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Will empty offices hurt the US economy?

The persistence of working from home, the rise in interest rates, and job cuts in finance and tech all spell trouble for the owners of office buildings. How bad will it get? And will the troubles in commercial real estate spill over to the broader economy? Links:- Read the Unhedged newsletter on <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/239e3804-b05a-45f6-acaa-3bd748eb64fe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercial real estate</a> and <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/aeec4642-4a8a-43af-a269-830c8b5ac7bb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">office REITs</a>. For a free 90-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href="https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a> Follow Ethan Wu (<a href="https://twitter.com/ethanywu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ethanywu</a>) and Katie Martin (<a href="https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@katie_martin_fx</a>) on Twitter. You can email Ethan at <a href="mailto:ethan.wu@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ethan.wu@ft.com</a>. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5d440f82-6f23-4b14-958f-304a597e680f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> 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.

Katie Martin, Robert Armstrong and other markets nerds at the Financial Times explain the big ideas behind what’s happening in finance right now. Every Tuesday and Thursday. 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.