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On today's podcast:

(1) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves can be sure the bond markets have her back. But on Monday she faces down her own party, and she may find them tougher to win over.

(2) The government is set to define what “contributions” foreign workers must make in order to claim settled status in the UK, marking a tightening of its stance on legal migration.

(3) UK companies are becoming less forthcoming about what they’re willing to pay to fill open roles, indicating that employers are no longer under pressure to boost wages in a weakening labor market.

(4) Moldova’s ruling pro-European party was on track to win re-election, keeping the country on the path to European Union membership and raising the risk of an escalation in tensions with Russia.

(5) Moldova’s ruling pro-European party was on track to win re-election, keeping the country on the path to European Union membership and raising the risk of an escalation in tensions with Russia.

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