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The global backlash to UK t...

09.28.2022

The IMF is criticising the UK’s tax cut plan, the US is pressing EU countries to speed up and increase the financial support for Ukraine, and the head of crypto lender Celsius Network resigned on Tuesday. Plus, officials in Europe ...

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09.28.2022 The global backlash to UK tax cuts The IMF is criticising the UK’s tax cut plan, the US is pressing EU countries to speed up and increase the financial support for Ukraine, and the head of crypto lender Celsius Network resigned on Tuesday. Plus, officials in Europe ...
09.27.2022 Italy’s new far-right government China’s economic output will lag behind the rest of Asia for the first time since 1990, according to new World Bank forecasts, the Bank of England failed to reassure markets as the pound continued tumbling and the US is trying ...
09.26.2022 UK tax plan hurts investor confidence UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has vowed to double down on his controversial tax-cutting drive despite investor jitters, at least 41 people have died in protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman who was arrested for allegedly ...
09.24.2022 FT Weekend: How NFTs shook up the art world NFTs were a big sensation, but the market for them has crashed. This week, we invited a crypto-sceptic, FT columnist Jemima Kelly, to answer all the questions you were afraid to ask. What are NFTs exactly? What happened with them? ...
09.23.2022 Catch a falling yen Several EU member states are pushing for hard-hitting measures against Russia and a UN policy memorandum argues Pakistan should suspend international debt repayments. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains why the Bank of Japan would keep interest rates in negative ...
09.22.2022 Fed signals more economic pain to come The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage points for the third time in a row on Wednesday, and Credit Suisse has drawn up plans to split its investment bank in three. Plus, the FT’s Hannah Murphy ...
09.21.2022 Travis Kalanick’s excellent (and secret) venture The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by 0.75 per cent today, Goldman Sachs is expanding its transaction banking business in Europe, and former Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick has tried to keep his new “dark kitchens” venture ...
09.20.2022 Swamp Notes: US Democrats on the offensive Two Turkish banks have halted the use of Russia's payment system, two global energy agencies estimate it would cost $1tn to avoid the catastrophic effects of climate change, and pension funds in Europe and Australia pressured asset manager Federated Hermes ...
09.19.2022 The collapse of Celsius Network Markets are increasingly betting on policymakers raising borrowing costs higher and faster, an FT-IGM survey shows economists expect the US central bank will lift its benchmark policy rate above 4 per cent and hold it there beyond 2023, and the ...
09.17.2022 FT Weekend: How do young Brits feel about the monarchy? This week we discuss how young people view the late Queen Elizabeth with journalist Imogen West-Knights and our own producer Lulu Smyth. For many Millennials and Gen Zers, the first royal succession in 70 years is also the first time ...
09.16.2022 Inflation, the Hamptons and an $800 grocery cart China’s local government financing vehicles are bailing out cities and provinces that are struggling for cash, and UK prime minister Liz Truss is making a last-ditch effort to convince SoftBank to list its British chip maker, Arm, in the UK. ...
09.15.2022 A worsening migration crisis in the Americas The US and EU are concerned that Russia can use Turkish banks to evade financial sanctions, Porsche tries to catch up to Ferrari with an initial public offering of its own, plus, the FT’s Latin America editor Michael Stott talks ...
09.14.2022 Wall Street shudders after seeing US inflation data A worse than expected US inflation report triggered a Wall Street sell-off, Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko testified in front of a US Senate committee about alleged security lapses at the social media site, and the US is struggling to put ...
09.13.2022 Is a post-dollar world coming? US inflation is expected to have eased due to falling energy prices and Ukraine has regained momentum fighting back the Russian invasion. Plus, Ruchir Sharma tells us why he thinks the dollar may not be the world’s dominant currency for ...
09.12.2022 King Charles and the royal finances King Charles heads to Scotland today, UK financial markets are bracing for Liz Truss’s energy package, and Russia’s Gazprom is making record profits even though it’s shipping a fraction of the gas to Europe that it did last year. Mentioned ...
09.10.2022 FT Weekend: The legacy of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II has died after a 70-year reign. This weekend, we reflect on her legacy, life and cultural impact with FT Weekend editor Alec Russell. Then, producer Lulu Smyth takes us to meet the people gathered outside Buckingham Palace. ...
