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

    Martin Wolf on the US midterms: Is American democracy safe?
    2026/10/17

    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 分
  • Investors fret over AI debt

    Investors fret over AI debt
    2026/10/16

    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 分
  • Zelenskyy doesn’t mince words about Trump

    Zelenskyy doesn’t mince words about Trump
    2026/10/15
    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 分
  • France’s Marine Le Pen readies for fight with EU

    France’s Marine Le Pen readies for fight with EU
    2026/10/14

    France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen is gearing up for a fight with the EU if elected president next year, investors in Accenture cannot decide if AI will be an existential threat or an incredible boost, CoreWeave is chasing insurers’ vast pools of capital, and the US Treasury has fined Bank of America more than $1bn for “egregious and continued” money laundering and sanctions violations. Plus, can Saudi Arabia stop the Houthis?


    Mentioned in this podcast:


    France’s Marine Le Pen gears up for fight with EU

    Will Accenture survive or thrive in the age of AI?

    CoreWeave targets ‘unlimited’ insurance money to fund AI build-out

    Bank of America fined $1.2bn over money laundering failures

    Military briefing: can Saudi Arabia stop the Houthis?


    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 Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our video producer is Zach 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.

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    15 分
  • An election supercycle could push Europe to the right

    An election supercycle could push Europe to the right
    2026/10/13
    The IMF is warning that the world’s leading economies need to take “urgent” action to rebuild their public finances, Pakistan is stuck in a tricky place as its ally Saudi Arabia fights off the Houthis, and Mark Zuckerberg says Meta has caught up with rivals at the “frontier” of AI. Plus, a number of elections in Europe could fundamentally shift the EU, and the UK has imposed new sanctions on Iran over a security incident at a RAF base.Mentioned in this podcast:Top economies heading for biggest budget deficits since Covid, IMF warns Pakistan’s hard choice on Saudi Arabia’s warRiyadh defiant as Houthis launch new missile strikes on Saudi ArabiaMark Zuckerberg says Meta has reached AI ‘frontier’The election supercycle set to drag Europe rightUK imposes new sanctions on Iran over RAF Fairford incidentIndia’s Narendra Modi faces ‘bitter pill’ as Cockroach protests mountWant 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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    12 分
  • Houthis attack Riyadh airport

    Houthis attack Riyadh airport
    2026/10/12

    The Iran-backed Houthis have struck Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia multiple times this week, US president Donald Trump claims an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, and AI companies are pulling back new debt issuance. Plus, US bank earnings this week suggest the good times may be over.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries

    Ukraine’s allies vow to pressure Moscow as Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in place

    Missile strike on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures hundreds

    Houthis show military reach with deadly missile strikes on Riyadh

    AI borrowing slows as investors grow wary of debt binge

    Wall Street’s record-breaking trading streak set to cool


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


    Subscribe to the FT: ft.com/briefingsale


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


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. 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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    13 分
  • SoftBank wants Gulf money to expand AI bet

    SoftBank wants Gulf money to expand AI bet
    2026/10/09
    SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise as much as $100bn from Gulf investors to further his massive bet on AI, the Flydubai co-pilot who tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv expressed misogynistic views online, and Donald Trump has said Washington will not strike Iran ahead of the US midterm elections. Plus, two Latvian men allegedly trespassed at a UK military base, and two crypto groups with links to a Trump family-backed company are embroiled in a $141mn legal battle.Mentioned in this podcast:SoftBank seeks $100bn from Gulf to expand massive AI betThe online life of the Flydubai attackerDonald Trump says US ‘will not be attacking Iran’ before midterm electionsOil prices jump on tanker attacks and slowing flows through Strait of HormuzEasyJet doubles winter flight cuts amid rising costsTwo Latvian nationals arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF baseCrypto companies linked to Trump-backed firm in $141mn legal battleWant 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 show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Kelly Garry. 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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    13 分
  • Oil companies are full speed ahead in the Middle East

    Oil companies are full speed ahead in the Middle East
    2026/10/08

    Oil executives expressed their appetite for investing in the Middle East despite the war, the conflict has blown a near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances, and big investors are “bottom fishing” among beaten-down assets, including Italian bonds and corporate debt. Plus, China is building data centres at rapid speed across Inner Mongolia and a measure of credit risk at Elon Musk’s SpaceX rose to a record high.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Oil majors look beyond Middle East war to access region’s vast reserves

    Iran war blows near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances

    Big investors ‘bottom fish’ in Eurozone bond markets after France sell-off

    China races to build AI data centres across energy-rich hinterland

    SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree


    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 Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Kelly Garry. 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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    11 分