Election season starts with possibly the most contentious result

{"text":[[{"start":null,"text":""}],[{"start":6.1,"text":"Hello and welcome to the working week."}],[{"start":8.55,"text":"The seasons are changing. This next one is going to be heavy on elections. This week is a prime example, both for national democracies and the Nobel Prize Committee, which votes on its prestigious awards. "}],[{"start":21.1,"text":"While Brazilians start the week digesting the results of their presidential election, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham braces himself for another Westminster by-election filled with jeopardy. "}],[{"start":33.3,"text":"The Holborn and St Pancras seat, which was previously held by Burnham’s predecessor Sir Keir Starmer, is being contested by Green Party leader Zack Polanski. Victory for Polanski would not only be a boost for his political movement after a summer of drift, but would secure him the parliamentary position needed to cement his leadership credentials. The bad news for him comes from the bookmakers, who say he is likely to lose to the Labour candidate. The concern among Green activists is that the party’s conference in Brighton over recent days, with its controversial anti-Zionism motion, has cost their leader vital face time with the voters he needs to back him in London. "}],[{"start":69.9,"text":"Quebecers will be electing a new government on Monday. The ballot could jeopardise the national leadership of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney because the frontrunners are the separatist Parti Québécois (PQ), which if victorious would secure its control of the French-speaking province for the first time in more than a decade."}],[{"start":88.65,"text":"As I said, it’s also Nobel Prize week, with the winners of the gongs for science drip-fed to us by the judging committee in Stockholm over the coming days. The cuckoo in this awards nest is the literature prize, which will be announced on Thursday, as my colleague Simon Kuper explains. "}],[{"start":105.2,"text":"The standout award, however, is the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced in Oslo on Friday. This year’s recipient will not be the man who craves it more than anyone else: Donald Trump. However, he will have an indirect influence on the judges’ decision as they seek to avoid a repeat of last year’s embarrassment when the actual winner handed the trophy to the US president in a White House photo call. Whoever is chosen, you can expect Trump to have an opinion, making this possibly the most contentious vote this season."}],[{"start":134.65,"text":"We are in between earnings seasons, so there is a limited run of announcements this week. But there are a few big hitters to look out for. First, oil major Shell gives a quarterly update on Wednesday, no doubt bullish on the rewards of the inflated price of fossil fuels. A day later it is Tesco, the British supermarket supremo, strong in its domestic market though much diminished on the world stage these days."}],[{"start":160.45000000000002,"text":"Paramount Skydance’s $110bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery is scheduled to close on Tuesday. Mattel chief executive Ynon Kreiz has been named as the co-CEO of the merged Hollywood group."}],[{"start":173.10000000000002,"text":"Porsche on Wednesday hosts an investor day during which chief executive Michael Leiters is expected to give further details of his recovery plan for the German sports-car maker, adding to comments made to my colleague Kana Inagaki in Stuttgart last week."}],[{"start":188.55,"text":"Interest rates are a theme of the economic news this week as India’s Monetary Policy Committee meets and the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank publish the minutes of their most recent rate-setting meetings. More details below."}],[{"start":201.45000000000002,"text":"One more thing . . . "}],[{"start":203.05,"text":"The Financial Times and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award shortlist will be unveiled on Tuesday. You can see the titles on the longlist that the judges are choosing from here."}],[{"start":214.45000000000002,"text":"Personally, I like to flick between mainstream and business titles. Most recently I’ve enjoyed reading a sort of self-help book for investors, The Madness of Markets by London Business School professor Alex Edmans. Any suggestions for what business book I should try next? Email me at [email protected] or, if you are reading this from your inbox, hit reply. And have a good week."}],[{"start":237.35000000000002,"text":"Key economic and company reports"}],[{"start":240.65000000000003,"text":"Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week."}],[{"start":247.05000000000004,"text":"Monday"}],[{"start":248.00000000000003,"text":"Canada, Eurozone, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US: S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data"}],[{"start":258.05,"text":"China: National Day Golden Week continues. Financial markets closed."}],[{"start":263.05,"text":"EU: Q2 house sales data"}],[{"start":265.95,"text":"UK: September official international reserves data"}],[{"start":270.3,"text":"US: The Conference Board employment index"}],[{"start":273.8,"text":"Earnings calls: Daiseki HY"}],[{"start":276.75,"text":"Tuesday"}],[{"start":278.1,"text":"Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the annual securities lobby meeting."}],[{"start":283.70000000000005,"text":"Federal Reserve Bank of New York president John Williams moderates a discussion before the 2026 Governance and Culture Reform Conference."}],[{"start":292.30000000000007,"text":"Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Lorie Logan moderates a “Global Perspectives” question-and-answer session with former general manager of the Bank for International Settlements and former governor of Banco de México Agustín Carstens."