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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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10:06

China is not out of the woods yet

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/18

A top IMF official has warned that central banks need to move cautiously on cutting rates this year, BP has appointed interim boss Murray Auchincloss as its permanent chief executive, and Rishi Sunak quelled a rightwing Conservative revolt over his flagship Rwanda asylum bill. Plus, the FT’s Joe Leahy explains why China’s population decline accelerated in 2023 as its economy grew at one of the lowest rates in decades.Mentioned in this podcast:IMF official warns central banks against fuelling

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10:46

The uphill battle to beat Trump

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/17

Wage growth is slowing in the world’s largest economies, a federal judge stopped JetBlue’s planned deal to buy Spirit Airlines, and the EU’s tax on ‘dirty’ imports could fragment global trade. Plus, the FT’s Lauren Fedor explains the uphill battle for the Republican presidential nomination that Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are facing.Mentioned in this podcast:Wage growth slows in world’s major economiesHow global trade could fragment after the EU’s tax on ‘dirty’ importsJetBlue’s $3.8bn bid for

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9:25

US-owned ship attacked off Yemen

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/16

Red Sea shipping route remains dangerous. What's behind Chinese carmaker BYD's success in the electric vehicle market? And new figures show Germany was the world’s weakest-performing major economy last year.Mentioned in this podcast:Germany was worst-performing major economy last yearChina’s electric vehicle dominance presents a challenge to the westWang Chuanfu, the driving force behind BYD’s riseThe FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Persis Love, Josh

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11:03

Taiwan defies China in election

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/15

Taiwan’s presidential election shows that voters are willing to defy China, the 2024 US presidential election kicks off today, and American banks say that American consumers are in good shape.Mentioned in this podcast:What Taiwanese voters’ defiance means for ChinaBanks say US consumers in good shape but poll shows Biden gets no creditIowa poll shows Trump far ahead of rivals in Republican raceCredit: CBS NewsThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc

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11:30

The world’s biggest mining project finally gets off...

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/12

The US and the UK have carried out military strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, US inflation numbers for December cool expectations for interest rate cuts in March. Plus, the FT’s Tom Wilson explains why the world’s biggest mining project took so long to get off the ground and whether it was worth the headache.Mentioned in this podcast:US and UK launch strikes against Houthi rebels in YemenBuckle up — the inflation battle is entering a new phaseWorld’s biggest mining project to start after 27

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11:22

What ETFs mean for bitcoin

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/11

US President Joe Biden plans to send a high-level delegation to Taipei after the election in Taiwan on Saturday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the first spot bitcoin exchange traded funds, and the Iran-backed militant group known as the Houthis are stepping up its attacks in the Red Sea.Mentioned in this podcast:Joe Biden to send delegation to Taipei after Taiwan’s electionTaiwan’s pivotal vote: China casts shadow over island’s electionSEC approves first spot bitcoin ETFs in

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10:35

The scramble for a new EU leader

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/10

Chinese companies are resorting to chips repurposed from standard PC gaming products to develop artificial intelligence tools, and Charles Michel’s run for European parliament is causing a scramble to replace him. Plus, a new TV show is firing Brits up over a decades-old post office scandal.Mentioned in this podcast:Chinese companies resort to repurposing Nvidia gaming chips for AIHow Charles Michel’s parliament plan fires up the EU’s top job battleHow a Post Office drama galvanised BritainThe FT

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10:19

Can Boeing get back on track?

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/09

Shares in Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems tumbled after a mid-flight accident, and tens of thousands of Afghan women and girls have been able to join online study programmes despite the Taliban’s ban on female education.Mentioned in this podcast:Boeing and supplier shares fall after mid-flight Alaska Airlines accidentAfghan women and girls flock online to evade Taliban curbs on female educationBiden says he is pressing Israel to ‘significantly get out’ of GazaIsrael says it has destroyed

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11:37

Football clubs are pouring billions into stadiums

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/08

A pile up of bad debt threatens to sour investors’ growing optimism about the prospects for the US’s largest banks, and European football clubs are pouring money into transforming stadiums. Plus, the FT’s Joe Miller explains why another bad bet by SoftBank could be trouble for the Japanese group.Mentioned in this podcast:SoftBank’s Gen Z social media bust: was IRL the next Facebook or a fraud?The European football clubs turning stadiums into cash cowsLargest US banks set to log sharp rise in bad

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10:20

Local Chinese banks get a lifeline

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/05

One of the world’s top gold producers fired its chief executive for serious misconduct, Chinese provinces pumped a record $31bn of capital into fragile regional banks last year, and German inflation accelerated to its fastest rate for three months in December. Plus, a study shows widespread untracked fishing is hindering global efforts to protect depleted fish stocks and marine environments.Mentioned in this podcast:Endeavour Mining CEO dismissed for serious misconductOff-radar fishing threatens

