Do You Think We're Going to Have a Disruption in China?

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The f ts china capital markets correspondent, jeff bazos, wants to sail his brand new super yacht. The 95 year old conings haven bridge in the dutch city of rotterdam has to be dismantled every single time this boat needs to pass through. That could cost basos a 100 thousand uro fee. Local officials are deciding whether to allow the boat to pass through and it sparked and ense debate among the people that live there.

China is the leader in initial public offering fundraising this year, Jeff Bezos’s superyacht ignites a debate about who cities are for, and New Zealand’s housing market could hold some clues for what to expect in countries starting to raise their interest rates.

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China IPO fundraising doubles US total to top global ranks

Jeff Bezos vs the bridge: Rotterdam’s dilemma over billionaire’s superyacht

New Zealand’s housing price boom cools as rate rises bite

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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