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Jan 2021

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Next steps for US returning to the Paris...

Financial Times

About this episode

President Joe Biden has moved to have the US rejoin the Paris climate accord, but becoming a leader in lowering carbon emissions will not be so easy. Then, a look at how the European Central Bank is bracing for the latest phase of the pandemic-induced economic crisis. Plus, the FT’s art market columnist, Melanie Gerlis, explains how auction houses and galleries are surviving and adapting to the pandemic.

The US will rejoin the Paris climate accord — what happens now?

ft.com/content/81dd2826-55b6-44c2-b981-88717ec70314?

ECB details bond-buying shift as it holds rates and stimulus steady

https://www.ft.com/content/14821fa0-0e3e-4a95-8414-53a257ee9142

Art market: Predictions for 2021

https://www.ft.com/content/86c27d1c-ff65-40a2-b6b2-d4add0209ffa

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