{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/626b23b2d779030013cf533a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Yen sinks as dollar rises to 20-year high ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621e1a5bf5df83377cc948b8/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The US dollar surged to its highest level in two decades on Thursday, the US economy contracted unexpectedly in the first quarter, Twitter admits an ‘error’ in audience figures for the past three years, and Amazon shares fell after the company said it expects revenue growth to remain sluggish.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c7392d63-0eb5-4345-9ef5-3edbf0c20f7c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Falling sales and high costs weigh down Amazon earnings</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/5b51bb09-19ff-4a11-9b93-5f0539567120\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US economy contracts for first time since mid-2020</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/54f5231e-6157-4312-b3e4-a74335ca9bcc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dollar surges to highest level in 20 years</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/3184a769-4288-44e8-abea-300d27c1aa95\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter admits overstating audience figures for 3 years&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon 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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/feef4870-f1bf-4a70-971a-326c8a1fe074\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}