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Stephen Ryan

Senior Producer, BBC World Service/Marketplace (in London)

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  • When recession doesn’t have to mean what it did decades ago
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    David Kelly of J.P. Morgan talks recession with us. The Supreme Court will tackle cases that deal will terrorism and social media. We look into the toll the act of “swatting” takes on people.

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  • CEOs see a recession coming. Soon.
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    That’s according to a survey from audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG. The Commerce Department appears poised to curb Chinese access to U.S. chips. Coming off the news of Kim Kardashian’s SEC fine, we look at the cooling celebrity-crypto relationship.

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  • Thousands of people in Pakistan are in temporary shelters after their homes were flooded.
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    From the BBC World Service: The United Nations new fundraising target is five times higher than originally requested, as the agency seeks to deal with “a second wave of death and destruction.” Plus, how reducing food waste at supermarkets is proving a challenge for a U.K. charity which redistributes surplus food. And, the yen currency hardly blinked despite North Korea’s decision to fire a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years.

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  • Those falling gas prices were nice while they lasted
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    The oil-producing cartel known as OPEC+ will cut down output even further to combat sagging prices. We check in for more on the U.K. government’s tax cut reversal. We talk banking systems with Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives. If you’re looking for a used car, be on the lookout for some vehicles that might have recent flooding history – in Florida.

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  • British about-face on tax policy brings some calm to markets
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    That U.K. tax cut plan that had a lot of people shaken up? Not happening, apparently. What do we really know about the rise of Chinese president Xi Jinping?

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  • The proposal to scrap the rate paid by the highest earners in the UK had been criticised as unfair at a time of rising living costs.
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    From the BBC World Service: The British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng has now abandoned one of his flagship economic policies after it roiled markets. Plus, why shares of banking giant Credit Suisse plunged nearly 10% in early trading. And, people in Tunisia have taken to the streets to protest the high cost of living and food shortages.

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  • Consumers appeared resilient for August, but so did inflation.
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    The news will say consumers were “resilient” in August, but Christopher Low tells us there’s more to it than that. Senior economics contributor Chris Farrell helps explain President Biden’s income-driven repayment plan for student loans.

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  • A car sits in floodwater after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
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    Floridians face a web of insurance concerns in the wake of Hurricane Ian. We break down the government shutdown-eluding bill the House is set to vote on today. A California bill makes union voting less harrowing for farmworkers.

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  • U.K. budget watchdog meets with PM

    From the BBC World Service: After a chaotic week for the British pound, Liz Truss meets representatives from the Office of Budget Responsibility. The economic watchdog will want to discuss the effects on the U.K.’s economy of last week’s proposed tax cuts. Later this week, Brazilians will go to the polls to elect their president, and a bunch of James Bond stuff goes up for auction.

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  • Residents inspect damage to a marina as boats are partially submerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. - Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the "extremely dangerous" hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers.
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    Diane Swonk discusses the economic impacts of the storm surges in Florida. House Democrats introduce a bill to halt stock trading by members of Congress. Monkeypox can also leave a financial mark on those infected.

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