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Oct 2022
9m 14s

The UK’s gilt trip continues

Financial Times
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on G7 countries to speed up supplies of air defence systems after another day of Russian missile attacks, and the biggest US banks will signal worries about the economy in third-quarter earnings reports and analysts expect them to set aside more than $4bn to cover potential losses from bad loans.


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US banks to set aside $4bn for potential losses from bad loans

Bank of England warns of ‘fire sale’ risk as it widens government bond purchases


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.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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