rogan row

Eurozone inflation hits record 5.1% in January

Resignation of Peronist leader triggers crisis over Argentina’s $44.5bn IMF deal

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Has plant-based meat peaked? Feb 02, 2022

Alphabet announced a 20-for-one stock split on Tuesday, and businesses across Myanmar shut up shop yesterday, joining a nationwide “silent strike” to mark the first anniversary since a military coup. The FT’s commodities correspondent, Emiko Terazono, explains that the slowing growth of plant–based meat sales has taken executives by surprise.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Google parent Alphabet posts surge in search advertising revenue

Myanmar businesses defy army nationalisation threat and join strike

Has the appetite for plant-based meat already peaked?

M&S and Aldi make peace in Colin and Cuthbert cake war

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January stocks hit the skids Feb 01, 2022

The US stock market has suffered its worst start to the year since the global financial crisis, US and European allies are preparing what is being described as the most aggressive package of economic and financial sanctions ever assembled to punish Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Italian government bonds rallied as investors welcomed the re-election of Sergio Mattarella as president.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

US stock markets endure worst January since global financial crisis

US and European allies ready aggressive sanctions against Russia

Draghi gains vital time for policy revamp after Italy re-elects Mattarella as president

Sony buys video game maker Bungie for $3.6bn as dealmaking accelerates

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Ukrainian city braces itself for war Jan 31, 2022

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has warned that investors face years of low returns due to permanent inflation, and splits are emerging in corporate America’s response to a supply chain crisis. Plus, the FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall reports from the Ukraine city of Mariupol about how people view a potential Russian invasion.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

World’s largest wealth fund warns ‘permanent’ inflation will hit returns

Ukrainian frontier city weighs threat of renewed Russian aggression

Winners and losers emerge from lingering US supply chain crisis

Tui raises €500m fund to finance new hotels

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FT Weekend: Treasure hunting on the Thames, with Jo Ellison Jan 29, 2022

This week, we look at two things that connect us to human history. First, How To Spend It editor Jo Ellison takes us mudlarking — sifting through low tide for treasure — to find remnants of ordinary life from hundreds of years ago. Licensed mudlark Lara Maiklem teaches us how. Then we explore the staying power of games: why do we love them? Why have we been playing some for more than 7,000 years? Our gaming critic Tom Faber joins us to discuss.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– This week’s How To Spend It cover story and photoshoot: ‘Tide and seek: the hidden treasures of low tide’ https://www.ft.com/content/44a1a5be-d0de-4a5a-a02b-1386e0b7c84f

–Lara Maiklem’s books are called ‘Mudlarking’ and ‘A Field Guide to Mudlarking’

–Last time Jo went mudlarking was with jeweller Ruth Tomlinson for this November 2021 article: ‘Why I’m throwing my jewellery into the Thames’: https://www.ft.com/content/aacc19ef-d397-4c15-b943-a029a4954ca1

–A great piece Lilah recommends on mudlarking by novelist Daniel Wallace: https://gardenandgun.com/feature/daniel-wallace-explores-the-art-of-mudlarking/

–Tom Faber on the transformative power of games: https://www.ft.com/content/c2f8b5b6-1f30-48cc-a098-71484ded9a00

–Tom also wrote a great piece this week about the Cameo app and celebrity culture: https://on.ft.com/3FIF7kF

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Russian gas projects face sanctions Jan 28, 2022

Apple posted record revenue of $123.9bn in the holiday quarter, and investors had a tough time gauging the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone, the UK’s new information watchdog says he wants the country to take the lead on holding Big Tech to account in a post-Brexit Britain free of cumbersome European data rules.

Plus, the FT’s European diplomatic correspondent, Henry Foy, reports that western countries are threatening Russia with new sanctions if it invades Ukraine.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Apple’s holiday quarter revenue hits record despite supply chain worries

EU and UK plan sanctions on new Russian gas projects if Ukraine attacked

‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Fed chair signals tougher stance on inflation

UK seeks leadership role in global privacy, says new watchdog head

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by David, da Silva, Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The Fed plans to be ‘humble and nimble’ and hawkish Jan 27, 2022

Tesla reported a record net profit of $2.3bn last quarter but warned of supply chain constraints and the Federal Reserve signalled its intention to raise interest rates in March. Plus, the FT’s China correspondent, Ed White, talks about China’s vaping queen and her company's stock price which went up in smoke this week.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Tesla reports record profit but warns of constraints on supply chain

Fed signals March rate rise as it fights rampant inflation

China’s vape queen hit by Beijing investigation

Apple reclaims top smartphone spot in China

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The Draghi dilemma Jan 26, 2022

Google has overhauled a central piece of technology it is building to replace advertising cookies, and the owner of 7-Eleven is facing investor calls to split up. Plus, the FT’s Rome correspondent, Amy Kazmin, explains why Italy is having such a hard time finding someone who can be prime minister if Mario Draghi is elected president.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Google changes course on cookies plans following advertising industry backlash

7-Eleven owner faces investor calls to split up

The Draghi dilemma: Italian presidential election risks turbulence

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The Big Dip Jan 25, 2022

Stocks on Wall Street ended higher on Monday after investors took advantage of a severe drop early in the session, Peloton has come under attack from an activist investor, and the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted two missiles launched by the Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US stocks reverse severe losses as buyers step in

UAE intercepts ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi

Activist investor urges Peloton to fire chief and explore sale

How connected fitness became the new obsession

Robert Armstrong’s “Unhedged” newsletter

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Discontent at Unilever Jan 24, 2022

Germany’s largest publishers and advertisers are demanding that the EU intervene over the Google's plan to stop the use of third-party cookies, Sony has plans to enter the electric vehicle market. Plus, the FT’s asset management correspondent, Harriet Agnew, discusses the discord at the global consumer goods conglomerate Unilever.

Mentioned in this podcast:

German publishers oppose Google plan to phase out third-party cookies

Activist hedge fund Trian builds stake in Unilever

Sony launches electric vehicle unit to ‘explore entering’ market

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: Pati Jinich and Gillian Tett on food, culture and power Jan 22, 2022

This weekend, we look at our culture through new lenses. First, we go to Mexico. Lilah speaks to James Beard Award-winning chef Pati Jinich about how diplomacy is sometimes better achieved through the language of food. Then, anthropologist and FT columnist Gillian Tett looks at social phenomena through the lens of anthropology – from crypto to how tastemakers decide what is 'cool'. Gillian has a PhD in social anthropology and recently published a book called ‘Anthro-Vision’.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Pati’s cookbook is called ‘Treasures of the Mexican Table: Classic Recipes, Local Secrets’

–Pati’s show, ‘Pati’s Mexican Table’ is on PBS, with some episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BETE1-6Pzrk

–La Frontera is on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/la-frontera-pati-jinich/

–Salsa Matcha with pistachios, walnuts and pine nuts: https://patijinich.com/salsa-macha-with-pistachios-walnuts-and-pine-nuts/

–Gillian Tett’s book is called ‘Anthro-Vision’. FT review: https://www.ft.com/content/65d66cf7-f793-4531-9b82-1b54b70bbd21

– Gillian’s latest column: ‘A year on, we haven’t absorbed the lessons of the Gamestop saga’ (paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/8bbd2ef9-41fe-4dfa-8f02-28b3f3dac200

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The bright side of Bund yields Jan 21, 2022

The Federal Reserve has for the first time launched a period of debate of a central bank digital currency, and Luckin Coffee is planning to relist in the US after being delisted following a $300m fraud scandal. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains why we should pay attention to German Bund yields turning positive this week.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed opens debate on possible digital currency

Luckin Coffee plots relisting in US two years after $300m fraud

Germany’s 10-year Bund yield turns positive for first time since 2019

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Moscow’s ‘Fortress Russia’ strategy Jan 20, 2022

A US Senate committee will begin debating a pair of bills designed to reshape technology regulation, and US banks are gearing up for interest rate rises planned by the Federal Reserve this year. Plus, the FT’s Moscow bureau chief, Max Seddon, explains how Russia has built up its economy to protect itself from sanctions.

Mentioned in this podcast:

US Senate committee to debate legislation targeting Big Tech’s power

Bank of America projects ‘robust’ interest income growth as loans rebound

Moscow’s sanction-proofing efforts weaken western threats

Hong Kong residents hire private jets to take their pets out of isolated city

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Microsoft and Activision’s shared virtual universe Jan 19, 2022

The car industry has turned on France’s plan to force manufacturers to attach the equivalent of a public health warning to their advertising, and US telecoms companies will delay their rollout of 5G services near airports. Plus, the FT’s Chris Nuttall, explains why Microsoft’s $75bn deal for Activision Blizzard makes sense.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Carmakers criticise French plan for health warning on adverts

AT&T and Verizon limit 5G service near US airports after airlines’ outcry

Activision leverages itself into metaverse

Patriotic Gen Zs fuel pandemic jewellery boom in China

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China applies brakes to Africa lending Jan 18, 2022

UK inflation is expected to rise to a 30-year high when December’s data are released this week, Meta patent applications indicate how the Silicon Valley group intends to cash in on its virtual world with hyper-targeted advertising and sponsored content, Chinese lenders have grown more cautious about lending to African nations as some have reached the limit of their borrowing capacity and the prospect of defaults loom, and the Scottish government has awarded 25 gigawatts of offshore wind project development rights.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

UK inflation set to hit 30-year high as rate rise expectations mount

Facebook patents indicate how it intends to cash in on the Metaverse

China applies brakes to Africa lending

Big boost to UK offshore wind capacity from Scottish auction

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Bain under fire for enabling South Africa corruption Jan 17, 2022

Pension cash for British Gas workers was used to buy Israeli cyberweapon developer NSO Group, European sales of electric cars overtook diesel models for first time in December, and the FT’s Southern Africa correspondent Joseph Cotterill discusses Bain’s role in state corruption in South Africa under former president Jacob Zuma.

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Stories mentioned in this podcast:

British Gas pension cash used to buy Israeli spyware group NSO

https://www.ft.com/content/8b427be6-1025-4295-a25c-16374da53b79

European sales of electric cars overtake diesel models for first time

https://www.ft.com/content/f1bdf1cf-8fc3-4b85-a4eb-7df716ebf0a9

Bain & Co, tax and Jacob Zuma: a tale of ‘state capture’ in South Africa

https://www.ft.com/content/b1bb5dd0-e7ce-4e15-ac48-05d2d990f6c7

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/eceaec7d-34cd-43ad-96e1-a77f6809e40a

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FT Weekend: Tracey Emin: ‘I want to be a happy ghost’ Jan 15, 2022

This week, we’ve got two GOATs – that’s Greatests Of All Time. Legendary artist Tracey Emin is starting an art school and studio compound in Margate, England, the seaside town where she grew up. On the week of her winning the Whitechapel Art Icon Award, we speak to Emin about the legacy she’s building and examine the work that came before, from scandalous installations like “My Bed” to her more contemplative work. Then, the FT’s wine columnist Jancis Robinson teaches us about the world of wine. Robinson was the first non-winemaker to receive the title of Master of Wine from the Institute of Masters of Wine, the world’s most prestigious wine organisation.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

– Louis Wise’s interview with Tracey Emin for How To Spend It: https://www.ft.com/content/ffd55216-7751-43d3-9ad8-f495cb08d7c7

–Tracey Emin’s video “Why I Never Became a Dancer” (1995): https://www.artforum.com/video/tracey-emin-why-i-never-became-a-dancer-1995-49262

–A free online exhibition of Emin's video works between 1995 and 2017 (Xavier Hufkens): https://www.xavierhufkens.com/exhibitions/video-works-1995-2017

–Jancis Robinson’s Wine Course (Youtube, 1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNahwe1nPHc&list=PL0smQshvSba5YYij7-R1HM-HT04woET9A

–Jancis’ latest column, “Bargain Burgundy”: https://www.ft.com/content/c59f4150-b431-4202-b7f3-60fab84ac4fb

–Jancis on the truth about the wine world and diversity (no paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/3dc097fc-dbd8-4248-82e6-69d5acc1b169

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The London-Kazakhstan connection Jan 14, 2022

Google says it will spend $1bn to purchase its office building in London, Katie Martin explains why Ken Griffin selling a $1.2bn stake in his Citadel Securities is a big deal, and FT investigation correspondent, Tom Burgis, describes a British industry that caters to global elites who want to hide their wealth and manage their reputations.

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Google bets on return to office with $1bn purchase of London building

Kazakhstan: violent clampdown highlights City of London’s lucrative role

Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities sells $1.2bn stake to Sequoia and Paradigm

Security talks with US and Nato ‘unsuccessful’, says Kremlin

Twitter Spaces: Russia’s Geopolitical ambitions - 12pm ET/ 5pm GMT

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Environmental activists target top PR firms Jan 13, 2022

Boris Johnson suffered the toughest day of his premiership on Wednesday when he faced calls to quit after he admitted attending a Number 10 “bring your own booze” party during lockdown, the commodities boom has extended to nickel which reached its highest level in a decade, environmentalist activists are targeting public relations firms, and Beyond Meat has become one of the most shorted companies on US stock market.

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Nickel hits 10-year high as electric vehicle production ramps up

Activists target public relations groups for greenwashing fossil fuels

Short sellers pile into Beyond Meat

Boris Johnson faces calls to resign after ‘bring your own booze’ event

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The Fed’s Big Shrink Jan 12, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/afd4c412-780b-407a-8b5a-10175cf319fc

A US judge says that the Federal Trade Commission can go ahead with a revised case seeking to break up Facebook, and the latest US inflation report is expected to show prices rose at their fastest pace in nearly 40 years. Plus, the FT’s US markets editor, Eric Platt, explains how the Federal Reserve is expected to wind down its $9tn balance sheet after a pandemic largesse.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Facebook loses bid to dismiss FTC antitrust case a second time

US inflation expected to rise at fastest pace in nearly 40 years

Federal Reserve prepares to shrink $9tn balance sheet after pandemic largesse

Hot-water bottles are… hot

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US shifts from the ‘war on drugs’ Jan 11, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/d84a12a8-97da-4331-836b-391c25c8676b

The Federal Reserve’s second-in-command has resigned after a trading scandal, companies raised more than $100bn on the bond market in the first week of this year, and Wall Street’s biggest banks are set to report record profits. Plus, the FT’s pharmaceutical correspondent, Jamie Smyth, discusses the latest controversy as the US shifts away from the ‘war on drugs’.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Fed’s second-in-command resigns after trading scandal

Companies raise $100bn on global debt market in brisk start to 2022

Wall Street banks set to report record profits for 2021

Will overdose deaths force an end to the US ‘war on drugs’?

