FT News Briefing - Financial Times

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The SEC vs Coinbase Sep 10, 2021

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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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The world’s biggest direct carbon capture plant Sep 09, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/7344543b-aefa-4715-8494-7c92e1e531f2

A court heard opening arguments in the case against the founder of the failed blood-testing technology start-up Theranos, Janet Yellen has warned that the US Treasury could run out of cash next month, and PayPal has acquired the Tokyo-based buy now, pay later company, Paidy. Plus, the FT’s environment and clean energy correspondent, Leslie Hook, explains how the world’s largest CO2 direct capture plant works.

‘Failure is not a crime,’ Theranos founder’s lawyers tell jury

https://www.ft.com/content/b7462815-f022-4e11-a3fd-a7845b1191a2

Janet Yellen warns US Treasury risks running out of cash in October

https://www.ft.com/content/4433d8ef-7d18-4c07-ba08-7f05fcbdb0b8

PayPal to acquire buy now, pay later provider Paidy for $2.7bn

https://www.ft.com/content/cdeccd3c-fe41-4228-ad11-9efc6f5c9d2d

World’s biggest ‘direct air capture’ plant starts pulling in CO2

https://www.ft.com/content/8a942e30-0428-4567-8a6c-dc704ba3460a

EY will invest $2bn to improve audits after series of scandals

https://www.ft.com/content/737dd635-dba2-49d7-bcdd-34f467b218ea?

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Is Xi Jinping moving China into a new era of Maoism? Sep 08, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/7a545b87-55eb-4dbd-b9a0-c80def4bdcf8

Pfizer’s chief scientific officer Philip Dormitzer denied that the company should have developed a more potent Covid-19 vaccine, and the Taliban has announced Afghanistan’s first government since the US left the country, and James Bullard, president of the St Louis Fed pushed back on concerns that the US labour market recovery is faltering. Plus, the FT’s Beijing bureau chief, Tom Mitchell, explains whether China is heading into a new political era under president Xi Jinping.

Top Pfizer scientist defends booster push and vaccine potency

https://www.ft.com/content/3ee3efaa-766c-42c9-baf7-9825d3e78edf

Taliban announces government as it faces growing crises and isolation

https://www.ft.com/content/9cc0e2ca-19ab-4614-a168-76f1e4c1875b

Top Fed official pushes for quick ‘taper’ despite weak US jobs growth

https://www.ft.com/content/7c2fc0ce-e7c0-4083-92e8-e81d9235ab45

The Chinese control revolution: the Maoist echoes of Xi’s power play

https://www.ft.com/content/bacf9b6a-326b-4aa9-a8f6-2456921e61ec

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Why developing countries are so keen on cryptocurrencies Sep 07, 2021

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https://www.ft.com/content/768cdb61-a131-42de-b8d6-42c3c757cb82

Prime minister Boris Johnson will announce a tax rise of more than £10bn a year today, and the military junta that overthrew Guinea’s president is urging mining companies to keep operating. Plus, the FT’s emerging markets correspondent, Jonathan Wheatley, explains why developing countries have provided fertile ground for cryptocurrencies to take hold.

Johnson set to unveil £10bn tax rise to fund NHS, social care

https://www.ft.com/content/47120539-1930-4065-ae93-de84dc51378c

Guinea coup leaders urge mining companies to keep operating

https://www.ft.com/content/6ff3fe38-66f1-4d76-995a-457936305dd2

Cryptocurrencies: developing countries provide fertile ground

https://www.ft.com/content/1ea829ed-5dde-4f6e-be11-99392bdc0788

‘Shang-Chi’ smashes Labor Day records with $90m in ticket sales

https://www.ft.com/content/731d8697-a894-4f81-aae6-0a27f3cf85ed

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Bridgepoint’s hidden executive pay Sep 06, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/6b286858-b05a-4211-8e04-315b4e8bac38

A frantic summer of dealmaking has put 2021 on track to break records, and Japan’s future is uncertain after prime minister Yoshihide Suga abruptly announced his departure. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent explains how a prominent British private equity firm went public this summer but has kept its executive pay opaque

Global dealmaking set to break records after frenzied summer

https://www.ft.com/content/4b955a75-55a4-4e13-b785-638b88bbfb0b

Yoshihide Suga’s exit sets off fight to reshape Japanese politics

https://www.ft.com/content/fff52074-ee42-43c3-a96f-d1332005d802

Bridgepoint went public. Executive rewards stayed private.

https://www.ft.com/content/25649306-ac8a-4183-894a-7df1eb798acf

BrewDog launches venture with Japan’s Asahi to boost sales

https://www.ft.com/content/964b92ae-18d7-41a0-b8f1-138baa54870e

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. 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 FT Weekend: The good life, with chefs Daniel Humm and Alice Waters Sep 04, 2021

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In this first-ever episode of the FT Weekend podcast, host Lilah Raptopoulos 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 revengeful architecture, and reporter Madison Darbyshire shares tips for how to furnish your home with old things.

