Starmer fights for political survival

Starmer fights for political survival

A gas shipment made it through the Strait of Hormuz as European oil majors cash in billions from the US-Israeli war on Iran, airlines across Europe are cutting prices for summer flights despite a potential jet fuel shortage, and bond giant Pimco says the war could prompt the Federal Reserve to raise rates. Plus, the FT’s Lucy Fisher explains what to expect from a make-or-break speech by UK prime minister Keir Starmer today.


Mentioned in this podcast:

Qatari gas shipment clears Strait of Hormuz after Pakistan-Iran talks

Euro oil majors make billions off war

Coal shipments jump as countries seek alternatives to disrupted gas supplies

Airlines cut prices to entice holiday bookers worried about jet fuel

Iran war could prompt Federal Reserve to raise rates, Pimco says

Starmer faces fight for survival as calls to resign escalate

Britain’s elections in maps and charts

Political Fix podcast


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


Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Victoria Craig, and produced by Katya Kumkova, Marc Filippino and Saffeya Ahmed. Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley 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.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(2165)

UBS bets on the US

UBS bets on the US

OpenAI has discussed giving a 5 per cent stake to the US government, UBS will start trialling everyday banking services for its American employees within months, and dealmaking hit record levels in th...

2 Jul 11min

Why Indonesians are souring on Prabowo

Why Indonesians are souring on Prabowo

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte told the FT that Europe’s rearmament drive was sustaining 195,000 US defence jobs through $300bn in arms orders, and Bending Spoons’ initial public offering will test...

1 Jul 11min

US Supreme Court blocks firing of Fed governor

US Supreme Court blocks firing of Fed governor

The US Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump from firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, and investors are pivoting from the Magnificent Seven Big Tech stocks. Plus, foreign investors are w...

30 Jun 11min

AI wakes up the sleepy US power sector

AI wakes up the sleepy US power sector

The AI boom is fuelling a record surge in dealmaking in the US power and utility industry, and UK prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham will on Monday pledge to deliver “good growth in every postcode...

29 Jun 11min

The Bethlehem Project: Steel’s legacy looms large

The Bethlehem Project: Steel’s legacy looms large

Bethlehem Steel was the lifeblood of Pennsylvanian town's economy, and a major contributor to American manufacturing during the 20th century. But when the local plant closed in the 1990s and the compa...

28 Jun 20min

Jamie Dimon succession race narrows

Jamie Dimon succession race narrows

The race to succeed JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon just got tighter, and the investment chief at insurance group Allianz is warning that the SpaceX bond sale signals markets are in ‘bubble...

26 Jun 12min

European defence stocks face uncertainty

European defence stocks face uncertainty

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of obtaining ‘illicit’ access to Claude, and concern is brewing over KNDS’s upcoming initial public offering after Germany scraps warship plans. Plus, Meta is turning to AI c...

25 Jun 11min

Venezuela faces world’s largest debt restructuring

Venezuela faces world’s largest debt restructuring

Venezuela is set to take on the largest sovereign debt restructuring in history. Plus, chip stocks led a sell-off on Wall Street, and Nvidia’s AI chips have more than doubled in price on China’s black...

24 Jun 10min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
fotballpodden-2
forklart
stopp-verden
popradet
rss-gukild-johaug
det-store-bildet
nokon-ma-ga
hanna-de-heldige
rss-espen-lee-usensurert
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-ness
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
aftenbla-bla
e24-podden
frokostshowet-pa-p5
chit-chat-med-helle