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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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10:19

The crash landing of Austria’s chancellor

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/20

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/a263a468-2f91-490c-896c-a232866afb4eChina has told McDonald’s to expand a digital renminbi payments system at restaurants across the country before the Beijing Winter Olympics; and about a quarter of all US infrastructure is at risk of serious flooding, which could hit prices in the $4tn municipal bond market. Plus, the FT’s Sam Jones discusses the scandal that led to the spectacular downfall of former Austrian chancellor

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9:02

Japan refocuses on semiconductors

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/19

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/ad0b0068-1100-49b9-bc88-2055e1936efcA bitcoin-linked ETF is on track to debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, marking the first time regular investors will be able to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies through a big Wall Street bourse; China’s hypersonic missile test stuns the US military and intelligence community; and the FT’s Tokyo bureau chief, Kana Inagaki, spoke to Japan’s minister for economic security about the

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10:19

We answer a listener question about population growth

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/18

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/2d52df0d-ba41-45e3-9a0f-bb72a22f7d7cThe rising cost of fuel is threatening airlines’ recovery from the pandemic.Plus, a listener asked us if economic growth is tied to population growth. The FT’s statistical journalist, Federica Cocco, has been exploring this very question and says the answer is more complex than it may seem.Fuel price spike threatens airlines’ recovery from

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10:57

S&P stink bomb, LinkedIn loves Ted Lasso

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/15

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/50168b7b-c72d-4443-965f-4a26d79f6a40Fumio Kishida talks to the FT in his first interview as Japan’s new prime minister, an academic paper suggests that entry into the S&P 500 could be influenced by whether companies buy other services from the index’s parent company S&P Global. Plus, the FT’s Pilita Clark explains that Ted Lasso has been a surprise hit on the networking site LinkedIn because of the leadership lessons in

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8:59

Women still battle for start-up finance

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/14

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/d8781394-95a8-4411-9f19-69ddbb7e3200UK ministers trying to fund the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda are looking to relax rules shielding tens of millions of retirement savers from high charges, Latin American tech start-ups are attracting more investment than south-east Asia. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, Helen Thomas, explains why women entrepreneurs are locked out of venture capital circles that are dominated by

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9:31

US solar project gives clean energy proponents a...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/13

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/9a0a8048-a6e1-4557-8b0a-37fb5bf67e84The global economy is entering a phase of inflationary risk, the IMF warned on Tuesday, as it called on central banks to be “very, very vigilant” and take early action to tighten monetary policy should price pressures prove persistent; resurgent consumer demand in the US is feeding hopes of a strong holiday shopping season but that demand is further straining supply chains and many large

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9:19

How Elon Musk’s new rocket could transform the space...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/12

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/ee0421e8-e101-4b0b-811e-0125c6be2449Henry Kravis and George Roberts stepped down from KKR on Monday after nearly half a century in charge of one of the most formidable financial enterprises that Wall Street has ever known, the price of US crude oil hit a fresh seven-year high on Monday on fears that fuel demand was recovering faster from last year’s economic slowdown than producers could bring supply to the market, and Elon Musk

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10:47

IMF leadership scandal clouds annual meetings

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/11

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/4ce62a29-5401-4fa1-8af4-20e892e50fe8Divisions between the US and Europe over whether Kristalina Georgieva should remain in her post as IMF chief are set to overshadow the fund’s flagship annual meetings this week, and the Chinese company BYD is one of the world’s biggest electric vehicles battery makers and also makes its own EVs which it hopes to market globally; and our Science Editor, Clive Cookson, talks about new research

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20:55

Introducing Behind the Money, Inside ESG: The tiny...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/09

The story of how a tiny, unknown hedge fund took on a giant of corporate America over climate change - and won. Charlie Penner of Engine No 1 talks about the very public proxy campaign he launched against Exxon Mobil, forcing the oil major to prepare for a future free of fossil fuels.In the third episode of our special five-part series on sustainable or ESG investing, produced in partnership with the FT’s Moral Money team, Derek Brower, US energy editor, and Attracta Mooney, the FT’s investment

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11:07

Ireland signs on to landmark global corporate tax deal

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/08

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/fca004be-9f93-4681-bdd1-931ba5c2f50fIreland has finally abandoned its cherished 12.5 per cent corporate tax rate and signed up to a minimum 15 per cent global rate that will cost the country about €2bn in lost revenues; it was a volatile week for energy markets; and stagflation has returned as a risk for investors and cast a shadow over the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, the FT’s deputy head of Lex, Elaine Moore, digs

