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FT News Briefing

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.

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  • Martin Wolf on the US midterms: Is American democracy safe?

    Martin Wolf on the US midterms: Is American democracy safe?
    Oct 17 2026

    As Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will mean for Donald Trump, the future of US democracy and America's place in the world. In the first of a six-part series of interviews with leading historians and political analysts, Martin speaks to the scholar and former Republican adviser Robert Kagan, who has spent a decade warning about Trump's authoritarian ambitions. They discuss how Trump has accumulated so much power, whether America's democratic institutions can still constrain him, and what might happen if Republicans lose control of Congress. Could these elections mark a turning point for American democracy or has the country already gone too far down the road towards authoritarianism?


    Watch the full episode now on the FT’s main YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialTimes or search for ‘Martin Wolf on the World’, wherever you get your podcasts


    Host: Martin Wolf

    Producer: Mischa Frankl-Duval

    Senior Producer: Laurence Knight

    Executive Producer: Manuela Saragosa

    Video Editor: Richard Topping

    Audio engineering: Breen Turner

    Broadcast engineers: Andrew Georgiadis

    Podcast development: Laura Clarke

    FT Global Head of Audio: Flo Phillips

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    43 mins
  • Investors fret over AI debt

    Investors fret over AI debt
    Oct 16 2026

    UK Chancellor John Healey has dropped his strongest hint yet of higher taxes on banks, and Anthropic secured a credit rating one notch below investment grade earlier this year. Plus, investors are losing confidence that revenues from the AI boom will be sufficient to support the vast debt piles financing data centres.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Healey signals Budget bank tax raid

    Anthropic secured highest junk credit rating in June

    Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO

    Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’


    Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.com


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


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips 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
  • Zelenskyy doesn’t mince words about Trump

    Zelenskyy doesn’t mince words about Trump
    Oct 15 2026
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized US President Donald Trump in an interview with the FT, US inflation jumped to 3.7% and leaked emails reveal that Freshfields law firm considered a carve-out of itsAI unit that would be worth billions. Plus, leading AI labs are responding to the alleged bugging incident at OpenAI and salmon producers are changing up the diet for their fish.Mentioned in this podcast:Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy saysUS inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up pricesFreshfields partners explore carve-out of AI unit worth ‘billions’, leaked emails revealUS arrests Saudi employee of OpenAI for allegedly bugging its officesHe linked Saudi Arabia to Silicon Valley. Then OpenAI found a bug wrapped in toilet paperSalmon producers start feeding chicken to fishWant to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.comNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcastsThe FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zachary Alfred. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    14 mins
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