FT News Briefing

Thursday, 10 July, 2025

11 min listen

Canada’s push to become an energy superpower

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney bets big on the country’s natural gas exports

Wednesday, 9 July, 2025

11 min listen

BCG tries to limit Gaza work fallout

EU negotiators are closing in on a trade deal with Donald Trump that would cement hi…

Tuesday, 8 July, 2025

11 min listen

Liechtenstein's zombie-trust apocalypse

US sanctions against Russia have led to hundreds of entities becoming legally paralysed

Monday, 7 July, 2025

10 min listen

US stocks: rally or overcorrection?

The S&P 500 is up more than 20 per cent since mid-April

Friday, 4 July, 2025

12 min listen

The cost of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

The legislation would cut taxes by $4.5tn over 10 years while slashing welfare spending and green subsidies

Thursday, 3 July, 2025

12 min listen

The mad dash for trade deals

US trade officials are seeking narrower deals before Trump’s tariffs come back

Wednesday, 2 July, 2025

10 min listen

Hong Kong’s bull run leaves China in the dust

Mainland equities are flat in first six months of 2025, while Hang Seng index has gained 20%

Tuesday, 1 July, 2025

11 min listen

Rise of the neobank

After abandoning its IPO plans, fintech Klarna transforms its business model

Monday, 30 June, 2025

12 min listen

US banks are hungry for deals

Regulators in Washington want to encourage more consolidation in the banking industry

Friday, 27 June, 2025

12 min listen

Labour MPs rebel against UK welfare reform

Labour MPs revolt against Keir Starmer over proposed cuts

Thursday, 26 June, 2025

10 min listen

Why markets are unfazed by the Middle East conflict

Nato members decided on increased defence spending, the Federal Reserve is planning …

Wednesday, 25 June, 2025

11 min listen

Iran’s path forward

Even without regime change, the Israel-Iran war could profoundly reshape Iran

Tuesday, 24 June, 2025

10 min listen

Will the wheels come off Nato?

Shifting US foreign policy priorities are putting new pressure on European allies

Monday, 23 June, 2025

11 min listen

The US targets Iran’s nuclear programme

US warplanes and a submarine struck three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities over the weekend

Friday, 20 June, 2025

12 min listen

EU pushes a UK-style trade deal with the US

Higher US tariffs on the EU will snap back into place on 9 July

Thursday, 19 June, 2025

11 min listen

The Fed cuts US economic outlook

Central bank officials divided over how to respond to Donald Trump's tariffs

Wednesday, 18 June, 2025

11 min listen

Trump demands that Iran surrender

The US president turned to social media to speak on Iran-Israel conflict

Tuesday, 17 June, 2025

11 min listen

What Trump’s golden share means for the Nippon deal

Trump’s golden share gives the White House influence in non-economic Nippon Steel decisions

Monday, 16 June, 2025

11 min listen

Inside Iran’s ‘impenetrable’ nuclear bunker

Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility is buried a half-kilometre deep inside a mountain

Saturday, 14 June, 2025

38 min listen

Hot Money: Agent of Chaos - Ep. 1, The Bribe

Today, we're bringing you the first episode from the new season of Hot Money.

Friday, 13 June, 2025

11 min listen

Southern European bond markets make a comeback

Italy, Spain and Greece have emerged as the unlikely winners from this year’s bond market ructions

Thursday, 12 June, 2025

11 min listen

Europe’s game plan for handling Trump at G7

European officials will see the US president at the G7 summit, Nato meeting and trade talks

Wednesday, 11 June, 2025

11 min listen

Winners and losers of UK spending review

Health and defence will receive a bump, but other departments face a further squeeze

Tuesday, 10 June, 2025

11 min listen

Trump cracks down on Los Angeles protests

California says it will sue the US president for calling in the National Guard

Monday, 9 June, 2025

11 min listen

Who gets to be Italian?

A referendum could make it easier for foreign residents of Italy to secure citizenship