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Jul 2023
9m 29s

Russia targets western companies

Financial Times
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Big investment banks are turning more bearish on the dollar, and Europeans struggle with a near-record heatwave. Plus, the FT’s Anastasia Stognei explains why Russia is starting to seize assets from food and beverage companies. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

Kremlin oligarchs circle Danone and Carlsberg’s Russian assets

Wall Street banks ditch bullish dollar bets over ‘soft landing’ hopes

Scorching Europe struggles to adapt to near-record temperatures

Carlos Ghosn says he filed $1bn lawsuit so Nissan managers cannot ‘sleep quietly

Reuters: Carlos Ghosn speaks online at Japan press conference


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monica Lopez, Katie McMurran, 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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