Josh Spero
@joshspero.ft.com
Wealth editor, Financial Times. I like swimming, classical music and cryptic crosswords. he/him 🏳️🌈 [email protected]
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If you impose tariffs on everyone, everywhere, all at once, don't whine if they do trade deals amongst themselves instead
US accuses EU of seeking cheese ‘monopoly’ in Mercosur deal ft.trib.al/5Wgz9Ts
US accuses EU of seeking cheese ‘monopoly’ in Mercosur deal
Bloc and four South American countries will sign trade agreement on Saturday after 25 years of talks
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January 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
If you impose tariffs on everyone, everywhere, all at once, don't whine if they do trade deals amongst themselves instead
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I was nominated for the same Emmy that the boy from “Adolescence” won. On my way to his school now to pick it up. 🇺🇸🥇
January 16, 2026 at 11:13 AM
I was nominated for the same Emmy that the boy from “Adolescence” won. On my way to his school now to pick it up. 🇺🇸🥇
The FT canteen’s graphics are off the chain
January 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The FT canteen’s graphics are off the chain
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has anyone tried going to a print shop and printing out a "deed to greenland" and handing it to him in a fancy-looking frame?
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
has anyone tried going to a print shop and printing out a "deed to greenland" and handing it to him in a fancy-looking frame?
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South Korea sentences former leader Yoon to five years in prison ft.trib.al/i9XbjHD
South Korea sentences former leader Yoon to five years in prison
Impeached ex-president faces verdict on insurrection charge next month over failed martial law bid
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January 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
South Korea sentences former leader Yoon to five years in prison ft.trib.al/i9XbjHD
Very sensitively done
This interview with conductor Ben Glassberg by my colleague Elisabeth Schwarz is well worth your time and a salutary reminder of the pressures performers face under the social media microscope: bachtrack.com/interview-be...
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Very sensitively done
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She's a wonderful painter. Am writing about her in the next book, specifically this portrait of Olga von Hartmann.
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
She's a wonderful painter. Am writing about her in the next book, specifically this portrait of Olga von Hartmann.
This looks terrific as.ft.com/r/64315625-7...
A vibrant rebuke of midwinter — Gabriele Münter at the Guggenheim
[FREE TO READ] The German artist, whose life story is bound up with the US and Kandinsky, is celebrated in a delectable New York show
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January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
This looks terrific as.ft.com/r/64315625-7...
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The deal has kick-started the president’s controversial plan to sell up to 50mn barrels of Venezuelan oil, with more sales expected in the ‘coming days and weeks’. ft.trib.al/a2pf6om
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 AM
The deal has kick-started the president’s controversial plan to sell up to 50mn barrels of Venezuelan oil, with more sales expected in the ‘coming days and weeks’. ft.trib.al/a2pf6om
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This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
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India has a constitutional amendment banning party defections. It also practices something called "resort politics" where party leaders lock up their MPs in luxury resorts to prevent them from switching parties. www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
Maharashtra: What is India's 'luxury resort politics'?
In India, politicians are often whisked away to fancy resorts at the time of a crisis - why?
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January 16, 2026 at 8:17 AM
India has a constitutional amendment banning party defections. It also practices something called "resort politics" where party leaders lock up their MPs in luxury resorts to prevent them from switching parties. www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
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My impression was that people who defect to other parties largely descend into obscurity following the defection? No one trusts a traitor.
January 16, 2026 at 8:13 AM
My impression was that people who defect to other parties largely descend into obscurity following the defection? No one trusts a traitor.
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💥 Brussels is drafting proposals to create a two-tier EU membership model that could fast-track Ukraine’s entry in any peace deal to end Russia’s invasion - a move that would overhaul the EU's accession system used since the cold war
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January 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
💥 Brussels is drafting proposals to create a two-tier EU membership model that could fast-track Ukraine’s entry in any peace deal to end Russia’s invasion - a move that would overhaul the EU's accession system used since the cold war
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Argentina just presented the World Cup to Accrington Stanley.
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Argentina just presented the World Cup to Accrington Stanley.
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Robert Jenrick: an apology. thecritic.co.uk/fran...
January 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Robert Jenrick: an apology. thecritic.co.uk/fran...
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Mistaken & mislesding headline "Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award" updated to an accurate headline "with her nobel medal" but the core fact is para 11 when it should be para 2-3
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Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Mistaken & mislesding headline "Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award" updated to an accurate headline "with her nobel medal" but the core fact is para 11 when it should be para 2-3
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How Iran’s Islamic revolution devoured itself - oped by long time writer on Iran Christopher de Bellaigue on why some Iranians are turning to the exiled son of the late Shah. Great writing www.ft.com/content/14da...
How Iran’s Islamic revolution devoured itself
Iranians have not become monarchists — they are seeking anyone who can replace a despotic regime at war with its own people
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January 16, 2026 at 7:18 AM
How Iran’s Islamic revolution devoured itself - oped by long time writer on Iran Christopher de Bellaigue on why some Iranians are turning to the exiled son of the late Shah. Great writing www.ft.com/content/14da...
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It’s even more embarrassing than I imagined.
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
It’s even more embarrassing than I imagined.
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President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
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Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is 25 today.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
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Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
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While Robert Jenrick is getting most of the attention, don’t miss that today a Reform staff member grabbed a journalist in Scotland to try and get them to stop asking questions. This is what we’re dealing with
www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
While Robert Jenrick is getting most of the attention, don’t miss that today a Reform staff member grabbed a journalist in Scotland to try and get them to stop asking questions. This is what we’re dealing with
www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
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"Why would anyone hand the keys back to these people [the Conservative Party] to take the country forward and hope that they would fix it" says Robert Jenrick, who was a Conservative Party Shadow Minister until just a few hours ago, and has been plotting to take it over for years
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"Why would anyone hand the keys back to these people [the Conservative Party] to take the country forward and hope that they would fix it" says Robert Jenrick, who was a Conservative Party Shadow Minister until just a few hours ago, and has been plotting to take it over for years
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How Iran’s Islamic revolution devoured itself ft.trib.al/4QoLkPV | opinion
How Iran’s Islamic revolution devoured itself
Iranians have not become monarchists — they are seeking anyone who can replace a despotic regime at war with its own people
ft.trib.al
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
How Iran’s Islamic revolution devoured itself ft.trib.al/4QoLkPV | opinion
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Jenrick is slagging off the Conservatives. He's going to be shocked when her finds out
which party he was a member of this morning.
which party he was a member of this morning.
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Jenrick is slagging off the Conservatives. He's going to be shocked when her finds out
which party he was a member of this morning.
which party he was a member of this morning.