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10.19.2021

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/ad0b0068-1100-49b9-bc88-2055e1936efc A 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 ...

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10.19.2021 Japan refocuses on semiconductors Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/ad0b0068-1100-49b9-bc88-2055e1936efc A 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 ...
10.18.2021 We answer a listener question about population growth Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/2d52df0d-ba41-45e3-9a0f-bb72a22f7d7c The 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, ...
10.15.2021 S&P stink bomb, LinkedIn loves Ted Lasso Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/50168b7b-c72d-4443-965f-4a26d79f6a40 Fumio 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 ...
10.14.2021 Women still battle for start-up finance Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/d8781394-95a8-4411-9f19-69ddbb7e3200 UK 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 ...
10.13.2021 US solar project gives clean energy proponents a beacon of hope Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/9a0a8048-a6e1-4557-8b0a-37fb5bf67e84 The 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 ...
10.12.2021 How Elon Musk’s new rocket could transform the space race Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/ee0421e8-e101-4b0b-811e-0125c6be2449 Henry 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 ...
10.11.2021 IMF leadership scandal clouds annual meetings Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/4ce62a29-5401-4fa1-8af4-20e892e50fe8 Divisions 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 ...
10.09.2021 Introducing Behind the Money, Inside ESG: The tiny fund that took on a US giant and won 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, ...
10.08.2021 Ireland signs on to landmark global corporate tax deal Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/fca004be-9f93-4681-bdd1-931ba5c2f50f Ireland 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 ...
10.07.2021 Panama, Paradise, Pandora. What’s changed in the world of tax avoidance? Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/411bb70a-8fe9-41ef-bd58-e4798b12c2a2 Vladimir 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 ...
10.06.2021 Africa’s green superpower Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/eb1b2bc3-1edf-444b-ac44-8e3a79cd8887 Private 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 ...
10.05.2021 Oil prices hit 7-year high Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/bc24e812-a089-43e1-bc7a-289916c97229 US 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 ...
10.04.2021 DIY gene editing Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/fc9fe04c-96ad-4127-ac98-2fbf579c36b6 The 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 ...
10.01.2021 Facebook under fire for burying research into mental health impact Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/5f0402b7-812a-4314-aba1-cee242f9e161 US 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 ...
09.30.2021 Huawei tries to reinvent itself 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” ...
09.29.2021 Inflation, inflation, inflation Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/6cd13eb2-0ab7-40a5-816f-43e963a3ce05 The 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 ...
09.28.2021 Two Federal Reserve officials step down amid ethics questions Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/1505ec37-b798-4016-8f80-d959bd6eac9c Two 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 ...
09.27.2021 Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’ Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/c2d3fe11-799d-4f66-be2c-806dda7a9f87 At 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 ...
09.25.2021 FT Weekend: How has lockdown changed us? Plus: a night on the Orient Express 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 ...
09.24.2021 Germany’s unusually unpredictable election Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/74160c71-c5b0-435c-9c09-1c5e9572bb1c German voters head to the poll this weekend and the FT’s Berlin correspondent, Erika Solomon, previews this momentous election. Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate on Thursday despite ...
09.23.2021 Federal Reserve eyes 2022 rate rise Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/a3b42914-2e0e-4246-bc45-1ea9b19b690b The Federal Reserve has given its strongest signal yet that it will start tapering its bond buying stimulus programme this year and more central bank officials see a first interest rate ...
09.22.2021 Gulf states caught between US and China Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/bde35a2f-ae3f-4fc5-920f-a6bca45d9eb3 Poland and Hungary could lose billions of euros in EU regional aid as the European Commission prepares to wield powers linking the funds to human rights standards in member states, and ...
09.21.2021 Evergrande’s troubles loom over global markets Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/dd3aef66-5189-4b85-873a-e82c80be3c2d Global financial markets are jittery about the possible default of indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande but the FT’s markets editor Katie Martin explains why it is unlikely to be another Lehman ...
09.20.2021 China’s digital dictatorship Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/efcae358-e439-4135-9600-55b23dcd7dc8 Australia’s nuclear submarine deal with the US and UK is set to provide a political boost for Scott Morrison’s conservative government, and UK business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is due ...
09.18.2021 FT Weekend: The stories we tell, with Elif Shafak Introducing our new FT Weekend podcast. New episodes every Saturday. We will soon stop publishing FT Weekend on this feed, so you if want to keep listening, subscribe now before you forget! Search FT Weekend in your podcast app of ...
09.17.2021 Laos welcomes cryptocurrency miners Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/8e3784f8-5605-40aa-a8b5-3d0e5bdae9a9 An unpublished internal model seen by the FT shows that the European Central Bank expects to hit its elusive 2 per cent inflation target by 2025, and Myanmar’s shadow government is ...
09.16.2021 Alexa, pass the scalpel? Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/91b4abd2-1ef7-4069-ac25-a4759a2ddfb8 Washington has launched a security partnership with London and Canberra which will support Australia’s plan to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and strengthen the allies’ ability to counter China, and ...
09.15.2021 China deals a blow to Blackstone’s ambitions Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/24c2b733-9dca-4dcf-81d2-ca90583a3ac9 US consumer prices in August rose at a more moderate pace in a sign that inflationary pressures associated with the end of Covid-19 lockdowns are easing, and bank executives say consumer ...
09.14.2021 Diesel vs Doughnuts Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/63d65f6a-045d-4da8-b170-c30642cea5cc Chinese police are using a new anti-fraud app installed on more than 200m mobile phones to question people who have viewed overseas financial news sites, and Brazil’s first openly gay state ...
