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Oct 2025
11m 36s

Investors turn to private economic data

Financial Times
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The leaders of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Citi warned that investor exuberance risked driving financial markets into bubble territory, and US investors are hunting for private data as the federal government shutdown is blocking the release of crucial reports. Plus, silver hit a record on Tuesday, and investors are facing a growing concern that European defence start-ups are oversaturating the market. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

Banks caution over bubble as they report bumper profits

US government shutdown leaves traders ‘flying blind’ on jobs data

Silver price hits record amid scramble in London market

Investors confront top of European defence start-up ‘hype cycle’


Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and Michael Lello. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. 


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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