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Anthropic is targeting a valuation of $1.4tn in its initial public offering, stronger than expected inflation data sparked fresh bets that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates next month, and France is pressing Germany to define how it would use long-range missiles in the event of a conflict with Russia. Plus, we take a microscope to Alice Huang, the woman who US officials believe is a Chinese spy and had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Mentioned in this podcast: Anthropic targets valuation of up to $1.4tn in IPO Treasuries slide as ‘hot’ inflation sparks bets on Fed rate rise Alice Huang’s tangled web of connections France pressures Germany over nuclear risks of long-range missiles Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producers are Dennis Golin and Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Vanessa Brown and David da Silva. Our acting executive producer is Charles Bell. 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.