<p>The US economy added 130,000 jobs in January, beating market expectations, and documents appear to contradict testimony Jes Staley gave about his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, Bangladesh is holding its first elections since 2024's mass uprising.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f4597d4f-b297-4e6c-8b6c-dfba8b9ec06c?accessToken=zwAAAZznwr8uk9P0WX1PspdObNOLbN-6i57AbNOjaTM6QbVOVdOObssEuw8un89mp5QeXaxHztOP1lCAbkHaGQE.MEUCICKI4wiXQbGBTPyaN5gADIa9gqMT40taYsqMbEJLZQO8AiEA8R-SjlEaYlzycRIlFOumI2vE4gwtQpnUp7TBhQL0KVw&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Epstein trustee document contradicts Jes Staley testimony</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a369333a-41b5-4e55-8e6e-cb04bb0f2e9f?accessToken=zwAAAZznwr8uk9P0WX1PspdObNOLbN-6i57AbNOjaTM6QbVOVdOObssEuw8un89mp5QeXaxHztOP1lCAbkHaGQE.MEUCICKI4wiXQbGBTPyaN5gADIa9gqMT40taYsqMbEJLZQO8AiEA8R-SjlEaYlzycRIlFOumI2vE4gwtQpnUp7TBhQL0KVw&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US economy far outstrips expectations to add 130,000 jobs in January</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/66a7941e-5dac-47ce-8fd6-50806e41da19?accessToken=zwAAAZznwr8uk9P0WX1PspdObNOLbN-6i57AbNOjaTM6QbVOVdOObssEuw8un89mp5QeXaxHztOP1lCAbkHaGQE.MEUCICKI4wiXQbGBTPyaN5gADIa9gqMT40taYsqMbEJLZQO8AiEA8R-SjlEaYlzycRIlFOumI2vE4gwtQpnUp7TBhQL0KVw&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">After 17 years in exile, dynastic heir looks to lead Bangladesh</a></p><p>Find the latest season of Tech Tonic here: <a href="https://www.ft.com/tech-tonic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/tech-tonic</a></p><br><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</p><br><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by <a href="https://www.ft.com/marc-filippino" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Filippino</a>, and produced by Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e1e12f03-c25a-4af2-a84c-2a2e8c695e24" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>