{"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/6542f0b5d4961500125c7397?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The battle for EV batteries in US speeds up","description":"<p>The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, and people are now being allowed to cross the border from Gaza into Egypt. Plus, competition for foreign investment in electric vehicles is pitting the US southeast against the automotive heartland of the Midwest.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/45WWfAg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US Federal Reserve holds interest rates at 22-year high</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3tX0df8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Egypt allows first evacuee departures from Gaza</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3SnF5IT\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Can America’s south-east unseat Detroit as ‘Motown’ of the EV age?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://investinginamerica.live.ft.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Investing in America live</a></p><p><br></p><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Monica Lopez, 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.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/8e3ee2c8-1bb0-4a59-bf4b-3f30e40670a5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}