Evergrande’s troubles loom over global markets
FT News Briefing
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🗓️ 21 September 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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https://www.ft.com/content/dd3aef66-5189-4b85-873a-e82c80be3c2d
Global financial markets are jittery about the possible default of indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande but the FT’s markets editor Katie Martin explains why it is unlikely to be another Lehman Brothers; foreign investors, especially from China and Japan, have become major buyers of US Treasuries and could prop up the market if the Fed withdraws; and Coinbase backed down from launching a new lending product after US regulators threatened to sue.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:01.6 | Today is Tuesday, September 21st. |
| 0:03.8 | And this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:08.8 | The Financial Crisis at Chinese Property Developer Evergrande |
| 0:12.1 | has investors super worried. |
| 0:14.5 | We'll take a look at whether the impending collapse |
| 0:16.5 | will stay contained. |
| 0:18.0 | Plus, we'll hear how foreign investors are |
| 0:19.8 | propping up the US Treasury market. |
| 0:21.9 | Why Royal that Shell is selling off a big chunk |
| 0:24.8 | of its fossil fuel business? |
| 0:26.3 | And how Coinbase has caved into pressure |
| 0:28.5 | from US securities regulators. |
| 0:30.8 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:40.0 | Global stock markets appear to be really nervous |
| 0:42.9 | about the Chinese Property Developer Evergrande. |
| 0:45.7 | Yesterday, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ |
| 0:48.0 | were both down around 2%. |
| 0:50.0 | Things weren't much better in Europe. |
| 0:52.3 | Now, Evergrande is the world's most indebted property |
| 0:55.0 | developer, and all that debt is coming home to roost. |
| 0:58.3 | Investors are increasingly nervous |
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