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Oct 2022

10m 17s

US lashes out at Opec+’s oil cuts

Financial Times

About this episode

Opec+ is cutting oil output to prop up prices, the FT and Nikkei ranked the most popular US cities among foreign businesses, and this week’s Rachman Review podcast focuses on the massive protests in Iran.

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Opec+ agrees to cut output by 2mn barrels a day

Miami tops FT-Nikkei ranking of best US cities for foreign businesses

Rachman Review podcast

The 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.

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