}],[{"start":306.4000000000001,"text":"Paramount Skydance’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery is scheduled to close today."}],[{"start":311.8500000000001,"text":"London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal to begin hearing a lawsuit worth up to £1bn brought on behalf of about 20mn British consumers against Google. The case alleges the technology company abused its dominant position to charge a commission of up to 30 per cent to app developers, with the cost said to have been passed on to consumers."}],[{"start":332.50000000000006,"text":"Eurozone, France, Germany, Italy, UK: S&P Global construction PMI data"}],[{"start":338.95000000000005,"text":"Germany: August manufacturing sector data"}],[{"start":342.20000000000005,"text":"Earnings calls: Lamb Weston Q1, RPM International Q1"}],[{"start":348.40000000000003,"text":"Wednesday"}],[{"start":349.70000000000005,"text":"IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva gives a curtain-raiser speech in Singapore ahead of this month’s IMF and World Bank annual meetings."}],[{"start":358.65000000000003,"text":"Porsche holds a capital markets day."}],[{"start":361.05,"text":"France: September foreign exchange reserves"}],[{"start":364.35,"text":"India: interest rate announcement, plus HSBC services PMI data"}],[{"start":369.8,"text":"UK: Lloyds House Price Index and Q3 ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor "}],[{"start":375.85,"text":"US: minutes of September rate-setting meeting published"}],[{"start":379.45000000000005,"text":"Earnings calls: Avon Technologies company update, Constellation Brands Q2, Hollywood Bowl FY trading update, Levi Strauss & Co Q3, Netcall FY, Shell Q3 quarterly update"}],[{"start":392.90000000000003,"text":"Thursday"}],[{"start":394.40000000000003,"text":"EU: European Central Bank publishes its last rate-setting meeting minutes"}],[{"start":399.6,"text":"UK: KPMG/REC Report on Jobs"}],[{"start":403.15000000000003,"text":"Earnings calls: Intercede Group HY trading update and AGM, Next 15 HY, PepsiCo Q3, Südzucker Q2/HY, Tesco HY, Unite Group trading update and Q3 fund valuations, Volution Group FY"}],[{"start":418.8,"text":"Friday"}],[{"start":421.25,"text":"Canada: September Labour Force Survey"}],[{"start":424.5,"text":"UK: British Retail Consortium September Footfall Monitor"}],[{"start":428.75,"text":"Earnings calls: Delta Air Lines Q3, OMV Q3 trading update, SSP Q4 trading update"}],[{"start":436.65,"text":"World events"}],[{"start":437.95,"text":"Finally, here is a rundown of other events and milestones this week. "}],[{"start":443.34999999999997,"text":"Monday"}],[{"start":444.29999999999995,"text":"Canada: Quebec provincial elections"}],[{"start":446.99999999999994,"text":"Japan: Diet convenes an extraordinary session, the first full-scale parliamentary debate session since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet in September."}],[{"start":458.34999999999997,"text":"Sweden: Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine announced."}],[{"start":462.7,"text":"Tuesday"}],[{"start":464.05,"text":"Australia: OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon to appear at an AI inquiry, following the disclosure that an OpenAI bot breached multiple Australian government websites including the main healthcare portal."}],[{"start":477.65000000000003,"text":"France: Paris Fashion Week concludes"}],[{"start":481.25000000000006,"text":"Sweden: Nobel Prize in physics announced"}],[{"start":484.90000000000003,"text":"UK: Financial Conduct Authority holds its annual public meeting in Edinburgh, attended by chair Ashley Alder and CEO Nikhil Rathi, in which the regulator answers questions about its operations."}],[{"start":497.45000000000005,"text":"Wednesday"}],[{"start":498.75000000000006,"text":"Croatia: MED9 summit in Split, the culmination of Croatia’s presidency of the alliance of southern European states. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to be among the national leaders attending the gathering. "}],[{"start":512.95,"text":"France: OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment at the OECD headquarters in Paris and online, running until tomorrow."}],[{"start":521.1500000000001,"text":"Sweden: Nobel Prize in chemistry announced"}],[{"start":524.3500000000001,"text":"UK: Conservative Party conference in Birmingham finishes with the keynote speech by leader Kemi Badenoch. Read her Lunch with the FT here."}],[{"start":533.1500000000001,"text":"Thursday"}],[{"start":534.6500000000001,"text":"China: European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič travels to Beijing for two days of trade talks."}],[{"start":541.2,"text":"Iceland: The Arctic Circle Assembly begins in Reykjavík, running until Saturday."}],[{"start":547.0500000000001,"text":"Sweden: Nobel Prize for literature announced"}],[{"start":550.45,"text":"UK: Holborn and St Pancras by-election. The result will be revealed after votes are counted overnight."}],[{"start":557.4000000000001,"text":"Friday"}],[{"start":559.8500000000001,"text":"Norway: Nobel Peace Prize winner announced in Oslo."}],[{"start":564.3000000000002,"text":"UK: Prime Minister Andy Burnham to speak at an “innovation summit” in Manchester, organised by former British PM Gordon Brown."}],[{"start":573.2500000000002,"text":"Saturday"}],[{"start":575.4000000000002,"text":"International Day of Demonstrations for Palestine"}],[{"start":578.7000000000002,"text":"North Korea: Party Foundation Day"}],[{"start":581.3000000000002,"text":"Sunday"}],[{"start":582.3500000000001,"text":"Germany: World Health Summit begins in Berlin, running until October 13."}],[{"start":null,"text":""}],[{"start":594.1000000000001,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1791168442_5060.mp3"}