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Victoria Craig

Victoria Craig is the former host of Marketplace Morning Report’s global edition produced by the BBC World Service in London. She graduated from the University of Missouri (go Tigers!) with a degree in broadcast journalism. Before moving to the U.K. in 2017, she covered Wall Street,  reporting for five years on U.S. stocks and the economy from New York City. When she’s not in front of the microphone, you can find Victoria baking or curling up with a good book at home, hiking in the English countryside, or travelling through her new European playground.

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  • The Bank of England has been steadfast that it will end its emergency bond-buying program on Friday.
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    From the BBC World Service: The Bank of England started short-term rescue efforts two weeks ago to stabilize a dramatic selloff in the U.K. bond or gilt market, that put U.K. pension funds at risk of collapse. Plus, oil workers at refineries and fuel depots in France voted to continue their strike, despite the government saying it will use mandatory powers to force them to go back to work. And, a BBC investigation revealed TikTok is keeping up to 70% of donations given through their app to hundreds of displaced families in Syria.

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  • Europe could use a little more CO2
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    First, small business owners are feeling better about the economy, but inflation is still top of mind. Jeffrey Cleveland helps us read what the markets are doing. A carbon dioxide shortage is weighing down the U.K. food and drink industries.

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  • Trying to bring the names of campaign donors to light in Arizona

    It’s the second part of our series on dark money in Arizona: We learn about Proposition 211, which would require disclosing names of original campaign donors. The Supreme Court deals with a case about pork that could have repercussions for other state laws.

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  • Another day, another intervention from the Bank of England
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    From the BBC World Service: The Bank of England says the expansion of its bond-buying program, which was due to end Friday, is aimed at settling dysfunction in the market that could put the nation’s financial stability at risk. Plus, shares of Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC fall to a 28-year low. And, growing unrest in Iran includes student groups, workers at industrial plants and even oil workers.

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  • Nobel Prize in economics goes to trio versed in the ways of financial crises
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    Among the three people who won is former Fed chair Ben Bernanke. To help explain some of the research, we consult with Chris Farrell. Also, Julia Coronado drops in to discuss today’s market activity. We look into the financial benefits of museums letting people in for free.

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  • If you donate big to a campaign, should voters know who you are? Let’s explore.
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    It’s the first part of our series on money, politics and big-spending, anonymous donors – seen through the lens of the election cycle in Arizona. China has a chip on its shoulder about U.S.-imposed tech export limits.

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  • The Bank of England says it's prepared to double its daily bond purchases and start a short-term lending facility to boost bond sales.
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    From the BBC World Service: It’s the latest from Britain’s central bank after unfunded tax cuts announced last month by the U.K. government sent shockwaves through financial markets. Plus, missile strikes in Kyiv have caused power and water outages in the Ukrainian capital, where life was starting to return to normal. And, what it’s like to get a call saying you’ve won the Nobel Prize for Economics.

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  • Solid job gains send the markets tumbling
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    It’s Jobs Day, and Chris Low of FHN Financial helps us interpret the latest data. U.S. lawmakers aren’t pleased with the OPEC+ decision to cut down oil production. Millennials looking for housing will encounter a slew of inflation-triggered challenges.

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  • A man walks past OPEC headquarters on October 4, 2022 on the eve of the 45th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting held on October 05, in Vienna, Austria. - The OPEC+ oil cartel will meet in Vienna for the first time since Covid curbs were introduced in 2020. The face-to-face meeting of the 13 OPEC members led by Saudi Arabia and its 10 allied members headed by Russia will be the first in the Austrian capital since the spring of 2020.
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    U.S. lawmakers are exploring some options to counter the oil-producing cartel’s move to cut down production. The struggle to find and afford child care is stopping many mothers from returning to work. We scan some of the history of the bar code, which was patented 70 years ago on this day.

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  • (FILES) A picture taken on October 17, 2016 shows an employee walking behind a glass wall with machine coding symbols at the headquarters of Internet security giant Kaspersky in Moscow.
The US government banned the use of Kaspersky security software in federal offices on September 13, 2017, saying the Russian company has risky ties to Russian intelligence that threaten US national security.
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    From the BBC World Service: While cyberspace defenses held up well in the days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Microsoft president Brad Smith told the BBC that attacks on internet infrastructure could increase as Moscow suffers setbacks in the war. Plus, Italy introduces new limits and times for gas heating. And, could a search engine from a former Googler’s start-up really rival the world search champion?

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