Monday, January 21
FT News Briefing21 Jan 2019

Monday, January 21

Theresa May is set to address the British parliament less than a week after suffering a historic defeat on her Brexit deal, the US government shutdown heads into a fifth week as US president Donald Trump makes an offer to Democrats and FT reporters crunch the numbers on pay rises at US banks. Plus, why the race to find a successor for Jim Yong Kim at the World Bank might signal a change in direction for the organisation.

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