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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.

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Episodes
  • Robert Armstrong on coining the Taco trade
    Apr 3 2026

    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 Bondi

    Blue Owl struck by $5.4bn of redemption requests

    Taco trade theory and the US market’s surprise comeback

    Listen to the FT News Briefing’s tariffs series here


    Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts


    Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Saffeya Ahmed and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and Michael Lello. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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    13 mins
  • The shifting geopolitics of Trump’s tariffs
    Apr 2 2026

    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 Iran

    Chinese government bonds emerge as lone war haven

    Listen to the FT News Briefing’s tariffs series here


    Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts


    Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Sonja Hutson, and produced by Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig, and Saffeya Ahmed. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann andD avid da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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    13 mins
  • How a small US business navigated Trump’s tariffs
    Apr 1 2026

    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 war

    The ECB’s three-pronged monetary strategy

    Trump tariff tracker: US trade, markets and the economy

    Listen to the FT News Briefing’s tariffs series here

    Chris Giles on Central Banks


    Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts


    Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig, Saffeya Ahmed, and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kent Militzer. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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    12 mins
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Offers a summary for good to know facts happening around the world. Very informative.

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The host Marc is good, with good energy but a lot of the reporters are low energy!! They sound like they are on antidepressants for God's sake!! Get rid of them or give them some Red Bull!@ They are killing the show!!

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