Launch of 'SWAPNOTES' Weekend Edition: Focus on US Politics and the Election

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The hosts reveal the launch of a weekend edition of the podcast, SWAPNOTES, focused on US politics and the upcoming presidential election. FT reporters and columnists will analyze the election's impact on the economy and global stakes. First episode coming on Saturday, January 27th.

An inverted yield curve is sending jitters across the US economy, Japanese IT conglomerate Fujitsu is in hot water over its involvement in the UK Post Office scandal, and new details have emerged over how the SEC’s X account was hacked.

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UK Post Office scandal exposes risks of Fujitsu’s hands-off approach

Yield curve adds to mystery over US economy

SEC says bitcoin X breach came after phone number was swapped

The 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, Gavin Kallmann, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. 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

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