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8:33

Panama, Paradise, Pandora. What’s changed in the...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/07

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/411bb70a-8fe9-41ef-bd58-e4798b12c2a2Vladimir Putin hinted that Russia’s state-backed monopoly pipeline exporter, Gazprom, may increase supplies to help Europe avoid a full-blown energy crisis, and US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm has raised the prospect of releasing crude oil from the government’s strategic petroleum reserve as the Biden administration confronts a politically perilous surge in the price of gasoline; General

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9:29

Africa’s green superpower

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/06

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/eb1b2bc3-1edf-444b-ac44-8e3a79cd8887Private equity firms are offering the highest premiums for listed companies in more than two decades, and the Facebook whistleblower told Congress on Tuesday the company repeatedly chose to maximise online engagement instead of minimising harm to users. Plus, the FT’s Africa editor, David Pilling, explains Gabon’s effort to reposition itself as a “green superpower” and gain recognition for

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10:04

Oil prices hit 7-year high

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/05

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/bc24e812-a089-43e1-bc7a-289916c97229US oil prices rose to the highest level in seven years on Monday after Opec and its allies declined to accelerate plans to increase crude production, and shares of big tech companies slid on Monday, with stocks such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon dragging the S&P 500 to its lowest close since late July. Plus, the former Facebook employee who leaked explosive internal documents will

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10:52

DIY gene editing

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/04

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/fc9fe04c-96ad-4127-ac98-2fbf579c36b6The International Monetary Fund’s board will meet this week to examine allegations that managing director Kristalina Georgieva manipulated data to favour China while she worked at the World Bank; Deutsche Bank severed relationships with “a very small number” of wealthy clients with criminal records after the arrest of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein; Plus, the FT’s Alphaville editor,

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11:21

Facebook under fire for burying research into mental...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/10/01

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/5f0402b7-812a-4314-aba1-cee242f9e161US senators are pressuring Facebook to release all its internal research into how its products affect users after a series of revelations about the harm some its platforms cause to vulnerable groups including children. FT European technology correspondent Madhumita Murgia argues that it’s time for Facebook to turn off its digital advertising firehose. FT markets editor Katie Martin deciphers the

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10:24

Huawei tries to reinvent itself

FT News Briefing ·

2021/09/30

As sanctions derail its traditional business, China’s Huawei is scrambling to reinvent itself by shifting into areas less dependent on foreign chip supplies. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has left scores of lower and middle-income countries saddled with “hidden debts” totalling $385bn. Hong Kong’s stock market is on track for its worst quarter for new listings since the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. And Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is seen as unlikely to veer from his

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9:31

Inflation, inflation, inflation

FT News Briefing ·

2021/09/29

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/6cd13eb2-0ab7-40a5-816f-43e963a3ce05The government bond sell-off that began last week on the prospect of higher interest rates ricocheted into the $51tn US stock market on Tuesday, weighing heavily on technology stocks, and Treasury secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US risks running out of money by October 18. Plus, the FT’s Ryan McMorrow chats about China’s latest crackdown on cryptocurrency trading and whether exchanges are

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10:08

Two Federal Reserve officials step down amid ethics...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/09/28

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/1505ec37-b798-4016-8f80-d959bd6eac9cTwo senior Federal Reserve officials whose trading activity prompted the US central bank to launch an ethics review on Monday announced they will resign, and today Fed chair Jay Powell will join other central bank chiefs at a European Central Bank forum. Plus, where does Germany go after its razor-thin election? The FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall, explains that it could be a while before there is

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10:09

Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’

FT News Briefing ·

2021/09/27

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/c2d3fe11-799d-4f66-be2c-806dda7a9f87At least two Chinese cities are seizing presale revenues from indebted property developer Evergrande in order to block potential misuse of funds, and the SPAC bubble appears to be deflating as investors pull cash out of special purpose acquisition vehicles at increasingly higher rates; more than 150 US economists and researchers have weighed in on how women will be affected economically if US

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28:41

FT Weekend: How has lockdown changed us? Plus: a...

FT News Briefing ·

2021/09/25

Introducing our new FT Weekend podcast. New episodes every Saturday. This is the last episode of the FT Weekend which will be published in this feed, so if you want to keep listening, subscribe now by searching ‘FT Weekend’ in your podcast app of choice.In our third episode, we explore the question of how we’ve changed. Host Lilah Raptopoulos talks to the writer Imogen West-Knights about the phenomenon of treat brain: how the pandemic spurred our desire to excessively indulge. Then, columnist Janan

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