Venezuela demands its gold back from the UK

Leading US AI labs are releasing cheaper models to compete with cut-price alternatives from Chinese rivals. Venezuela’s government and opposition unite to demand $4bn in gold reserves back from the Bank of England. A flood of foreign currency bond issuance by Big Tech groups is shaking up the world’s smaller credit markets. Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is running for a second term amid growing discontent that citizens aren’t seeing the results of the country’s economic rebound.  Mentioned in this podcast: OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground Venezuela and its opposition want gold back from Bank of England Hyperscaler AI borrowing binge shakes up foreign credit markets Zambia’s election becomes battle over copper windfall Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com FT subscription finder: https://find-your-subscription.ft.com/?segmentId=288f5dc5-4a4b-0745-84da-8f07c7202cd4    Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts  The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Katya Kumkova. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.