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Will Germany lead Nato?
FromFT News Briefing
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11 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2024
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UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering slashing public spending to fund pre-election tax cuts, Germany is looking to boost its defence spending at a crucial time for Europe, and Citigroup has started tracking how many calls its private bankers are making to clients. Plus, the FT’s Madison Marriage talks about her new podcast on the dangers of meditation retreats.Mentioned in this podcast:Jeremy Hunt faced with slashing UK public spending to fund tax cutsWill Germany deliver on its grand military ambitions?Citi starts tracking how often private bankers call clientsUntold: The RetreatThe 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Feb 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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