A daily FT markets briefing that occasionally airs long-form investigations like Untold: Toxic Legacy.
FT News Briefing is a compact weekday news show built around the business consequences of major world events. Recent episodes track oil disruption, war diplomacy, sovereign debt, corporate strategy, elections, AI valuations, and the market signals behind the headlines.
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The core format is a short daily news rundown: FT anchors deliver a briskly paced summary of business and markets news, occasionally bringing in FT staff writers as brief in-episode voices rather than extended interview guests. Rob Armstrong of the Unhedged newsletter is one such recurring voice, called on to explain specific market movements like gold's departure from its usual safe-haven pattern. Coverage leans heavily on stories where geopolitics and markets intersect, including sustained coverage of the Iran war, strikes on Tehran, and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, alongside corporate and technology stories such as Arm's move from chip design into chip manufacturing with Meta and OpenAI as customers. Some regular episodes take an interview format, such as a conversation with shale-industry executives about US energy security during the Middle East conflict. Distinct from the daily briefing format, the feed also hosts introductions and full episodes of other FT-produced audio series with a narrative, long-form structure and runtimes of 30-45 minutes. These include Untold: Toxic Legacy, a reporter-led investigation into unregulated lead contamination from abandoned UK mines, narrated by Laura Hughes, and The Kink Machine, a business investigation into who controls the online porn industry, reported by Alex Barker and Patricia Nilsson with performer and industry sources like Stoya. These narrative episodes rely on named sources, academics, and months of financial-trail reporting rather than the anchor-led news format of the main briefing. Production is newsroom-standard FT audio, shifting tone from fast news delivery in the daily segments to slower, source-driven storytelling in the bonus investigations. Listeners get a daily audio digest of business and markets news with occasional access to FT's longer investigative journalism without needing to seek out those series separately.
Made for: Business and markets news followers who want a short weekday audio recap plus occasional access to FT's longer investigative reporting.
What sets it apart: Unlike single-format daily briefing shows, this feed also surfaces the newsroom's longer investigative and narrative audio projects rather than sticking only to short news rundowns.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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A focused market briefing on how war, shipping, and shale are reshaping energy.
This special FT News Briefing treats the Iran war less like a battlefield update and more like an oil-market shock. It follows the Strait of Hormuz blockage through global oil markets, higher gas and diesel prices, and the awkward reality behind U.S. energy independence.
A measured environmental story that builds into a hard look at public failure.
This episode traces a lead-poisoning epidemic across the UK, moving from homes and gardens into a wider breakdown in public health and environmental protection.
A grounded look at why Trump's feud with Powell could raise borrowing costs.
Trump's fight with Jay Powell is treated as more than a routine dispute over rates. It moves from the push for a cut to the larger question of Fed independence, and it makes clear why even talk of removing a central bank chair can rattle borrowing costs and inflation…
Investigative business reporting that traces how secrecy and money shape the adult industry.
The Financial Times preview keeps its eye on where the money goes and who stays out of sight while performers remain visible. After six months of reporting, it treats the adult industry less as a spectacle than as a system, with billionaires, tech geniuses, and major finance…
A brisk morning briefing that makes the graduate job market feel immediate.
FT News Briefing keeps its morning briefing rhythm, pairing a Middle East update with a look at how rough the job market is for new graduates. The labor market segment lands best.
A practical look at why hiring feels harder on both sides.
The conversation lands on a job market that feels squeezed from both directions: people are having a harder time finding work, and employers are having a harder time hiring.
Artnet News editors and writers unpack auction records, private sales, and art-world controversies.
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Three freight and logistics headlines delivered in under four minutes, most weekdays.
FT reporters Alex Barker and Patricia Nilsson preview their audiobook 'The Kink Machine: The Hidden Business of Adult Entertainment,' a six-month investigation into who controls the porn industry.
This episode covers Novo Nordisk's lawsuit against Hims and Hers over weight loss drug patents, amid the company's financial struggles and competition from Eli Lilly.
This FT News Briefing covers Meta's multi-billion dollar AI deal with NVIDIA, the ongoing takeover battle between Warner Brothers Discovery and Paramount, Christine Lagarde's potential early exit from the ECB, and offshore wind companies' legal struggles against the Trump administration.
