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FT News Briefing, page 8
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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How the world is preparing for oil shortages
The episode is an FT News Briefing covering three business topics.
16 Apr 2026 · 12m · 5 chaptersPwC plans overhaul of consulting business
This episode is an FT News Briefing (April 15) covering: (1) the U.S.
15 Apr 2026 · 11m · 5 chaptersOpenAI investors question its valuation
Financial Times News Briefing covering (1) UK defense spending scrutiny, (2) investors questioning OpenAI’s ~$850B valuation amid a pivot toward enterprise AI, (3) Lebanon as a sticking point in…
14 Apr 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersHungary ousts longtime prime minister Viktor Orbán
This episode is an FT News Briefing covering three main stories. Topic 1: Hungary’s April 13 election ousts longtime PM Viktor Orbán in a landslide; opposition leader Peter Magyar (Tisza party) wins…
13 Apr 2026 · 13m · 8 chaptersUS-Iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales
This FT News Briefing covers three main stories. First, the U.S.-Iran war: hopes for a Strait of Hormuz ceasefire are fading; shipping remains stalled and NATO says it could help reopen the route.
10 Apr 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersThe oil market navigates a shaky ceasefire
The episode is an FT News Briefing focused on a shaky Middle East ceasefire and its spillover into oil markets, global energy supply, and broader economic risk.
9 Apr 2026 · 11m · 5 chaptersUS and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks
U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks, market impacts (hedge fund shorting of Europe, gold sales), and European rearmament problems (Germany’s warship procurement).
8 Apr 2026 · 12m · 5 chaptersChina lends Cuba a helping hand
A Financial Times news briefing covering (1) EU fiscal risk from energy-price relief measures amid the Iran crisis, (2) a slump in private equity buyouts, and (3) Cuba’s power-grid collapse and…
7 Apr 2026 · 10m · 6 chaptersCounting the costs of Trump’s immigration crackdown
The episode examines the economic “costs” of Trump’s immigration crackdown, arguing that ICE raids and detentions have disrupted sectors that rely on immigrant labor and chilled local spending.
6 Apr 2026 · 13m · 5 chaptersSwamp Notes: The economic fallout of ‘liberation day’
One-year retrospective on President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement and its economic fallout, including uncertainty in tariff calculations, effects on U.S.
4 Apr 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersRobert Armstrong on coining the Taco trade
The episode is an FT News Briefing covering: (1) U.S. DOJ shakeups and private credit stress, and (2) a look back at the “taco trade” from last spring’s tariffs. Guests: Eric Platt, FT U.S.
3 Apr 2026 · 13m · 6 chaptersThe shifting geopolitics of Trump’s tariffs
The episode covers two linked stories: Trump’s escalating Iran strategy and how tariffs are reshaping global trade and alliances.
2 Apr 2026 · 13m · 4 chaptersHow a small US business navigated Trump’s tariffs
FT News Briefing segment on U.S. businesses facing Trump’s tariffs, featuring a small clothing company that sued the administration; also includes an ECB energy-shock policy discussion.
1 Apr 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersThe rocky legal future of Trump’s tariffs
This FT News Briefing covers two items: (1) the legal future of Trump’s tariffs after the U.S.
31 Mar 2026 · 11m · 4 chaptersHow Trump's tariffs ripped up the global trade order
Two-part FT News Briefing. First, Trump’s comments on potentially taking Iranian oil and the market fallout from the Iran war.
30 Mar 2026 · 13m · 2 chapters
Untold: Opus Dei, Ep. 1
Opus Dei, Ep. 1 (FT investigative podcast) introduces Opus Dei’s internal life and argues the organization’s US expansion is tied to conservative political influence, despite official claims of…
28 Mar 2026 · 37m · 17 chaptersHong Kong woos asset managers with potential tax cuts
Hong Kong’s planned tax cuts for carried interest to attract asset managers; London’s energy-from-waste trash-to-power expansion; preview of FT’s upcoming “Liberation Day” tariff deep dives.
27 Mar 2026 · 13m · 8 chaptersInvestors try to stay ahead of Trump’s Iran moves
Investors react to Trump’s Iran diplomacy signals and market volatility; a landmark social-media liability case; private credit redemption caps amid AI-driven software risk; WTO reform talks.
26 Mar 2026 · 12m · 7 chaptersGold hasn’t been acting like itself lately
This FT News Briefing covers three main items: (1) ARM’s shift from chip designer to chip maker, launching an AI processor and competing with customers like Google, NVIDIA, and Amazon; Meta and…
25 Mar 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersNetanyahu’s rivals try to outdo him over Iran
In this episode of the *FT News Briefing*, host Marc Filippino discusses significant global business stories, including Pakistan's mediation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, the EU's trade negotiations…
24 Mar 2026 · 11m · 4 chaptersStrait of Hormuz crisis poses fresh threat to global food, energy
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, raising alarms over global food and energy supplies.
23 Mar 2026 · 12m · 5 chaptersThe ‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets
A daily summary of critical global business stories from the Financial Times.
20 Mar 2026 · 13m · 6 chaptersFederal Reserve holds steady as inflation fears mount
Federal Reserve Holds Steady as Inflation Fears Mount
19 Mar 2026 · 12m · 6 chaptersHow Saudi Arabia’s bet on Iran backfired
The FT News Briefing provides a concise summary of the most pressing global business news, delivered each weekday morning by the Financial Times newsroom.
18 Mar 2026 · 11m · 4 chapters