09.09.2022 Britain in mourning Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The FT’s Miranda Green examines this moment, and what King Charles III’s assumption to the throne will mean for the royal family. Mentioned in this podcast: ...
09.08.2022 The ECB goes from dove to hawk Chinese companies have raised six times as much money through share sales in Europe than the US this year, and European farmers expect a sky-high food prices and droughts this winter. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief, Martin Arnold, explains ...
09.07.2022 EU wants tax to fight ‘astronomic’ electricity bills The EU is considering a windfall tax for energy companies, Zambia’s IMF bailout is a test for countries that have defaulted on Chinese debt, and US regulators are cracking down on bankers’ use of messaging apps. Mentioned in this podcast: ...
09.06.2022 Russia’s double energy whammy Liz Truss will be the next UK prime minister after winning the Tory leadership race, Opec+ agreed on Monday to cut crude supply in a bid to prop up oil prices, Russia switched off Europe’s main gas pipeline until sanctions ...
09.05.2022 Britain set for new prime minister The oil producing cartel is meeting today and will consider a cut in oil supply to prop up prices, and UK Conservative Party members will vote today on a new leader to replace Boris Johnson. Plus, the FT’s Jemima Kelly ...
09.03.2022 Have we hit peak TV? Plus, our debt to bees This week, guest host Topher Forhecz is joined by Los Angeles bureau chief Chris Grimes to hear about the future of TV's streaming wars. Since the pandemic, streaming services have poured huge amounts of money into new content, but it's ...
09.02.2022 Cruise control: port cities push back against ships The US releases the latest jobs numbers today and analysts expect the pace of positions added to have slowed in August, eurozone unemployment fell to an all-time low of 6.6% of the workforce, the cruise industry is recovering from the ...
09.01.2022 Russia shuts down Nord Stream 1 pipeline Russia has halted the flow of gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Europe for three days, and the EU has agreed to suspend a visa deal with Moscow. Plus the FT’s John Paul Rathbone explains why Ukraine’s counter-offensive ...
08.31.2022 Will student debt add up to more inflation? The world’s second-largest cinema chain incorrectly reported the identity of its largest shareholder, and ExxonMobil is contesting Vladimir Putin’s decree blocking the oil company from exiting Russia. Plus, economists are debating the impact that US president Joe Biden’s student loan ...
08.30.2022 Morgan Stanley beefs up block trade supervision Morgan Stanley has tapped a lawyer to keep an eye on its block trading, and airlines are bracing for a chilly winter. Plus, Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be UK prime minister, has been talking tough with US officials but ...
08.29.2022 US watchdogs take on private equity Financial markets are bracing for a longer period of high interest rates, EU foreign ministers are set to suspend the bloc’s visa facilitation agreement with Moscow, and Alibaba is trying to manoeuvre a rebound. Plus, the FT’s Stefania Palma explains ...
08.28.2022 A sceptic’s guide to crypto: the ‘smart’ money In the second episode of the latest season of Tech Tonic, FT columnist and host Jemima Kelly tries to understand why an influential Silicon Valley investment firm thinks that Web 3 is a good bet. Will blockchain technology really be ...
08.27.2022 FT Weekend: The art of sound design. Plus: summer hits of 2022 FT Weekend has its own podcast feed! For more content, subscribe to 'FT Weekend' wherever you listen. This weekend, we meet a British pioneer of sound design. Errol Michael Henry invites us to the Air-Edel studios in London to show ...
08.26.2022 Afghanistan’s economy after one year under the Taliban Finland will host talks with Sweden and Turkey for talks on the Nordic countries’ Nato membership bids, and we’ll take a look at the ins and outs of Revlon’s bankruptcy. Plus, the FT’s Benjamin Parkin recently visited Afghanistan and reports ...
08.25.2022 Can Jay Powell stick the landing? Hedge funds have lined up the biggest bet against Italian bonds since the global financial crisis, Japan is looking to rebuild its nuclear energy capacity, and Blackstone has joined the bidding to buy Pink Floyd’s music. Plus, the FT’s Colby ...
08.24.2022 Six months of war in Ukraine Today marks six months since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Twitter whistleblower says the company hid security flaws and fake accounts, and the waters off the coast of Somalia are no longer high risk for shipping Mentioned ...
08.23.2022 The student who rode Bed Bath & Beyond to the moon Ben & Jerry’s lost a legal dispute with its parent company over sales in Israel and investors are sceptical about this summer’s equities rally. Plus, the FT’s Madison Darbyshire talks about how a 20-year-old American college student made $110mn betting ...