The FT News Briefing examines the increasingly difficult graduate job market, finding that unemployment among recent graduates is rising faster than the broader population even as applying for jobs has never been easier.
FT News Briefing’s special edition on March 2 follows U.S.
Arm's CEO Rene Haas unveiled a new AI processor, moving Arm from designing chips for other companies into making chips itself.
Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse, discusses the current job market's challenges, including the 'AI doom loop' where automation increases applications but reduces quality, strategies for candidates to stand out, and risks like hiring fraud.
FT News Briefing features U.S.
This episode analyzes the impact of the Iran war on global oil markets, focusing on the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and its effects on energy supply and prices.
This episode covers progress in Middle East peace talks involving Israel, Lebanon, and Iran, and discusses how development banks are challenging U.S.
This episode examines how Gulf states are borrowing heavily to rebuild after the U.S.-Iran war, which has halted oil exports and damaged energy infrastructure, prompting global concerns about potential oil shortages and rationing.
This episode covers PwC's plans to overhaul its global consulting business, along with updates on the Strait of Hormuz blockade, oil prices, and insurers using catastrophe bonds for AI data centers.
This FT News Briefing episode covers British military spending scrutiny, OpenAI's valuation concerns from investors, and Lebanon's role in U.S.-Iran negotiations.
A daily news briefing covering the Hungarian election results, oil price surge due to US port blockade, and expected strong bank earnings.
A daily roundup of top global business stories, including the Strait of Hormuz standstill, oil market tightness, fuel tax concerns, and Hungary's election.
A daily news briefing covering the shaky Middle East ceasefire, its impact on oil markets, and Pakistan's diplomatic role.
A daily news briefing covering top global business and political stories, including Iran-U.S.
A daily news briefing covering top global business and political stories, including the Iran-US conflict, EU energy crisis concerns, and Cuba's power issues.
This episode discusses President Trump's push to take over other countries, focusing on the operation to capture Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro.
The episode reviews Wall Street's consensus market predictions for the coming year, discussing what could go right or wrong.
This episode explores Europe's future amidst challenges from Russia, the radical right, and shifting global dynamics, featuring historian Timothy Gardinash discussing whether optimism from the fall of communism has reversed.
A daily roundup of the most important global business stories from the Financial Times newsroom.
This episode analyzes the Labour government's turbulent first year under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, focusing on domestic struggles, international successes, and the recent budget.
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This episode features economists Martin Wolf and Paul Krugman answering listener questions, starting with a discussion on whether current US issues represent a backlash against globalization.
A daily news roundup covering a terrorist attack in Australia and growing investor concerns about AI-related debt.
A daily news briefing covering top global business stories, including Do Kwon's sentencing, Disney's investment in OpenAI, and a profile of a Chilean hardliner.
The FT News Briefing covers the Fed's rate cut, Oracle's earnings impact, and Abu Dhabi's royal family conglomerate.
A roundup of top global business and political news including EU asset freeze plans, Fed rate cut expectations, and Australia's social media ban for children.
A daily roundup of top global business stories, including a hostile bid for Warner Brothers Discovery, surging natural gas prices, and gold's price surge.
A daily news briefing covering European support for Ukraine, divided Fed rate decision, and Netflix's acquisition of a Hollywood studio.
A daily roundup of top global business stories, featuring a report on Big Four auditors' dominance in UK audits.
A daily news briefing covering top global business stories, including Fed chair candidate reactions, HSBC chair search, and EU plans for frozen Russian assets.
A daily roundup of top global business and political stories, including UK political shifts, AI competition, and China's biotech growth.
A daily news briefing covering top global business stories, including UK pension funds reducing US equity exposure, US-UK pharmaceutical truce, and criminal charges against Credit Suisse and UBS over the Tuna Bond scandal.
A daily news briefing covering top global business stories, including AI's impact on consultant salaries and diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Martin Wolf and Paul Krugman discuss the economic and political impacts of Donald Trump's first year as president, focusing on the concept of a 'vibecession' and its effects on the U.S.
A daily news briefing covering top global business stories, including crypto concerns and UK budget analysis.
A picturesque spot in West Wales becomes the starting point for a lead-poisoning investigation.
Trump’s clash with Fed chair Jay Powell sits at the center of the episode.