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FT News Briefing – Financial Times

A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning.
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Monday, October 21 Oct 21, 2019

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Boris Johnson makes a new attempt to win parliament’s backing for his Brexit deal on Monday, UK officials say a Russian cyberattack unit “masqueraded” as Iranian hackers to lead attacks against 35 countries and Standard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters is planning to accept a voluntary pay cut in response to a dispute over his pension allowance. Plus, Canadians will go to the polls in a general election today. FT contributor Jason Kirby reports on what is at stake for prime minister Justin Trudeau.

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Friday, October 18 Oct 18, 2019

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Boris Johnson attempts to secure parliamentary support for his Brexit deal, Saudi Aramco postpones the launch of its long-awaited initial public offering and Facebook reveals a project to prevent minors from being exploited on its platforms. Plus, Turkey agrees to pause its military incursion in Syria as the US pledges to ease sanctions, and Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff, makes an admission regarding Donald Trump’s July phone call to Ukraine.

With Lauren Fedor, FT Washington correspondent.

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Thursday, October 17 Oct 17, 2019

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Brexit negotiators wrangle over the terms of a deal ahead of the start of Thursday’s EU summit, Netflix missed its forecast for new subscribers for the second straight quarter, thousands of Hong Kong’s wealthy residents are opening bank accounts in Singapore and other financial centres as they try to protect themselves against the territory’s unrest, IBM came up short of Wall Street’s revenue expectations in the latest quarter, the US House of Representatives voted to condemn president Donald Trump over his move to withdraw troops from Syria and American shoppers curbed their spending last month according to weak Commerce Department data.

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Wednesday, October 16 Oct 16, 2019

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The US House of Representatives passed an act voicing strong support for Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, and Boris Johnson was on Tuesday night locked in a race against time to secure a Brexit deal. Plus, the IMF slashes global growth forecasts, Rudy Giuliani refuses to comply with a congressional subpoena that is part of the impeachment inquiry investigating Donald Trump, and the price of WeWork’s bonds dropped to new lows on Tuesday. Then, the FT’s Laura Noonan tells us why some bankers are still optimistic about the IPO market, even after WeWork’s failed attempt to go public.

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Tuesday, October 15 Oct 15, 2019

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Donald Trump imposes sanctions against Turkish officials, hopes fade for a Brexit deal at a European summit this week, Facebook admits doubts about its digital currency, Libra, as regulatory hurdles loom and African swine fever drives up European pork prices. Plus, the FT’s James Politi explains why the US-China trade truce reached last week is still fragile.

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Monday, October 14 Oct 14, 2019

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson gears up for what could be a historic week for Brexit ahead of the EU leaders’ summit, US banks enter the earnings season with the Federal Reserve in rate-cutting mode and the FT’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson explains how in Levi Strauss’s rebirth as a public company, it still manages to meet its ‘profits through principles’ mission.

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Friday, October 11 Oct 11, 2019

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Sterling had its biggest day since March on Thursday amid hopes for a Brexit deal, James Murdoch’s new holding company has agreed to buy a minority stake in Vice Media and the US and China are aiming to reach a trade war truce as early as this week. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief Martin Arnold explains how the European Central Bank’s divide over quantitative easing is affecting the global economy.

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Thursday, October 10 Oct 10, 2019

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US senators will propose sanctions on Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched an offensive in north-east Syria, EU leaders issue an ultimatum to UK prime minister Boris Johnson ahead of crucial Brexit talks with his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar and leaked documents show the European Central Bank decided to restart its bond-buying programme last month over the objections of its own officials. Plus, the FT’s Kadhim Shubber explains what options are still on the table for US Congressional Democrats after the White House said it would not cooperate in an impeachment inquiry.

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Wednesday, October 9 Oct 09, 2019

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US stocks staged a late-session sell-off on Tuesday after the Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on China ahead of trade talks after it imposed visa restrictions on individuals, at least 50 conservative UK MPs threaten to revolt against a general election manifesto that pledges to pursue a no-deal Brexit, and the White House has declared that it will not co-operate with the inquiry into an impeachment of Donald Trump. Plus, the FT’s Kiran Stacey explains how the US standoff with China now sees it encouraging investment in Huawei rivals in Europe.

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Tuesday, October 8 Oct 08, 2019

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing says it will not proceed with its £32bn offer for the London Stock Exchange Group, the president of the World Bank warns that global growth could fall short of the 2.6 per cent rate it predicted in June and fallout from the protracted strike by General Motors workers has seen the total number of temporary suspensions mount to almost 60,000. Plus, Donald Trump clears Turkey to launch an operation against US-backed Kurds in Syria. The FT’s Laura Pitel explains what this means for the region.

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