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Sep 2024
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China Optimism Fuels Stocks, Iranian Pre...

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Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast:

(1) China’s central bank lowered the interest rate charged on its one-year policy loans by the most on record, kicking off a sweeping program to revive confidence in the world’s second-largest economy.

(2) The debate over the magnitude of the Federal Reserve’s expected interest-rate cut in November is intensifying, with traders ramping up wagers in futures keyed to the central bank’s path as officials start to weigh in on their next move.

(3) The man who was found hiding in the bushes with a loaded rifle at Donald Trump’s golf course has been indicted for attempting to assassinate the former president.

(4) Keir Starmer warned Britons he will take “tough, long-term decisions” that will make him unpopular and said Labour’s program of “national renewal” is unchanged despite a slew of setbacks early in his premiership.

(5)Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds dismissed warnings of a wealth exodus to escape potential Labour tax hikes, hitting back at criticisms that have been levied at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government. 

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