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EU officials are accelerating plans for a digital euro, and the US Department of Justice has called for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to be removed from her post. Plus, investors lost billions of dollars in July in what could be pump and dump stock scams.
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EU speeds up plans for digital euro after US passes stablecoin law
Justice department calls on Federal Reserve to sack governor Lisa Cook
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Chinese regulators are pushing back against US AI chips, Target shares fell more than 6 per cent after the retail group picked an insider to be its new chief executive, and UK inflation accelerated more than expected to 3.8 per cent in July. Plus, China is making a big push for vehicle battery swapping.
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Beijing turns against Nvidia’s AI chip after ‘insulting’ Lutnick remarks
Target shares drop as retailer picks insider to lead turnaround drive
UK inflation rises more than expected to 3.8% in July
Will a 3-minute battery swap beat a 5-minute charge for China’s EV drivers?
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.
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US tech stocks sold off on Tuesday, and Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell will be between a rock and a hard place when he delivers his speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium this Friday. Plus, Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk has fallen behind its rivals. Does it have a plan to catch up?
Mentioned in this podcast:
Jay Powell to deliver Jackson Hole address under fire on multiple fronts
US tech stocks hit by wave of concerns over future of AI boom
How Novo Nordisk lost its lead in the weight loss race
Labubu frenzy sends Pop Mart profits soaring
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.
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US President Donald Trump floated the prospect of US security guarantees for Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking for options after India got hit by extremely high US tariffs, Soho House has agreed to a take-private deal, and Softbank is buying $2bn worth of Intel shares. Plus, the FT’s Leila Abboud explains why more Italian bonds are starting to look a little more like French bonds.
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Trump floats US security guarantees for Ukraine in meeting with Zelenskyy
French borrowing costs close in on Italy’s as investors fret over debts
Donald Trump tariffs threaten Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ drive
Soho House agrees $2.7bn take-private deal
SoftBank to buy $2bn in Intel shares as it grows US investments
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.
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US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today, just days after meeting Russian President Putin, and the UK’s solar output is reaching record levels. Plus, tech companies are spending trillions to build AI data centers.
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‘Absolutely immense’: the companies on the hook for the $3tn AI building boom
Putin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front line
Volodymyr Zelenskyy to press for ceasefire at Donald Trump meeting
British solar power surges past 2024 total
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today, and Dubai is trying to hold on to its role as the financial centre of the Middle East. Plus, China is sending out a warning to foreign countries stockpiling rare earths metals, and the FT’s Katie Martin explains why she’s worried about the calm in the markets.
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Can Dubai keep its crown as the Middle East’s finance capital?
Investors are frogs in a Trumpian pot
China warns foreign companies against stockpiling rare earths
Putin hails Trump’s ‘energetic and sincere’ efforts to end Ukraine war
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Fears of a massive non-dom exodus from the UK have been allayed by initial tax data, and UK companies in China are being buoyed by diplomatic law. Plus, the FT’s Jamie Smyth explains why the US shale boom may be over after a decade-long run.
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UK companies in China buoyed by diplomatic thaw
US oil producers say Opec ‘price war’ will halt shale boom
Initial tax data allays fears of non-dom exodus from UK
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The White House walks back expectations for Friday’s meeting between the US and Russian presidents, and Norway’s oil fund is pulling its money out of Israel. Plus, inflation stayed flat in the US in July, and storm-hit beach towns are struggling to shore up amid sand scarcity.
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White House downplays expectations for Trump-Putin Alaska summit
US inflation holds steady at 2.7% in July despite Trump’s tariffs
Norway oil fund sells out of a fifth of Israeli firms amid fierce criticism
Can the world’s beaches survive a sand shortage?
Crypto founder Do Kwon pleads guilty to US fraud charges
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EU leaders will hold a call with US President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and the Mexican peso has emerged as an unlikely winner from Trump’s trade war. Plus, Trump has opened the door to Nvidia selling advanced AI chips to China, and the FT’s Kathrin Hille explains what’s next for Taiwan after the country’s failed recall vote.
Mentioned in this podcast:
EU leaders to hold call with Trump ahead of Putin meeting over Ukraine
Peso soars as ‘carry trade’ reignites after tariff delays
Trump opens door to Nvidia selling advanced AI chips to China for a fee
Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.
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UK employers cut back hiring over labour and tax cost fears, and Ukraine and its European allies worry about US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Plus, HSBC is weighed down by woes in the Hong Kong commercial property market, and India’s huge IT sector is scrambling to counter the threat of artificial intelligence.
Mentioned in this podcast:
UK employers cut back hiring over labour and tax cost fears
Donald Trump to meet Putin in Alaska as he signals Ukraine may need to cede land
European allies back Ukraine’s borders after Donald Trump floats land swap with Russia
HSBC flags 73% of Hong Kong commercial property loans as risky
India’s IT services giants race to reinvent themselves for the AI age
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Jess Smith, Sonja Hutson, Fiona Symon, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Peter Barber. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Miran to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, and the Bank of England lowered rates by a quarter per cent in a close vote. Plus Europe’s weapons factories are expanding fast and US President Donald Trump threatens a 100 per cent tariff on chips excluding Apple.
