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Dec 2023
11m 55s

Why markets had a stellar November

Financial Times
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Washington is aiming to halve Russia’s oil and gas revenues by the end of this decade, and markets turned things round and had a great November. Plus, the FT’s Nicholas Megaw explains how investors use AI to decode what executives say on earnings calls. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

US aims to halve Russia’s energy revenues by 2030, says official

Investors use AI to glean signals behind executives’ soothing words

Markets in 2024: Investors bet on déjà vu all over again


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. 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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