09.13.2021 Hedge funds flock to Silicon Valley Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/40cef59a-441b-4b97-bea8-7a3ec838bc4b Beijing wants to break up Alipay and create a separate app for the company’s highly profitable loans business, Norway’s voters will weigh in on the country’s petroleum production in what’s being ...
09.11.2021 Introducing the FT Weekend podcast: 9/11 and the passing of time Twenty years after the Twin Towers were brought down, FT Weekend host Lilah Raptopoulos explores where 9/11 sits in our memories. The FT’s New York correspondent Joshua Chaffin introduces us to billionaire developer Larry Silverstein, who bought the World Trade ...
09.10.2021 The SEC vs Coinbase Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/0b052bc2-c481-49c7-a645-c83e90f45ff1 A poll shows leading economists believe the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in 2022 due to inflationary pressures, the ECB says it will move to “a moderately lower pace” in ...
09.09.2021 The world’s biggest direct carbon capture plant Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/7344543b-aefa-4715-8494-7c92e1e531f2 A court heard opening arguments in the case against the founder of the failed blood-testing technology start-up Theranos, Janet Yellen has warned that the US Treasury could run out of cash ...
09.08.2021 Is Xi Jinping moving China into a new era of Maoism? Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/7a545b87-55eb-4dbd-b9a0-c80def4bdcf8 Pfizer’s chief scientific officer Philip Dormitzer denied that the company should have developed a more potent Covid-19 vaccine, and the Taliban has announced Afghanistan’s first government since the US left the ...
09.07.2021 Why developing countries are so keen on cryptocurrencies Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/768cdb61-a131-42de-b8d6-42c3c757cb82 Prime minister Boris Johnson will announce a tax rise of more than £10bn a year today, and the military junta that overthrew Guinea’s president is urging mining companies to keep operating. ...
09.06.2021 Bridgepoint’s hidden executive pay Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/6b286858-b05a-4211-8e04-315b4e8bac38 A frantic summer of dealmaking has put 2021 on track to break records, and Japan’s future is uncertain after prime minister Yoshihide Suga abruptly announced his departure. Plus, the FT’s private ...
09.04.2021 Introducing FT Weekend: The good life, with chefs Daniel Humm and Alice Waters In this first-ever episode of the FT Weekend podcast, host Lilah Raptopoulos talks to Eleven Madison Park’s Daniel Humm and Chez Panisse’s legendary Alice Waters to discover how the world’s top chefs are finding purpose beyond their restaurants. Humm created ...
09.03.2021 US corporate debt binge, FT Weekend podcast preview Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/0b603fa8-7afc-46f3-bae6-46b89a0def8f Bankers and investors are bracing for a bumper month of debt issuance in the US, and Germany’s Dax is welcoming 10 new companies to its index. Plus, the FT’s Lilah Raptopoulos ...
09.02.2021 Banking on cannabis Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/385a236d-c829-47e8-b3a3-c0c3ef2d5387 YouTube has netted 50m paying subscribers for its music streaming services, and the dearth of truckers has become so severe in the US that some fleet owners are petitioning officials to ...
09.01.2021 Biden defends US pullout of Afghanistan Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/53441ca2-a824-4f2c-8a76-c10ebde4840b Brussels is drafting a proposal for a €600m package to help Afghanistan’s neighbours host refugees fleeing the Taliban, and luxury brands are uncertain about their future in China after President Xi ...
08.31.2021 The fight between US service staff and QR codes Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/86c5ce53-69cb-4bf2-b79e-7e67f1b71cfa QR codes have replaced service staff in the pandemic and experts worry that means many jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic will not return, and Germany’s inflation has risen to its ...
08.30.2021 Trailer: Introducing the FT Weekend podcast We'd like to introduce you to our new show: FT Weekend. Turn off your email alerts and settle in. Every Saturday, from September 4, join host Lilah Raptopoulos for inspiring conversations, in-depth storytelling, a bit of escapism and a lot ...
08.30.2021 How community banks were small business saviours during the pandemic Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/e03bcc3e-c418-47e6-9037-0f0030529af0 The US tomorrow will withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan and the country faces a potential economic catastrophe. The International Monetary Fund’s chief economist warns that emerging market economies can’t ...
08.27.2021 Life under the Taliban: ‘Herat is now like a ghost city’ Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/3e727154-099c-4af8-b3a0-5aa2742bcdca US military officials are blaming Isis for an attack near Kabul airport yesterday that killed at least 13 service members and an unknown number of civilians, and the Federal Reserve is ...
08.26.2021 OnlyFans reverses its controversial porn ban Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/a2aabbbe-070f-48f1-92f2-5ed1ec85cf2b Turkey’s military has begun withdrawing its troops from Kabul airport while the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country can’t handle more migrants, and global regulators are imposing heavy fines ...
08.25.2021 Lawsuit seeks accountability for Beirut port blast Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/03108ae2-9645-4849-a165-52eee0272790 US President Joe Biden is defying international pressure and sticking by his plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the month, and the UK will roll out ...
08.24.2021 G7 tries to salvage Afghanistan crisis Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/f23d324d-b17e-4f6a-bacd-dad8fed54493 At an emergency G7 meeting US president Joe Biden will hear calls from western allies to negotiate with the Taliban for an extension to the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan while facing ...
08.23.2021 Boris Johnson to host Afghanistan crisis talks Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/94500fca-aef3-4ab6-82d5-08005ee49c49 UK prime minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday host crisis talks on Afghanistan with world leaders as Britain presses the US to extend the evacuation timetable amid chaos and deaths at ...
08.20.2021 Auto industry chip shortage worsens Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/243efeb3-032a-4282-b83a-24f566ea1161 The chip shortage hobbling the auto industry has worsened as a wave of coronavirus cases spreads across south-east Asia with three of the world’s largest automakers announcing new disruptions on their ...
08.19.2021 Afghanistan’s ‘dire’ financial outlook Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/b1c4e938-b959-4767-aba9-2aedc1f44005 The former head of Afghanistan’s central bank has warned that the country is facing “dire” financial prospects and an acute shortage of dollars and higher inflation will fuel the flow of ...

