Amazon and Apple delivered solid earnings reports, and the FT’s Gideon Rachman explores whether Donald Trump’s foreign policy wins in Asia will hold. Plus, the European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and the FT’s Jennifer Hughes says India’s initial public offering boom is not too hot, not too cold – it’s just right.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Amazon revenues rise 13% on strength in cloud computing unit

Apple predicts holiday boom in iPhone sales

‘Rely on America at your peril’: the vagaries of Trump’s foreign policy

Eurozone economy expands 0.2% in third quarter

ECB holds interest rates at 2%

India’s IPO boom has a goldilocks feel

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Lucy Baldwin, Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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