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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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9:45

The rise of conservative shareholder activism

FT News Briefing ·

2022/04/12

Investors are bracing for another tough report on US inflation, Putin’s war in Ukraine has sparked an exodus of educated professionals from Russia and could worsen the country’s population decline, and conservative shareholder activists in the US have filed a record number of proposals this year as they try to counter what they call “woke-ism” in corporate America.Mentioned in this podcast:Ukraine war threatens to deepen Russia’s demographic crisisPolitical proxies: conservative activists file

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9:50

A French presidential election rematch

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2022/04/11

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will advance to the final round of voting after yesterday’s first round of the French presidential election, and Stefania Palma explains the big themes that have emerged from the 1MDB scandal. Plus, the FT’s Asia financial correspondent, Tabby Kinder, explains why China is changing its audit secrecy rules.Mentioned in this podcast:Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in French election run-offEx-Goldman banker Roger Ng found guilty in

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30:37

US-China Tech Race: Spies and Lies (Part Two)

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2022/04/10

In the second episode of this season of Tech Tonic, James Kynge, the FT’s Global China Editor, asks how significant Chinese intellectual property theft has been to the country’s rise as a global tech superpower.We hear from an FBI agent based in Silicon Valley whose job is to prevent the theft of trade secrets, and ask whether China’s ‘talent programmes’, under which Beijing funds scientists and engineers around the world, are actually spy recruitment networks or whether they are genuine attempts to

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26:05

FT Weekend: How Cameo is changing celebrity. Plus:...

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2022/04/09

This weekend, we delve into the world of celebrity via the app Cameo. What does it mean that we can now pay celebrities to send us personalised video greetings? And how has our interaction with famous people shifted over the last decade? Lilah talks to gaming critic Tom Faber about the ethics and absurdities of fame in 2022. Then, interior design columnist Luke Edward Hall gives us his top tips on making your home really feel like yours.--------------Want to say hi? We love hearing from you. Email

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8:12

Will sanctions create a backlash against the dollar?

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2022/04/08

French bank shares and bonds were rattled this week after the recent poll showed stronger results for right-wing French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen.Aluminium producer Rusal became the first Russian company to publicly call for an investigation into the alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, and FT markets editor, Katie Martin, discusses whether sanctions against Russia might affect the global dominance of the US dollar.Mentioned in this podcast:Le Pen’s poll surge rattles

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8:54

Did AutoX risk safety to look good for investors?

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2022/04/07

The US has imposed its most severe level of sanctions on Russia’s Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, and Brazil might have finally settled on a chief executive for Petrobras. Plus, the FT’s China correspondent, Eleanor Olcott, spoke to staff at a Chinese autonomous vehicle company who say AutoX conducted risky test drives in a push for better data and investment.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:US imposes ‘severe’ sanctions on Russian banks after Bucha

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9:43

Shanghai lockdown forces bankers to camp in offices

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2022/04/06

US and eurozone government debt sold off on Tuesday as traders weighed the prospect of stronger sanctions against Russia and comments from a top policymaker at the Federal Reserve signalling more aggressive action, President Joe Biden announces US, UK and Australia co-operation on hypersonic weapons, and inChina’s financial hub, Shanghai, there are signs of growing public anger at the government’s stringent zero-Covid lockdown measures.Mentioned in this podcast:Government debt hit as traders weigh

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9:32

Atrocities prompt more calls to ban Russian energy

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2022/04/05

The venerable venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital, has announced a change in leadership, Elon Musk has bought a nearly-10 per cent stake in Twitter, French president Emmanual Macron has called for a ban on Russian oil and coal.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:EU moves closer to boycott of Russian energyTwitter/Elon Musk: social media star becomes social media ownerHuawei faces dilemma over Russia links that risk further US sanctionsThe FT News

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9:36

EU prepares new sanctions after reports of Russian...

FT News Briefing ·

2022/04/04

EU prepares more sanctions against Russia after apparent atrocities near Kyiv, French president Emmanuel Macron has warned his supporters not to assume that he will win a second term in this month’s election, and international auditors are resigning from China’s heavily indebted property developers.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:EU prepares more sanctions against Russia after apparent atrocities near KyivBig Four under growing pressure as

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31:37

Tech Tonic, the US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies...

FT News Briefing ·

2022/04/03

In the first episode of this season’s six-part series, the FT’s Global China Editor James Kynge tracks China’s dramatic transformation from the manufacturing workshop of the world to the next global superpower. The driver of that change is technology, sparking a battle between China and the US over who will dominate. Numerous ethnic Chinese scientists working in the US have found themselves ensnared in this bitter rivalry, including US-based physics professor Xiaoxing Xi, wrongly accused of

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30:42

FT Weekend: Poet Maria Stepanova. Plus, Inside the FT...