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Investors gear up for ‘gold rush’ in metaverse hardware Jan 10, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/51351f23-63b8-458c-9ee2-a7cbda43c287

Nato has warned Moscow to abandon its belligerent foreign policy or face a military alliance steeled for conflict, frustration over corruption in Portugal is the hot button issue for voters in this month’s election, and UK financial regulators plan to take a close look at cloud computing companies. Plus, the FT’s Asia business editor, Leo Lewis, explains why investors are ready to pour money into metaverse hardware makers.

West treads narrow path to common ground in Russia talks

https://www.ft.com/content/a1311bb7-7083-4491-89d7-2912289ebe68

Trust in Portugal’s elite wanes over struggle to tackle corruption

https://www.ft.com/content/8a7b799e-2732-4979-ab49-c5cbf8587ce7

Investors gear up for ‘gold rush’ in metaverse hardware

https://www.ft.com/content/182bb2a7-b4e4-4d0d-8178-4cd9b4c225c4

UK financial regulators to step up scrutiny of cloud computing giants

https://www.ft.com/content/29405a47-586b-4c5a-b641-0f479b4cee1d

M&S steals retail crown back from upstart online rivals

https://www.ft.com/content/67ff963d-8883-47d6-ba69-f30721efd006

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FT Weekend -- Happily ever after? Disney in the 21st century Jan 08, 2022

Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2022 is dedicated to one of the world’s most powerful cultural forces: Disney. What happens when a company with that much influence just keeps growing? We visit Disneyland for a rare interview with CEO Bob Chapek, with FT reporters Chris Grimes and Anna Nicolaou. We explore where Disney Plus fits into the digital streaming wars. And Lilah speaks with a Disney expert, Sabrina Mittermeier, about how the company is reckoning with its prejudices 100 years into its history.

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– Chris and Anna’s profile of Bob Chapek, Disney CEO: https://www.ft.com/content/69e1cc1e-9c64-4000-b47f-a7e448107a5b

– And their follow-up on the streaming wars: https://www.ft.com/content/ae756fda-4c27-4732-89af-cb6903f2ab40

– Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier’s book, A Culture History of the Disneyland Theme Parks: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/C/bo70345519.html

–Follow Anna Nicolaou on Twitter @annaknicolaou

–Follow Chris Grimes on Twitter @grimes_ce

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‘Spec-tech is getting wrecked’ Jan 07, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/4418eedc-e949-4d44-a517-55e73f2076f9

Outgoing Federal Reserve vice-chair has blamed “inadvertent errors” for failing to disclose the full extent of his trading activity at the start of the pandemic, the FT’s Katie Martin looks back on the first week of trading in 2022, and our Moscow and Central Asia reporter, Nastassia Astrasheuskaya, unpacks the protests in Kazakhstan and Russia’s interest in helping its neighbour maintain stability.

Fed trading scandal rekindled by disclosure from top official

https://www.ft.com/content/3bc91644-08e2-4cee-be2c-538d855cd675

Kazakh protests are a warning for other ex-Soviet autocrats

https://www.ft.com/content/560b1b28-c180-40ec-b19a-ece58f214259

US tech shares swing as investors assess Fed minutes and mixed data

https://www.ft.com/content/76bd2194-ccf4-4029-b527-6d56d6c8465c

Twitter Spaces: After the Capitol Riot, what role will civil unrest play

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1djGXPDOgrzGZ?s=20

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Corporate America after the Capitol insurrection Jan 06, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/31290819-a321-496e-a995-4281198ec453

Minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting show the US central bank gearing up for more aggressive tightening, tech stocks plummeted, Hong Kong is bracing for sharply higher food prices, and one of Germany’s biggest utilities, Uniper, has been forced to seek €10bn of financing to avoid a cash crunch. Plus, the FT’s US business editor, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, talks about corporate America in the year since a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.

Fed warns faster rate rises may be needed to tame soaring inflation

https://www.ft.com/content/35766dd4-7da1-4064-9e60-79a714297c5a

Uniper secures €10bn of credit as gas prices surge

https://www.ft.com/content/f8cdfafc-2ce4-4ad7-b8c4-98e6eaa6ce89

Isolated Hong Kong faces higher food prices as pandemic restrictions bite

https://www.ft.com/content/f31edc79-f7df-48d7-badf-5d074cb19afd

US companies under pressure to support voting rights push

https://www.ft.com/content/712d9e1a-68dc-451e-a094-0d7db570dfd7

Twitter Spaces: After the Capitol Riot, what role will civil unrest play

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1djGXPDOgrzGZ

Audio from the January 6th Capitol riot provided by CSPAN

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The small German city hosting BioNTech Jan 05, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/cf9a801f-d99d-4703-a1dd-2219ee91f3fa

Chinese banks rushed to meet their annual state-imposed lending quotas last month by buying up low-risk financial instruments, a divided EU has demanded a role in next week’s negotiations with Russia over the Ukraine crisis, and travel stocks rose sharply on Tuesday. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt correspondent, Joe Miller, explains why the German city of Mainz wants to hang onto the vaccine maker BioNTech.

Chinese banks buy up low-risk financial instruments amid concern over economy

https://www.ft.com/content/70451eee-5163-4348-af1a-82656f7a50fa

Travel and leisure stocks surge as Omicron disruption fears fade

https://www.ft.com/content/20ae6c32-2c03-45ad-af8d-b4310c5acce0

EU demands seat at Ukraine talks as Russia prepares to meet US and Nato

https://www.ft.com/content/db2d642b-5068-40c3-a4c2-d3c330f3972b

German city reaps tax windfall from BioNTech’s Covid vaccine success

https://www.ft.com/content/5a705ebc-ce1f-4525-8406-d2875a32c473

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The pandemic is messing with US labour market data Jan 04, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/f1236902-0997-4028-8cd1-d50317d10aba

A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the failed blood testing start-up Theranos,Apple has become the first company to hit a market capitalisation of $3tn and US president Joe Biden is launching a crackdown on the country’s largest meat producers. Plus, the FT’s US economics editor Colby Smith explains why the country is struggling to measure jobs growth and the larger ramifications.

Elizabeth Holmes found guilty in criminal fraud trial

https://www.ft.com/content/8bde19f6-e8a5-4800-8882-fd799f0caac0

Apple becomes first $3tn company after boost from pandemic demand

https://www.ft.com/content/57f57303-82b9-49db-89ee-54888e1c714d

Biden launches crackdown on largest US meat producers

https://www.ft.com/content/a180dc0d-0cfc-4321-91aa-c5772b4a8dc1

US struggles to measure jobs growth as pandemic distorts labour market data

https://www.ft.com/content/4f1155be-1a5f-4fd2-ba57-b15bdb273c00

Mercedes breaks 1,000km barrier with electric-vehicle prototype

https://www.ft.com/content/0017dfdf-c308-4e04-b4cb-8055568ddffe

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Forecasting the world in 2022 Jan 03, 2022

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https://www.ft.com/content/f0ee8a8b-fab1-4fcc-a49e-864a7b2cf62e

The US chief medical adviser has warned of an “unprecedented” surge in Covid-19 cases, and Tesla smashed its own production and delivery records in the final months of last year. Plus, the FT’s chief leader writer, Neil Buckley shares some of the FT’s predictions when it comes to 2022’s top stories.

Omicron drives Covid infections in US to record highs

https://www.ft.com/content/a75a74a9-a017-4c5a-9cc9-fd9c76bac51f

Tesla dodges supply woes to deliver record number of new vehicles

https://www.ft.com/content/ad6d68b0-0171-4f24-9076-d778babf6fed

Forecasting the world in 2022

https://www.ft.com/content/8909b60f-01aa-4c16-b448-178e46ecb3c9

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Who made up the metaverse? Dec 23, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/693b3337-ce80-4150-866a-01e1c3730fad

US financial conditions are near the most accommodative on record even as the Federal Reserve has begun stepping up its exit from coronavirus crisis-era stimulus measures, and soaring US stock markets are masking a strong tide that is pulling down the share prices of hundreds of companies, and the FT’s European technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia, discusses science fiction’s influence on technology and social attitudes towards technology, particularly artificial intelligence.

US financial conditions remain easy even as Fed pulls back on stimulus

https://www.ft.com/content/2c73b1f4-b8c1-415b-8df0-237eff180cb0

US stock market advance masks treacherous undercurrents

https://www.ft.com/content/d248d1af-261e-47c8-9a5f-0d264cb9f83b

Into the metaverse: how sci-fi shapes our attitudes to the future

https://www.ft.com/content/2f35be37-9da8-4cf6-89b2-8488b36c5a63

$10bn James Webb Space Telescope scheduled for Christmas Day launch

https://www.ft.com/content/ebc84a97-961a-4ac0-bba1-678580d11a71

The clips from the Metaverse story were from the 1984 movie The Terminator, the 1968 movie called 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the Japanese cartoon Astro Boy.

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America’s segregated banking Dec 22, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/ee47c8a9-9e84-4e31-bcf0-2314be0b406f

US stock exchanges are increasing their efforts to attract new companies to fill the gap left by a decline in Chinese listings, and Turkey’s lira jumped sharply after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new savings scheme. Plus, the FT’s US banking correspondent, Imani Moise, explains why black Americans struggle to get cheap bank loans.

US Exchanges look elsewhere in Asia to replace lost Chinese listings

https://www.ft.com/content/4800e080-816c-415c-8269-5268ab81b91a

Turkey’s currency surges after Erdogan unveils lira savings scheme - with Laura Pitel

https://www.ft.com/content/5301a1ce-2658-4452-860c-4c19fbcaa037

Race and finance: America’s segregated banking sector - with Imani Moise

https://www.ft.com/content/e63cbe88-6d46-4119-9067-e10a926c61c2

Chinese investors pick luxury watches over houses

https://www.ft.com/content/a9a34f94-9a49-4938-ae9e-ec4e6d2f4838

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Chile veers left Dec 21, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5e8d9be2-8efa-4339-b80a-53ffe0664ec1

US retailers’ supply chain problems are being exacerbated by computer programs known as “Grinch bots” that are buying up the most sought-after holiday gifts in split-second online swoops, Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime is relaunching its initial public offering in Hong Kong with the help of investment from state-backed entities after being blacklisted by the US, and in Chile a former student protest leader has won the final round of the presidential election as the Latin American country took a decisive shift to the left after several years of civil unrest.

SenseTime’s IPO rescued by Chinese state-backed funds - with Ryan McMorrow

https://www.ft.com/content/71709423-0fe2-4028-b208-68cbd0b2bd30

‘Grinch bots’ buy up online goods during holiday shopping season

https://www.ft.com/content/11e81aaa-9c7e-4099-b3c8-54f8adc9e5ca

Chile election won by former student protest leader Gabriel Boric - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/fa9ba840-5d66-45e6-bf7a-2b8b4f6d9386

The fight for the future of Chile

https://www.ft.com/content/70981218-05a4-4685-86e0-a19b7cae7ff9

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The melody of a yield curve Dec 20, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/b08546bc-7eee-4c25-9e5c-db458728e4c2

US president Joe Biden suffered a blow to his efforts to pass his signature $1.75tn social spending bill when Joe Manchin, the pivotal Democratic senator from West Virginia, explicitly rejected the package, European countries are tightening restrictions to reduce the spread of Omicron after the Netherlands reimposed a strict nationwide lockdown on Saturday, and FT capital markets correspondent Tommy Stubbington explains why the yield curve is so important to investors using a musical interpretation of the all-important chart.

European countries impose travel curbs to slow Omicron’s spread

https://www.ft.com/content/3316b665-9bfa-4e7e-ae68-c46601950cef

Millions to lose child benefit as Biden social spending bill is delayed - with Taylor Nicole Rogers

https://www.ft.com/content/9f4f23ca-304f-4738-807f-17a24ca6e82c

Joe Manchin says he will vote against Biden spending bill

https://www.ft.com/content/a979165a-fd1c-4b85-8604-28085e2c0c9b

The yield curve: why investors are watching closely - with Tommy Stubbington

https://ig.ft.com/the-yield-curve-explained/

VIDEO: Sonification: turning the yield curve into music

https://www.ft.com/content/80269930-40c3-11e9-b896-fe36ec32aece

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FT Weekend—Predictions for 2022: Britney, flip phones and the metaverse Dec 18, 2021

It's the final FT Weekend episode of 2021, and we are marking the end of one unpredictable year and the start of another. What do you think will happen in 2022? Matt Vella, FT Weekend Magazine editor, joins Lilah to discuss listeners’ cultural predictions. A lot of them had an air of nostalgia: Will Britney make a documentary about her life? Will flip phones make a comeback? Then, our pop critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney teaches us the art of the perfect holiday playlist.

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Thank you for listening to the show this year. We’ll be back on January 8! What culture will you be reading, watching, listening to during the holidays? Say hi and let us know! Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Two books by the late, great bell hooks: The Will to Change, and All About Love

–The FT’s Christmas roundup-(the complete guide to eating, drinking, giving and self-caring your way to a very merry holiday this year): https://www.ft.com/content/3d6c80dd-dbc3-4e0e-939f-b917aa401dfc

Here are Ludo’s reviews of his favourite albums of the year (all free to read):

–The Weather Station: Ignorance https://www.ft.com/content/57aef341-cce1-4816-9939-3c71a3fe5edf

–Nation of Language: A Way Forward https://www.ft.com/content/ed7f3da8-d033-4ca0-90c7-1b7e4b425a19

–Pharoah Sanders, Floating Points and the London Symphony Orchestra: Promises https://www.ft.com/content/c00c0655-013d-4d3b-8c7c-bf7dea47c1fc

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The Bank of England’s surprise rate rise Dec 17, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5355f6b9-ad94-401e-bedd-557a9e75b15f

Residents of America’s biggest cities are struggling to book vaccine appointments because of the rising wave of the Omicron coronavirus variant, and TPG is joining the wave of private equity groups that are going public. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why investors were so taken aback by the Bank of England’s rate rise yesterday.

