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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10:31

Europe’s game plan for handling Trump at G7

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/12

The Pentagon has launched a review of the 2021 Aukus submarine deal with the UK and Australia, Donald Trump has said the US and China’s deal to restore their trade war truce is “done”, and US inflation rose less than expected to 2.4 per cent in May. Plus, European governments are braced for high-stakes negotiations with Trump that will put the continent’s defence, economy and security on the line.Mentioned in this podcast:Pentagon launches review of Aukus nuclear submarine dealDonald Trump says

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10:57

Winners and losers of UK spending review

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/11

The FT’s George Parker explains the winners and losers in UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending review, the UK imposed the first western sanctions against Israeli government ministers,and Citigroup is poised to increase provisions for potential bad loans by hundreds of millions of dollars for the second quarter. Plus, US state and local governments are selling municipal bonds at a record pace on fears that Congress could partially pay for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by cutting a

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11:19

Trump cracks down on Los Angeles protests

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/10

The head of the operator of the Panama Canal has warned that a $23bn global ports deal could put the waterway’s neutrality mandate at risk, Donald Trump is testing the limits of presidential power by sending troops to Los Angeles, and Warner Bros Discovery will split into two publicly traded companies. Plus, Brazil is hoping to sell its first sovereign debt in the Chinese market to strengthen trade and investment ties.Mentioned in this podcast:Panama Canal boss warns MSC ports deal threatens

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10:58

Who gets to be Italian?

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/09

Syria is preparing to rejoin the international banking system, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government is trying to prevent a change to the country’s citizenship rules. Plus, US junk bond sales are booming ahead of fresh tariff uncertainty, and a German fintech is trying to bring cheap retail investing to Europe.Mentioned in this podcast:Syria to reconnect to global economy after 14 years as pariah stateItaly’s vote on who gets to be ItalianItaly votes on speeding up

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18:27

Swamp Notes: Trump’s big play to save steel production

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/07

US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on steel to 50 per cent this week. He’s also allowing Japan’s Nippon to buy the US Steel Corporation. The moves are meant to bring back manufacturing to America’s steel industry. But will they? FT senior trade writer Alan Beattie and Zehra Munir, the FT’s industrial reporter, discuss whether Trump can make good on a popular promise.Mentioned in this podcast:It’s always steel — tariffs provide Trump with a familiar trade weaponDonald Trump’s US Steel gamble:

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11:48

Trump and Xi break the ice

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/06

US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping agreed to launch a new round of high-level trade talks, the European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter point and Europe is being flooded with steel diverted from the US because of high tariffs. Plus, the FT’s Aanu Adeoye explains how a Russia-backed junta leader in Burkina Faso became an icon across Africa.Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree to launch new round of trade talksChristine Lagarde signals ECB

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10:13

Bulgaria moves into the Eurozone

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/05

Apple’s rollout of artificial intelligence services in China with Alibaba is being held up, Wells Fargo faces an uphill battle to catch up with its rivals after asset cap was lifted, and US President Donald Trump says Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready for “immediate peace” with Ukraine. Plus, the European Commission has finally given Bulgaria the green light to join the Eurozone in 2026.Mentioned in this podcast:Apple and Alibaba’s AI rollout in China delayed by Trump trade warWells

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11:07

Mexico’s new supreme court

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/04

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof resigned after far-right leader Geert Wilders walked out of his coalition government, Mexico’s new supreme court is set to solely contain judges nominated by the ruling coalition, and Eurozone inflation fell below the European Central Bank’s 2 per cent target. Plus, the FT’s Akila Quinio explains how the Royal Bank of Scotland was nationalised in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and then reborn.Mentioned in this podcast:Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders quits

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11:00

Trump’s push to privatise Fannie and Freddie

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/03

Elon Musk’s xAI is launching a $300mn share sale that values the group at $113bn, and China’s property sector woes are compounded by tariff worries. Plus, Poland’s new president is going to make life hard for the country’s prime minister, and the FT’s Amelia Pollard explains why US president Donald Trump wants to take mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac private.Mentioned in this podcast:EU companies more concerned about China slowdown than tariffsDonald Trump’s plans for Fannie and Freddie

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11:06

South Korea plots a post-coup future

FT News Briefing ·

2025/06/02

Private equity dealmaking around the world slowed down in the second quarter of 2025, and South Korea holds elections on Tuesday after months of political instability. Plus, office space construction in the UK has reached a ten-year low, and Wall Street is warning that a little-publicised foreign tax provision in Donald Trump’s budget bill could upend markets.Mentioned in this podcast:Trump tariffs cut off recovery in private equity dealmakingLeftwing ‘brawler’ on verge of South Korea presidencyThe

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19:07

Swamp Notes: Do Republicans still care about debt?