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Japan refocuses on semiconductors

We answer a listener question about population growth

S&P stink bomb, LinkedIn loves Ted Lasso

Women still battle for start-up finance

US solar project gives clean energy proponents a beacon of hope

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

IMF leadership scandal clouds annual meetings

Introducing Behind the Money, Inside ESG: The tiny fund that took on a US giant and won

Ireland signs on to landmark global corporate tax deal

Panama, Paradise, Pandora. What’s changed in the world of tax avoidance?

Africa’s green superpower

Oil prices hit 7-year high

DIY gene editing

Facebook under fire for burying research into mental health impact

Huawei tries to reinvent itself

Inflation, inflation, inflation

Two Federal Reserve officials step down amid ethics questions

Wall Street embraces the ‘Forever CEO’

FT Weekend: How has lockdown changed us? Plus: a night on the Orient Express

Germany’s unusually unpredictable election

Federal Reserve eyes 2022 rate rise

Gulf states caught between US and China

Evergrande’s troubles loom over global markets

China’s digital dictatorship

FT Weekend: The stories we tell, with Elif Shafak

Laos welcomes cryptocurrency miners

Alexa, pass the scalpel?

China deals a blow to Blackstone’s ambitions

Diesel vs Doughnuts

Hedge funds flock to Silicon Valley

Introducing the FT Weekend podcast: 9/11 and the passing of time

The SEC vs Coinbase

The world’s biggest direct carbon capture plant

Is Xi Jinping moving China into a new era of Maoism?

Why developing countries are so keen on cryptocurrencies

Bridgepoint’s hidden executive pay

Introducing FT Weekend: The good life, with chefs Daniel Humm and Alice Waters

US corporate debt binge, FT Weekend podcast preview

Banking on cannabis

Biden defends US pullout of Afghanistan

The fight between US service staff and QR codes

Trailer: Introducing the FT Weekend podcast

How community banks were small business saviours during the pandemic

Life under the Taliban: ‘Herat is now like a ghost city’

OnlyFans reverses its controversial porn ban

Lawsuit seeks accountability for Beirut port blast

G7 tries to salvage Afghanistan crisis

Boris Johnson to host Afghanistan crisis talks

Auto industry chip shortage worsens

Afghanistan’s ‘dire’ financial outlook

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