FT News Briefing

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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.

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The Catholic Church after Pope Francis

Wall Street stocks dropped as President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell, Pope Francis passed away on Monday after leading the Catholic Church for 12 years, and more than half of nearly 1,500 business leaders support a shift to a renewables-based electricity system. Plus, Europe is now seeking to take advantage of China’s electric vehicle manufacturing expertise. Mentioned in this podcast: US stocks and dollar sink as Trump renews attacks on Fed chair Powell Pope Francis di...

Apr 22, 2025•12 min

How tariffs are affecting luxury goods

Luxury goods were supposed to be making a comeback this year. But US President Donald Trump’s trade war has complicated that and things are looking grim for the industry. The FT’s fashion editor Lauren Indvik explains where things stand with LVMH, Prada and others.  Mentioned in this podcast: Donald Trump’s trade war shatters hopes of 2025 luxury revival The FT News Briefing is produced by Katya Kumcova, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filip...

Apr 21, 2025•8 min

The Rachman Review: Iran’s nuclear talks could reshape the Middle East

Swamp Notes is taking this weekend off so instead we wanted to share the latest episode from our fellow FT podcast, The Rachman Review. Nuclear talks between the US and Iran began last weekend in Oman, and are set to continue in the coming weeks. President Trump has warned that if the talks fail the US could take military action against the Islamic republic – an idea that Israel's government is pressing for. In this episode, we unpack what a new nuclear deal with Iran might look like – and how i...

Apr 18, 2025•24 min

Japan and the US talk tariffs

This episode of the FT News Briefing covers China halting US liquefied natural gas imports due to tariffs, Japan's trade negotiations with the US amidst unexpected tactics from Donald Trump, the European Central Bank's interest rate cut, and astronomers finding potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years away.

Apr 18, 2025•11 min

Emerging markets’ surprising performance

This episode of the FT News Briefing covers several key economic stories. It begins with the Federal Reserve's concerns about tariffs impacting inflation and employment. Then explores the unexpected outperformance of emerging markets compared to U.S. stocks. The briefing also discusses the drop in UK inflation and potential interest rate cuts, concluding with challenges in the chip industry due to trade tensions and market uncertainty.

Apr 17, 2025•10 min

India’s middle-class debt crisis

Nvidia says it expects to take a $5.5bn blow as the US clamps down on the Silicon Valley group’s ability to export artificial intelligence chips to China, and PwC is exiting 12 countries. Plus, the junk bond market has basically ground to a halt, and India’s middle class is dealing with a debt crisis that could impact the country’s growth ambitions.  Mentioned in this podcast: Nvidia to take $5.5bn hit as US clamps down on exports of AI chip to China Risky corporate borrowers shut out of bo...

Apr 16, 2025•11 min