About this episode
Apple posted record revenue of $123.9bn in the holiday quarter, and investors had a tough time gauging the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone, the UK’s new information watchdog says he wants the country to take the lead on holding Big Tech to account in a post-Brexit Britain free of cumbersome European data rules. Plus, the FT’s European diplomatic correspondent, Henry Foy, reports that western countries are threatening Russia with new sanctions if it invades Ukraine. Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Mentioned in this podcast: Apple’s holiday quarter revenue hits record despite supply chain worries EU and UK plan sanctions on new Russian gas projects if Ukraine attacked ‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Fed chair signals tougher stance on inflation UK seeks leadership role in global privacy, says new watchdog head The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by David, da Silva, Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.