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FT News Briefing

Financial Times

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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12:29

Senators grill Kevin Warsh in Fed chair hearing

FT News Briefing ·

2026/04/22

US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran until talks conclude, and Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh sidestepped accusations that he would succumb to pressure from Trump to cut interest rates. Plus, a sneak peek at a new FT podcast on the lessons to learn in the history of finance.Mentioned in this podcast:Can Trump finally make a nuclear deal with Iran?Kevin Warsh sidesteps questions over Donald Trump’s influence on Fed rate policyIntroducing: The Story of MoneyCredit:

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12:14

MPs chastise Starmer over Mandelson scandal

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2026/04/21

Tim Cook will step down as Apple’s chief executive in September, representatives for US President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ held discussions with DP World about managing supply chains in Gaza, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer fended off calls for him to quit over the Peter Mandelson vetting affair. Plus, wealth advisers at banks and independent brokerages generated billions of dollars in fees by steering individual investors into private market funds.Mentioned in this podcast:Tim Cook to

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11:46

Brussels’ plan to ease the energy crisis

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2026/04/20

US President Donald Trump said he’s sending senior officials to Pakistan for new negotiations with Iran, the European Commission will encourage remote working and public transport subsidies to cut fossil fuel use, and FTSE 100 companies boosted chief executives’ pay by almost a fifth in the past year. Plus, there’s a new craze hitting Wall Street: super-charged tax-loss harvesting.Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump to send US officials to Pakistan for fresh peace talks with IranBrussels pushes

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16:11

Bonus: A US shale pioneer on the Middle East war

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2026/04/18

Global oil markets have facedhistoric disruption since the Iran war began in February. The FT’s Jamie Smyth speaks with shale pioneer Scott Sheffield and his son Bryan about energy security and why the crisis could reshape the future for oil and gas.Mentioned in this podcast:Trump administration urges US oil bosses to increase drillingFracking pioneers look overseas as US shale revolution goes global‘As big as Saudi Arabia’: the Permian oilman who sold Pioneer to ExxonNote: The FT does not use

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12:18

Fresh challenge for US Treasuries dominance

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2026/04/17

President Donald Trump said Lebanon and Israel had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, the US Treasury’s status as the world’s lowest-cost dollar borrower is facing a fresh challenge, and Netflix’s chair and founder is stepping down. Plus, Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite that has helped it target US military bases across the Middle East during the war, and shares in the world’s biggest chocolate maker aren’t looking so sweet.Mentioned in this podcast:Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day

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12:24

How the world is preparing for oil shortages

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2026/04/16

Gulf monarchies raised almost $10bn in private sales of bonds this month, oil shortages are coming if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, and US President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to fire Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell. Plus, a second China shock is hitting the global economy, and Allbirds is pivoting from wool sneakers to AI.Mentioned in this podcast:Gulf states turn to private deals in $10bn wartime borrowing spreeOil shortages are coming, and with them some difficult questionsTrump

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11:19

PwC plans overhaul of consulting business

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2026/04/15

Ships are altering course as the US Navy’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues into its third day, and PwC plans to overhaul its global consulting business. Plus, insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to cover data centres, and AI chatbots aren’t a substitute for doctors when it comes to medical diagnoses.Mentioned in this podcast:Strait of Hormuz tankers stop or turn around amid US blockadeIran war could slow global growth to weakest since pandemic, IMF warnsUS pushing Iran to agree

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11:51

OpenAI investors question its valuation

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2026/04/14

A key UK government official says Britain’s leaders have shown a “corrosive complacency” towards defence, OpenAI’s $852bn valuation is under increasing scrutiny from its own backers and fixed-income traders at Goldman Sachs suffered an unexpected drop in revenues at the start of 2026. Plus, the FT’s Raya Jalabi explains how Lebanon has become a sticking point in US-Iran negotiations.Mentioned in this podcast:Starmer accused of ‘corrosive complacency’ on UK defence by former Nato chiefOpenAI