Americans rush for vaccine boosters ahead of Omicron wave - Kiran Stacey

https://www.ft.com/content/ed003f92-98fc-41e5-9884-565ddfe05196

France to block entry to UK tourists as Omicron surges

https://www.ft.com/content/9e84e155-2963-4d29-8331-cace0d022fa5

TPG joins wave of private equity groups going public

https://www.ft.com/content/8fd93e65-9cc5-4156-9489-214b7a8c44d2

Bank of England raises key interest rate to 0.25% - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/eb35ea37-fb8b-43a7-9d30-d985c58e62d7

Uefa picks US bank to lead €7bn football financing package

https://www.ft.com/content/25a79b68-ba14-466a-bffd-fcda2a1103a7

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The Fed expects three interest rate rises for next year Dec 16, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/5418e790-754e-4421-a7d2-99fd610466c3

Federal Reserve officials expect to raise interest rates three times next year, and investors are piling into inflation-linked assets in a bet that consumer prices will continue to soar. Plus, the FT’s law courts correspondent, Jane Croft, tells the tale of a money laundering conviction that started with garbage bags stuffed with cash.

Fed officials expect three rate rises next year in hawkish pivot on inflation

https://www.ft.com/content/834e773c-0bf6-4510-87d3-123a5d040c05

Investors pour billions of dollars into inflation-linked assets - with Kate Duguid

https://www.ft.com/content/76122770-a4ac-4cee-a045-fc1a298c1d5e

NatWest fined £265m for money laundering failures - with Jane Croft

https://www.ft.com/content/f080cc09-62bc-4898-9814-ee7759d80cd7

M&S sues discounter Aldi over ‘copycat’ Christmas gin

https://www.ft.com/content/ffccedd3-db95-4e5e-8641-d0cb9caeff81

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The queen of the bull market faces her toughest test Dec 15, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/9db04e62-720a-47b6-89a8-3fc0f383b489

The US Federal Reserve is expected to announce a swift scaling back of its enormous stimulus programme and boost its expectations for interest rate increases next year, and the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has taken the crypto industry to task for “widespread” problems with misleading and irresponsible ads. Plus, Ark Invest’s CEO, Cathie Wood, is known as the queen of the bull market. But the FT’s asset management editor, Harriet Agnew, explains that Wood’s concentrated bets on disruptive companies have left the pioneering ETF manager vulnerable.

Fed poised to announce acceleration of stimulus taper - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/834e773c-0bf6-4510-87d3-123a5d040c05

UK advertising regulator issues rebukes to crypto industry

https://www.ft.com/content/b48040e5-d510-4ac8-9e6c-6af568e587ad

Cathie Wood’s Ark: a tech-driven bull market on steroids - with Harriet Agnew

https://www.ft.com/content/67289726-85d3-47e2-9f1c-942f5f95d37d

Rentokil to buy US extermination specialist Terminix in $6.7bn deal

https://www.ft.com/content/9182feea-3dd5-406b-8b70-d3e1e7090227

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The battle inside JPMorgan over A-Rod’s millions Dec 14, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/6c90116a-d978-4b3c-9fba-0b57b2a42aec

The US Department of Labor is investigating Apple over claims that it retaliated against an employee who complained of workplace harassment and unsafe working conditions, European gas futures rose 10 per cent on Monday after German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said the Nord Stream 2 pipeline could not be permitted in its current form because it did not comply with EU law; and a senior banker at JPMorgan Chase is battling the bank and her colleagues who she says have been trying to poach her billionaire and multimillionaire clients.

Apple faces probe over whether it retaliated against whistleblower

https://www.ft.com/content/973aae8d-21d9-4e84-8912-ead071c7935d

European gas prices rise after German concerns over Nord Stream 2 - with Guy Chazan

https://www.ft.com/content/15a057f2-7647-496d-bcc6-6c4bcb836db6

A baseball star in the ‘shark tank’: inside JPMorgan’s client poaching row - with Joshua Franklin

https://www.ft.com/content/3b7ae6dc-b213-4463-b980-3b0401087187

Harley-Davidson to spin off electric motorcycle division

https://www.ft.com/content/0d290d5d-2f71-4991-928c-cc4518466f66

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Fast fashion’s new superpower: Shein Dec 13, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/99bcfb02-6de4-4658-9d7f-c210db884fdf

The cost of flying cargo around the world has reached record levels, and workers are demanding that gig economy companies explain their algorithms. Plus, the FT’s retail correspondent, Jonathan Eley, explains how the Chinese company Shein became one of the world’s biggest fast fashion companies and recently surpassed Zara to become the top fast fashion brand in the U.S.

Air freight costs soar to record high

https://www.ft.com/content/15b44fc9-5f86-4b28-ae05-a3233db13977

Workers demand gig economy companies explain their algorithms - with Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/95e7f150-b0f9-4602-8e5d-76a138b59851

Shein: the Chinese company storming the world of fast fashion - with Jonathan Eley

https://www.ft.com/content/ed0c9a35-7616-4b02-ac59-aac0ac154324

Widening CEO-employee pay gap challenges ‘stakeholder capitalism’

https://www.ft.com/content/7c9be0d8-d75b-45f3-8602-932ac25652b1

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: A trip to our secret book vault. Plus: the best books of 2021 Dec 11, 2021

This weekend, we’re going behind the scenes of the FT’s legendary Books of the Year roundup. Literary editor Frederick Studemann and deputy books editor Laura Battle take us into a secret room in the basement of the FT, where all the books sent in for review are kept behind lock and key. You’ll leave this episode with a lot on your reading list, including recommendations from editor Roula Khalaf, FT weekend editor Alec Russell, chief economics commentator Martin Wolf and more.

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Links and mentions from the episode:

–Roula Khalaf recommends Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

–Pilita Clark recommends The Hydrogen Revolution by Marco Alvira and How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm. Her whole climate list: https://on.ft.com/3DFcYLr

–Alec Russell recommends Sentient by Jackie Higgins and Free by Lea Ypi

–Edwin Heathcote recommends Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub. His whole architecture and design list: https://www.ft.com/content/37545da9-7142-408b-a0bb-e458079ebd53

–One of Edwin’s favorite books of the past few years is Sandfuture by Justin Beal. Here’s his review (free to read): https://www.ft.com/content/91a35024-4e41-4325-81ca-2373321ae4ff

–Fred Studemann recommends Notes from Deep Time by Helen Gordon, The Passenger by Ulrich Boschwitz and Just the Plague by Lyudmila Ulitskaya

–Laura Battle recommends Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, and the audiobook of Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. Her whole fiction list: https://www.ft.com/content/7a881a03-2462-459e-930c-f526e4e54449

–Martin Wolf’s economics list: https://www.ft.com/content/25ca2b59-8047-4f9b-bf99-e7f7c15d8d51

–Explore the whole Books of the Year package: https://www.ft.com/booksof2021

Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design is by Breen Turner.

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The markets shrug off Omicron Dec 10, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/699883ef-69b7-425f-a149-915268ccac82

US consumer prices for November are expected to have increased at the fastest pace in nearly 40 years, and workers at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, have voted to become the coffee shop chain’s first unionised store in the US. Plus, FT markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why investors are shrugging off the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

US consumer prices expected to log biggest annual gain since 1982 - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/f355feab-e9f0-4dfc-bcd7-1759983dfb16

Markets: variant, what variant? - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/c9a674a8-a961-4f7b-be1f-7a6922526296

Starbucks workers approve first US union at Buffalo store - with Taylor Nicole Rogers

https://www.ft.com/content/99653893-e23a-47ef-be04-6076b7a6e5b3

Sackler name to be removed from Metropolitan Museum of Art galleries

https://www.ft.com/content/2a898811-ddce-40fc-a736-f538ec31d58d

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Evergrande’s endgame Dec 09, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/f448826b-f40b-49be-824d-5795493cee5f

The Big Four accounting firms have recorded their strongest financial performance since the collapse of Enron, and Apple is tolerating a loose interpretation of its new privacy rules allowing app developers to collect data from its 1bn iPhone users for targeted advertising. Plus, the FT’s Beijing Bureau chief, Tom Mitchell, explains how the Chinese government might orchestrate the slow-motion collapse of indebted property developer Evergrande.

Big Four post strongest performance since Enron as advisory business booms - with Michael O’Dwyer

https://www.ft.com/content/95a0c80b-1262-42c3-ac5b-bb693e06d3c4

Apple reaches quiet truce over iPhone privacy changes - with Patrick McGee

https://www.ft.com/content/69396795-f6e1-4624-95d8-121e4e5d7839

Beijing seeks to orchestrate slow-motion collapse for Evergrande - with Thomas Hale

https://www.ft.com/content/21acda99-ee35-4f6d-8cfa-017d55e1bb10

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Biden-Putin spar over Ukraine Dec 08, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/4f159e0e-06fa-4610-8768-4807a47b6fbe

China is preparing a blacklist that could tightly restrict the main channel technology start-ups use to attract international capital, and the US is pressuring Germany to block Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas in the event that Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine. Plus, the FT’s hedge fund correspondent, Laurence Fletcher, talks about Elliott Management, one of the most “fearsome” activist hedge funds.

China to tighten rules for tech companies seeking foreign money

https://www.ft.com/content/7689489c-cdad-4596-a7c6-0774ed68bf5a

US demands halt to Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades Ukraine -with Max Seddon

https://www.ft.com/content/d1ed75b0-338f-42f8-836b-f94cb00670ca

Activist investor Elliott attacks SSE over renewable energy plans -with Laurence Fletcher

https://www.ft.com/content/68faf5d2-ae6a-4391-aa64-3ca8ace45715

Chinese marriages fall to 13-year low as demographic crisis brews

https://www.ft.com/content/f0fe5b5e-6a0f-4b39-b457-db07294c696f

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Researchers struggle to access Facebook data Dec 07, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/0c162b9e-4c9a-40bf-ab48-a6d5f9830f6e

A sustained rally in the price of carbon allowances could prompt UK government intervention, Germany’s new government is prioritising climate goals, and the FT’s European technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia, reports on academics’ struggles to access Facebook data that they need in order to find out more about the social effect of the company’s platforms.

Carbon price surge triggers UK market mechanism

https://www.ft.com/content/4b4631ac-92fa-47da-9d81-1c01aa185cd0

Olaf Scholz plots a way round Germany’s debt rules - with Guy Chazan

https://www.ft.com/content/7f035d83-a85f-4a42-b81c-0d61af37e4fa

Investigating Facebook: a fractious relationship with academia - with Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/1f409239-9e4a-4988-b6fa-cad4dbe7c344

Ghosn brands Nissan ‘visionless’ as electric vehicle plan falls flat

https://www.ft.com/content/b7dd2398-a338-4fef-ad54-b1272e916651

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The Tesla-financial complex Dec 06, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/6842cbfd-af06-459d-80cb-e62f68db910c

Several of Toshiba’s biggest shareholders accuse the conglomerate of failing to fully pursue talks with private equity buyers and plan to vote against a company proposal to split into three separate businesses, European auto suppliers say half a million jobs would be at risk under EU plans to effectively ban combustion-engine cars by 2035, and Tesla’s outsized influence in financial markets may not be due to its market capitalization but what FT global finance correspondent Robin Wigglesworth calls the “Tesla-financial complex.”

Toshiba shareholders accuse conglomerate of overlooking privatisation bids

https://www.ft.com/content/f284fdaf-a900-4af4-920c-5c42091b19db

European auto suppliers warn shift to electric would put 500,000 jobs at risk - with Joe Miller

https://www.ft.com/content/1e0040c9-aab2-4881-828b-e992f23a9f3e

The ‘Tesla-financial complex’: how carmaker gained influence over the markets - with Robin Wigglesworth

https://www.ft.com/content/17f0cd1f-e751-4ddb-b13c-ea4e685b55c0

Singapore suspends crypto exchange over spat with K-pop group BTS

https://www.ft.com/content/eea3a969-0dbd-4894-a049-1f566ef1660e

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Weekend: Seeing Princess Diana, with ‘Spencer’ director Pablo Larraín Dec 04, 2021

Do we need another Princess Diana film? Maybe we do, actually. This weekend, we’re talking about new ways to see old things. Lilah speaks with director Pablo Larraín, who our film critic calls ‘one of the most consistently interesting directors in cinema today’. He explains the creative process behind his new film Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Diana. Then, we ask the question: what is up with the House of Lords? The FT’s political editor George Parker explains why one of the world’s most prominent democracies has an entirely unelected house of legislature, with some seats passed down hereditarily to eldest sons.

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Links from the episode:

–Film critic Danny Leigh’s interview with Pablo Larraín: https://www.ft.com/content/87efb3c2-82ee-11ea-b6e9-a94cffd1d9bf

–Spencer review: https://www.ft.com/content/e05684d2-9161-4fdd-94cf-7d8f4576ffaa

–George Parker on the House of Lords: https://www.ft.com/content/d5aebb99-0316-41a9-b19a-505713e4fb41

–Last year’s predictions — forecasting the world in 2021: https://www.ft.com/content/cbfe6821-c70b-4e4d-977b-979bfe929fd3

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Brazil’s bullish finance minister Dec 03, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/e596c61d-a93c-48e6-8a16-c3b67d1f3f17

Saudi Arabia has agreed to keep increasing monthly crude oil production following a charm offensive by Biden administration officials, the US is delaying a deal to remove Trump-era tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and Brazil’s economy has entered a technical recession but its finance minister remains bullish about his economy. Plus, FT Weekend deputy editor, Esther Bintliff, talks about the magazine’s 2021 list of the 25 most influential women.

Opec+ sticks with oil supply increase after US overture to Saudi Arabia

https://www.ft.com/content/ef94213b-4b7f-44de-903e-1b48d35213ab

Brexit fears hold back US-UK trade deal

https://www.ft.com/content/608e5634-9894-449d-9a09-4f903f0e7169

Brazil’s finance minister vows ‘fight to the end’ to save reforms

https://www.ft.com/content/933c9809-4055-4c3b-b14a-00700630e5bb

The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2021

https://www.ft.com/womenof2021

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Iran’s looming water crisis Dec 02, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/79f693ec-50d9-42d0-94af-b8b5d9d8d931

The US-based Women’s Tennis Association says it will suspend its tournaments in China over Beijing’s handling of tennis star Peng Shuai and her sexual assault allegations; the rapid growth of multi-manager hedge funds has unleashed a fierce battle for talent and driven compensation for top traders sky-high; a local dispute in France over an offshore wind farm has spiralled into a polarising national election issue; and Iran’s historic city of Isfahan has been the site of big protests over a shortage of water.

