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What Berkshire’s life after Buffett looks like
Intel looks to level up in AI race
SpaceX IPO ignites an investor frenzy
How Ukraine’s drones turned the tables
BP shakes up its leadership … again
Global birth rates are falling…phones are a big reason why
From “What Next”: How “Tax the Rich” Went Mainstream
Blockbuster IPOs to take Wall Street by storm
Trump’s new $1.8bn fund under fire
The EU wants a Putin whisperer
Inside a Lebanese village under Israeli occupation
Are we at the tipping point for global energy supplies?
The Bethlehem Project: Democrats battle over their party’s future
What Big Tech wants out of Trump’s China visit
Germany’s far-right boosted by stance against Iran war
UK bond vigilantes ride again
Gulf dealmaking machine hits the brakes
Starmer fights for political survival
Political Fix Election special: snap analysis
GameStop’s wild bid for eBay
LVMH looks to shrink its luxury empire
Could the US scrap quarterly reporting?
Disney’s new CEO faces first challenge
Global industries squeezed as Iran war enters third month
Introducing The Story of Money: They are history’s geniuses. But were they any good at investing?
War, inflation and how central banks are handling it all
Defence stocks drop despite US-Iran war
Life under Iran’s digital blackout
Private equity deals where the seller is also the buyer
Senior Republican clears path for next Fed chair
BP’s major setback
The AI digital divide
Senators grill Kevin Warsh in Fed chair hearing
MPs chastise Starmer over Mandelson scandal
Brussels’ plan to ease the energy crisis
Bonus: A US shale pioneer on the Middle East war
Fresh challenge for US Treasuries dominance
How the world is preparing for oil shortages
PwC plans overhaul of consulting business
OpenAI investors question its valuation
Hungary ousts longtime prime minister Viktor Orbán
US-Iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales
The oil market navigates a shaky ceasefire
US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks
China lends Cuba a helping hand
Counting the costs of Trump’s immigration crackdown
Swamp Notes: The economic fallout of ‘liberation day’
Robert Armstrong on coining the Taco trade
President Donald Trump fired US attorney-general Pam Bondi, and private credit investors are requesting their money back from Blue Owl Capital at an alarming rate. Plus, the FT’s Robert Armstrong continues our series on Trump’s tariffs with analysis of the Taco trade theory a year later. Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump fires US attorney-general Pam BondiBlue Owl struck by $5.4bn of redemption requestsTaco trade theory and the US market’s surprise comebackListen to the FT News Briefing’s tariffs series hereNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Saffeya Ahmed and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and Michael Lello. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The shifting geopolitics of Trump’s tariffs
US President Donald Trump updated Americans on the war in Iran, and Chinese government bonds have sidestepped a global debt sell-off since the start of Washington’s conflict with Tehran. Plus, in part four of our tariff anniversary series, the FT’s Gideon Rachman explains how Trump’s tariffs reshaped the geopolitical landscape. Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump offers mixed messages on war in IranChinese government bonds emerge as lone war havenListen to the FT News Briefing’s tariffs series hereNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Sonja Hutson, and produced by Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig, and Saffeya Ahmed. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann andD avid da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How a small US business navigated Trump’s tariffs
Foreign central banks have slashed their holdings of Treasuries at the New York Federal Reserve to the lowest level since 2012, and a preliminary estimate showed that Eurozone inflation jumped to 2.5 per cent in March. Plus, we hear from two small US business owners about how they have navigated a year of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Mentioned in this podcast:Foreign central banks sell US Treasuries in wake of Iran warThe ECB’s three-pronged monetary strategyTrump tariff tracker: US trade, markets and the economyListen to the FT News Briefing’s tariffs series hereChris Giles on Central BanksNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig, Saffeya Ahmed, and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kent Militzer. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.