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

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Swamp Notes: Listener mailbag, the election and 2025

Are the Democrats doomed? Which world leaders are happiest to see Trump back in the White House? And why are investors flooding into American stocks? The FT’s US managing editor Peter Spiegel and global business columnist Rana Foroohar answer all of your questions after a wild year in US politics. Mentioned in this podcast: Trump team aims to bankrupt Iran with new ‘maximum pressure’ plan How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 min
2 DAYS AGO

Why Microsoft needs nuclear energy

A number of cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds are outpacing their rivals, the Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75 per cent, and Microsoft has partnered with a utility company to restart a controversial reactor at Three Mile Island. Mentioned in this podcast: Hedge funds cash in on Trump-fuelled crypto boom Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.75% Behind the Money: How the AI boom is reviving Three Mile Island The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 min
3 DAYS AGO

What 2024 taught central bankers

The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter-point but signals a slower pace of easing, and we look back at what central banks learned in 2024. The US Supreme Court says it will hear TikTok’s appeal against a divest-or-ban law, and Honda-Nissan talks aim to rescue Japan’s fragmented automotive industry. Mentioned in this podcast: Fed cuts rates by a quarter-point but signals slower pace of easing Five central banking lessons for 2024 US Supreme Court to hear arguments challenging law that could ban TikTok Honda-Nissan merger talks mark Japan Inc’s new consolidate-to-survive mood The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Marine Saint, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 min
4 DAYS AGO

Javier Milei scores Argentina economy win

Argentina emerged from a severe recession in the third quarter, Microsoft buys twice as many of Nvidia’s chips as any of its largest rivals, KPMG narrows the gap with the other Big Four firms, and Huawei sets sights on becoming a big supplier to the electric car industry. Plus, pub chains express frustration over shortages of Guinness in the run-up to Christmas. Mentioned in this podcast: Microsoft acquires twice as many Nvidia AI chips as tech rivals Argentina’s economy exits recession in milestone for Javier Milei KPMG outpaces Big Four rivals as audit and tax units shine ‘A different animal’: inside Huawei’s nascent EV business Diageo ‘better get brewing’, says Wetherspoons head amid Guinness shortage The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 min
5 DAYS AGO

AI investors look beyond chips

Japan’s SoftBank unveils $100bn US investment plans, fervour around Nvidia cools as investors look to AI’s next winners, and Europe launches its most ambitious space programme in a decade. Plus, in Syria, Kurdish groups fear they may be worse off under a rebel-led government. Mentioned in this podcast: Japan’s SoftBank pledges $100bn investment in US After Nvidia’s boom, what’s next for AI-related stocks? Europe signs €10.6bn Iris² satellite deal in bid to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink Syria’s Kurds fear US betrayal under Donald Trump Credit: AP Send us your questions for Swamp Notes! Write to ethan.plotkin@ft.com. The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Marine Saint, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 min
6 DAYS AGO

Arm and Qualcomm head to court

Germany’s Olaf Scholz is expected to lose a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, and Arm and Qualcomm’s bitter legal feud over chip design licensing is heading to trial. The London Stock Exchange is on course for its worst year for departures since the financial crisis. Plus, investors’ appetite for juicy returns has triggered a big boom on Wall Street in complex financial products. Mentioned in this podcast: Olaf Scholz faces confidence vote — and hopes to lose it Wall Street’s complex debt bonanza hits fastest pace since 2007 London Stock Exchange suffers biggest exodus since financial crisis Chip groups Arm and Qualcomm square off in high-stakes US trial ‘No political authority’: South Korea’s interim leader faces daunting task Send us your questions for Swamp Notes! Write to ethan.plotkin@ft.com. The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 min
DEC 14

Swamp Notes: Europe in the age of America First

Europe has been able to predictably lean on the US for decades. But Donald Trump used tariffs and other economic threats to test those assumptions in his first term, and he looks set to do so again. The FT’s EU correspondent Andy Bounds and US climate correspondent Aime Williams join to discuss how the EU is preparing (again) for a more confrontational America. Mentioned in this podcast: EU strikes blockbuster trade deal with Mercosur EU commissioner pitches ‘Europe first’ in response to Donald Trump Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here Questions about US politics for next week’s Swamp Notes? Email them to ethan.plotkin@ft.com. Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 min
DEC 13

The dangers of investor groupthink

HSBC is reviewing its retail banking operations outside the UK and Hong Kong, and the European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 3 per cent. The FT’s markets columnist Katie Martin provides a few insights for investing in 2025. Plus, human referees are set to be increasingly phased out as machines become more efficient at making critical decisions in sport. Mentioned in this podcast: HSBC reviews retail banking outside UK and Hong Kong Donald Trump election win sparks trading surge for banks and brokers ECB lowers rates to 3% and paves way for more cuts In sport, the race is on to let technology decide who wins Send us your questions for Swamp Notes! Write to ethan.plotkin@ft.com. The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Split Swamp Notes into its own

Sep 10

capn ch

Swamp Notes would be better off as its own podcast, essentially a US Political Fix, rather than be nested in News Briefing. News Briefing is ephemeral and daily. If you miss a day you likely won’t go back and will just pick up tomorrow. Swamp Notes, being weekly, one might not listen to on the exact day it came out. The way one can organize podcasts to auto-delete to reduce clutter makes this somewhat incompatible and it would be solved by simply not being a podcast-within-a-podcast.
Propaganda machine

Dec 2

Kobi s1

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FT News Opinion

Dec 1

another RJF

This wasn’t a news briefing, it was an opposition party critique/opinion piece. Opinion columns are not news.
Hard left political views drown out good reporting

Nov 28

Conan6319

I used to like this podcast a lot for decent news coverage and its relatively global (not just US) focus. But the hard left politics of the reporters is getting too much to bear and drowning out the real news. Some recent examples: 1) Explaining the 2024 election Trump rally in the equity market, the reporter dismissed it, saying that markets always tend to go up after the election! (patently false) 2) Explaining the 2024 election rally in the US dollar, the reporter said it’s because Trump will create inflation and that’s somehow good for the currency! (Makes zero economic sense -- also ever looked at the currencies of Argentina and Turkey?) 3) “Republicans do politics, Democrats do policy.” Really, FT? 4) Whenever Trump was doing well in the polls, FT started lamenting how that is somehow a crisis of democracy. (imagine that — voters might actually choose wrong and not vote for FT’s preferred woke & socialist politicians) Also the reporters’ blind climate religion is everywhere: constant reminders how no one is making enough sacrifices today toward (ineffective) climate goals etc. (if you want to be smart about climate change, read e.g. Bjorn Lomborg’s books) I know FT has some good basic reporting skills, or at least used to have. Can we please just get the news without your political opinions?

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.