Israeli troops have entered Gaza City, European private equity group CVC Capital Partners has postponed plans to float until next year, and central banks are hitting pause on interest rate rises while inflation stays strong.Mentioned in this podcast:Israeli army attempts to ‘encircle’ Gaza City as Joe Biden calls for pause in fightingCVC Capital Partners postpones plans for Amsterdam listingCentral banks hold interest rates at a scary timeBoE expected to leave rates unchanged as inflation remains strongAI companies agree to government tests on their technology to assess national security risksSam Bankman-Fried convicted of fraud over FTX’s collapseThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.