The US labour market appears to be cooling, the Bank of England raised interest rates by 75 basis points, the biggest increase in 30 years, and Russia has rejoined a deal to allow grain exports from Ukraine through the Black Sea. Plus, the FT’s Yuan Yang explains why Germany is reconsidering its dependence on trade with China. Mentioned in this podcast:Tech groups cut jobs and pause hiring amid ‘leaner times’Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.75 percentage pointsGermany struggles with its dependency on ChinaRussia agrees to rejoin Ukraine grain exports dealSubscribe to the FT Weekend podcastThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. 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 Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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