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/31

Republicans are often known as the party of fiscal responsibility. This week, Swamp Notes unravels the US House of Representatives’ “big, beautiful” bill and its uncertain path forward in the Senate. Edward Luce, US national editor and columnist, and James Politi, Washington bureau chief, explain what made congressional Republicans go all in on big spending, tax cuts and more debt.Subscribe to the new Swamp Notes feed here.Mentioned in this podcast:Read Edward Luce’s column on the new ‘moron

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10:40

Trump’s tariffs in legal limbo

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/30

The White House is fighting court rulings that US President Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariff scheme is illegal, and a former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the 1MDB scandal. Plus, how Wall Street offloaded billions of dollars of debt from Elon Musk’s Twitter deal.Mentioned in this podcast:Court tariffs bombshell should inspire trading partners to defy TrumpTrade Secrets NewsletterFormer Goldman Sachs banker sentenced to two years in prison for 1MDB

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11:01

The challenge to Delaware’s corporate dominance

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/29

A US court invalidated President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff scheme yesterday. Nvidia reported a nearly 70 per cent surge in quarterly revenues, and the US has said it will not renew Chevron’s oil licence in Venezuela. Plus, Texas and Nevada are seeking to challenge the dominance of Delaware with company-friendly law.Mentioned in this podcast:US trade court invalidates Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffsNvidia quarterly revenue surges nearly 70% on AI boomUS government will not renew

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9:47

Rio Tinto’s surprise CEO hunt

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/28

US stocks jumped yesterday after President Donald Trump said trade talks with the EUwere headed in a "positive" direction, and McKinsey cut 10 per cent of its staff in an effort to increase profits. Plus, Asian currencies are getting a boost from investors’ bets on US trade deals and the FT’s Leslie Hook explains what’s next for Rio Tinto after it asked its chief executive Jakob Stausholm to step down.Mentioned in this podcast:US stocks jump as Donald Trump touts ‘positive’ progress on EU trade

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8:27

How Ukraine fell victim to fake arms deals

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/27

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 kicked off a massive arms procurement race for Kyiv. Officials looked just about everywhere for weapons they could ship to the frontlines. However, Ukraine has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on fraudulent arms deals in the process. The FT’s Ukraine correspondent Isobel Koshiw and investigative reporter Miles Johnson share their reporting.Mentioned in this podcast:How Ukraine lost hundreds of millions on arms deals gone wrongUkraine arms

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26:17

Behind the Money: GE Vernova tries to shake its...

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/26

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our fellow FT podcast, Behind the Money. Massive conglomerates used to define corporate best practice. Think about a company like General Electric, known as “the everything company”. But today, there’s a new popular model: de-conglomeration. The FT’s former US energy reporter Amanda Chu examines whether this is working for a power business that GE spun off last year – or if it’s just another Wall Street fad.Clips from BBC, Bloomberg, DW- - - - - - - - - - -

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24:31

Swamp Notes: Trump’s next 100 days

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/24

This week, Swamp Notes goes to London for a live recording. Katie Martin, host of the Unhedged podcast, and Chris Giles, author of the FT’s Central Banks newsletter, discuss what Trump’s next few months might be like. Have markets truly recovered from the “liberation day” shock? What happens after the 90-day tariff pause is over? Our guests weigh in.Subscribe to the new Swamp Notes feed here.Mentioned in this podcast:Read the latest Chris Giles on Central Banks column hereListen to the Unhedged

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12:05

The economic impact of Trump’s budget bill

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/23

Republicans in the US House of Representatives narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s major budget bill on Thursday, and BYD has sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time. Plus, Nvidia builds a buffer to the global trade war, and the US is starting to take the penny out of circulation.Mentioned in this podcast:US House passes Trump’s showpiece tax billBYD sells more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for first timeNvidia seeks to build its business beyond Big

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10:02

Will Germany ban the far-right AfD?

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/22

Telegram leapt to a $540mn profit last year despite the ongoing legal threat to its leadership, yields on the longest-dated Japanese government bonds surged to record highs, and UK inflation rose more than expected to a 15-month high. Plus, Germany is considering banning the far-right Alternative for Germany party, but has it become too big to outlaw?Mentioned in this podcast:Telegram jumps to $540mn profit despite founder facing legal perilJapan’s long-term borrowing costs hit record high on demand

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9:44

CATL’s IPO pops in Hong Kong

FT News Briefing ·

2025/05/21

European and Asian investors have pumped record sums into global equity funds that exclude the US market, and shares in Chinese battery maker CATL surged 16 per cent on their debut in Hong Kong. The EU plans to levy a flat fee on billions of small packages entering the bloc, mainly from China. Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing calls to scale back his military operation in Gaza and let more aid into the enclave.Mentioned in this podcast:Investors flock to equity funds that

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