FT News Briefing

A soft landing at Jackson Hole

Kamala Harris made a bid for national unity at a rapturous Democratic National Convention. Plus, all eyes are on Jackson Hole today, where the Fed will reveal how it will lower US interest rates without triggering a recession. Meanwhile, investors are hedging their bets on these cuts coming soon, sending gold soaring.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3WRoEW2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kamala Harris pitches unity message as she makes her case to American voters</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/46Wiysa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gold goes for it</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3MfOT3t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gold hits record highs as investors bet on rate cuts</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3YQiDeV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cooling US jobs market looms over central bankers at Jackson Hole</a> The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Ethan Plotkin, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ccbd7ef2-9d27-481d-9a5b-d1e0ceb10207" 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.

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