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BoE cuts rates with a hawkish shift in its outlook
Europe builds for war as arms factories expand at triple speed
Donald Trump threatens 100% tariff on chips but with carve-out for Apple
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European companies are falling behind US counterparts and CoreWeave’s takeover of Core Scientific is facing some pushback. Plus, Boston Consulting Group helped create plans to relocate Gazans to Somalia, and the FT found that Iranian nuclear scientists made a covert visit to Russia last year.
Mentioned in this podcast:
European earnings lag behind US as trade war saps market revival
CoreWeave’s $9bn takeover of Core Scientific faces revolt from top shareholders
BCG consultants modelled relocating Gazans to Somalia
The covert trip by Iranian nuclear experts to Russia
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US President Donald Trump plans on imposing new sanctions on Russia unless there is a ceasefire in Ukraine, and Palantir’s skyrocketing stock is raising concerns that it’s overvalued. Plus, OpenAI released a new “open-weight” model, and Russia’s banks are coming under scrutiny over bad loans.
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Trump readies fresh sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet
Russia moves to contain concern over banks’ bad loan exposure
Palantir’s valuation is a triumph of ‘number go up’
OpenAI releases open models to compete with China’s DeepSeek
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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US President Donald Trump wants to raise tariffs on India and the CEO of Deutsche Bank approved a controversial trade he was later tasked with probing. Plus, Australia wants a port they sold to China back, and Tesla’s board gave chief executive Elon Musk $30bn worth of shares after threats from him to resign.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Donald Trump to raise tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases
Deutsche Bank chief approved controversial trade he was later tasked with probing
The remote Australian port caught in a US-China security tussle
Tesla board awards $30bn of shares to ‘energise and focus’ Elon Musk
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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The FT’s US financial commentator joins to discuss how investors are responding to unsettling new economic data, and Germany’s biggest sports retailer is considering relocating some manufacturing to China. Plus, US President Donald Trump is using tariffs to target Brazil’s judiciary, and consumers are cutting back on luxury brands.
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Dollar rebound fizzles after jobs data disappoints
Germany’s biggest sports retailer considers moving production into China
Lula seizes Trump tariff threat to revive re-election push
Brazil vows to defend supreme court against Donald Trump’s onslaught
Luxury brands hit by drop in tourist spending in Europe and Japan
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Ethan Plotkin, Jess Smith, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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This weekend, we're sharing an episode from our fellow FT podcast, Swamp Notes.
The US president is angry with the chair of the Federal Reserve over interest rates. He’s applying a lot of pressure on Jay Powell to lower them or leave his job. The FT’s Claire Jones and Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, break down what will happen if Trump succeeds in either of those goals.
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Apple revenues jump on strong iPhone sales and rebound in China and Donald Trump has reimposed tariffs on dozens of trading partners. Plus, Samsung seals a multibillion-dollar chipmaking deal with Tesla, and Ukraine reverses a policy that would take away autonomy from anti-corruption agencies.
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Apple revenues jump on strong iPhone sales and rebound in China
Trump reimposes tariffs on dozens of countries
Ukraine restores independence of anti-corruption agencies
Samsung’s $16.5bn Tesla deal will test chipmaker’s hopes for revival
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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Meta’s shares jumped more than 10 per cent off the back of better than expected second-quarter earnings, and the Federal Reserve held rates steady despite calls to lower borrowing rates by US President Donald Trump. Plus, American copper prices fell after Trump exempted refined materials from a 50 per cent tariff on the metal, and HSBC profits declined by 29 per cent.
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Meta shares jump on strong results as Zuckerberg sets out ‘superintelligence’ goals
Fed holds rates steady despite Trump’s calls for lower borrowing costs
US copper prices fall after Trump exempts refined metals from tariffs
HSBC profits slide 29% on hit from China and restructuring
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Henry Larson, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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The potential US-China trade war truce depends on US President Donald Trump’s approval, and a UN-backed food security group says a famine is unfolding in Gaza. Plus, China’s AI expo gives the international community an alternative to American technology, and the IMF’s new global growth forecast reflects that the fall of the dollar has lessened the impact of Trump’s trade war.
Mentioned in this podcast:
US says extended trade war truce with Beijing hinges on Trump approval
‘Worst-case scenario’ of famine unfolding in Gaza, says global hunger monitor
China lays out its AI vision in foil to Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ plan
IMF upgrades global growth forecast as weaker dollar aids world economy
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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson, Fiona Symon, Mischa Frankl-Duval, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey and UK chancellor Rachel Reeves are at odds, and EU politicians are grumbling over the bloc’s trade deal with the US. Plus, the US economy is defying expectations and Bain & Co is to shut down its consulting business in South Africa after a corruption scandal.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Rachel Reeves and Andrew Bailey clash over Revolut meeting
What have the US and EU agreed on trade?
Merz says trade deal will cause ‘considerable damage’ to German economy
How the EU succumbed to Trump’s tariff steamroller
Bain & Co shuts South Africa consulting business after corruption scandal
How long can the US economy defy expectations?
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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