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Oleksandr Gryban: Investing in Ukraine’s future Mar 31, 2023

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Donald Trump has been indicted in what is the first criminal charges against a former US president in the country’s history, Ukraine’s deputy economy minister Oleksandr Gryban speaks to Marc Filippino about investing in Ukraine’s post-war economy, and the FT has published a video of its investigation into North Korean oil smuggling networks.

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Donald Trump indicted on criminal charges in Manhattan

Inside North Korea’s oil smuggling: triads, ghost ships and underground banks

Ukraine clinches $15.6bn IMF loan

North Korea and the triads: gangsters, ghost ships and spies | FT Film

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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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Binance hid links to China Mar 30, 2023

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Social media giant Meta is deliberating a company-wide ban on political advertising in Europe, crypto exchange Binance hid substantial links to China, and UBS is bringing back Sergio Ermotti to lead the bank as it integrates Credit Suisse. Plus, the FT’s Eleanor Olcott explains why China’s ecommerce giant Alibaba is splitting into six business units.

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Meta bosses look at political ads ban in Europe

Why UBS brought Sergio Ermotti back as chief executive

Binance hid extensive links to China for several years

Alibaba bets on split to survive Chinese tech’s new battlefields

Behind the Money podcast: Inside UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse

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Beijing’s big bailouts Mar 29, 2023

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JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon will testify about his bank’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the Middle East is enjoying an IPO boom, China has expanded its bailout lending as its Belt and Road Initiative falters, and former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with bribery.

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JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon to be deposed in Epstein lawsuits

Middle East on ‘radar’ of global investors as it enjoys IPO boom

China grants bailouts as Belt and Road Initiative falters

US charges Sam Bankman-Fried with bribing Chinese officials

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Israel’s PM Netanyahu agrees to postpone judicial reforms Mar 28, 2023

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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed a bitterly contested judicial overhaul, the first consignment of German Leopard 2 tanks has reached Ukraine, and shares of First Citizens Bank surged nearly 50 per cent on Monday morning following news it would buy much of the failed Silicon Valley Bank.

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Netanyahu partner says reforms that have roiled Israel to be postponed

German Leopard 2 tanks arrive in Ukraine

First Citizens to buy failed Silicon Valley Bank

Reuters: Demonstrators hold dueling protests in Israel

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Money market madness Mar 27, 2023

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Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Fidelity are the biggest winners from investors pouring cash into US money market funds over the past two weeks, senior EU and UK officials have stepped up discussions on potential plans for closer defence and security co-operation, the London Metal Exchange has found bags full of stones at one of its warehouses instead of the nickel they were supposed to contain in the latest drama to hit the scandal-stricken metals market, and crypto companies are heading to Hong Kong to try and capture demand from Mainland China

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Money market funds swell by over $286bn as investors pull deposits from banks

Trafigura: the 10-day unravelling of an alleged $500mn fraud

LME finds bags of stones instead of nickel in metal warehouse

EU and UK ramp up talks on defence cooperation

Crypto groups expand in Hong Kong in bid to tap mainland China demand

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The quantum revolution: ‘Spooky action’ Mar 25, 2023

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In this episode, Tech Tonic dives into the science at the heart of quantum computing. How do technologists use unexplained subatomic phenomena to build powerful computers?

FT artificial intelligence editor Madhumita Murgia tells the story of quantum physics with the help of Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at Johns Hopkins University and hears from University of New South Wales professor Michelle Simmons to understand how engineers exploit weird quantum physics.

Presented by Madhumita Murgia and John Thornhill, produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon and Edwin Lane. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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A congressional TikTok smackdown Mar 24, 2023

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TikTok’s CEO faced bruising questioning in US Congress over the social media app’s links to its Chinese parent company ByteDance, short seller Hindenburg Research has accused payments group Block of artificially inflating its user numbers and facilitating fraudulent transactions, and the wipeout of $17bn of Credit Suisse bonds has sparked panic among rich Asian investors who had loaded up on the risky bank debt.

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TikTok chief faces hostile Congress in bid to fight off US ban

Hindenburg Research shorts Jack Dorsey’s payments group Block

Asia investors ‘gobsmacked’ by $17bn Credit Suisse bond wipeout

Crypto fugitive Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro, says interior minister

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The Fed passes on a pause Mar 23, 2023

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The US Federal Reserve pressed ahead with its monetary tightening campaign despite the recent turmoil in the banking sector and the FT’s Andrew Jack explains why the FT updated the criteria for its MBA rankings. Plus, UK inflation was unexpectedly high last month.

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Fed presses ahead with quarter-point rate rise despite banking turmoil

FT business school rankings

Global MBA Ranking 2023: change at the top

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Banking crisis complicates interest rate decisions Mar 22, 2023

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The IMF has struck a deal with Ukraine to provide a $15.6bn loan,some former central bankers say pausing rate increases because of the banking sector turmoil would be a mistake, shares of First Republic Bank rallied after US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said the government stood ready to provide further support for smaller lenders, and China's leader Xi Jinping has backed Russian president Vladimir Putin’s stance on his war in Ukraine but refrained from endorsing his statements about a planned gas pipeline.

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Ukraine clinches $15.6bn IMF loan

Former officials split on what central banks should do next

Janet Yellen says US prepared to give more support to banks

Xi Jinping backs Vladimir Putin on Ukraine but holds out on Russian gas pipeline

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Will a $3bn bailout be enough for Sri Lanka? Mar 21, 2023

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The IMF’s board has finally backed a $3bn bailout for Sri Lanka to help relieve a ‘catastrophic’ economic and social crisis, shares in First Republic Bank tumbled 47 per cent on Monday despite a $30bn rescue deposit last week, and Credit Suisse bondholders were in uproar after the rescue deal by rival UBS wiped out $17bn of the failed Swiss bank’s bonds.

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IMF approves $3bn bailout for Sri Lanka

Wall Street chief executives try to come up with new plan for First Republic

Credit Suisse bondholders in uproar over $17bn debt wipeout

Credit Suisse AT1s: investors go loco after Coco no-no

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