Is the US headed for a recession?
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2022
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
US president Joe Biden announced yesterday he would send $800mn in additional military aid to Ukraine, the FT’s John Paul Rathbone outlines Russia’s changing military strategy, and our US financial commentator, Robert Armstrong, unpacks the debate over whether the US economy is heading into a recession.
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:09.9 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.6 | Today is Thursday, April 14th. |
| 0:13.7 | And this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:19.2 | There's a lot of talk of a recession in the US. |
| 0:22.7 | Our US financial commentator Rob Armstrong unpacks the debate. |
| 0:26.7 | Is the economy so hot and inflation so high that the only way to cool it down |
| 0:34.4 | is for the Fed to actually force the United States into a recession? |
| 0:39.9 | We'll look at a high-tech tactic that Chinese authorities are using to enforce |
| 0:43.7 | their zero COVID lockdown. |
| 0:45.6 | But first, we'll get a briefing on Moscow's war in Ukraine and how it's about to change. |
| 0:50.4 | I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:56.3 | Moscow is shifting its tactics in its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 1:06.1 | Russian troops have withdrawn from areas around Kiev in the past couple of weeks. |
| 1:10.6 | They've regrouped in eastern Ukraine, where the country borders Russia. |
| 1:14.7 | There's also a new army chief, Alexander Devornikov. |
| 1:17.9 | He was brought into reboot Russia's military approach after strong resistance from Ukrainian forces. |
| 1:24.0 | I'm joined now by our defense and security correspondent John Paul Rathbone to find out more. |
| 1:28.5 | Hi, John Paul. |
| 1:29.9 | Hi, nice to be here. |
| 1:31.3 | Nice to have you. |
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