FT News Briefing

Monday, 2 June, 2025

11 min listen

South Korea plots a post-coup future

Polls project the country will pick a leftwing leader in Tuesday’s presidential vote

Saturday, 31 May, 2025

19 min listen

Swamp Notes: Do Republicans still care about debt?

Republicans are often known as the party of fiscal responsibility.

Friday, 30 May, 2025

11 min listen

Trump’s tariffs in legal limbo

The White House is fighting court rulings halting Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs

Thursday, 29 May, 2025

11 min listen

The challenge to Delaware’s corporate dominance

US states seek to challenge the dominance of Delaware with company-friendly law

Wednesday, 28 May, 2025

10 min listen

Rio Tinto’s surprise CEO hunt

Rio ousted chief Jakob Stausholm last week to find a boss with more mining experience

Tuesday, 27 May, 2025

8 min listen

How Ukraine fell victim to fake arms deals

Ukraine has paid $770mn to foreign arms brokers for weapons that have not been delivered

Monday, 26 May, 2025

26 min listen

Behind the Money: GE Vernova tries to shake its parent’s problems

Is de-conglomeration the answer to America’s industrial challenges?

Saturday, 24 May, 2025

25 min listen

Swamp Notes: Trump’s next 100 days

Predicting President Donald Trump’s next moves is a fool’s errand. Two FT columnists try anyway

Friday, 23 May, 2025

12 min listen

The economic impact of Trump’s budget bill

Non-partisan budget group says the bill could increase US debt by over $3tn in the next decade

Thursday, 22 May, 2025

10 min listen

Will Germany ban the far-right AfD?

New chancellor is sceptical that prohibiting the party will curb its appeal

Wednesday, 21 May, 2025

10 min listen

CATL’s IPO pops in Hong Kong

Chinese battery maker’s listing is the biggest of 2025

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025

11 min listen

A warning shot to the Treasuries market

US borrowing costs climb after Moody’s credit rating downgrade

Monday, 19 May, 2025

11 min listen

Trump administration to roll back banking rules

A move to lower capital requirements would be a boon to the Treasury market, analysts say

Saturday, 17 May, 2025

19 min listen

Swamp Notes: Trump’s tilt to the left

Taxing the rich and lowering drug prices? Sounds like a Democrat’s wishlist but these are part of President Donald Trump’s recent agenda

Friday, 16 May, 2025

12 min listen

Can Bill Ackman create a Berkshire Hathaway rival?

Hard-charging hedge fund boss faces steep hurdles in bid to emulate Warren Buffett

Thursday, 15 May, 2025

11 min listen

Turkey after the PKK

The end of the Kurdish militant group could have big political implications for the Turkish

Wednesday, 14 May, 2025

10 min listen

UnitedHealth’s big shake-up

US healthcare group brings back former boss Stephen Hemsley as CEO

Tuesday, 13 May, 2025

10 min listen

A sigh of relief on US-China tariffs

Global markets advanced yesterday after the world’s two biggest economies reduce punitive levies

Monday, 12 May, 2025

11 min listen

Are investors starting to prefer Europe over the US?

Germany’s Dax index climbed to a record high on Friday, erasing losses from US tariff threats

Saturday, 10 May, 2025

21 min listen

Swamp Notes: Trump takes on higher ed

President Donald Trump is in an ongoing standoff with the Ivy League. Other universities may be next

Friday, 9 May, 2025

13 min listen

The US-UK trade deal

White House and Downing Street celebrate tariff cuts

Thursday, 8 May, 2025

11 min listen

Conflict puts Pakistan’s economy at risk

Tensions between India and Pakistan are threatening to derail Pakistan’s already-fragile economy

Wednesday, 7 May, 2025

10 min listen

A rough start for German Chancellor Merz

First failed vote in parliament highlights Friedrich Merz’s thin majority

Tuesday, 6 May, 2025

10 min listen

US stocks make full recovery

Rally in S&P 500 index comes after solid jobs data

Monday, 5 May, 2025

11 min listen

Berkshire after Buffett

Warren Buffett has led Berkshire Hathaway for 60 years. His successor has big shoes to fill