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Katie Martin is the markets editor at the FT in London, steering coverage from our markets-focused teams around the world and writing the weekly Long View column. She is also a regular voice on the Unhedged and News Briefing podcasts. Katie joined the FT in 2015, originally to the fastFT live news desk, before shifting back to markets, which had previously been her focus for 11 years at the Wall St Journal/Dow Jones group.

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    Why markets had a stellar November

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  • Saturday, 25 November, 2023
    The Long ViewMarkets
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    The Long ViewMarkets
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    Unhedged podcast17 min listen
    Three markets we’re watching

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