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10:36

Convertible bonds are so hot right now

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/04

Minutes from the December Federal Reserve meeting show that officials were committed to higher-for-longer interest rates, convertible bonds have been a rare bright spot for corporate fundraising, and two bombs killed more than a hundred people in southern Iran yesterday. Plus, some Russians convicted of gruesome crimes are returning to their communities after fighting in Ukraine.Mentioned in this podcast:Fed officials said rates could remain high ‘for some time’US companies dive into convertible

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10:07

BlackRock and Vanguard duke it out over ETF market

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/03

Russia has fired a second massive barrage of the new year on Ukraine’s capital and the country’s second-largest city, Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing allies have blasted Israel’s top court for striking down a controversial law aimed at overhauling the country's judiciary, and BlackRock’s lead in the US exchange traded fund market is being eroded by Vanguard and smaller rivals.Mentioned in this podcast:Russia pounds Ukraine in new year’s second massive air strikeBenjamin Netanyahu’s allies blast top

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13:28

Markets, elections and AI in 2024

FT News Briefing ·

2024/01/02

The FT’s Peter Spiegel, Katie Martin and Elaine Moore preview what could happen in geopolitics, markets and artificial intelligence in 2024.The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. 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

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28:35

From “What Next”: Wait, China’s Taking Our Pandas Back?

FT News Briefing ·

2023/12/29

FT News Briefing presentsa special episode from Slate’s “What Next” podcast, hosted by Mary Harris. Everybody loves pandas—and China knows it. As we say goodbye to the National Zoo’s pandas, this Slate podcast looks back at 50 years of “panda diplomacy” and consider its uncertain future. Join Harris as she speaks with E. Elena Songster, author ofPanda Nation: The Construction and Conservation of China’s Modern Iconandprofessor of environmental history of modern Chinaat St. Mary’s College of

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29:27

Superintelligent AI: can chatbots think?

FT News Briefing ·

2023/12/28

Are generative AI systems such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT really intelligent? Large language models such as GPT 4 appear to use human-level cognitive abilities when they engage in legal reasoning, write essays or solve complex problems. Hosts John Thornhill and Madhumita Murgia speak to Emily Bender, professor of computational linguistics at the University of Washington, to find out what’s really happening under the hood, and also hear from Pablo Arredondo of CaseText, which develops AI tools for lawyers;

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26:01

Culture chat: ‘Napoleon’ with historian Simon Schama

FT News Briefing ·

2023/12/27

Historian Sir Simon Schama and FT deputy arts editor and film expert Raph Abraham join Lilah to discuss the historical epic ‘Napoleon’. Ridley Scott’s new two-and-a-half-hour-long film stars Joaquin Phoenix, and documents a lot: Napoleon’s rise and fall, some of his most famous battles, and his relationship with his wife, Josephine. But how well does it represent his character? We discuss what the film got right and wrong (historically and dramatically), why Napoleon continues to loom so large in

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29:31

Hot Money: The New Narcos

FT News Briefing ·

2023/12/26

When a Dutch crime reporter makes an unbelievable discovery, a small-town murder case begins to look like an international assassination plot.For more from the FT, sign up for theFT Edit App. To listen to Hot Money ad free, subscribe to Pushkin+.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:52

The year of weight-loss drugs

FT News Briefing ·

2023/12/22

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt raised the prospect of the Bank of England reducing interest rates in 2024 in an interview with the FT, and Novo Nordisk’s drugs for obesity could have a profound effect on healthcare, society and our relationship with food. Plus, part three or our three-part series on a changing India looks at the country’s booming fertility industry.Mentioned in this podcast:FT Person of the Year: Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen of Novo NordiskJeremy Hunt raises prospect of Bank of England rate

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11:05

This bond market rally is epic

FT News Briefing ·

2023/12/21

A global rally in government debt has driven yields past many Wall Street targets for the end of 2024, and rising premiums in China are driving families to cancel health coverage. Plus, in the second of a three-part series, the FT’s Benjamin Parkin travels to southern India to see whether factories can help solve the country’s employment problems.Mentioned in this podcast:Bond market rally drives yields past Wall Street’s end-2024 targetsMillions drop out of China’s state health insurance systemThe

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12:27

India’s digital transformation

FT News Briefing ·

2023/12/20

Copper is set to finish the year as the top-performing industrial metal, and the FT’s John Paul Rathbone recently visited a Hamas tunnel and talks about his experience. Plus, in the first part of a three-part series, the FT’s John Reed goes to Varanasi to show how India’s digital transformation is going.Mentioned in this podcast:Supply squeeze helps copper prices buck tough year for base metalsInside the ‘Gaza metro’: Israel displays Hamas tunnel big enough for a carNarendra Modi responds to

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