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by Financial Times · English
A rundown of the most important global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. Available every weekday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fed interest rate rises are back
This episode (Hard Lessons / FT News Briefing) covers three main stories: the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates by a quarter point for the first time since 2023; the EU’s push to curb China-made…
17 Sep 2026 · 11m · 5 chaptersUS billionaires bankroll Republican election push
The episode is an FT News Briefing covering (1) unofficial U.S.-China talks on mitigating AI risks, (2) how U.S.
16 Sep 2026 · 10m · 4 chaptersWhat an AI slowdown could mean for investors
The episode (FT News Briefing) covers an “AI slowdown” debate and its market implications, plus U.S. supply-chain inflation and China travel restrictions.
15 Sep 2026 · 12m · 8 chaptersFed and BoJ expect rate hikes as US bond market flails
The episode is an FT News Briefing covering (1) central-bank expectations for rate hikes as U.S.
14 Sep 2026 · 12m · 8 chaptersOil hits $108 ahead of Iran’s meeting with Gulf states
This FT News Briefing episode covers two main stories. First, oil prices jump above $108 a barrel as markets fear U.S.-Iran talks won’t restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
11 Sep 2026 · 11m · 5 chaptersAI rewrites the venture capital playbook
The episode discusses how the AI boom is reshaping venture capital, pushing investors from predictable enterprise software toward riskier “deep tech” and moonshot bets in the physical economy.
10 Sep 2026 · 11m · 8 chaptersDeepSeek mania spawns shadow market
This episode is an FT News Briefing covering: UK concerns that Anthropic is “boxing them out” by not letting Britain’s AI Security Institute test its latest model; Greece’s new tax incentives to…
9 Sep 2026 · 12m · 8 chaptersIs the global maritime order breaking down?
A Financial Times News Briefing on three business/geopolitical stories: (1) global maritime shipping rules “starting to unravel,” (2) Huawei’s major U.S.
8 Sep 2026 · 11m · 4 chaptersA foldable iPhone: John Ternus’s first test as Apple CEO
FT News Briefing covering (1) Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone launch as John Ternus begins as CEO, and (2) U.S.-Ukraine talks on ending the Russia war plus Europe’s response to Russia’s hybrid…
7 Sep 2026 · 12m · 8 chaptersExtended chat: Top US trade official defends Trump’s record
U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer defends Trump’s tariff strategy, arguing it’s stabilizing and boosting manufacturing, addresses retaliation from Canada, discusses friction with the UK, and…
5 Sep 2026 · 20m · 9 chaptersTop US trade official reveals ‘problem’ in UK negotiations
FT News Briefing covers (1) U.S.-UK trade talks: U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer says the UK is “choosing Brussels over Washington” due to EU “dynamic alignment” rules; (2) Deutsche Bank loan…
4 Sep 2026 · 13m · 6 chaptersUber teams up with driver unions to fight robotaxis
FT News Briefing (Sep 3) covering (1) Uber teaming with taxi driver unions to slow Waymo robotaxi deployment, and (2) renewed U.S./European oil investment in Venezuela after regime change.
3 Sep 2026 · 11m · 8 chaptersRussia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic missiles
An FT News Briefing covering (1) an investigation into Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles, (2) market impacts from U.S.
2 Sep 2026 · 10m · 5 chaptersHow viable is Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela?
The episode is an FT News Briefing covering (1) how viable Donald Trump’s proposed U.S.-backed oil deal with Venezuela is, and (2) why London’s Underground lacked full mobile coverage and what’s…
1 Sep 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersAI’s threat to consulting
The episode is an FT News Briefing covering (1) how AI is pressuring the consulting industry as clients move IT transformation work in-house, (2) Afghanistan’s Taliban seeking a rare-earths deal with…
31 Aug 2026 · 13m · 5 chaptersEU policy could ice out closest trading partners
Two-part FT News briefing. First: Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 mega-projects are being recalibrated as PIF replaces leadership at New Murabba amid delays and cost overruns.
28 Aug 2026 · 11m · 3 chaptersWhat Meta’s $18bn settlement means for social media
The episode is an FT News briefing covering three business stories.
27 Aug 2026 · 11m · 5 chaptersThe risks of investing $7tn in AI data centres
The episode is an FT News briefing covering multiple stories, including the risks of financing AI data centers.
26 Aug 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersUS threatens Iran’s economic partners
U.S. sanctions and economic pressure on Iran; record fundraising for private equity growth funds; JPMorgan loosening IPO-collateral lending rules to attract wealthy AI/tech clients; Pakistan seeking…
25 Aug 2026 · 12m · 3 chaptersWarsh heads to Jackson Hole as economic worries mount
FT News Briefing covering (1) Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech amid U.S.
24 Aug 2026 · 12m · 5 chaptersWhy the energy crisis won’t save western oil refineries
This FT News Briefing covers three main stories. Topic 1: U.S. bond markets. Guest: George Steer, FT U.S. markets correspondent.
21 Aug 2026 · 12m · 6 chaptersUS Treasury tries to soothe the bond market
This FT News briefing covers three main stories. Topic 1: US Treasury tries to calm a bond sell-off by at least doubling purchases of long-term government debt, aiming to lower borrowing costs…
20 Aug 2026 · 11m · 5 chaptersBorrowing costs hit multi-decade highs
This FT News briefing covers three main stories. Topic 1: Borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs as a global bond sell-off pushes long-term government yields up.
19 Aug 2026 · 12m · 6 chaptersAirlines in stand-off over cutting ticket prices
Canada-US tariff standoff; airline ticket-price “standoff” amid easing jet-fuel costs; Ebola outbreak update; Malaysia as an AI-boom supply-chain winner.
18 Aug 2026 · 11m · 6 chapters