Europeans…why all the Yankees hats? Every time I visit I am wildly perplexed by this trend

Thank you so much for the kind words. FTNB isn’t going anywhere!

Thirty-two days after the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran, President Trump will deliver a formal address to the nation about it:

Grabbed a cookie that I thought was chocolate chip. Turned out to be oatmeal raisin. I’ll be taking the next couple of days off to get my head straight

FT News Briefing

Today marks the 2,000th episode of the FT News Briefing podcast.

What a long, strange (and fun) trip it’s been.

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Netanyahu’s rivals try to outdo him over Iran Israel’s opposition parties criticise prime minister’s management of war even as they express strong support for offensive

Talked to @mfilippino22.bsky.social on this morning's pod about how last year's deal for the EU to buy $750bn worth of energy from the US was initially viewed as blackmail by Europe... but now, due to the Middle East, is seen as a critical lifeline that needs to be used

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Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war? [FREE TO READ] Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope

"My biggest fear is the market is still working under the assumption that this will not get out of control.”

Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war?
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Feels like the right time to post this @robinwigglesworth.ft.com

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Depends on who you’re talking about. Most things baffle me so why should the internet be any different?

I would spend so much more money if Mike Trout was on the hundo

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Yes. Why do I need to cut my slices in half like some sort of caveman?

Repeat FTAV Pub Quiz winner, we repeat, repeat FTAV Pub Quiz winner! You want to get quizzical, quizzical?

had a quiz-tastic night last night, reading some qns like an ersatz Carol Vorderman. Should not have had the last white wine but hey ho.
Some proper FTAV quiz superfans in here. Very very very few women.
Kudos to the winners.

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applications are still open if you are interested in working with me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on the Unhedged newsletter

main task is to try and make me look clever and to compensate for my woeful inability to make nice charts

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It went out to Alderaan places

Once rate cuts restart, however, Powell made clear the Fed would "proceed carefully." That suggest the central bank will not reduce rates quickly or by much if the economy evolves as expected, keeping it at odds with Trump, who wants borrowing costs to be 3 ppt lower

EU pushes a UK-style trade deal with the US Higher US tariffs on the EU will snap back into place on 9 July

Hosted today's FT News Briefing podcast and interviewed UNICEF's James Elder, who's just returned from Gaza, about the new aid distribution sites.

He told me extreme water scarcity was becoming an issue, on top of daily violence at the aid sites.

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So how were they?

Desperately coining new Mexican-flavoured market acronyms in an attempt to go viral Acróstica? We hardly even…

TACO spawn!
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President Donald Trump's tariff threats are bringing a dose 💉 of uncertainty to the Botox capital of the world, which is in ... Ireland! The @financialtimes.com's Ireland correspondent
@judewebber.bsky.social explains on this week's episode Behind the Money.

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I talked about Japan's sovereign bond sell-off and the broader fretting over long-term government debt demand, on today's FT News Briefing 🎙️🎧📈

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or wherevs

Great to speak on the FT News Briefing about Doordash’s deal to buy UK food delivery company Deliveroo this morning.

Listen here!

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In today's FT News Briefing podcast, they mentioned the show's audio engineer Joseph Salcedo passed away suddenly.

And to my surprise, quite a number of listeners left their condolences on Spotify comment section! People are so kind and nice. We need more of these

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Donate to In memory of Joe Salcedo, organized by Breen Turner Our colleague in Manila, Joseph Enrick Salcedo, tragically died last week at the young age of 29… Breen Turner needs your support for In memory of Joe Salcedo

You may have heard me mention on today's episode of the FT News Briefing that our colleague, Joe Salcedo, unexpectedly passed away. Joe was only 29 and his family has been facing huge costs related to his hospital care and funeral.
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Tariff uncertainty continues market volatility FT News Briefing · Episode

Thanks to @katie0martin.ft.com for a fun (and sobering) conversation about this insane week in markets.

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You asks guests questions so that they reveal things for listeners who might not know that information. That’s how an interview works

EU pushes ahead with sprawling AI regulation Podcast Episode · FT News Briefing · 02/06/2025 · 10m

It’s good to be back

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You can pry my air fryer from my cold, dead hands, Katie.

If the Animorphs series holds up, that would be my rec. Tweens get superpowers that let them change into different animals and they defend the world from alien parasites. I was absolutely sucked in when I was kid.