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FT News Briefing, page 4
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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Private credit’s woes continue
Private credit strains worsen, with rising non-accrual/problem loans at major publicly listed funds; knock-on effects for borrowers and the broader financial system are assessed.
17 Aug 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersVenezuela demands its gold back from the UK
This FT News briefing covers three stories. Topic 1: American AI is getting cheaper as U.S. firms release lower-priced models to compete with China; since mid-July, U.S.
14 Aug 2026 · 12m · 5 chaptersAnthropic’s anticipated $2tn IPO
Investors’ expectations for Anthropic’s IPO and Iran’s inflation-driven rise in buy now, pay later amid the U.S.-Iran war.
13 Aug 2026 · 10m · 2 chaptersUS asks Ukraine to stop strikes on tankers using Russian port
The episode is an FT News briefing covering three main stories. Topic 1: US-Ukraine tensions over Black Sea tanker strikes. US VP J.D.
12 Aug 2026 · 12m · 6 chaptersSpain’s migrant crisis exposes serious challenges for young Moroccans
A Financial Times News Briefing covering Spain’s migrant crisis at Ceuta and its impact on young Moroccans, plus related EU border delays, and two business stories (NVIDIA AI financing and a halted…
11 Aug 2026 · 12m · 6 chaptersDeadly protests in Kashmir test Pakistan’s government
This FT News Briefing covers three main items. Topic 1: Deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir test Pakistan’s government. Guests: Hamza Jelani, FT Islamabad correspondent.
10 Aug 2026 · 12m · 9 chaptersCrude retreats but fuel prices stay high
Fuel prices stay high despite falling crude due to record refining-product premiums; also covers Google’s AI leadership shift and potential mass deportations of Haitians after TPS ends.
7 Aug 2026 · 12m · 2 chaptersHow Ukrainian drone expertise is helping Colombian narcos
This FT News Briefing episode covers reopening the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. midterm politics, EU crypto fraud, and especially Colombia’s security shift.
6 Aug 2026 · 12m · 8 chaptersSpaceX outperforms in debut earnings
FT News briefing covering SpaceX’s first earnings report, China’s push to tax ultra-rich for past offshore income, and Tunisia’s protests over rolling blackouts during a heat wave.
5 Aug 2026 · 12m · 6 chaptersAmerica’s puzzling yen intervention
The episode is an FT News briefing covering three threads: pharma dealmaking and Novo Nordisk’s strategy; Russia’s “shadow fleet” to evade EU LNG sanctions; and the US-Japan coordinated intervention…
4 Aug 2026 · 12m · 5 chaptersSpain’s migrant crisis reopens deep EU rifts
This FT News Briefing covers three items: (1) AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb are in “serious” merger talks to form a ~$400bn global pharma group, potentially the world’s fourth-largest, to…
3 Aug 2026 · 12m · 3 chaptersJPMorgan walks into another football firestorm
This FT News Briefing covers three stories: Amazon’s earnings boost and what it signals for AI spending vs capex; a FIFA plan to create a $20 billion commercial entity and the backlash involving…
31 Jul 2026 · 13m · 7 chaptersFed holds rates as inflation fears grow
This FT News Briefing covers three main areas: Fed policy, big tech earnings, and UK energy investment. Guests: Rob Armstrong (FT U.S. financial commentator; hosts Unhedged) and Claire Jones (FT U.S.
30 Jul 2026 · 13m · 5 chaptersThe Big Tech earnings dilemma
Big Tech earnings week amid AI spending worries; also Ukraine’s new energy-targeting drone strategy and Big Four AI hallucination scandals.
29 Jul 2026 · 12m · 5 chaptersAres’ big play in private equity
This FT News Briefing covers three main stories. Topic 1: EU sanctions carve-out helps TotalEnergies keep exporting Russian LNG to Asia; Greece pushed the change, and an EU official says otherwise…
28 Jul 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersHike or hold: Investors split ahead of Fed decision
This FT News Briefing covers three main stories. First, investors are split ahead of the Fed’s two-day meeting, debating whether to hike rates due to oil-driven inflation risks.
27 Jul 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersOil hits $100 and drives global bond sell-off
A Financial Times news briefing covering (1) renewed U.S. tariffs and a Red Sea oil shock pushing Brent crude to $100, triggering a global bond sell-off and higher rate expectations; (2) India’s…
24 Jul 2026 · 13m · 7 chaptersUS oil refineries race against dwindling supply
The episode is an FT News Briefing covering three main stories: US oil refineries racing to meet surging fuel demand amid dwindling crude supply; UK inflation falling but potentially pressured by…
23 Jul 2026 · 10m · 5 chaptersThe US has $13bn in Venezuelan oil money. Where is it?
FT News Briefing covering (1) US control of Venezuelan oil revenues and where the money goes, (2) Ukraine military leadership shakeup, (3) US-Canada tariffs timeline, (4) Japan bond yield spike and…
22 Jul 2026 · 11m · 7 chaptersUK chancellor John Healey inherits tricky finances
FT News Briefing covering (1) UK fiscal inheritance for new chancellor John Healey, (2) Trump’s proposed 50% tariffs on Canada, (3) China considering tighter AI/semiconductor export controls, (4)…
21 Jul 2026 · 11m · 7 chaptersAndy Burnham’s first day
This FT News Briefing covers two main stories. First, Andy Burnham’s first day as UK prime minister: he moves into Downing Street on July 20 and delivers his first speech to the nation.
20 Jul 2026 · 12m · 3 chapters
The Bethlehem Project: American identity after 250 years
The Bethlehem Project explores American identity 250 years after U.S. founding, using interviews at the America 250 Bethlehem Block Party in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, amid political division.
18 Jul 2026 · 19m · 6 chaptersAndy Burnham ghosts the UK business community
A Financial Times news briefing covering three stories: (1) UK business leaders say they can’t get in touch with incoming Labour leader Andy Burnham’s team ahead of him becoming Prime Minister; (2)…
17 Jul 2026 · 11m · 3 chaptersIs China’s economic slowdown here to stay?
This FT News Briefing covers three areas: energy/data centers, China’s slowing growth, and U.S. State Department changes under President Donald Trump.
16 Jul 2026 · 11m · 6 chapters