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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.
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FT News Briefing

US tech stocks sold off on Tuesday, and Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell will be between a rock and a hard place when he delivers his speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium this Friday. Plus, Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk has fallen behind its rivals. Does it have a plan to catch up? 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Jay Powell to deliver Jackson Hole address under fire on multiple fronts

US tech stocks hit by wave of concerns over future of AI boom

How Novo Nordisk lost its lead in the weight loss race

Labubu frenzy sends Pop Mart profits soaring

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. 

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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What to expect from Jay Powell’s Jackson Hole speech

US President Donald Trump floated the prospect of US security guarantees for Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking for options after India got hit by extremely high US tariffs, Soho House has agreed to a take-private deal, and Softbank is buying $2bn worth of Intel shares. Plus, the FT’s Leila Abboud explains why more Italian bonds are starting to look a little more like French bonds. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Trump floats US security guarantees for Ukraine in meeting with Zelenskyy

French borrowing costs close in on Italy’s as investors fret over debts

Donald Trump tariffs threaten Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ drive

Soho House agrees $2.7bn take-private deal

SoftBank to buy $2bn in Intel shares as it grows US investments

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Italian and French bonds meet in the middle

US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today, just days after meeting Russian President Putin, and the UK’s solar output is reaching record levels. Plus, tech companies are spending trillions to build AI data centers.

Mentioned in this podcast:

‘Absolutely immense’: the companies on the hook for the $3tn AI building boom

Putin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front line

Volodymyr Zelenskyy to press for ceasefire at Donald Trump meeting

British solar power surges past 2024 total

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Katya Kumkova, Marc Filippino, and Lulu Smyth. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Derek Brower. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Zelenskyy goes back to the White House

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today, and Dubai is trying to hold on to its role as the financial centre of the Middle East. Plus, China is sending out a warning to foreign countries stockpiling rare earths metals, and the FT’s Katie Martin explains why she’s worried about the calm in the markets. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Can Dubai keep its crown as the Middle East’s finance capital?

Investors are frogs in a Trumpian pot

China warns foreign companies against stockpiling rare earths

Putin hails Trump’s ‘energetic and sincere’ efforts to end Ukraine war

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Katya Kumkova, Josh Gabert-Doyon and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kent Militzer, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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The markets are shrugging off chaos

Fears of a massive non-dom exodus from the UK have been allayed by initial tax data, and UK companies in China are being buoyed by diplomatic law. Plus, the FT’s Jamie Smyth explains why the US shale boom may be over after a decade-long run. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

UK companies in China buoyed by diplomatic thaw

US oil producers say Opec ‘price war’ will halt shale boom 

Initial tax data allays fears of non-dom exodus from UK

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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Sam Giovinco, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. 

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Opec pops US shale’s balloon

The White House walks back expectations for Friday’s meeting between the US and Russian presidents, and Norway’s oil fund is pulling its money out of Israel. Plus, inflation stayed flat in the US in July, and storm-hit beach towns are struggling to shore up amid sand scarcity.

Mentioned in this podcast:

White House downplays expectations for Trump-Putin Alaska summit

US inflation holds steady at 2.7% in July despite Trump’s tariffs

Norway oil fund sells out of a fifth of Israeli firms amid fierce criticism

Can the world’s beaches survive a sand shortage?

Crypto founder Do Kwon pleads guilty to US fraud charges

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Michaela Seah, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. 

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Norway’s oil fund dumps Israeli companies

EU leaders will hold a call with US President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and the Mexican peso has emerged as an unlikely winner from Trump’s trade war. Plus, Trump has opened the door to Nvidia selling advanced AI chips to China, and the FT’s Kathrin Hille explains what’s next for Taiwan after the country’s failed recall vote. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

EU leaders to hold call with Trump ahead of Putin meeting over Ukraine

Peso soars as ‘carry trade’ reignites after tariff delays

Trump opens door to Nvidia selling advanced AI chips to China for a fee

Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Why the Mexican peso is on a tear

UK employers cut back hiring over labour and tax cost fears, and Ukraine and its European allies worry about US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Plus, HSBC is weighed down by woes in the Hong Kong commercial property market, and India’s huge IT sector is scrambling to counter the threat of artificial intelligence. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

UK employers cut back hiring over labour and tax cost fears

Donald Trump to meet Putin in Alaska as he signals Ukraine may need to cede land

European allies back Ukraine’s borders after Donald Trump floats land swap with Russia

HSBC flags 73% of Hong Kong commercial property loans as risky

India’s IT services giants race to reinvent themselves for the AI age

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Jess Smith, Sonja Hutson, Fiona Symon, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Peter Barber. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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Trump tries for a Ukraine peace deal

Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Miran to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, and the Bank of England lowered rates by a quarter per cent in a close vote. Plus Europe’s weapons factories are expanding fast and US President Donald Trump threatens a 100 per cent tariff on chips excluding Apple. 

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BoE cuts rates with a hawkish shift in its outlook

Europe builds for war as arms factories expand at triple speed

Donald Trump threatens 100% tariff on chips but with carve-out for Apple

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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Sam Giovinco, Gavin Kallmann and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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A divided Bank of England

European companies are falling behind US counterparts and CoreWeave’s takeover of Core Scientific is facing some pushback. Plus, Boston Consulting Group helped create plans to relocate Gazans to Somalia, and the FT found that Iranian nuclear scientists made a covert visit to Russia last year. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

European earnings lag behind US as trade war saps market revival

CoreWeave’s $9bn takeover of Core Scientific faces revolt from top shareholders

BCG consultants modelled relocating Gazans to Somalia

The covert trip by Iranian nuclear experts to Russia

Email Swamp Notes your questions: marc.filippino@ft.com 

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, and Michael Lello. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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CoreWeave’s takeover deal hits a speedbump

Kamala Harris has supercharged Democratic party voters’ enthusiasm in the weeks since President Joe Biden stepped down as the nominee. Can Tim Walz, a little-known Midwestern governor with an everyman appeal and a progressive agenda, help maintain that excitement as her vice-presidential pick? The FT’s global business columnist, Rana Foroohar, and Washington bureau chief, James Politi, join this week’s Swamp Notes to discuss what Walz adds to the ticket. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Kamala Harris champions personal freedoms at first rally with Tim Walz

Why Tim Walz was Kamala Harris’s choice for vice-president

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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. 

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