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On today's podcast:

(1) France’s political turmoil is causing concern in some European Union capitals that initiatives like joint military spending and a fresh push to support Ukraine could fall by the wayside.

(2) European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said officials are being “attentive” to financial market-developments, shortly after her colleague Philip Lane said he’s not worried about French turbulence.

(3) Nickel is pouring into the electric vehicle supply chain from an Indonesian industrial park with a history of fatal accidents.

(4) Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea and Vietnam in rare trips to long-time partners as he faces renewed challenges in his war on Ukraine.

(5) Banks and asset managers including HSBC Holdings and BlackRock are helping finalize proposals for UK housing and energy policy that could form key planks of the Labour Party’s growth agenda if it wins next month’s general election.