FT Banking Weekly

Facebook's Libra, UK digital banks and JPMorgan metals traders charged

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Facebook's recent talks with the world's central bankers on its plans for a digital currency, whether the UK's challenger banks can maintain their astonishing rate of expansion, and a potential scandal at JPMorgan as three of its metals traders are charged with market manipulation. With special guest Tom Merry, managing director at Accenture Strategy. All FT stories will be free to read on Wednesday September 18th when there will be a paywall freeze. Here are some recommendations to get you started:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e5e082bc-d87c-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17 " target="_blank">ECB prepared to cut rates again, says its chief economist</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c10076e2-d920-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17" target="_blank">Swedbank admits to money-laundering failings</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c65b32d8-d648-11e9-a0bd-ab8ec6435630" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/c65b32d8-d648-11e9-a0bd-ab8ec6435630</a> Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Mehreen Khan, Brussels correspondent, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Henry Sanderson, commodities correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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