{"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/65a07c2360fa41001741e254?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The world’s biggest mining project finally gets off the ground","description":"<p>The US and the UK have carried out military strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, US inflation numbers for December cool expectations for interest rate cuts in March. Plus, the FT’s Tom Wilson explains why the world’s biggest mining project took so long to get off the ground and whether it was worth the headache.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3vpiq5B\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US and UK launch strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3SbYtYW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buckle up — the inflation battle is entering a new phase</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/48Mmco8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">World’s biggest mining project to start after 27 years of setbacks and scandals</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/chris-giles-on-central-banks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Newsletter: Chris Giles on Central Banks</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 Josh Gabert-Doyon Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. 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.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/5c84f9e4-2e7e-49ac-958b-171aec58a62a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}