FT News Briefing podcast

FT News Briefing

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 <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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 <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#2092

The shifting geopolitics of Trump’s tariffs

US President Donald Trump updated Americans on the war in Iran, and Chinese government bon... more

17 hrs Ago

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17 hrs Ago


#2091

How a small US business navigated Trump’s tariffs

Foreign central banks have slashed their holdings of Treasuries at the New York Federal Re... more

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#2090

The rocky legal future of Trump’s tariffs

Swiss lawmakers have assured senior UBS executives that they will water down stringent new... more

31 Mar 2026

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11:02

31 Mar 2026


#2089

How Trump's tariffs ripped up the global trade order

US President Donald Trump has said he wants to ‘take the oil in Iran’ and could seize the ... more

30 Mar 2026

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12:52

30 Mar 2026


#2088

Untold: Opus Dei, Ep. 1

Untold host Antonia Cundy uncovers the cultural and political influence of a controversial... more

28 Mar 2026

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36:34

28 Mar 2026


#2087

Hong Kong woos asset managers with potential tax cuts

The United Arab Emirates has told allies that it would participate in a multinational mari... more

27 Mar 2026

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13:09

27 Mar 2026


#2086

Investors try to stay ahead of Trump’s Iran moves

Iran’s top military leadership dismissed Donald Trump’s claims that the Islamic republic w... more

26 Mar 2026

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11:58

26 Mar 2026


#2085

Gold hasn’t been acting like itself lately

Meta and OpenAI will be among the first customers of Arm’s long-awaited new AI processor, ... more

25 Mar 2026

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11:57

25 Mar 2026


#2084

Netanyahu’s rivals try to outdo him over Iran

Sources tell the FT that Pakistan is positioning itself as the lead mediator trying to bro... more

24 Mar 2026

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11:08

24 Mar 2026


#2083

Strait of Hormuz crisis poses fresh threat to global food, energy

The World Food Project warns millions more could be pushed into acute hunger if the Strait... more

23 Mar 2026

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12:11

23 Mar 2026


#2082

The ‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets

Investors sounded the alarm on Thursday after a major Qatar gas facility took serious dama... more

20 Mar 2026

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12:34

20 Mar 2026


#2081

Federal Reserve holds steady as inflation fears mount

The US has relaxed sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil group Petróleos de Venezuela a... more

19 Mar 2026

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11:58

19 Mar 2026