The Challenges of Running a Newsroom During War Time

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To morrow on our sister podcas f t week end, i'll speak with the head of the financial times about covering this war. We assumed that the cold war was over, and it was over for several decades. But this war takes us back to a time that we just thought we would never return. And shou'll talk about the challenges of running a news room during war time.

The White House announced a “historic release” of about 180mn barrels of oil from the US emergency stockpile in an attempt to cool oil prices, and the two-year Treasury yield this week rose above the 10-year Treasuries for the first time since 2019. FT markets editor, Katie Martin, explains what this signals for the US economy.

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US orders biggest ever release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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