WTA suspends tennis tournaments in China over Peng Shuai case

https://www.ft.com/content/c827fb41-e5fe-49cf-a31c-aa99b4a56d2e

Hedge funds wage pandemic battle for talent

https://www.ft.com/content/241505c0-daf8-4ea7-b727-b0ba774c00fa

France: the battle over wind power stirs up the election

https://www.ft.com/content/29cb5f2b-9b09-49bf-b306-c3a782191f6c

Iranian water protests a ‘wake-up call’ for regime

https://www.ft.com/content/1f484ccb-794c-4122-bd29-be15e75fe0bb

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Stock market fragility Dec 01, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5810c0fd-5325-4b58-93d6-4790d00956ad

Jay Powell signalled his support for a quicker withdrawal of the Federal Reserve’s massive asset purchase programme, and the world’s biggest clothing retailer, Inditex, has named the 37-year-old daughter of its founder as the company’s new chair. Plus, Robin Wigglesworth, the FT’s global finance correspondent, explains why markets might be more fragile than many people think.

Powell signals support for quicker ‘taper’ of Fed’s bond buying scheme

https://www.ft.com/content/181021d7-9dc4-4a55-a8e9-d5ae26e8e5c1

Markets are more fragile than investors think

https://www.ft.com/content/c25bd7df-0f13-4bb1-94b3-e36ed8fb2b97

Inditex shares fall after it appoints founder’s daughter as chair

https://www.ft.com/content/57283cb1-20d8-43a7-85aa-6ca59a49099c

Morrisons ditches soya for insects in chicken feed to hatch carbon neutral eggs

https://www.ft.com/content/ce180ed3-67c5-4e47-91e3-32049866cae1

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Jack Dorsey exits Twitter Nov 30, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/b6aa92ea-4a07-4423-acbe-deacad5313a5

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as the company’s chief executive on Monday, and an activist investor has called on commodities giant Glencore to spin off its thermal coal business. Plus, the FT’s global pharmaceutical correspondent, Hannah Kuchler, explains how Pfizer came to dominate the market for Covid jabs and what the concerns are about the company’s market power.

Activist calls on Glencore to spin off coal assets

https://www.ft.com/content/6f5a8c43-76d4-4843-a15e-47bc767ec6d8

Jack Dorsey resigns as Twitter chief executive

https://www.ft.com/content/bf45fd08-51d1-41bb-82cd-b3157a5da055

The inside story of the Pfizer vaccine: ‘a once-in-an-epoch windfall’

https://www.ft.com/content/0cea5e3f-d4c4-4ee2-961a-3aa150f388ec

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Nations race to contain the Omicron variant Nov 29, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/f39ef841-2756-40c4-9da5-487316beac2e

Countries are imposing new lockdowns and travel restrictions to try and contain the new Omicron coronavirus variant, and the UK’s competition regulator is expected to try and reverse Meta’s acquisition of online gif platform Giphy. Plus, the FT’s Tehran correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, offers a view from Iran as the country prepares to sit down with Western powers in Vienna this week for talks intended at reviving the moribund nuclear accord.

Nations race to contain Omicron variant as more cases detected

https://www.ft.com/content/2da44fcf-99f7-43a8-b4b0-c3c1d4782cf3

UK regulator expected to block Meta’s $400m Giphy deal

https://www.ft.com/content/662c8e3f-4909-4bec-9131-c0237bb4897d

Iran’s Raisi under pressure to deliver as patience frays

https://www.ft.com/content/6ea22507-55c2-47d1-95c0-111ef1496163

Ghislaine Maxwell trial set to shed light on Epstein misdeeds

https://www.ft.com/content/58d5b0f8-c711-4bc8-b51a-6ce00bbeeeee

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FT Weekend: Eat, drink and be merry Nov 27, 2021

What do you think of when you hear the words ‘British food’? This week, to celebrate the FT Weekend Magazine’s food and drink holiday special, we’re digging in. Food critic Tim Hayward praises modern British cuisine and challenges his compatriots to be proud of their food culture. Our team visits one of the last standing eel and pie shops in London to explore how culinary traditions survive. Then, Lilah learns a great holiday cocktail from one of Brooklyn’s best mixologists, Shannon Mustipher, author of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails and the first African-American bartender to write a cocktail recipe book in 100 years.

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Links from the episode:

— Tim Hayward on how Britain overcame its culinary cringe: https://www.ft.com/content/5e718d4e-140f-4991-9dd1-2779d64732c5

— Tim in this weekend’s Magazine Food and Drink Special, about the merry hell of Christmas: https://www.ft.com/content/fb718958-a556-42bb-9ac9-33b394f8fc52

— The 25 best hotel bars in the world, including Lilah’s recommendation: https://www.ft.com/content/a51b0215-344e-4aa0-b3b4-c5a78ddd8299

— Shannon Mustipher’s book, Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails: https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780789335548/

— You can explore the whole magazine issue here: https://www.ft.com/magazine

Shannon’s cocktail: Tha God’s Honest Truth, inspired by El Diablo

1.75 oz Casa Dragones Tequila Blanco, 1 oz Ginger Beer (with low sugar content, like Fever-Tree), .75 oz Hisbiscus Syrup, .75 lemon Juice. Combine all but ginger beer in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled Collins glass. Tip off with ginger beer, garnish with a lime wheel, then serve.

Sorrel (Hisbiscus) Syrup

500 ml water, 500 ml sugar, 2 -3 cinnamon sticks, 5 whole cloves. In a saucepan, toast the cinnamon and cloves for 2 minutes, until aromas are released. Add the water and bring to a soft boil (don’t over-boil). Add the sugar, reduce to a low simmer and whisk briskly to dissolve. Add ¾ cup dried hibiscus and simmer for 30-45 minutes, until desired flavor extraction is achieved. To serve: Strain out the solids and chill prior to use.

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Biden’s strategic political reserve Nov 24, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5074f2b1-fd14-490a-9234-3027d565adc9

President Joe Biden has authorised the release of 50m barrels of oil “over the coming months” from the US strategic petroleum reserve in a move co-ordinated with China, India, Japan, South Korea and the UK to drive down fuel prices and FT Video journalist and producer Donell Newkirk discusses his FT documentary on the evolution of the music industry.

US to release 50m barrels of oil from reserves - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/4e7f2590-1a4f-4792-9e64-eafabdef6534

How to make money in the music business - with Donell Newkirk

https://www.ft.com/video/cae8ce65-9639-4c9d-978c-b5759d0774f5

Radiohead’s interactive ‘exhibition’ pushes music and games into new territory

https://www.ft.com/content/eb18c19a-d568-4436-991c-d4e302a3cdc0

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China’s game-changing hypersonic technology Nov 23, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/e83a0e51-9195-4c95-8f0b-263f97794302

Joe Biden has nominated Jay Powell to serve a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve, opting for continuity as the US economy grapples with persistently high inflation and a patchy labour market recovery; China’s hypersonic weapons test in July included a technological advance that enabled it to fire a missile as it approached its target travelling at least five times the speed of sound, a capability no country has previously demonstrated and one that caught Pentagon scientists off guard.

Joe Biden nominates Jay Powell for second term as Fed chair

https://www.ft.com/content/9e9540a2-2ba8-4e0e-84d8-a1945c20453a

Chinese hypersonic weapon fired a missile over South China Sea, Pentagon struggles to understand how Beijing mastered technology

https://www.ft.com/content/a127f6de-f7b1-459e-b7ae-c14ed6a9198c

Uber to sell cannabis to customers in Canada

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The growing problem of space junk Nov 22, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/db10452c-ddf2-445a-a28f-34253506c142

Saudi Arabia has an ambitious goal to increase domestic military production as part of Crown Prince Mohammed’s plan to diversify the oil-dependent economy, video game maker Electronic Arts and football governing body Fifa are in a bitter dispute over the value of the Fifa name that could end their lucrative sports licensing partnership, and the FT’s international business editor Peggy Hollinger says Russia’s destruction last week of one of its old satellites adds to the risk of debris colliding with spacecraft.

EA and Fifa’s 30-year video game union at risk in battle over name - with Murad Ahmed

https://www.ft.com/content/433c3af7-6ea1-4c7f-ab94-94a431aec2d4

Russian satellite debris is a wake-up call for emerging space industry - with Peggy Hollinger

https://www.ft.com/content/c27d6560-8641-4f0c-926b-8278de737206

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FT Weekend: The art of conversation, with Ruby Wax Nov 20, 2021

FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our Life & Arts journalism into audio form. You can follow it on its own feed at 'FT Weekend'. This week, we talk about conversation. Columnist Enuma Okoro explores what makes certain conversations feel good. Lilah and US Managing Editor Peter Spiegel chase the mystery of who actually wrote the US constitution along with esteemed historian William Ewald. And Ruby Wax, the iconic celebrity interviewer of the 90s, tells us how she got stars good and bad—from the Spice Girls to Bill Cosby—to open up and show us who they really are.

Links from the episode:

— The FT’s best books of 2021 (paywall): https://www.ft.com/booksof2021

— Enuma Okoro on the art of conversation: https://www.ft.com/content/7ea1d669-a490-418e-a4a0-5aa04175657a

— Watch Lilah’s full conversation with Ruby Wax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E317YWBFyws

— Watch a lecture by UPenn law and philosophy professor William Ewald, on forgotten founding father James Wilson: https://vimeo.com/521928817

— Ewald’s published articles about Wilson: https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/do/search/?q=author_lname%3A%22Ewald%22%20AND%20author_fname%3A%22William%22

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Euro drama in currency markets Nov 19, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/896cc408-68c4-4fd1-960b-85bb18843384

Ford and General Motors said on Thursday that they are improving links with semiconductor manufacturers to improve their supply of electronic chips as the car industry confronts a shortage. Some foreign companies are still investing in Turkey despite the country’s ailing economy. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why the euro is losing value against the US dollar and why it could potentially make inflation worse.

Ford and GM pursue ties with semiconductor groups to boost chip supply

https://www.ft.com/content/06252ac7-5b10-45d8-834f-c7180722bda0

Euro hit by bets ECB monetary policy will diverge from major peers - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/f09a8ba8-c196-46d0-8fe7-15d6ae64364f

Turkey defies warnings and cuts interest rates

https://www.ft.com/content/2db0434d-2851-4485-850d-06cfca32ff22

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EV market capitalisations go bonkers Nov 18, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/eb7eaf32-597e-403a-bb3c-71290113ad92

US President Joe Biden has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the country’s biggest oil companies are engaged in “potentially illegal conduct”, the euro fell to its lowest level in 16 months this week as currency markets bet on divergence between the ECB and other major central banks. Plus, the market capitalisation of electric vehicle upstart Rivian has surpassed that of VW and FT global motor industry correspondent Peter Campbell explains why investors are piling into EV shares.

Joe Biden demands probe of ‘potentially illegal conduct’ in oil sector - with Lauren Fedor

https://www.ft.com/content/66df689f-8a8e-4adb-a57a-664142c8be46

Euro hit by bets ECB monetary policy will diverge from major peers

https://www.ft.com/content/f09a8ba8-c196-46d0-8fe7-15d6ae64364f

EV maker Rivian eclipses Volkswagen in value while Lucid overtakes Ford - with Peter Campbell

https://www.ft.com/content/a0575122-404d-4d11-b54b-f1af77733a4e

Staples Center in Los Angeles to be renamed Crypto.com Arena - with Sara Germano

https://www.ft.com/content/0e4af0d3-0ae9-48c5-8aee-9a1a9a5721a4

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On trial in the Vatican Nov 17, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/e08f700a-75e9-427d-b360-2a7c99c3fb24

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have agreed to hold talks aimed at reducing tensions as US anxiety grows over China’s expanding nuclear arsenal and its recent test of a hypersonic weapon, Germany’s energy regulator said it had “temporarily suspended” certification of the Kremlin-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and today a high stakes trial involving the Holy See’s investments in a London property development is set to resume in a court in the Vatican.

US and China agree to hold talks on nuclear arsenals

https://www.ft.com/content/6e8ad43b-0bb8-4d03-b768-dcb534589841

Germany suspends certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline - with Erika Solomon

https://www.ft.com/content/a5141b69-0655-48b2-a53a-76d841b02702

Vatican cardinal goes on trial in landmark financial corruption case - with Miles Johnson

https://www.ft.com/content/9ead42bd-d6bb-4b02-b160-00cfd0e400f3

UK ad watchdog investigates ‘meme coin’ Floki Inu’s London marketing blitz

https://www.ft.com/content/741bc6ac-74cc-405b-a9f3-93d2a98bfeca

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Shell shifts HQ to the UK Nov 16, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/fe1805b2-ef2f-48b4-9ca3-37e8c5f82e11

The use of brand new “virgin” plastics by some of the world’s largest brands has peaked and is on track to fall significantly by 2025, US coal prices have jumped to their highest level in more than 12 years. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, Helen Thomas, explains why Royal Dutch Shell is leaving Amsterdam for the UK.

Global brands’ use of ‘virgin’ plastics on track for significant drop by 2025

https://www.ft.com/content/c4a4e31d-dbe2-4a54-b059-88d175bef5f2

US coal prices jump to highest level since 2009

https://www.ft.com/content/180e4544-6448-48d2-a347-5f9d27b43d61

Dutch government scrambles to keep Shell in Netherlands

https://www.ft.com/content/6339b89b-af46-480f-b34e-8c7fb6ae1e60

Oatly shares tumble as plant-milk maker warns on revenues

https://www.ft.com/content/a17345bc-9306-44ca-8e6c-26fc071166cc

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Brexit drama 2.0 Nov 15, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/42928696-226a-4d50-9a49-4ee16f8b107f

Beijing has accused the EU of risking damage to world supply chains by throwing up regulatory and trade hurdles to foreign businesses, and the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow led to an agreement among 197 countries on new rules for limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Plus, the FT’s EU correspondent, Andy Bounds, explains Article 16 and why the Brexit deal could unravel over Northern Ireland.