08.22.2022 Droughts grip large parts of the globe Apple employees are pushing back against the iPhone maker’s call for workers to return to the office next month, and major droughts across the globe are having a significant impact on everything from agriculture to tech. Plus, the FT’s Sam ...
08.21.2022 A sceptic’s guide to crypto: boom and bust A new season of Tech Tonic asks whether crypto and its supporting technology - the blockchain - have a future following a market crash. In the first episode of this five-part series, FT columnist and host Jemima Kelly casts a ...
08.20.2022 FT Weekend: Ukraine’s digital war. Plus: how computers changed chess FT Weekend has its own podcast feed! For more content, including our special Food & Drink mini-series, search 'FT Weekend' where you listen to podcasts and subscribe there. This weekend, we go to Ukraine. FT columnist Gillian Tett introduces us ...
08.19.2022 FT Business Book of the Year longlist Middle East states are expected to bring in $1.3tn in additional oil revenues, big US retailers posted quarterly earnings this week and results were mixed, scientists have discovered a way to destroy harmful “forever chemicals”. Plus, we’ll look at the ...
08.18.2022 Missteps at Missfresh Federal Reserve officials discussed the need to keep interest rates at levels that restrict the economy “for some time” in a bid to contain inflation, Short-term UK borrowing costs surged to the highest level since 2008, and Tencent posts its ...
08.17.2022 WeWork 2.0? Amazon has accused the FTC of harassing top executives as part of an antitrust investigation, hedge fund Elliott Management has dumped almost all of its shares in SoftBank, and Harvard will offer tuition-free MBA programs to low-income students. Plus, the ...
08.16.2022 Private equity: from cutthroats to frenemies Elections officials in Kenya announced a winner in last week’s presidential election but the result is being challenged, Iran denies involvement in the stabbing of controversial author Salman Rushdie, and China cut a crucial lending rate for the first time ...
08.15.2022 Will oil prices keep falling? Saudi Arabia has agreed to renew a three billion dollar deposit at Pakistan’s Central Bank, Saudi Aramco reported record profits, and an expected US tax on stock buybacks isn’t expected to have a big impact on earnings. Plus, Mexico’s president ...
08.13.2022 FT Weekend: Chef Mashama Bailey on reclaiming African-American food For more FT Weekend content, including our special Food & Drink mini-series, search 'FT Weekend' where you listen to podcasts and subscribe there. This week Lilah goes to Savannah, Georgia, to visit chef Mashama Bailey. Mashama recently won Outstanding Chef ...
08.12.2022 Ben & Jerry’s bitter battle with Unilever US lawmakers are set to pass a $700bn spending bill, activity on European corporate bond markets has slowed to a near standstill and US initial public offerings have ground to a halt. Plus, Ben & Jerry’s is in a legal ...
08.11.2022 US inflation finally takes a breather US stocks rallied after the latest US inflation report showed price rises slowed in July, Disney beat analyst expectations and added 15mn subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service, and social media companies want livestreams to be the future of shopping. ...
08.10.2022 Corporate America fumes at Biden’s economic package Taiwanese national security officials want to force Apple supplier Foxconn to unwind an $800mn investment in a Chinese chip company, and corporate America is fuming over president Joe Biden’s economic package. Plus, we have a military update on the war ...
08.09.2022 Why Ireland’s economy is red hot China’s extended military drills around Taiwan are stoking fears of a drawn-out period of heightened tension and investors are split over whether the recent US tech rally will continue. Plus, the FT’s Jude Webber explains how taxes from the tech ...
08.08.2022 Apple under scrutiny for mishandling misconduct claims Investors are selling stakes in private equity and venture capital funds at the fastest pace on record so far this year, and earnings at companies such as Uber and Lyft are surging. Plus, the FT’s Patrick McGee reports that more ...
08.06.2022 FT Weekend: Author Elif Batuman. Plus, our obsession with feedback This week, we talk to the author Elif Batuman about her new novel ‘Either / Or’. The book is set in the 1990s, and follows Elif’s fictionalised alter ego, Selin, as she navigates life as a Harvard student. Elif reflects ...
08.05.2022 New US unemployment claims hit six-month high US new unemployment claims have reached a six-month high as the labour market cools, the Bank of England raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, and European banks are adjusting to higher interest rates. Mentioned in this podcast: US jobless ...
08.04.2022 SoftBank moves to sell down its stake in Alibaba SoftBank has raised as much as $22bn in cash from deals that would sharply reduce its stake in Alibaba over the coming years, Iran and western powers resume talks this week over the floundering 2015 nuclear accords, and as political ...

