Latest from Nick Esposito

• Dec 1, 2022

  European Council chief meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

  

  From the BBC World Service: An official visit by Charles Michel to Beijing comes amid persisting economic tensions between the two sides. Kenya’s president William Ruto has unveiled a new program to offer cheaper loans to entrepreneurs. It’s called the Hustler Fund – so named because on the campaign trail, Ruto said represented what he called the “hustler nation” of millions of young Kenyans struggling to make ends meet. UNESCO has added the French baguette to its “intangible cultural heritage” list.

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• Nov 30, 2022

  U.S. economy shows solid third-quarter growth

  

  A revised GDP report from the Commerce Department shows nearly 3% growth. Private sector jobs grew as well, but fell way short of expectations. We dive in further with Susan Schmidt. Also, frozen Russian assets might come in handy in helping Ukraine. Finally, we report on the death of Jiang Zemin, the former president of China.

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• Nov 30, 2022

  Twitter stops enforcing COVID misinformation policy

  

  The move was quietly made last week. Elsewhere, tens of thousands of striking academic workers appear to have a reached a deal with the University of California system. Then, we check in on Fight for $15 after 10 years.

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• Nov 30, 2022

  Could Europe use frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine?

  

  From the BBC World Service: European commission president Ursula von der Leyen has proposed taking Russian assets that have been frozen in Europe and using them to compensate for wartime damages. Unrest has continued overnight in various Chinese cities as protesters call for an end to strict COVID measures. And if your flight is cancelled or severely delayed in the U.S., you’re entitled to compensation. In Australia, travelers no such guarantees, so consumer groups are pushing for better legal protections.

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• Nov 29, 2022

  Your move, Federal Reserve

  

  Today is the eve of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech, where he’s expected to lay out the current economic landscape and offer hints as to what the Fed might do with it in a couple of weeks. For more, we talk with Karen Petrou of Federal Financial Analytics. The BBC examines China’s renewed focus on vaccines as it deals with uproar over its zero-COVID restrictions.

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• Nov 29, 2022

  Congress jumps on board looming rail strike situation

  

  The House is considering legislation that would impose a compromise labor agreement this week. The BBC checks in with more from China. Facebook parent company Meta steps into more fines regarding how it handles data privacy.

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• Nov 29, 2022

  Markets react positively as China vows to boost vaccination rate

  

  From the BBC World Service: Beijing vowed today to boost the COVID vaccination rate for people 80 and older. Brazil’s president-elect has presented a new budget to Congress, which circumvents the nation’s strict budget ceiling rules. And this year marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Guggenheim Museum in the city of Bilbao, in northern Spain. Perhaps its biggest legacy is a phenomenon now known as the “Guggenheim effect” – when a single iconic building helps to drive urban regeneration.

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• Nov 28, 2022

  The story of holiday shopping – and inflation – so far

  

  We check in on some of the results from Black Friday as Cyber Monday gets underway. Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives gives us her take on what the shopping could tell us about inflation. Then, we take a look at regenerative agriculture and how restaurants could be pitching in on it.

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• Nov 28, 2022

  China’s zero-COVID policy leads to unrest in the streets and the markets

  

  China correspondent Jennifer Pak checks in with the latest. Also, we speak to Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti about the Summer Olympics – with all the costs it can incur – coming to town in 2028.

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• Nov 28, 2022

  Markets react to ongoing protests in China

  

  From the BBC World Service: Stock markets in Shanghai, Hong Kong and other places in Asia have fallen as anti-government protests spread across China. Ukraine’s use of Turkish-made drones has made the world take notice. The BBC sits down with the brothers who run drone manufacturing at their Istanbul offices.

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