Hamas Releases Hostages, Trade War Returns, AI Slop Arrives at Work
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On today's podcast:
(1) Local media in Israel say seven hostages have been released by Hamas, under the US-brokered ceasefire deal.
(2) The White House has signalled it's open to doing a deal with China to calm fresh trade tensions, days after announcing new 100% tariffs.
(3) Stocks, oil and cryptocurrencies were hammered Friday by the flare-up in tensions, but US equity-index futures jumped on the change in tone.
(4) President Macron has announced a new French Cabinet amid growing pressure to prevent a political crisis and pass a budget.
(5) Japan's Komeito party - a former ally to the ruling LDP - has hinted it doesn't rule out cooperating with the opposition.
(6) Two of the UK's largest homebuilders are introducing their own versions of the now-defunct "Help to Buy" scheme to stimulate the UK's housing market.
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