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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/7be2e128-c34c-45fb-991a-1d6f16ba3cd9The 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. US Federal Reserve bans officials from trading shares in wake of scandalhttps://www.ft.com/content/0b99a7a9-21be-4e67-a135-14bba49d6216Trump to launch social media platform to compete with Twitter and Facebookhttps://www.ft.com/content/0c989fd1-2e1a-4509-a478-02bb494f40deTurkish lira tumbles as central bank slashes interest ratehttps://www.ft.com/content/53d3e970-c71e-42d5-b38b-6e8ca2d32c35Short-seller Hindenburg sets $1m ‘bounty’ for details on Tether’s reserveshttps://www.ft.com/content/5b62d83d-c5f0-4586-b68c-b6facaba83a4The 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 MichaelBruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.