China accuses the EU of threatening global trade

https://www.ft.com/content/9c9dbc9e-1d33-4e41-9c79-b0df51cd678e

COP26 agrees new climate rules but India and China weaken coal pledge - with Emiliya Mychasuk

https://www.ft.com/content/c891d4af-f80b-48f0-8b6f-a8763655c936

Northern Ireland Brexit deadlock: what is Article 16 and what happens if it is triggered? - with Andy Bounds

https://www.ft.com/content/b09a58c0-27fb-4453-a6a0-1f2cd74b9ea2

Premier League closes in on record sale of US TV rights

https://www.ft.com/content/1cb410ac-983d-43da-bd1e-e4faa808d157

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FT Weekend: How to live forever Nov 13, 2021

FT Weekend is a weekly Saturday show that brings the best of our weekend journalism into audio form, with everything from culture and food and the arts, to nuanced questions and big ideas. In this episode, we ask the question: what does it mean to defy death? Rock climber Leo Houlding tells us about his terrifying family holidays, scaling vertical cliff-faces with his two young kids. We also explore radical life extension with science writer Anjana Ahuja. How close are we scientifically to extending the human lifespan to 150 or 200? What are the implications when we get there? And do we really want to live forever? PLUS: inside the luxury life extension market, with How to Spend it writer Tiffanie Darke.

Links from the episode:

— Leo Houlding’s extreme family holiday in Wyoming’s wild west: https://www.ft.com/content/0bcba30a-bb46-4bc1-8a7d-9166dc43a5e8

— Anjana Ahuja on whether we can live forever: https://www.ft.com/content/60d9271c-ae0a-4d44-8b11-956cd2e484a9

— Inside the life extension market, with Tiffanie Darke: https://www.ft.com/content/867e647b-c0e8-4aeb-9777-fedff7ec3476

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Facebook’s whistleblower goes to Europe Nov 12, 2021

Toshiba has ruled out pursuing a deal to take the whole company private and is set to reveal a plan to split the business in three, and Facebook’s whistleblower is calling on the UK and EU to do more to control online harm. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, will dive into the latest US inflation report and Elon Musk’s sale of 10 per cent of his Tesla shares.

Toshiba rules out deal to take whole group private

https://www.ft.com/content/045c6366-3c54-4462-89b4-95246122c948?

Facebook whistleblower warns UK and EU to do more to control online harm with Madhumita Murgia

https://www.ft.com/content/dcc9c9bf-2abe-4167-aaac-efc067d5a359

VIDEO: Facebook whistleblower on 'harmful but legal' content | FT interview

https://www.ft.com/video/19aaadc2-a12a-4404-81c7-384a6c63fb49

Inflation is bad, but not worse - with Katie Martin

https://www.ft.com/content/201ab9be-60f5-4ed1-88be-58639e89f4c8

Elon Musk offloads nearly $5bn in Tesla shares

https://www.ft.com/content/c88eaf9f-6d56-4cb3-9fd5-22847835f73b

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Inflation bites Biden Nov 11, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/7d4a1b33-d4a4-4bff-a305-23c082be7c57

US consumer prices jumped in October at the fastest pace in three decades, and shares of electric truck startup Rivian soared on its first day of trading. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains why Colombia’s president is castigating cocaine users for their role in destroying the Amazon rainforest.

US consumer prices rise at fastest pace in three decades - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/5a5a7e5f-4207-4de1-9432-002f96de67bb

Electric vehicle start-up Rivian soars on stock market debut - with Dave Lee

https://www.ft.com/content/e2fb010f-0d29-4e80-8ad7-797973d463f7

Colombia’s president says cocaine users culpable in Amazon destruction - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/375f07cd-4c3b-404a-b812-1b81dca7c1c7

Disney’s streaming growth disappoints in fourth quarter

https://www.ft.com/content/9d8fedd1-36db-45c8-8596-dce1905ec6f7

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Big investors get tougher with companies over climate change Nov 10, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/5656f24c-a8db-4626-bd6f-c2ab0aa4aa8c

General Electric plans to break into three separate companies after years of trying to respond to flaws in its business model exposed by the financial crisis, China’s President Xi Jinping is paving the way for his unprecedented bid for a third term in power. Plus, the FT’s investment correspondent, Attracta Mooney, explains why a growing number of asset managers are getting tougher on companies in their portfolios to address climate change.

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GE to split into healthcare, energy and aviation companies - with Andrew Edgecliff-Johnson

https://www.ft.com/content/fb73e702-e885-4c20-8857-ddd29dc623af

Xi lays groundwork for third term by adopting Mao and Deng’s power play - with Tom Mitchell

https://www.ft.com/content/71b165a6-052d-4d7d-9006-e2e757f40d98

Stay or sell? The $110tn investment industry gets tougher on climate - with Attracta Mooney

https://www.ft.com/content/ee08d61d-4c98-4398-9971-93036d67e91e

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Elon Musk’s Twitter followers say sell Nov 09, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/64380f52-df32-4ad7-b2b6-fec42ee95ce1

Federal Reserve governor Randal Quarles’ decision to leave the US central bank next month creates yet another opening for the Biden administration to fill amid uncertainty about the institution’s leadership, Tesla shares fell nearly 5 per cent on Monday after millions of Twitter users polled by chief executive Elon Musk concluded that he should sell 10 per cent of his stake in the electric carmaker. Plus, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has promised an $8.8bn share buyback programme over the next 12 months.

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Tesla shares slide after Musk’s Twitter poll backs stake sale - with Richard Waters

https://www.ft.com/content/2ac226d6-0eba-4f97-91c1-fb70076c20b0

Fed governor Randal Quarles to leave post next month - with James Politi

https://www.ft.com/content/6e312624-0399-4d76-85e9-80e61f1f8c91

SoftBank unveils $8.8bn share buyback following investor pressure - with Kana Inagaki

https://www.ft.com/content/ca7df7d4-7e7e-43b2-85d6-36432d0d9d66

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Why footballers stumble in their finances Nov 08, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/e9bcbc06-e603-4baf-b5d1-fd8603103bb5

French authorities have opened an investigation into the French operations of UK metals magnate Sanjeev Gupta, and President Joe Biden is moving ahead with his next bill on his ambitious legislative agenda while struggling to revive his political fortunes. Plus, the FT’s Money Clinic podcast host, Claer Barrett, talks about the financial minefields that young British footballers often fail to navigate.

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French prosecutors investigate Sanjeev Gupta’s business empire

https://www.ft.com/content/b9debac5-bf40-4392-ab9f-2bdb70dcae28

Biden seeks course out of doldrums after US legislative victory - with Lauren Fedor

https://www.ft.com/content/fa0282fd-e8dc-43f1-8222-39e1efdc262e

The financial secrets of footballers, part one - with Claer Barrett

https://www.ft.com/content/962ee94e-1b6d-4631-a6ab-08ff3abea724

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Bond investors and central banks Nov 05, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/d6716d79-4cbd-4955-b07b-64740a4a6d5b

The White House has said Opec+ risks imperilling the global economic recovery by refusing to speed up oil production increases, and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is facing pressure to announce a new stock buyback programme next week. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains how inflation has complicated the relationship between markets and central banks.

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White House says Opec risks imperilling economic recovery - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/4a2fc7b2-c963-4418-9997-d1bf203c3a35

SoftBank under pressure from investors to prop up share price

https://www.ft.com/content/d5fe83e9-f663-4cdb-90b6-6663683c6ba1

Global bonds rally strongly after Bank of England leaves investors ‘wrongfooted’ - with Katie Martin

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Argentina vs the IMF Nov 04, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/22e5487a-3e75-46db-abf0-c8e5e5fd7ad4

The Federal Reserve said it would begin scaling back its massive $120bn monthly bond-buying programme this month, the British government has approached Qatar with the intention of the Gulf state becoming a gas “supplier of last resort”, and Iran will resume stalled talks on November 29 with global powers aimed at reviving the country’s ailing nuclear deal. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains why Argentina is having a hard time coming to an agreement with the IMF during debt negotiations.

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Fed to start winding back $120bn-a-month stimulus programme - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/d10c157f-5530-48a0-9c5f-afed19057d8a

Iran talks over nuclear deal to restart on November

https://www.ft.com/content/aa012e45-e2b6-4a65-840d-591450260e0f

Argentina hardens stance against IMF as debt renegotiations bog down - with Michael Stott

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Financing the fight against climate change Nov 03, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/44757917-71f4-4699-8bde-49ebd15feebe

Banks have watered down climate pledges and continued to finance the fossil fuel industry in the six years since the Paris accord was signed, and Gulf states are making net zero carbon emission pledges but say they need to keep oil flowing to fund their green energy transitions. Plus, the FT’s US editor-at-large, Gillian Tett, explains how private institutions are stepping up to fund the fight against climate change.

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Banks face accusations of greenwashing as global warming fears mount

https://www.ft.com/content/0ea3267c-d61f-4120-a976-0b81b60836c5

Climate finance: where does all the money go?

https://www.ft.com/content/d9e832b7-525b-470b-89db-6275853315dd

Gulf states push for net zero but warn ‘we can’t just switch off the tap’

https://www.ft.com/content/fbc33e10-fc4f-481e-8516-52a6bcf9dec3

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Apple’s privacy policy wreaks havoc on rivals Nov 02, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/d5d05648-ea0e-4c8a-ac0f-daad0d8ce5fb

World leaders warned of severe consequences of nations failing to strike deals to limit global warming at the opening session of the Glasgow COP26 UN climate conference, and Barclays’ chief executive Jes Staley is stepping down following a regulatory investigation into the way he described his relationship with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, the FT’s chief business columnist explains why Apple’s new privacy policy demonstrates the power it has over its rivals.

FT COP26 live blog:

https://www.ft.com/content/e9f81272-3986-44de-9715-e83ec9be2bd2

COP26: A moment of truth

https://www.ft.com/content/71e84776-862f-476d-a795-be6f85d8e25d

Barclays chief Jes Staley to step down following Epstein investigation

https://www.ft.com/content/9b778298-e1ab-4c5c-b03f-f73ecaee0117

Apple has too much power over its rivals

https://www.ft.com/content/94d9f964-10d8-4ff3-9781-821f3fc9ee3a

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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COP26: a climate gathering like no other Nov 01, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/24a0e0ed-749d-4b6e-adbd-1f3c3a6cadb3

The FT’s clean energy and environment correspondent, Leslie Hook, has a curtain raiser on COP26, the most important climate summit since the 2015 Paris agreement. Plus, the FT’s US financial commentator Rob Armstrong and US editor- at-large and Moral Money newsletter founder Gillian Tett go head-to-head in a debate over whether investing in environmental, social and governance causes can really change the world.

COP26 summit is a pivotal moment for the planet - with Leslie Hook

https://www.ft.com/content/6ad9c521-b5ae-4876-be89-97d978485d48

The ESG investing industry is dangerous - with Robert Armstrong

https://www.ft.com/content/ec02fd5d-e8bd-45bd-b015-a5799ae820cf

Gillian Tett explains ESG's importance - with Gillian Tett

https://www.ft.com/video/eba8dff7-ae9e-47db-b054-c8ed52ad8e79

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Introducing Working It: Can wellness apps fix us and beat staff burnout? Oct 30, 2021

This is the podcast about doing work differently. Join host Isabel Berwick every Wednesday for expert analysis and watercooler chat about ahead-of-the-curve workplace trends, the big ideas shaping work today — and the old habits we need to leave behind.

Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/working-it/id1591925469

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Or wherever you get your podcasts.

The wellness industry is a trillion-dollar business, and the pandemic has turbo-charged it. One of the biggest trends has been the rise in employers buying their staff access to meditation and fitness apps. But does this ‘quick fix’ approach work? And are there better ways to boost wellbeing ?

Isabel talks to Lorna Borenstein, chief executive of Grokker, a corporate wellness app about the reasons why she set up the platform and how clients and her own staff use it. It’s all part of a culture of taking care of employees - a topic Lorna has explored more deeply in her book It’s Personal, offering advice to other managers on how to help staff feel better [tl;dr: talk less, listen more].We also speak to FT colleague Emma Jacobs, about the corporate care culture. She is a little more skeptical.

We would love to hear from you - email us at workingit@ft.com. You can also follow @isabelberwick on Twitter and Instagram or reach out via email: isabel.berwick@ft.com. Thanks.

Mentioned in the podcast and other interesting reading:

Emma Jacobs’ prophetic pre-pandemic guide to workplace wellness by app: https://www.ft.com/content/d1d58aae-437c-11ea-abea-0c7a29cd66fe
FT series, Burnout: https://www.ft.com/burnout
Deloitte report [2020] on employee mental health showing £5 benefit for every £1 spent: https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/consulting/articles/mental-health-and-employers-refreshing-the-case-for-investment.html
Video, Emma Jacobs on how to detox from your smartphone: https://www-ft-com.newman.richmond.edu/video/b4115321-b915-3a42-9814-ad0be4c0e7f5?playlist-name=section-0b83bc44-4a55-4958-882e-73ba6b2b0aa6&playlist-offset=206

Presented by Isabel Berwick. Editorial direction from Renée Kaplan. Assistant producer is Persis Love. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Produced by Novel.

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Special episode: a trip to the NYSE trading floor Oct 29, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/e66c93b1-996c-48ea-9a13-597410ec7e47

Facebook is changing its name to Meta, and the European Central Bank is proving a tough read for bond investors, and what are those ads appearing in London’s transit system advertising a new “meme” coin Floki Inu? Plus, the New York Stock Exchange has the last open outcry trading floor. We’ll take you there to meet some of the people who work there, and find out what humans bring to market quality.

Facebook changes name to Meta in corporate rebranding

https://www.ft.com/content/b20fd8ea-2dda-45ad-aa15-1ed7a7e5e46f

How coronavirus turned the business of trading at banks on its head

https://www.ft.com/content/8066154d-83c4-49a6-97d4-4c3c65684136

ECB keeps buying bonds and leaves rates unchanged despite rising inflation

https://www.ft.com/content/c1246d03-0902-4766-95c9-866324f22c99

‘Meme’ coin seeks to tap crypto craze with London ad barrage

https://www.ft.com/content/b4da6160-a632-423b-8d8b-ca86489f1d22

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The risks of private capital Oct 28, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/c0ee2974-0e6d-43b4-ae05-6c4be9aea94f

Activist hedge fund Third Point is pressuring Royal Dutch Shell to break itself up, and Israel’s coalition government is trying to find its footing in a post-Netanyahu era. Plus, the FT’s global finance correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth, explains what makes him wary of private markets.

