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...The last music I downloaded was by Christine and the Queens, which I have on repeat. I’m quite mono with music. I have a collection of gold-hoop earrings....
...Expectations that the US Federal Reserve will soon start cutting interest rates from two-decade highs have raised hopes among dealmakers for an M&A recovery....
...Don’t miss the rest of our coverage at ft.com/democracy2024. We’re also reading . . ....
...Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell will on Thursday update Congress on monetary policy, while across the Atlantic European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde will reveal the latest interest rate decision...
...That’s been part of it for me: showing up for people, saying, ‘I’m interested in your story.’ Bread is something that takes time to make....
...So I’m not that concerned. And I don’t want that to muddy the message that we’re about to see the Fed cut rates. That’s always good for buyers....
...In the FT, don’t miss Lunch with Christine Lagarde. Who knew this powerhouse made her own marmalade?...
...As a Brit, I’m actually proud of it....
...“My father always said, ‘I’ll never do a retrospective while I’m alive because I’m not done working.’”...
...“I’m just going to go to lawyers . . . I’m dying to talk to other people about it. I’m dying to talk to the press.”...
...“Maybe I need to go deeper and that’s why I’m looking at making objects [such as tableware], not only jewellery.”...
...I already miss her.” Ayub has been up since 6.30am and intends to follow the Queen until she is buried. “I just need to figure out how I’m getting there,” he said....
...On bad days, Sarah feels “like I’m treading water, and I don’t know how deep the water is. I don’t know how far the shoreline is. I’m just trying to keep my head above water....
...I’m staying on the fintech and banking beat, and I look forward to chatting and hopefully meeting lots of you in the new year....
...I’m happy if these bring many people what they want and miss, but I’m sad that they should be needed....
...He’s only five percentage points behind Keir Starmer in the polls on who make the best prime minister as opposed to 20-something on the Labour v Tory one....
...her own brand T.H.O.M — an acronym for This Hair Of Mine....
...Staff at the bank will miss a certain line item on someone’s bank statement or a certain form of income . . ....
...Whereas Djokovic has the financial clout to miss out on the Australian Open, being barred from competing in such a lucrative event would be debilitating for most tennis players....
...I would have thought it would be better, but I’m now starting to question that....
...Invariably it’s “vanity” that lets them down, he says — an event they won’t miss, an invitation to the limelight they can’t resist....
...Often we, you know, we went to Christine Todd Whitman and we said, Liz Cheney is gonna be on the list. Would you be willing to write about her?...
...They think I’m someone who rides a camel, without a cell phone.’ And they become very invested in their own history, and with conserving their history....
...“I don’t feel in any way that I’m key to the film,” she says with feeling....
...Rana Foroohar responds Ed, I’m a Pisces with a moon in Capricorn and Aquarius ascendant, which apparently means I’m “fundamentally dreamy, insightful, and in my own world,” even though I have a tendency...
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