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2022/04/02

This week, guest host Marc Filippino discusses the FT's war coverage in Ukraine with our Editor, Roula Khalaf. How does a news organisation make decisions during wartime? Then Marc talks with Maria Stepanova, author of In Memory of Memory, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize last year. Maria tells us why so many intellectuals are leaving Russia and what it’s like to be Russian and against the war.—-------------Special offers for Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a

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8:53

Biden’s move to lower oil prices

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2022/04/01

The White House announced a “historic release” of about 180mn barrels of oil from the US emergency stockpile in an attempt to cool oil prices, and the two-year Treasury yield this week rose above the 10-year Treasuries for the first time since 2019. FT markets editor, Katie Martin, explains what this signals for the US economy.Mentioned in this podcast:US orders biggest ever release from Strategic Petroleum ReserveUS yield curve inverts in possible recession signalUS bonds: don’t fret about

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10:30

Russia squeezes Germany over gas

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2022/03/31

SoftBank will slow down further investments amid a scramble for cash, journalist and “Putin’s People” author Catherine Belton talks about the impact sanctions are having on Russian oligarchs. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief, Martin Arnold, talks about Russia’s threat to halt gas shipments to Germany and what that could do to the German economy.Mentioned in this podcast:Softbank to slow investments after crash in tech holdingsGermany takes step towards gas rationing over payments standoff with

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9:13

The global impact of Putin’s war

FT News Briefing ·

2022/03/30

Russia has decided to “dramatically” scale back its military activities in the Kyiv area, and Barclays faces a £450mn hit after the bank mistakenly issued $15bn-worth more of financial products in the US than it had permission to do so. Plus, the FT’s chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, explains how the war in Ukraine is further disrupting the global economy.Mentioned in this podcast:Russia says it will ‘dramatically reduce’ military activity around KyivThe VXX plot thickens with Barclays’

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9:30

Can the Kremlin track me?

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2022/03/29

Russia’s biggest internet company has embedded code into apps found on mobile devices that allows information about millions of users to be sent to servers located in the country, the yen dropped to a seven-year low on Monday as the Bank of Japan bucked the global trend for tighter monetary policy, and China’s patchy vaccination campaign has left half of its elderly population exposed to a higher risk of severe Covid-19.Mentioned in this podcast:Russian tech giant’s data harvesting raises security

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1:36

Introducing Tech Tonic: The US/China Tech Race

FT News Briefing ·

2022/03/28

A new six-part series of Tech Tonic brings you stories from the frontlines of the battle between the US and China for global technological supremacy. At stake is the future of technologies that will shape all our lives, from the way the internet is used to the way we govern our societies. Join the FT’s Global China Editor James Kynge as he charts China’s dramatic transformation into a global tech superpower, sparking rivalry with the US over who controls our technological future. Hosted on Acast

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8:49

The US-China technology rivalry heats up

FT News Briefing ·

2022/03/28

HSBC has repeatedly edited its analysts’ research publications to remove references to a “war” in Ukraine, the US has denied that it is seeking to overturn Vladimir Putin’s regime, Plus, the FT’s Global China Editor explores how the bitter hi-tech war between the US and China is playing out.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:US denies it is seeking regime change in MoscowHSBC cut mentions of Ukraine ‘war’ from analyst reportsTech Tonic: Season

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29:39

FT Weekend: Art in times of war, plus Anish Kapoor

FT News Briefing ·

2022/03/26

This weekend, guest host Taylor Nicole Rogers talks to Ukrainian filmmaker Iryna Tsylik, director of the documentary The Earth is Blue as an Orange. It won a major directing award at Sundance in 2020 and has now become one of the films being used to explain the current war in Ukraine around the world. The film was shot in 2017 in a disputed area of eastern Ukraine, and focuses on a family making home movies during the conflict. Iryna reflects on the power of art now that she’s had to flee her own

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11:23

Bargain hunting for bonds in Russia and Ukraine

FT News Briefing ·

2022/03/25

The US is finalising a plan to supply the EU with up to 15bn additional cubic metres of liquefied natural gas by the end of 2022, Russian shares rose as the Moscow exchange partially reopened, hedge funds search for bargains in Russian and Ukrainian bonds, and Toshiba shareholders vote down management’s plan to split the famous industrial conglomerate in two.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:US to boost supplies of liquefied natural gas to

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8:13

Ukraine’s army of volunteers

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2022/03/24

Oil exports from a crucial pipeline on Russia’s Black Sea coast were fully halted on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin said Russia will begin to invoice European gas buyers in roubles, and writer Tim Judah talks about Ukraine’s many volunteer armies, and the FT revealed that Archegos Capital Management quietly amassed a stake in Deutsche Bank after its founder Bill Hwang forged ties with the German lender’s leaders before the family office imploded last year.Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple

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