<p>The Big Four accounting firms maintained their iron grip on auditing the UK’s largest companies last year, the industry watchdog has found. Plus, Japan’s economic normalisation could impact global bond markets. </p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4pQno2q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Four maintain stranglehold on biggest UK audits</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/48BywJg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US senators seek to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/85c13bf7-cbd7-47c4-b35d-cda46ec5280c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japan’s economic normalisation will affect global liquidity</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4pjUmrS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japanese 10-year bond yields rise to highest level since 2007</a></p><p><a href="https://globalboardroom.ft.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18787721910&gbraid=0AAAAACT5hWa2JxdHrmU9PSCW_lPn2SHM1&gclid=CjwKCAiA3L_JBhAlEiwAlcWO5wlRjtg1HLlOZhxYKukg2sgD1UHq5JJyHcd0YcX3C1koyASl0mVp0xoCu10QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register for the FT’s Global Boardroom digital conference</a></p><br><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts </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 Victoria Craig and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. </p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/74ea7b93-6dd4-426a-83f5-b6561fe23100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></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>
