FT News Briefing

Russia targets western companies

Big investment banks are turning more bearish on the dollar, and Europeans struggle with a near-record heatwave. Plus, the FT’s Anastasia Stognei explains why Russia is starting to seize assets from food and beverage companies.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/43uokOo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kremlin oligarchs circle Danone and Carlsberg’s Russian assets</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/46TDQGk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street banks ditch bullish dollar bets over ‘soft landing’ hopes</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/46WLgZi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scorching Europe struggles to adapt to near-record temperatures</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/44toyqf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carlos Ghosn says he filed $1bn lawsuit so Nissan managers cannot ‘sleep quietly</a>Reuters: <a href="https://on.ft.com/3pNxO9J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carlos Ghosn speaks online at Japan press conference</a> The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monica Lopez, Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. 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.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4abb5313-0e32-49b2-8c3b-ee74eb2a4fed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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