FT Weekend: A trip to our secret book vault. Plus: the best books of 2021

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Bonus: A US shale pioneer on the Middle East war

Global oil markets have faced historic disruption since the Iran war began in February. The FT’s Jamie Smyth speaks with shale pioneer Scott Sheffield and his son Bryan about energy security and why the crisis could reshape the future for oil and gas. Mentioned in this podcast:Tr ...  Show more

Fresh challenge for US Treasuries dominance

President Donald Trump said Lebanon and Israel had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, the US Treasury’s status as the world’s lowest-cost dollar borrower is facing a fresh challenge, and Netflix’s chair and founder is stepping down. Plus, Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite ...  Show more

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