Activist fund Third Point calls for break-up of Shell - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/b4fc6926-e991-43ca-9ac8-3b1478c23dd5

Israel breaks out of its global isolation

https://www.ft.com/content/a67207a6-e2ec-41f3-a29d-f28d202468aa

Moody’s warns of ‘systemic risks’ in private credit industry

https://www.ft.com/content/862d0efb-09e5-4d92-b8aa-7856a59adb20

The dangerous private capital party - with Robin Wigglesworth

https://www.ft.com/content/0db2f539-8860-461b-9435-35e971581629

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Poland versus the EU Oct 27, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/8bb01ecf-622f-462f-b090-6cf5fa69a2ec

Trading app Robinhood’s third-quarter earnings flopped, Google’s parent company Alphabet smashes expectations, and UK chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to commit to fiscal discipline when he announces his budget today. Plus, the FT’s eastern European correspondent, James Shotter, explains how Poland has become one of the biggest thorns in the EU’s side.

Robinhood disappoints as crypto activity fades - with Madison Darbyshire

https://www.ft.com/content/b891e200-da57-4dcb-bda4-e0bcc6de228e

Alphabet and Microsoft smash estimates with $110bn revenue haul

https://www.ft.com/content/273aeecb-57a8-40f8-a2ba-8a21a635b289

Sunak to commit to fiscal discipline in Budget - with Chris Giles

https://www.ft.com/content/3fe18137-a4cf-4bd1-9985-1669b808016b

How Poland became Europe’s biggest rebel - with James Shotter

https://www.ft.com/content/d59e9054-95ba-4093-b1cf-3ead1bae0982

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Dirty green jobs, and the $1tn carmaker Oct 26, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/910fcfd8-05e8-43c3-8a30-dc8388964302

Tesla has become the first carmaker to be valued at $1tn, and internal documents from inside Facebook continue to reveal troubling company practices. Plus, FT workplace columnist Sarah O’Connor explains that “green jobs” aren’t always safe for workers.

Tesla soars past $1tn in market value

https://www.ft.com/content/4eb7504e-94ef-4f99-937d-807aa159b282

Not all green jobs are safe and clean

https://www.ft.com/content/111f9600-f440-47fb-882f-4a5e3c96fae2

Four revelations from the Facebook Papers

https://www.ft.com/content/80550e88-eee8-475e-aada-d3d4618a3ff6

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The South Korean ‘wave’ has gone global Oct 25, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/08263cf5-1d37-4296-a43f-4bf006e5a03a

Poland’s prime minister has accused the EU of making demands with a “gun to our head,” Russian mercenaries are wreaking havoc in the Central African Republic. Plus, the FT’s Ed White discusses the global popularity of South Korea’s entertainment industry, and why China’s recent crackdowns might threaten its success.

Poland’s prime minister accuses EU of making demands with ‘gun to our head’

https://www.ft.com/content/ac57409d-20c9-4d65-9a5d-6661277cd9af

Russian mercenaries leave trail of destruction in the Central African Republic

https://www.ft.com/content/020de965-429e-4fb9-9eed-f7e4370514b3

South Korean companies face own ‘Squid Game’ in Xi Jinping’s China

https://www.ft.com/content/c0d19bf4-4e5b-4f61-8905-d1abc9d2664c

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Turkey’s Central Bank of Erdogan Oct 22, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/7be2e128-c34c-45fb-991a-1d6f16ba3cd9

The US Federal Reserve has adopted new rules banning its policymakers and senior staff from buying individual shares and a number of other investments; Donald Trump announced plans to launch a media technology business that is set to go public after it merged with a Spac on Thursday. Plus, Turkey’s central bank has defied warnings from the business world and opposition parties by slashing its main interest rate despite rising inflation and an ailing currency; short-seller Hindenburg Research has set its sights on Tether and launched a $1m “bounty” programme for information on the stablecoin company at the centre of the global cryptocurrency market.

US Federal Reserve bans officials from trading shares in wake of scandal

https://www.ft.com/content/0b99a7a9-21be-4e67-a135-14bba49d6216

Trump to launch social media platform to compete with Twitter and Facebook

https://www.ft.com/content/0c989fd1-2e1a-4509-a478-02bb494f40de

Turkish lira tumbles as central bank slashes interest rate

https://www.ft.com/content/53d3e970-c71e-42d5-b38b-6e8ca2d32c35

Short-seller Hindenburg sets $1m ‘bounty’ for details on Tether’s reserves

https://www.ft.com/content/5b62d83d-c5f0-4586-b68c-b6facaba83a4

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael

Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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More Saudi women join the workforce Oct 21, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/9c52937f-8f75-4d9d-8a62-8479a818ef45

The ECB is pushing banks to add hundreds of extra staff and billions of extra capital to their post-Brexit operations, and Turkey could be ‘grey-listed’ today by a global financial watchdog. Plus, the FT’s Middle East editor, Andrew England, explains that Saudi Arabia is turning to women to boost employment.

VOTE: The FT News Briefing has been nominated for the Lovie Awards news & politics podcast category!

https://vote.lovieawards.com/PublicVoting#/2021/podcasts/general-series/news-politics

ECB pushes banks to beef up their post-Brexit plans

https://www.ft.com/content/39591ec1-98ca-4b47-9aa7-2cb184127d9f

Turkey faces threat of ‘grey-listing’ by global finance watchdog

https://www.ft.com/content/74ff270e-6f1d-489f-802b-cd9b36c86fa3

Saudi attitudes to women in the workplace change as job market gets kickstart

https://www.ft.com/content/55ec5e7a-a520-4969-ab90-f5b528c6c3f9

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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The crash landing of Austria’s chancellor Oct 20, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/a263a468-2f91-490c-896c-a232866afb4e

China has told McDonald’s to expand a digital renminbi payments system at restaurants across the country before the Beijing Winter Olympics; and about a quarter of all US infrastructure is at risk of serious flooding, which could hit prices in the $4tn municipal bond market. Plus, the FT’s Sam Jones discusses the scandal that led to the spectacular downfall of former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz and what could be next for the country.

VOTE: The FT News Briefing has been nominated for the Lovie Awards news & politics podcast category!

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Beijing presses McDonald's to expand e-currency system before Olympics

https://www.ft.com/content/1f4274f4-b914-4534-89c0-62b9b7763f2b

Flooding could leave billions of US municipal debt under water

https://www.ft.com/content/da0ac736-7c38-4f93-baaf-e315a51faf22

Rise and fall: the scandal that toppled Austria’s Sebastian Kurz

https://www.ft.com/content/fc574b47-195c-4e7f-a442-12b6c8f0c97d

WeWork to make belated arrival on stock market after Spac merger

https://www.ft.com/content/258121b8-299e-4993-91d9-cb2a18d387f4

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Japan refocuses on semiconductors Oct 19, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/ad0b0068-1100-49b9-bc88-2055e1936efc

A bitcoin-linked ETF is on track to debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, marking the first time regular investors will be able to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies through a big Wall Street bourse; China’s hypersonic missile test stuns the US military and intelligence community; and the FT’s Tokyo bureau chief, Kana Inagaki, spoke to Japan’s minister for economic security about the country’s new semiconductor strategy.

Bitcoin exchange traded funds prepare for US debut

https://www.ft.com/content/d7601039-e98e-47c8-97af-79f96c2c3d94

China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile

https://www.ft.com/content/ba0a3cde-719b-4040-93cb-a486e1f843fb

Japan plans long-term strategy to build semiconductor resilience

https://www.ft.com/content/f59173b6-211c-4446-aa57-5c9b78d602c2

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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We answer a listener question about population growth Oct 18, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/2d52df0d-ba41-45e3-9a0f-bb72a22f7d7c

The rising cost of fuel is threatening airlines’ recovery from the pandemic. Plus, a listener asked us if economic growth is tied to population growth. The FT’s statistical journalist, Federica Cocco, has been exploring this very question and says the answer is more complex than it may seem.

Fuel price spike threatens airlines’ recovery from pandemic

https://www.ft.com/content/cb53e204-362d-4dd1-b84d-9e697b92e692

Do you have a financial or economic question you want us to answer? Email Marc at marc.filippino@ft.com.

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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S&P stink bomb, LinkedIn loves Ted Lasso Oct 15, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/50168b7b-c72d-4443-965f-4a26d79f6a40

Fumio Kishida talks to the FT in his first interview as Japan’s new prime minister, an academic paper suggests that entry into the S&P 500 could be influenced by whether companies buy other services from the index’s parent company S&P Global. Plus, the FT’s Pilita Clark explains that Ted Lasso has been a surprise hit on the networking site LinkedIn because of the leadership lessons in the comedy series.

Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledges to steer Japan away from Abenomics

https://www.ft.com/content/ffa6754f-3c12-4729-921d-aa2acc5e96ee

Entry into S&P 500 could be influenced by ratings sales, research suggests

https://www.ft.com/content/bf66d606-b2a2-4f79-a93e-908e7bb9425a

Ted Lasso’s leadership lessons

https://www.ft.com/content/238bca26-c48e-4d36-b00a-6e30eee28250

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Women still battle for start-up finance Oct 14, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/d8781394-95a8-4411-9f19-69ddbb7e3200

UK ministers trying to fund the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda are looking to relax rules shielding tens of millions of retirement savers from high charges, Latin American tech start-ups are attracting more investment than south-east Asia. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, Helen Thomas, explains why women entrepreneurs are locked out of venture capital circles that are dominated by men.

Pension savers face risk of higher fees as Sunak seeks billions for ‘levelling up’

https://www.ft.com/content/a8cad0f1-fd85-40ed-aa19-e71728f10825

How Latin America became tech’s next big frontier - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/5440b1cf-3523-4a4d-96bc-07a2c2132069

Start-up finance is a closed shop for women - with Helen Thomas

https://www.ft.com/content/60caa57e-d40d-4d6f-974a-1d14a3798d27

China/inflation: soy sauce price rise serves up global warning

https://www.ft.com/content/9f8f6fea-467e-4bd8-aad2-77baf831dbdd

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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US solar project gives clean energy proponents a beacon of hope Oct 13, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/9a0a8048-a6e1-4557-8b0a-37fb5bf67e84

The global economy is entering a phase of inflationary risk, the IMF warned on Tuesday, as it called on central banks to be “very, very vigilant” and take early action to tighten monetary policy should price pressures prove persistent; resurgent consumer demand in the US is feeding hopes of a strong holiday shopping season but that demand is further straining supply chains and many large retailers are stocking up on merchandise much earlier than usual; and a huge solar array on Colorado’s southern High Plains will officially launch this week, giving green energy proponents a new beacon for their cause.

IMF warns of need to be ‘very, very vigilant’ over rising inflation risks - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/f73d584f-fb2a-4a2f-ab8a-fa759031fa59

Georgieva keeps job but close decision leaves cloud over IMF - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/f0db92e6-38f4-44e6-ba54-831b8b526dcf

US Christmas retail crush comes early as supply chains buckle - with Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

https://www.ft.com/content/600b73e9-df2b-4748-8201-6ae8bb1213bf

Solar-powered steel mill blazes trail for green energy transition - with Derek Brower

https://www.ft.com/content/f6693948-2c3d-4508-96cf-c374ef0fa6ad

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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How Elon Musk’s new rocket could transform the space race Oct 12, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/ee0421e8-e101-4b0b-811e-0125c6be2449

Henry Kravis and George Roberts stepped down from KKR on Monday after nearly half a century in charge of one of the most formidable financial enterprises that Wall Street has ever known, the price of US crude oil hit a fresh seven-year high on Monday on fears that fuel demand was recovering faster from last year’s economic slowdown than producers could bring supply to the market, and Elon Musk hopes that Space X’s Starship will help take humans to Mars while rivals fear it will dominate US deep space exploration.

US oil benchmark hits another seven-year high amid supply fears

https://www.ft.com/content/fbd93abc-beae-49b1-a9dc-b648aaccdb55

Henry Kravis and George Roberts step down as KKR chiefs -with Antoine Gara

https://www.ft.com/content/242ff7f2-4f31-4fc1-9f73-fe5db25260a1

SpaceX: how Elon Musk’s new rocket could transform the space race - with Richard Waters

https://www.ft.com/content/25e2292b-a910-41c8-9c55-09096895f673

Three economists share Nobel Prize for pioneering ‘natural experiments’

https://www.ft.com/content/529519b0-d799-4217-9aa6-975db28ab478

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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IMF leadership scandal clouds annual meetings Oct 11, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/4ce62a29-5401-4fa1-8af4-20e892e50fe8

Divisions between the US and Europe over whether Kristalina Georgieva should remain in her post as IMF chief are set to overshadow the fund’s flagship annual meetings this week, and the Chinese company BYD is one of the world’s biggest electric vehicles battery makers and also makes its own EVs which it hopes to market globally; and our Science Editor, Clive Cookson, talks about new research into personalised treatments for depression using electrical brain implants, or neural electronics, that also could be used for other conditions.

Divisions over Georgieva’s fate to overshadow IMF annual meeting - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/a0cfb7d5-ad32-4aa1-9e08-952accde5b44

Battery technology gives China an opening in electric vehicles - with Henry Sanderson

https://www.ft.com/content/fcbc860b-51cd-40d8-b65f-db97ce9adc57

Electrical brain implants: a new way to treat depression? - with Clive Cookson

https://www.ft.com/content/b255322b-eb91-4898-aa79-e29d51794b73

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Introducing Behind the Money, Inside ESG: The tiny fund that took on a US giant and won Oct 09, 2021

The story of how a tiny, unknown hedge fund took on a giant of corporate America over climate change - and won. Charlie Penner of Engine No 1 talks about the very public proxy campaign he launched against Exxon Mobil, forcing the oil major to prepare for a future free of fossil fuels.

