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The housing supply problem: Part 4 Jun 14, 2023

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EY’s global chief executive Carmine Di Sibio says he is planning to retire next year, and the FT’s Joshua Franklin explains the impact of JPMorgan settling a lawsuit over its 15-year relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, in the fourth and final part of our housing series, we look at what the government can do to bring down prices.

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EY chief Carmine Di Sibio to retire after failure of split plan

JPMorgan to pay up to $290mn to settle Epstein accusers’ lawsuit

The Fed’s waiting game: is the US economy finally starting to crack?

How stubborn inflation has undermined the UK housing market

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Katie McMurran, 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 Crispin Odey investigation Jun 13, 2023

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France is drumming up support for a global levy on greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry, and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died. Plus, an explosive FT investigation exposed sexual misconduct allegations against prominent financier Crispin Odey.

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France seeks to rally support for emissions levy on shipping

Silvio Berlusconi, Italian prime minister, 1936-2023

How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decades

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Scotland’s Sturgeon arrested Jun 12, 2023

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The former first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested on Sunday, Boris Johnson’s exit from UK parliament will have consequences for the Conservative Party. Plus, former US president Donald Trump’s most recent indictment could have implications on his 2024 run for president.

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Nicola Sturgeon arrested in probe into SNP finances

Johnson quits parliament in protest at MPs’ ‘kangaroo court’

Trump indictment’s sharp details seen as ‘daunting for the defence’

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Martin Wolf on saving democratic capitalism: resisting autocracy Jun 10, 2023

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In this third episode of Martin Wolf’s series, the renowned FT columnist and economist speaks to the journalist and historian Anne Applebaum, who has written extensively about the history of communism and the development of civil society in central and eastern Europe. Drawing on arguments in Martin’s latest book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, they discuss what lies behind a global rise in autocracy and what can be done to counter it.

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Martin Wolf: in defence of democratic capitalism

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This episode is presented by Martin Wolf. The producer is Laurence Knight. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa and the sound engineer is Breen Turner. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Clips: C-Span, France 24, Soviet radio, BBC, Stanford University, CBS

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Rishi Sunak comes to Washington Jun 09, 2023

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Tesla and General Motors have struck a deal to let the Detroit carmaker’s customers plug in at 12,000 of the Texas company’s roadside chargers, and Turkey eased its long-running battle to defend the lira and the currency plunged. Plus, US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday agreed on an “Atlantic declaration” to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.

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Turkish lira slumps as new economic team starts ‘intentional devaluation’

Biden and Sunak unveil ‘Atlantic declaration’ to strengthen economic ties

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Introducing Unhedged Jun 08, 2023

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We want to tell about a new podcast coming soon! On Unhedged, Ethan Wu, Katie Martin and other markets nerds at the Financial Times explain the big ideas behind what’s happening in finance right now. Unhedged launches June 13, you can follow the show here!

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The housing supply problem: Part 3 Jun 08, 2023

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The US, Taiwan and Japan will share real-time data from naval reconnaissance drones, India’s deadliest train accident happened despite years of investment, and an architect-developer duo in Baltimore, Maryland, are converting an historic office building into residential housing. But how much can it ease the housing shortage?

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US to link up with Taiwan and Japan drone fleets to share real-time data

India’s surging rail investment fails to avert disaster

Turning offices into condos: New York after the pandemic

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Sequoia Capital to spin off its China business Jun 07, 2023

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The UK Cabinet Office will tell central government departments to remove all surveillance equipment made by Chinese companies from sensitive sites; and the venture capital giant Sequoia Capital is splitting its China business into a separate entity amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. Plus, the destruction of a dam on the front lines of the war in Ukraine has flooded entire towns and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

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UK to strip Chinese surveillance cameras from sensitive government sites

Sequoia to spin off its China business

Dam break gives Russia a new weapon in Ukraine War

Saudi Arabia to spend billions on shock merger of PGA Tour and LIV Golf

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SEC sues world’s largest crypto exchange Jun 06, 2023

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US securities regulators yesterday sued the world’s largest crypto exchange and accused Binance of a host of violations, sliding German butter prices are spreading hope of lower food inflation, and global carmakers have been caught off guard by the speed of China’s shift to electric vehicles.

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Crypto exchange Binance sued by SEC in latest blow from US regulators

Sliding German butter prices spread hope of lower food inflation

China’s car market has become a Darwinian battleground

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A daring high-wire act: Inside the Asda buyout Jun 05, 2023

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Saudi Arabia is cutting oil production, Turkey has a new finance minister and Apple is unveiling a mixed-reality headset today. Plus, the FT’s Kaye Wiggins explains how Asda has been able to take on enormous debt and whether its luck is about to change.

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Virtual reality start-ups pin hopes on Apple to lure back funding

Saudi Arabia seeks to boost oil price with output cut of 1mn barrels a day

Asda chair defends £2.3bn deal for UK operations of sister group EG

Turkey’s new finance minister pledges to return to “rational” economic policy

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