Adam Samson
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US executive news editor at The Financial Times. Based in New York.
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Aron Lund
7 months ago
âTurkeyâs central bank burnt through almost $12bn defending the lira in a record intervention after President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄanâs detention of his political rival triggered a political crisis that scared investors and sent the currency reeling.â
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Turkey spends record $12bn defending lira after ErdoÄan rivalâs arrest
Central bankâs currency intervention came as officials âlost controlâ of market following Ekrem İmamoÄluâs detention
https://www.ft.com/content/5794ed2c-6296-4f04-876e-bbaaa3d1cc30
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Got to write about the Fed for the first time in a while (not as exciting as the Turkish central bank tbf)
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Top Federal Reserve official says central bank is âpretty closeâ to meeting key targets
Kansas City Fed chief Jeff Schmid calls for âgradualâ changes in monetary policy
https://www.ft.com/content/deccd26d-98a3-484d-84f1-25724a22ff50?desktop=true&segmentId=d8d3e364-5197-20eb-17cf-2437841d178a
10 months ago
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FT scoop -> Pfizer executives descend on Donald Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago for planning meeting
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Pfizer executives descend on Donald Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago for planning meeting
Drugmaker is latest titan of corporate America to curry favour with president-elect
https://www.ft.com/content/ad6a2867-80e0-4f9b-b59e-8d88c17ffbaa
10 months ago
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Turkish finance minister Mehmet ĆimĆek is a rock star on the intl financial circuit & the face of the countryâs economic overhaul. But VP Cevdet Yılmaz is quietly playing a pivotal role: keeping president ErdoÄan - a critic of orthodox policy - onboard.
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The ErdoÄan whisperer behind Turkeyâs economic pivot
[FREE TO READ] Vice-president Cevdet Yılmaz has played a crucial backstage role managing the turn to financial orthodoxy
https://on.ft.com/403qFjB
10 months ago
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Important BBC World Service documentary by
@victoriacraig.bsky.social
about rising antisemitism in Turkey. The countryâs Jewish community rarely speaks out on this, but Victoria broke through after months of dogged reporting.
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Heart and Soul - Antisemitism in Turkey - BBC Sounds
The rising antisemitism faced by the Jewish community in Turkey.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5tg6
10 months ago
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Personal news: I started this week as
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US executive news editor, based in New York. Excited to be back in NYC after eight years in London/Ankara. Buckling up for some extraordinary stories in coming weeks and monthsâŠ
11 months ago
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Financial Times
11 months ago
Severing of undersea cable likely to be sabotage, Germany says
https://www.ft.com/content/33cd110b-e071-4b97-9af6-b6bde261515a
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Severing of undersea cable likely to be sabotage, Germany says
Defence minister Pistorius says unclear who was responsible
https://www.ft.com/content/33cd110b-e071-4b97-9af6-b6bde261515a
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Philip Stafford
12 months ago
And then bitcoin crashes through $90k.
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Tony Tassell
about 2 years ago
So according to this Richard Waters col, Bluesky has about 2% of Xâs audience. So we are early adopters. But Richard points out that signs that journos and other influencers are posting more actively suggest the threat to X could be greater than the current numbers suggest
www.ft.com/content/57df...
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Rating X: Twitterâs chaotic year under Elon Muskâs shock treatment
Upheaval has left trophy purchase of social network seriously impaired
https://www.ft.com/content/57dfeeab-02b7-4267-842c-a7e920d6616d
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Incredible charts from a new Turkstat publication that show how the recent inflation crisis in Turkey is among the worst in the past eight decades (h/t Hakan Kara for flagging up this report) ->
about 2 years ago
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Turkish stocks tumble after ErdoÄan steps up Israel criticism
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about 2 years ago
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ErdoÄan submits Swedenâs Nato bid to Turkish parliament
www.ft.com/content/e9fd...
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Live news: Billionaire investor Bill Ackman scraps bearish bet on Treasuries
https://www.ft.com/content/e9fd66f6-6e7b-4374-b84a-77ffa89d8547#post-0b9e183d-07a0-43a9-8787-418766ec2450
about 2 years ago
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