In the third episode of our special five-part series on sustainable or ESG investing, produced in partnership with the FT’s Moral Money team, Derek Brower, US energy editor, and Attracta Mooney, the FT’s investment correspondent, reflect on whether the battle between Engine No 1 and Exxon marks the beginning of a new kind of activist investor.

Engine No 1, the giant-killing hedge fund, has big plans

DWS probes spark fears of greenwashing claims across investment industry

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Review clips: The Sun, Channel 4 News, Euronews, PBS Newshour, GMA, CNN, CNBC, ExxonMobil

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Ireland signs on to landmark global corporate tax deal Oct 08, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/fca004be-9f93-4681-bdd1-931ba5c2f50f

Ireland has finally abandoned its cherished 12.5 per cent corporate tax rate and signed up to a minimum 15 per cent global rate that will cost the country about €2bn in lost revenues; it was a volatile week for energy markets; and stagflation has returned as a risk for investors and cast a shadow over the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, the FT’s deputy head of Lex, Elaine Moore, digs into the allegation that Facebook presents misleading user numbers.

Stagflation risk returns for investors as gas prices surge

https://www.ft.com/content/1e68148c-7f61-4bb4-af68-aa2c7d898111

OECD close to final global compact on corporate tax

https://www.ft.com/content/3e3e6a7d-67d5-437d-a7b2-29c52ce9c78f

Ireland signs up to global corporate tax deal

https://www.ft.com/content/2a2f69aa-f61a-4f4e-934f-293665019229

Facebook: whistleblower allegations of misleading audience size should be taken seriously

https://www.ft.com/content/3efd0b49-0dc3-41c5-b4b5-1f553d7bbc23

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Panama, Paradise, Pandora. What’s changed in the world of tax avoidance? Oct 07, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/411bb70a-8fe9-41ef-bd58-e4798b12c2a2

Vladimir Putin hinted that Russia’s state-backed monopoly pipeline exporter, Gazprom, may increase supplies to help Europe avoid a full-blown energy crisis, and US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm has raised the prospect of releasing crude oil from the government’s strategic petroleum reserve as the Biden administration confronts a politically perilous surge in the price of gasoline; General Motors plans to double its revenues by 2030 as the company steers towards electric vehicles, and the latest data leak detailing the financial affairs of the global elite makes clear how much progress has been made since the world began clamping down in earnest in 2008 — and how much remains to be done.

Gas markets whipsaw after Russia offers to stabilise energy prices

https://www.ft.com/content/e06c3b5d-153d-4c86-8c49-0d5447d58e76

General Motors aims to double sales by 2030 with boost from electric vehicles

https://www.ft.com/content/d02e8cc3-29a1-4634-bfb6-b658b1b4f4a4

From Panama to the Pandora papers: what’s changed in offshore tax

https://www.ft.com/content/1fe7a5a1-7515-4226-8906-b9c1eaecc455

JAB seeks to raise $5bn fund to invest in petcare

https://www.ft.com/content/93a23966-1b26-4e7b-aa0c-9ff2654e9990

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Africa’s green superpower Oct 06, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/eb1b2bc3-1edf-444b-ac44-8e3a79cd8887

Private equity firms are offering the highest premiums for listed companies in more than two decades, and the Facebook whistleblower told Congress on Tuesday the company repeatedly chose to maximise online engagement instead of minimising harm to users. Plus, the FT’s Africa editor, David Pilling, explains Gabon’s effort to reposition itself as a “green superpower” and gain recognition for preserving its tropical forests.

Private equity pays record premiums for public companies

https://www.ft.com/content/69c28c74-e957-4009-912a-aee1c452995d

Facebook chose to maximise engagement at users’ expense, whistleblower says

https://www.ft.com/content/41b657c8-d716-436b-a06d-19859f0f6ce4

Africa’s green superpower: why Gabon wants markets to help tackle climate change

https://www.ft.com/content/4f0579ac-409f-41d2-bf40-410d5a2ee46b

Behind the Money Podcast: The tiny fund that took on a US giant and won

https://www.ft.com/behind-the-money

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Oil prices hit 7-year high Oct 05, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/bc24e812-a089-43e1-bc7a-289916c97229

US oil prices rose to the highest level in seven years on Monday after Opec and its allies declined to accelerate plans to increase crude production, and shares of big tech companies slid on Monday, with stocks such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon dragging the S&P 500 to its lowest close since late July. Plus, the former Facebook employee who leaked explosive internal documents will testify before US lawmakers today and is expected to urge members of Congress to regulate the social media platform much more tightly.

Tech stock slide drags Wall Street lower

https://www.ft.com/content/1fba7824-ad14-46bd-a379-404e6b18abc0

US oil hits 7-year high after Opec+ resists calls to accelerate production

https://www.ft.com/content/ccd6f6d6-6045-4f0c-8638-9b0e01fee1c5

Five problems the Facebook whistleblower wants to fix

https://www.ft.com/content/2dbf79af-6dc5-4c98-90f0-af396c13e3ad

Warren calls on SEC to probe trading by Federal Reserve officials - with Colby Smith

https://www.ft.com/content/9111b7c5-53c5-4d6f-9b6d-ca3533057908

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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DIY gene editing Oct 04, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/fc9fe04c-96ad-4127-ac98-2fbf579c36b6

The International Monetary Fund’s board will meet this week to examine allegations that managing director Kristalina Georgieva manipulated data to favour China while she worked at the World Bank; Deutsche Bank severed relationships with “a very small number” of wealthy clients with criminal records after the arrest of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein; Plus, the FT’s Alphaville editor, Izabella Kaminska, talks about how the availability of gene-editing tools such as Crispr has led to an explosion of unchecked DIY experiments and dangers associated with biohacking.

War of words escalates over China bias claims against IMF chief

https://www.ft.com/content/7fbface9-9e1c-41c4-84e9-1eb7fbb2023e

Deutsche Bank dropped risky clients after Epstein scandal

https://www.ft.com/content/28744ecd-e798-4516-b9bb-6257b37f2377

Bioterror: the dangers of garage scientists manipulating DNA

https://www.ft.com/content/9ac7f1c0-1468-4dc7-88dd-1370ead42371

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Facebook under fire for burying research into mental health impact Oct 01, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/5f0402b7-812a-4314-aba1-cee242f9e161

US senators are pressuring Facebook to release all its internal research into how its products affect users after a series of revelations about the harm some its platforms cause to vulnerable groups including children. FT European technology correspondent Madhumita Murgia argues that it’s time for Facebook to turn off its digital advertising firehose. FT markets editor Katie Martin deciphers the message from this week’s bond market activity. And FT science editor Clive Cookson discusses how artificial intelligence can improve weather forecasting .

Facebook pressed to release research on how its platforms affect users

https://www.ft.com/content/b0e387f4-4a2f-49d3-9852-f8cf7dcc211c

Time to turn off Facebook’s digital fire hose

https://www.ft.com/content/d5dcfece-4e3c-4937-81ac-20dc736c4c27

Global bond market set for worst month since early 2021

https://www.ft.com/content/42e62e77-f830-4e5a-895f-7837a72847b0

DeepMind and UK’s Met Office use AI to improve weather forecasts

https://www.ft.com/content/602235aa-7039-472a-80cf-55fa3519ea06

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Huawei tries to reinvent itself Sep 30, 2021

As sanctions derail its traditional business, China’s Huawei is scrambling to reinvent itself by shifting into areas less dependent on foreign chip supplies. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has left scores of lower and middle-income countries saddled with “hidden debts” totalling $385bn. Hong Kong’s stock market is on track for its worst quarter for new listings since the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. And Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is seen as unlikely to veer from his predecessor’s economic policies.

Hong Kong faces worst quarter for stock listings since pandemic

https://www.ft.com/content/40436534-cd31-4959-a7c1-95065e281046?

‘Hidden debt’ on China’s Belt and Road tops $385bn, says new study, with Ed White

https://www.ft.com/content/297beae8-7243-4d93-9fac-09e515e82972

The necessary reinvention of Huawei, with Kathrin Hille

https://www.ft.com/content/9e98a0db-8d0a-4f78-90d3-25bfebcf3ac9

Japan’s ruling party appoints ‘Mr status quo’ Fumio Kishida as next leader, with Kana Inagaki

https://www.ft.com/content/9c3b578f-2dd5-4913-acc9-4252c80214e1

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Inflation, inflation, inflation Sep 29, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/6cd13eb2-0ab7-40a5-816f-43e963a3ce05

The government bond sell-off that began last week on the prospect of higher interest rates ricocheted into the $51tn US stock market on Tuesday, weighing heavily on technology stocks, and Treasury secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US risks running out of money by October 18. Plus, the FT’s Ryan McMorrow chats about China’s latest crackdown on cryptocurrency trading and whether exchanges are cooperating.

Janet Yellen warns US risks running out of money by October 18

https://www.ft.com/content/dc589573-0284-409e-a3df-9a4b102569ac

US stocks suffer biggest loss since May as bond sell-off hits tech sector

https://www.ft.com/content/7541c364-736b-488b-a793-7ba5cf517f49

Oil prices rise above $80 a barrel for first time in three years

https://www.ft.com/content/14d4980b-8163-4359-bc4a-fb2b7f7d2c27

Cryptocurrency exchanges start cutting off Chinese users

https://www.ft.com/content/9c42c660-7e80-47c2-8b3b-3398c6a22eaf

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Two Federal Reserve officials step down amid ethics questions Sep 28, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/1505ec37-b798-4016-8f80-d959bd6eac9c

Two senior Federal Reserve officials whose trading activity prompted the US central bank to launch an ethics review on Monday announced they will resign, and today Fed chair Jay Powell will join other central bank chiefs at a European Central Bank forum. Plus, where does Germany go after its razor-thin election? The FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall, explains that it could be a while before there is a clear picture for the country’s government.

Regional Fed chiefs step down after securities trading controversy

https://www.ft.com/content/b899a77f-9853-4d20-ad84-21848b7e7ce2

ECB official and OECD warn of rising inflation risks

https://www.ft.com/content/55300c7b-ab06-40c4-a5f4-ed02ddb31374

Germany’s ‘kingmaker’ parties to start talks after narrow SPD election win

https://www.ft.com/content/fe539f99-8311-4ad7-96c0-ebc30ed9c1a0

Hollywood agency CAA acquiring rival ICM to create movie powerhouse

https://www.ft.com/content/fd6a3976-540e-49e7-bf1d-2ac272573033?

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Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’ Sep 27, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/c2d3fe11-799d-4f66-be2c-806dda7a9f87

At least two Chinese cities are seizing presale revenues from indebted property developer Evergrande in order to block potential misuse of funds, and the SPAC bubble appears to be deflating as investors pull cash out of special purpose acquisition vehicles at increasingly higher rates; more than 150 US economists and researchers have weighed in on how women will be affected economically if US states add new restrictions on abortion access, polls in Germany closed last night with the two leading parties neck and neck, and the FT’s US banking editor Joshua Franklin discusses shrinking CEO tenure among US finance companies and the “Forever CEOs” who are bucking that trend. Join FT journalists on October 4 for a subscriber-only webinar on the outcome of Germany’s historic election and its implications for Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. Register free at ft.com/germanwebinar

Chinese cities seize Evergrande presales to block potential misuse of funds

https://www.ft.com/content/595c3f50-755d-4dcc-afc3-4c993e50a936

Soaring Spac redemptions signal their fall from favour

https://www.ft.com/content/1a9be04e-a298-49bb-a3d8-2efee22bca01

Lack of abortion access will set US women back, economists warn - with Claire Bushey

https://www.ft.com/content/61251b31-0041-461c-bd33-aacf2f13fe10

In era of quick-fire bosses, Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’ - with Joshua Franklin

https://www.ft.com/content/4814a8ca-57a2-43f1-a6da-f126a4254f6d

German election likely to extend Merkel’s long goodbye

https://www.ft.com/content/f30df070-5415-4bd7-b4b4-0bdd4dff3b3c

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: How has lockdown changed us? Plus: a night on the Orient Express Sep 25, 2021

Introducing our new FT Weekend podcast. New episodes every Saturday. This is the last episode of the FT Weekend which will be published in this feed, so if you want to keep listening, subscribe now by searching ‘FT Weekend’ in your podcast app of choice.

In our third episode, we explore the question of how we’ve changed. Host Lilah Raptopoulos talks to the writer Imogen West-Knights about the phenomenon of treat brain: how the pandemic spurred our desire to excessively indulge. Then, columnist Janan Ganesh describes why lockdown decidedly did not change him — and why he’s worried if it changed you. Plus: Maria Shollenbarger sweeps us away on the world’s most glamorous train.

Links from the episode:

—Imogen West-Knights describes Treat Brain: https://www.ft.com/content/3ed08931-80b0-43a0-9bba-6c4bcc1b3e70

—Janan Ganesh on the lockdown epiphany that wasn’t: https://www.ft.com/content/bf7c501e-12a5-4737-b297-15eba91b26a0

—Maria Shollenbarger aboard the Orient Express: https://www.ft.com/content/9f776436-8205-48cc-a879-7a053f388671

—Lilah’s Instagram Live with Esther Perel: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CULKKCcJXdq/

We want to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.

What are you reading, watching, eating, doing, that is making you happy? We want your recommendations, and may use them in a future episode. Write us, or record and send us a voice note at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com.

Sound design and mixing is by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor Music.

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Germany’s unusually unpredictable election Sep 24, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/74160c71-c5b0-435c-9c09-1c5e9572bb1c

German voters head to the poll this weekend and the FT’s Berlin correspondent, Erika Solomon, previewsthis momentous election. Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate on Thursday despite accelerating inflation that had already turned borrowing costs negative in real terms. A German foreign policy advisor lashed out at the US about the new Aukus security pact. And US Treasury prices dropped and yields rose on Thursday as traders reacted to the prospect of higher interest rates.