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12:42

Hungary ousts longtime prime minister Viktor Orbán

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2026/04/13

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán concedes, US President Donald Trump says America will launch a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran failed, and Wall Street banks are set to report trading revenues of more than $40bn for the first quarter. Plus, Meta is building an AI version of its CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Mentioned in this podcast:Hungary’s Orbán concedes defeat as opposition heads for landslide winTrump announces naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz as Iran peace talks

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12:25

US-Iran war boosts used electric vehicle sales

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2026/04/10

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill, sales of used electric vehicles are surging in the US, and the International Monetary Fund is warning that the war’s shocks will be felt by the global economy for a while. Plus, the FT’s Marton Dunai gives a rundown of the upcoming Hungarian elections.Mentioned in this podcast:OECD urges governments to rapidly unwind costly fuel duty cutsRefineries rush to secure oil cargoes as Iran maintains grip on HormuzSales of used EVs surge in US

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11:00

The oil market navigates a shaky ceasefire

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2026/04/09

The Middle East ceasefire is strained, the FT’s Jamie Smyth explains how the uncertainty is hitting oil markets and Pakistan has become a mediator between the US and Iran. Plus, the data chief of the NHS has vowed to ignore controversy about Palantir while setting out plans to deeper embed the US company’s technology.Mentioned in this podcast:Middle East ceasefire under pressure over Israeli strikes on LebanonSaudi Arabia’s key east-west oil pipeline hit as Middle East energy attacks continueIran

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12:25

US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks

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2026/04/08

US President Donald Trump said he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” subject to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, hedge funds made record bets against European stocks, Turkey has sold or loaned out $20bn of gold since the outbreak of the Iran war, and a project for a German warship has turned into a defence procurement disaster. Plus, four astronauts made a historic trip around the Moon.Mentioned in this podcast:Middle East live blogHedge funds make record

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10:26

China lends Cuba a helping hand

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2026/04/07

The US and Iran rejected each other’s peace proposals, EU officials are urging governments to avoid excessive support to offset surging energy prices, and the value of buyouts by private equity groups fell by more than a third in the first quarter of the year. Plus, Cuba is offsetting power blackouts and shortages with the help of soaring imports of solar technology from China.Mentioned in this podcast:US and Iran reject each other’s proposals to end warEU warns capitals against turning energy

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12:39

Counting the costs of Trump’s immigration crackdown

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2026/04/06

In a special edition of the FT News Briefing, reporter Guy Chazan explains the cost of US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. We hear from business owners and people affected by the policies in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas.Mentioned in this podcast:The economic cost of Trump’s migrant crackdownSources: White House, Fox, ABCNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcastsToday’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Victoria Craig and produced by Marc Filippino. Our show was

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11:46

Swamp Notes: The economic fallout of ‘liberation day’

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2026/04/04

America’s tariff regime affected all aspects of life from the global economy to the day-to-day of average business owners. In this special episode, the FT’s US Economics Editor Claire Jones explains what changed, and what didn’t, because of those tariffs.Mentioned in this podcast:Listen to the rest of our Liberation Day seriesListen to Swamp NotesNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcastsToday’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Henry

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12:30

Robert Armstrong on coining the Taco trade

FT News Briefing ·

2026/04/03

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

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12:57

The shifting geopolitics of Trump’s tariffs

FT News Briefing ·

2026/04/02

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

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12:00

How a small US business navigated Trump’s tariffs

FT News Briefing ·

2026/04/01

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,

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11:02

The rocky legal future of Trump’s tariffs

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2026/03/31

Swiss lawmakers have assured senior UBS executives that they will water down stringent new rules and the Trump administration took its first step in opening the more than $10tn US retirement marketplace to private markets. Plus, as part of our series marking one year since so-called Liberation Day, the FT’s Stefania Palma explains the rocky legal future of US tariffs.Mentioned in this podcast:Swiss lawmakers signal compromise on $22bn UBS capital planTrump to take first steps in opening retirement

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12:52

How Trump's tariffs ripped up the global trade order

FT News Briefing ·

2026/03/30

US President Donald Trump has said he wants to ‘take the oil in Iran’ and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island. Uncertainty about what happens next in the war is sending nervousness through global markets. Plus, this week marks one year since President Trump’s so-called Liberation Day announcement. How has the global trade landscape changed since then?Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’Global markets recoil as Marco Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch

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