Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/0b603fa8-7afc-46f3-bae6-46b89a0def8fBankers and investors are bracing for a bumper month of debt issuance in the US, and Germany’s Dax is welcoming 10 new companies to its index. Plus, the FT’s Lilah Raptopoulos talks about the launch of her new show, the FT Weekend podcast. Banks and investors gear up for US corporate debt bingehttps://www.ft.com/content/dff0ebdf-1d64-4e9a-9261-6957455d856dGermany’s Dax undergoes makeover as it expands from 30 to 40https://www.ft.com/content/297a35a8-df37-4091-a283-1914cdbd3e8aFT Weekend podcast https://www.ft.com/ftweekendpodcastUK staycations and return to offices boost retail footfall in Augusthttps://www.ft.com/content/15d4a2d0-eaa5-4cf8-bd04-fcb7a34c04b7The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/385a236d-c829-47e8-b3a3-c0c3ef2d5387YouTube has netted 50m paying subscribers for its music streaming services, and the dearth of truckers has become so severe in the US that some fleet owners are petitioning officials to let more foreign operators into the country. Plus, the FT’s US banking editor Josh Franklin explains that top American banks have avoided cannabis companies so a niche finance sector has sprouted up to service this growing industry. YouTube’s music services amass 50m paying subscribers  https://www.ft.com/content/ae722400-561c-431a-85eb-e09e1f6b0bb2US truck driving shortage, with the FT’s Steff Chavezhttps://www.ft.com/content/a7283077-69de-4bb2-9d0a-1c68090d719fBanking on cannabis: the new network of lenders for a semi-legal industry - with Joshua Franklin, US banking editorhttps://www.ft.com/content/28d8375a-3bd9-4fba-b1b7-a2e5e8b4fcdbThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/53441ca2-a824-4f2c-8a76-c10ebde4840bBrussels is drafting a proposal for a €600m package to help Afghanistan’s neighbours host refugees fleeing the Taliban, and luxury brands are uncertain about their future in China after President Xi Jinping’s call for wealth distribution. Plus, the FT’s global finance correspondent, Robin Wigglesworth, explains why investors could become more excited about emerging markets. EU plans €600m package for Afghanistan’s neighbours to avert refugee crisishttps://www.ft.com/content/c3688ac7-f7e0-473c-98ea-91735e3278d5Xi Jinping’s call for wealth redistribution threatens luxury groups’ China boomhttps://www.ft.com/content/4cf59a34-cd03-48a1-b5d0-0c71922ef9b3Investors eye emerging market upswing after China shockhttps://www.ft.com/content/4546f956-c48e-4530-9eaa-e567fa2856e1Trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes begins in Californiahttps://www.ft.com/content/3be72070-bc6a-4181-8ae4-a729758511ceThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/86c5ce53-69cb-4bf2-b79e-7e67f1b71cfaQR codes have replaced service staff in the pandemic and experts worry that means many jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic will not return, and Germany’s inflation has risen to its highest level since 2008. Plus, the FT’s US banking correspondent, Imani Moise, explains how Bank of America is fighting a worker shortage by retraining its own employees. QR codes replace service staff as pandemic spurs automation in US - with Taylor Nicole Rogers, labour and equality correspondenthttps://www.ft.com/content/05754eb3-38a5-488d-af96-5f5a1a7955c1Bank of America fights war for tech talent by retraining own employees - with Imani Moise, US banking correspondenthttps://www.ft.com/content/1edee6e4-6b67-4866-a0c6-23b15fa56debGerman inflation surges to 13-year high of 3.4%https://www.ft.com/content/55cbd2a2-adc9-406f-ad45-daf90d79d221Inflation puts pressure on America’s fast-expanding dollar storeshttps://www.ft.com/content/5853dd3a-0c22-4d2b-a263-ec51bf1a0c29The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We'd like to introduce you to our new show: FT Weekend. Turn off your email alerts and settle in. Every Saturday, from September 4, join