Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/e03bcc3e-c418-47e6-9037-0f0030529af0The US tomorrow will withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan and the country faces a potential economic catastrophe. The International Monetary Fund’s chief economist warns that emerging market economies can’t afford another ‘taper tantrum.’ Plus, FT contributing editor, Brendan Greeley, explains how US community banks played an instrumental role in keeping small businesses alive during the pandemic. IMF’s Gopinath says emerging economies can’t afford ‘taper tantrum’ reduxhttps://www.ft.com/content/873ca2e8-63d2-40dd-842d-5409169166faHow US community banks became ‘irreplaceable’ in the pandemichttps://www.ft.com/content/4face0c6-c1fb-47af-972b-8749e92b4bafWearables company Whoop valued at $3.6bn after SoftBank investmenthttps://www.ft.com/content/f3dde553-0aa1-4137-bc50-093b1003fa71The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.