{"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/a39655a0-e1a4-47b8-91d0-7e6c7899cf8a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Turkey’s Central Bank of Erdogan","description":"<p><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/7be2e128-c34c-45fb-991a-1d6f16ba3cd9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/7be2e128-c34c-45fb-991a-1d6f16ba3cd9</a></p><p><br></p><p>The US Federal Reserve has adopted new rules banning its policymakers and senior staff from buying individual shares and a number of other investments; Donald Trump announced plans to launch a media technology business that is set to go public after it merged with a Spac on Thursday. Plus, Turkey’s central bank has defied warnings from the business world and opposition parties by slashing its main interest rate despite rising inflation and an ailing currency; short-seller Hindenburg Research has set its sights on Tether and launched a $1m “bounty” programme for information on the stablecoin company at the centre of the global cryptocurrency market.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>US Federal Reserve bans officials from trading shares in wake of scandal</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/0b99a7a9-21be-4e67-a135-14bba49d6216\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/0b99a7a9-21be-4e67-a135-14bba49d6216</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Trump to launch social media platform to compete with Twitter and Facebook</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/0c989fd1-2e1a-4509-a478-02bb494f40de\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/0c989fd1-2e1a-4509-a478-02bb494f40de</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Turkish lira tumbles as central bank slashes interest rate</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/53d3e970-c71e-42d5-b38b-6e8ca2d32c35\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/53d3e970-c71e-42d5-b38b-6e8ca2d32c35</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Short-seller Hindenburg sets $1m ‘bounty’ for details on Tether’s reserves</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/5b62d83d-c5f0-4586-b68c-b6facaba83a4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/5b62d83d-c5f0-4586-b68c-b6facaba83a4</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, Gavin Kallmann and Michael</p><p>Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}