Government bond yields rise as investors look to rate rises - with Kate Duguid

https://www.ft.com/content/41481456-0bc1-4c54-8e54-05e2ab4042eb

Turkey cuts interest rate to send lira tumbling as inflation soars - Ayla Jean Yackley

https://www.ft.com/content/ad0f061a-7494-4ff3-be30-c5e8436cfaa9

Aukus security pact is ‘insult to a Nato partner’, says Merkel adviser

https://www.ft.com/content/dfc4f860-c178-4c2a-a46c-c5f4e5595b1a

Germany’s election: a new era of uncertain coalition politics - with Erika Solomon

https://www.ft.com/content/1fb608e3-1b57-4361-894e-7dc1d1a5abfd

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Federal Reserve eyes 2022 rate rise Sep 23, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/a3b42914-2e0e-4246-bc45-1ea9b19b690b

The Federal Reserve has given its strongest signal yet that it will start tapering its bond buying stimulus programme this year and more central bank officials see a first interest rate rise in 2022; Japan’s SoftBank has followed Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala in backing a new $2.5bn private equity fund set up by former US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin just eight months after he left office; and the FT’s James Kynge explains that the unravelling of China’s Evergrande property developer shows deep flaws in the country’s growth strategy.

More Fed officials see first interest rate rise in 2022

https://www.ft.com/content/719c11ec-fb24-40b3-a661-518aa3bc6028

SoftBank backs Steven Mnuchin’s $2.5bn private equity fund

https://www.ft.com/content/24da1d88-8e63-4868-849f-3e3ecff1c39a

Valued at $41bn in 2020, the spectacular unravelling of the Chinese property group Evergrande exposes deep flaws in Beijing’s growth strategy

https://www.ft.com/content/ea1b79bf-cbe3-41d9-91da-0a1ba692309f

Rachman Review: Biden and the world

https://www.ft.com/rachman-review

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Gulf states caught between US and China Sep 22, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/bde35a2f-ae3f-4fc5-920f-a6bca45d9eb3

Poland and Hungary could lose billions of euros in EU regional aid as the European Commission prepares to wield powers linking the funds to human rights standards in member states, and the ride-hailing group Uber says it is on course to report its first-ever profitable quarter, on an adjusted basis, after more than a decade of burning through billions of dollars in cash, and Gulf states are struggling to balance relations between Washington and Beijing.

Behind the Money, Inside ESG: is the $1.7tn wave of sustainable investing hope or hype?

https://www.ft.com/behind-the-money

Poland and Hungary face threat to EU regional aid over human rights concerns

https://www.ft.com/content/3ca265c0-d1d1-4acf-bc9e-b208dab98293

Uber on course to post first profitable quarter

https://www.ft.com/content/ee8c9dfa-b59e-4415-b380-1cdf2f15976c

‘More of China, less of America’: how superpower fight is squeezing the Gulf

https://www.ft.com/content/4f82b560-4744-4c53-bf4b-7a37d3afeb13

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Evergrande’s troubles loom over global markets Sep 21, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/dd3aef66-5189-4b85-873a-e82c80be3c2d

Global financial markets are jittery about the possible default of indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande but the FT’s markets editor Katie Martin explains why it is unlikely to be another Lehman Brothers; foreign investors, especially from China and Japan, have become major buyers of US Treasuries and could prop up the market if the Fed withdraws; and Coinbase backed down from launching a new lending product after US regulators threatened to sue.

Wall Street stocks sell off as Evergrande crisis intensifies

https://www.ft.com/content/952923b7-f421-407e-b14a-ad2ff190a134

Foreign investors help prop up Treasury market as Fed considers retreat

https://www.ft.com/content/47551bfb-8ca3-4e73-b34b-0ad19905ae15

Shell agrees $9.5bn sale of Permian Basin oil business to ConocoPhillips

https://www.ft.com/content/33e48318-91ab-47e4-88f3-72986b0a85f6

Coinbase abandons lending product after SEC pushback

https://www.ft.com/content/bd09f8bf-e65b-4870-affe-55b5346af3e1

Rusal strikes deal to supply Budweiser with ultra low-carbon cans

https://www.ft.com/content/ff76ebe5-ca61-417c-b191-1a2c152a935e

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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China’s digital dictatorship Sep 20, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/efcae358-e439-4135-9600-55b23dcd7dc8

Australia’s nuclear submarine deal with the US and UK is set to provide a political boost for Scott Morrison’s conservative government, and UK business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is due to meet energy suppliers on Monday amid fears that dozens of companies could go bust in the coming weeks due to record high gas and electricity prices, and Beijing has pushed through reams of regulations and policies designed to shore up China’s data security, reinforcing the control it exercises over huge volumes of data used in governing the country, boosting the economy and ordering people’s lives.

Australia and France intensify war of words over cancelled submarine deal

https://www.ft.com/content/55173c4e-79a4-4a65-8294-3fc666026a0b

Morrison’s submarine deal drives wedge between Australian opposition

https://www.ft.com/content/e7e40eae-0011-4d0a-8a59-b5d5625c7389

UK energy groups ask for government ‘bad bank’ to weather gas crisis - with David Sheppard

https://www.ft.com/content/684e4ef1-87a9-4bdf-96f4-956df4e0a1e2

China and Big Tech: Xi’s blueprint for a digital dictatorship - with James Kynge

https://www.ft.com/content/9ef38be2-9b4d-49a4-a812-97ad6d70ea6f

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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FT Weekend: The stories we tell, with Elif Shafak Sep 18, 2021

Introducing our new FT Weekend podcast. New episodes every Saturday. We will soon stop publishing FT Weekend on this feed, so you if want to keep listening, subscribe now before you forget! Search FT Weekend in your podcast app of choice.

In this episode, Life & Arts columnist Enuma Okoro explores what our cities tell us about ourselves. Then Lilah speaks with Elif Shafak—the most widely read woman novelist in Turkey—about writing in countries without freedom of speech, and her new book, The Island of Missing Trees. Plus: our prolific Undercover Economist Tim Harford makes a case for letting go of your to-do list.

You can subscribe to the FT Weekend podcast by searching for 'FT Weekend' wherever you listen. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com.

Links from the episode:

—Enuma Okoro’s love letter to New York City: https://www.ft.com/content/e2507d84-9a12-4755-a9c7-41c9ea116947

—Lilah’s piece about visiting Armenia: https://www.ft.com/content/2e2f38b0-e7a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3

—Review of Elif Shafak’s novel, The Island of Missing Trees: https://www.ft.com/content/1a064a06-bd19-43c7-8237-38931853d0e2

—Tim Harford on to-do lists: https://www.ft.com/content/06ffe40d-fdcc-4be8-b536-810cedce7ed1

—Oliver Burkeman on how not to waste your life (paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/dd0d477b-c1f7-4d74-af68-c1ef1692566c

Sound design and mixing is by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor Music.

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Laos welcomes cryptocurrency miners Sep 17, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/8e3784f8-5605-40aa-a8b5-3d0e5bdae9a9

An unpublished internal model seen by the FT shows that the European Central Bank expects to hit its elusive 2 per cent inflation target by 2025, and Myanmar’s shadow government is fighting back against the military junta. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains why Laos is allowing cryptocurrency mining.

Unpublished ECB inflation estimate raises prospect of earlier rate rise

https://www.ft.com/content/0ee1336d-1c7c-43b5-a8ed-f141f31fb70e

Laos pushes into crypto as it authorises mining and trading

https://www.ft.com/content/3a820200-0128-42b3-be6c-f5abd6381efa

Myanmar violence mounts after shadow government embraces ‘war’

https://www.ft.com/content/492bd2b6-e5c9-4d9e-81ea-b95f6c14aef9

MassMutual fined $4m over meme-stock trading by ‘Roaring Kitty’

https://www.ft.com/content/7ce3b9a4-1f86-4e49-a3cf-6b5a445fef0e

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Alexa, pass the scalpel? Sep 16, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/91b4abd2-1ef7-4069-ac25-a4759a2ddfb8

Washington has launched a security partnership with London and Canberra which will support Australia’s plan to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and strengthen the allies’ ability to counter China, and Canada holds an election next week with prime minister Justin Trudeau facing unexpected competition, and Amazon plans to become just as ubiquitous in healthcare as it is in other markets by producing the tools and platforms to underpin an industry on the cusp of dramatic modernisation.

US builds bulwark against China with UK-Australia security pact

https://www.ft.com/content/565160c7-b5e0-4750-858a-37224bf3db0c

The Rachman Review: Is Trudeau’s popularity wearing thin?

https://www.ft.com/rachman-review

The next Big Tech battle: Amazon’s bet on healthcare begins to take shape

https://www.ft.com/content/fa7ff4c3-4694-4409-9ca6-bfadf3a53a62

Didi loses 30% of daily users after Beijing crackdown following IPO

https://www.ft.com/content/13a768b0-1000-4cad-8a03-36a1e66f460b

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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China deals a blow to Blackstone’s ambitions Sep 15, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/24c2b733-9dca-4dcf-81d2-ca90583a3ac9

US consumer prices in August rose at a more moderate pace in a sign that inflationary pressures associated with the end of Covid-19 lockdowns are easing, and bank executives say consumer spending is outpacing pre-pandemic levels as shoppers shrug off the Delta variant, and Blackstone abandoned a large deal in China after Beijing’s antitrust regulators refused to sign off on it within the agreed time frame, and big Chinese cities suspended land auctions in response to rules aimed at lowering housing prices.

Pace of US consumer price rises cools slightly in August

https://www.ft.com/content/eaf6d095-1531-4458-a504-c110d4101469

US consumers still spending despite Delta risk, banks say

https://www.ft.com/content/5189f544-c7ff-4564-8b46-1fb74b70dfd5

Blackstone drops $3bn takeover of property developer Soho China

https://www.ft.com/content/b732381e-61ea-4bab-8260-5048ff737047

Chinese land auction blunder undercuts Xi’s inequality crusade

https://www.ft.com/content/40187a8f-9776-4036-91ca-665b44cec086?

Call of the great outdoors fades for advertisers during muted commuting

https://www.ft.com/content/037b6d79-b9e9-4dc1-8224-413a7f613332

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Diesel vs Doughnuts Sep 14, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/63d65f6a-045d-4da8-b170-c30642cea5cc

Chinese police are using a new anti-fraud app installed on more than 200m mobile phones to question people who have viewed overseas financial news sites, and Brazil’s first openly gay state governor enters the country’s race for president. Plus, the FT’s Houston correspondent, Justin Jacobs, explains why new biofuels refineries are creating headaches for the food industry.

China uses app to monitor access to overseas financial news sites

https://www.ft.com/content/84b6b889-ae03-47f7-9cd0-bd604b21d5de

Brazil governor pitches third way between Bolsonaro and Lula in 2022 elections - with Michael Stott

https://www.ft.com/content/06b00d4b-9cf9-41d3-b888-50ee8613bf12

‘Diesel vs doughnuts’: new biofuel refineries squeeze US food industry - with Justin Jacobs

https://www.ft.com/content/b5839a04-a06a-49c1-8622-2974cbb9a84a

British hedge fund partner plots return of Trump-era social network Parler

https://www.ft.com/content/261fecd4-715f-4b90-a7fa-57d7d4013788

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Hedge funds flock to Silicon Valley Sep 13, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/40cef59a-441b-4b97-bea8-7a3ec838bc4b

Beijing wants to break up Alipay and create a separate app for the company’s highly profitable loans business, Norway’s voters will weigh in on the country’s petroleum production in what’s being called a “climate election,” and a new analysis found that Ireland is failing to keep US Big Tech companies in check. Plus, the FT’s Laurence Fletcher explains why hedge funds are muscling into Silicon Valley and making a record number of deals.

FT survey: The return to the office - are you under pressure to go back?

https://survey.ft.com/jfe/form/SV_4MZ2tuhkW4NghKu

Beijing to break up Ant’s Alipay and force creation of separate loans app

https://www.ft.com/content/01b7c7ca-71ad-4baa-bddf-a4d5e65c5d79

Norway’s oil rises to top of election agenda as climate fears grow - with Richard Milne

https://www.ft.com/content/70b3ec35-6558-4032-9a0c-47c40a6df5a8

Ireland ‘fails’ to enforce EU law against Big Tech

https://www.ft.com/content/5b986586-0f85-47d5-8edb-3b49398e2b08

Hedge funds muscle in to Silicon Valley with private deals - with Laurence Fletcher

https://www.ft.com/content/4935b205-8344-465a-8edf-dc23ec990302

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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Introducing the FT Weekend podcast: 9/11 and the passing of time Sep 11, 2021

Twenty years after the Twin Towers were brought down, FT Weekend podcast host Lilah Raptopoulos explores where 9/11 sits in our memories. The FT’s New York correspondent Joshua Chaffin introduces us to billionaire developer Larry Silverstein, who bought the World Trade Center in July of 2001 and had to rebuild on the site of a tragedy. How do spaces change in meaning over time? The FT’s former Kabul correspondent Jon Boone introduces us to the “New Afghanistan” generation, what they were promised, and what was lost. Plus: we hear from a woman who fled the Taliban and is now waiting in limbo in Albania, suddenly a refugee.

You can subscribe to the FT Weekend podcast by searching for 'FT Weekend' wherever you listen.

We’re on Twitter at @FTWeekendpod. Lilah is on Twitter and Instagram @lilahrap.

Links from the episode:

Josh Chaffin on Larry Silverstein: https://www.ft.com/content/f38a5067-58d1-491f-902f-568abcdd8a84#comments-anchor

Jon Boone on The Last Days of the New Afghanistan: https://www.ft.com/content/4a276093-cf85-4da7-9093-6af6443bb53a

Sound design and mixing is by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor Music.

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The SEC vs Coinbase Sep 10, 2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/0b052bc2-c481-49c7-a645-c83e90f45ff1

A poll shows leading economists believe the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in 2022 due to inflationary pressures, the ECB says it will move to “a moderately lower pace” in its €1.85tn pandemic emergency purchase programme, and one of China’s largest property developers, Evergrande, faces the risk of default. Plus, the FT’s US Legal and Enforcement Correspondent, Stefania Palma, explains why regulators around the world are keeping an eye on the clash between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase.

Economists forecast quicker return to US interest rate rises than Fed projections

https://www.ft.com/content/0a7a4edd-b656-4d6a-b608-454241d0288e

ECB to slow bond-buying as Europe’s economy improves

https://www.ft.com/content/e8a78a9f-8e81-403a-a1be-9ad8e6199e72

SEC puts crypto industry on notice with Coinbase move

https://www.ft.com/content/66eca8c0-2d3a-4578-bd92-e604e2af054f

Evergrande liquidity crisis: why the property developer faces risk of default

https://www.ft.com/content/6d127e05-2208-4226-9cd1-ef2f7463cdf0

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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