The US and the UK agreed to a trade deal, and the Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter point. Plus, we hear from an FTC commissioner who was fired by US President Donald Trump and is challenging his dismissal.
Mentioned in this podcast:
US and UK seal first deal of Trump’s trade war
Robert Prevost becomes first American pope
BoE cuts interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25%
Behind the Money: The FTC commissioner fired by Trump
Audio credit: White House and NBC
The FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Lulu Smyth, Ethan Plotkin, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Katie McMurran, Michela Tindera, Katya Kumkova, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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