You can subscribe to 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:

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

Edwin on the architecture of spite (paywall) - 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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US corporate debt binge, FT Weekend podcast preview Sep 03, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/0b603fa8-7afc-46f3-bae6-46b89a0def8f

Bankers and investors are bracing for a bumper month of debt issuance in the US, and Germany’s Dax is welcoming 10 new companies to its index. Plus, the FT’s Lilah Raptopoulos talks about the launch of her new show, the FT Weekend podcast.

Banks and investors gear up for US corporate debt binge

https://www.ft.com/content/dff0ebdf-1d64-4e9a-9261-6957455d856d

Germany’s Dax undergoes makeover as it expands from 30 to 40

https://www.ft.com/content/297a35a8-df37-4091-a283-1914cdbd3e8a

FT Weekend podcast

https://www.ft.com/ftweekendpodcast

UK staycations and return to offices boost retail footfall in August

https://www.ft.com/content/15d4a2d0-eaa5-4cf8-bd04-fcb7a34c04b7

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. 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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Banking on cannabis Sep 02, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/385a236d-c829-47e8-b3a3-c0c3ef2d5387

YouTube has netted 50m paying subscribers for its music streaming services, and the dearth of truckers has become so severe in the US that some fleet owners are petitioning officials to let more foreign operators into the country. Plus, the FT’s US banking editor Josh Franklin explains that top American banks have avoided cannabis companies so a niche finance sector has sprouted up to service this growing industry.

YouTube’s music services amass 50m paying subscribers

https://www.ft.com/content/ae722400-561c-431a-85eb-e09e1f6b0bb2

US truck driving shortage, with the FT’s Steff Chavez

https://www.ft.com/content/a7283077-69de-4bb2-9d0a-1c68090d719f

Banking on cannabis: the new network of lenders for a semi-legal industry - with Joshua Franklin, US banking editor

https://www.ft.com/content/28d8375a-3bd9-4fba-b1b7-a2e5e8b4fcdb

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Biden defends US pullout of Afghanistan Sep 01, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/53441ca2-a824-4f2c-8a76-c10ebde4840b

Brussels is drafting a proposal for a €600m package to help Afghanistan’s neighbours host refugees fleeing the Taliban, and luxury brands are uncertain about their future in China after President Xi Jinping’s call for wealth distribution. Plus, the FT’s global finance correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth, explains why investors could become more excited about emerging markets.

EU plans €600m package for Afghanistan’s neighbours to avert refugee crisis

https://www.ft.com/content/c3688ac7-f7e0-473c-98ea-91735e3278d5

Xi Jinping’s call for wealth redistribution threatens luxury groups’ China boom

https://www.ft.com/content/4cf59a34-cd03-48a1-b5d0-0c71922ef9b3

Investors eye emerging market upswing after China shock

https://www.ft.com/content/4546f956-c48e-4530-9eaa-e567fa2856e1

Trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes begins in California

https://www.ft.com/content/3be72070-bc6a-4181-8ae4-a729758511ce

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The fight between US service staff and QR codes Aug 31, 2021

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/86c5ce53-69cb-4bf2-b79e-7e67f1b71cfa

QR codes have replaced service staff in the pandemic and experts worry that means many jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic will not return, and Germany’s inflation has risen to its highest level since 2008. Plus, the FT’s US banking correspondent, Imani Moise, explains how Bank of America is fighting a worker shortage by retraining its own employees.

QR codes replace service staff as pandemic spurs automation in US - with Taylor Nicole Rogers, labour and equality correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/05754eb3-38a5-488d-af96-5f5a1a7955c1

Bank of America fights war for tech talent by retraining own employees - with Imani Moise, US banking correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/1edee6e4-6b67-4866-a0c6-23b15fa56deb

German inflation surges to 13-year high of 3.4%

https://www.ft.com/content/55cbd2a2-adc9-406f-ad45-daf90d79d221

Inflation puts pressure on America’s fast-expanding dollar stores

https://www.ft.com/content/5853dd3a-0c22-4d2b-a263-ec51bf1a0c29

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