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FT News Briefing episodes:

The global backlash to UK tax cuts

Italy’s new far-right government

UK tax plan hurts investor confidence

FT Weekend: How NFTs shook up the art world

Catch a falling yen

Fed signals more economic pain to come

Travis Kalanick’s excellent (and secret) venture

Swamp Notes: US Democrats on the offensive

The collapse of Celsius Network

FT Weekend: How do young Brits feel about the monarchy?

Inflation, the Hamptons and an $800 grocery cart

A worsening migration crisis in the Americas

Wall Street shudders after seeing US inflation data

Is a post-dollar world coming?

King Charles and the royal finances

FT Weekend: The legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Britain in mourning

The ECB goes from dove to hawk

EU wants tax to fight ‘astronomic’ electricity bills

Russia’s double energy whammy

Britain set for new prime minister

Have we hit peak TV? Plus, our debt to bees

Cruise control: port cities push back against ships

Russia shuts down Nord Stream 1 pipeline

Will student debt add up to more inflation?

Morgan Stanley beefs up block trade supervision

US watchdogs take on private equity

A sceptic’s guide to crypto: the ‘smart’ money

FT Weekend: The art of sound design. Plus: summer hits of 2022

Afghanistan’s economy after one year under the Taliban

Can Jay Powell stick the landing?

Six months of war in Ukraine

The student who rode Bed Bath & Beyond to the moon

Droughts grip large parts of the globe

A sceptic’s guide to crypto: boom and bust

FT Weekend: Ukraine’s digital war. Plus: how computers changed chess

FT Business Book of the Year longlist

Missteps at Missfresh

WeWork 2.0?

Private equity: from cutthroats to frenemies

Will oil prices keep falling?

FT Weekend: Chef Mashama Bailey on reclaiming African-American food

Ben & Jerry’s bitter battle with Unilever

US inflation finally takes a breather

Corporate America fumes at Biden’s economic package

Why Ireland’s economy is red hot

Apple under scrutiny for mishandling misconduct claims

FT Weekend: Author Elif Batuman. Plus, our obsession with feedback

New US unemployment claims hit six-month high

SoftBank moves to sell down its stake in Alibaba