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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10:00

The biggest US rate rise in almost 30 years

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/16

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.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:Fed raises rates by the most in

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9:55

A make-or-break meeting for the WTO

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/15

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.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:The WTO’s lonely struggle to defend global tradeRise in dollar to 20-year high costs US companies billions in earningsMilitary briefing: which

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8:59

Bad news bears (market)

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/14

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.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple

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30:59

FT Weekend: The rich interior lives of pigs

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/11

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

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10:22

ECB to raise interest rates for first time since 2011

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/10

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 sceptics and boost the vaccination rate.Mentioned in this podcast:ECB plans quarter-percentage point rate rise in July as ultra-loose policy endsChina offers Covid vaccine insurance to win over jab scepticsThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc

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9:45

SEC chair reviews ‘uneven’ US equities market

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/09

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”.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing oan Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in

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8:45

Ukraine’s president: ‘Stalemate is not an option’

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2022/06/08

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.Mentioned in this podcast:Ukraine’s Zelensky says stalemate with Russia ‘not an option’LME hit by $450mn lawsuit from Elliott

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10:13

Boris Johnson’s bruising no-confidence vote

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/07

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 voteElon Musk threatens to abandon $44bn Twitter takeoverBig Tech pulls out all the stops to halt ‘self-preferencing’

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8:47

The war on ‘woke’ capitalism

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/06

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

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26:02

Behind the Money: Tether’s path to the spotlight

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/05

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

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26:13

FT Weekend: Tina Brown and Simon Schama on the royal...

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/04

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.--------------Want to say hi? We love hearing from

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10:36

Can Africa grow without fossil fuels?

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2022/06/03

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.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:Investors return to Chinese stocks after Covid and geopolitics triggered sharp sell-offOpec

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8:21

Russian business hit by tech sanctions

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/02

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.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:‘Everything is gone’: Russian business hit hard by tech sanctionsWhat is America’s end-game for the war in Ukraine?US to provide Ukraine with longer-range rocket systemsPrice of a UK pint up more than 70% since financial

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9:27

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and his ‘superbank’

FT News Briefing ·

2022/06/01

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.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:EY’s US boss quit after clashing with global chief of Big Four firmGerman

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10:37

Race at work since George Floyd

FT News Briefing ·

2022/05/31

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

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9:44

What’s the crypto vibe?

FT News Briefing ·

2022/05/30

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.Mentioned in this podcast:Behind the Money: A crypto vibe shift?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

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28:49

FT Weekend: The story of a stolen cookbook. Plus,...

FT News Briefing ·

2022/05/28

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

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10:45

Guerilla. Economist. Colombia’s next president?

FT News Briefing ·

2022/05/27

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 ministerUS stocks fall on fears of slowing

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8:58

Investing’s cults of personality

FT News Briefing ·

2022/05/26

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 fundsThe mauling of Tiger Global$40bn crypto collapse turns South Korea

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9:25

America’s hiring headache

FT News Briefing ·

2022/05/25

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 warAnthony Albanese sworn in as Australia’s prime ministerAmerica’s red-hot labour market: inflation undercuts jobs

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