Hedge funds have lined up the biggest bet against Italian bonds since the global financial crisis, Japan is looking to rebuild its nuclear energy capacity, and Blackstone has joined the bidding to buy Pink Floyd’s music. Plus, the FT’s Colby Smith looks at how the Federal Reserve handled inflation in the past and whether chair Jerome Powell can engineer a soft landing this time around. Mentioned in this podcast:Japan set for new nuclear plans in post-Fukushima shift Powell to face tough crowd in Jackson Hole Can the Fed take inflation without causing a recession?Another brick in the Wall Street as Blackstone eyes Pink Floyd catalogueLet us know how Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness programme might affect you: https://telbee.io/channel/akqt6c_h_vlzm47bnoijfw/The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.