host Lilah Raptopoulos for inspiring conversations, in-depth storytelling, a bit of escapism and a lot of fun. Brought to you by the award-winning Life & Arts journalists at the Financial Times.You can subscribe in your podcast feed of choice by searching for FT Weekend.Sound design and mixing is by Breen Turner, with original music by Metaphor Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/e03bcc3e-c418-47e6-9037-0f0030529af0The US tomorrow will withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan and the country faces a potential economic catastrophe. The International Monetary Fund’s chief economist warns that emerging market economies can’t afford another ‘taper tantrum.’ Plus, FT contributing editor, Brendan Greeley, explains how US community banks played an instrumental role in keeping small businesses alive during the pandemic. IMF’s Gopinath says emerging economies can’t afford ‘taper tantrum’ reduxhttps://www.ft.com/content/873ca2e8-63d2-40dd-842d-5409169166faHow US community banks became ‘irreplaceable’ in the pandemichttps://www.ft.com/content/4face0c6-c1fb-47af-972b-8749e92b4bafWearables company Whoop valued at $3.6bn after SoftBank investmenthttps://www.ft.com/content/f3dde553-0aa1-4137-bc50-093b1003fa71The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/3e727154-099c-4af8-b3a0-5aa2742bcdcaUS military officials are blaming Isis for an attack near Kabul airport yesterday that killed at least 13 service members and an unknown number of civilians, and the Federal Reserve is preparing for today’s virtual Jackson Hole economic symposium under the cloud of the Delta variant, and Brussels has warned that it could sever a data-sharing agreement with the UK. Plus, the FT’s Najmeh Bozorgmehr reports on life in Afghanistan’s third-largest city, Herat, now that the Taliban are in control. At least 13 US troops among those killed in Kabul bombings, with Aime Williams in Washingtonhttps://www.ft.com/content/817bfbaa-e62a-4cc9-b503-54d0a53dfc52Life under the Taliban: ‘Herat is now like a ghost city’, with Tehran correspondent Najmeh Bozorgmehrhttps://www.ft.com/content/d30d1991-252e-4060-aa98-b5831e3f470cFed prepares for virtual Jackson Hole meeting under cloud of Delta, with US economics editor Colby Smith https://www.ft.com/content/806b507c-3c07-4e93-bc59-763dfeed0e32?EU takes aim at UK plan to rewrite data laws, with EU technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia https://www.ft.com/content/f344f7ea-2829-46d2-8943-26b73c5804daThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/a2aabbbe-070f-48f1-92f2-5ed1ec85cf2bTurkey’s military has begun withdrawing its troops from Kabul airport while the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country can’t handle more migrants, and global regulators are imposing heavy fines on financial institutions for failing to stop anti-money laundering. Plus, the FT’s consumer industries reporter, Patricia Nilsson, explains OnlyFans’ ban on sexually explicit content, and its sudden reversal. Turkey begins evacuation of troops from Kabul airporthttps://www.ft.com/content/22046156-b4de-4b4c-abb5-1ae388f763c9Erdogan rules out Turkish role as EU ‘warehouse’ for Afghan refugeeshttps://www.ft.com/content/09abc27e-607c-4d83-8e39-84eaa179565e?Anti-money laundering fines surge as watchdogs impose tougher penaltieshttps://www.ft.com/content/7144ff53-5a17-477b-ab75-4f4a88b94fd2OnlyFans reverses controversial porn ban, with consumer industries reporter Patricia Nilsson https://www.ft.com/content/5468f11b-cb98-4f72-8fb2-63b9623b7b2bGerman election wide open as Merkel successor loses poll leadhttps://www.ft.com/content/a1f73855-8b68-4b7a-b0ec-5b9df6c77578Germany poll tracker: the race to succeed Angela Merkelhttps://www.ft.com/content/5885e964-6d54-46ba-be63-8fb7009075f2The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/03108ae2-9645-4849-a165-52eee0272790US President Joe Biden is defying international pressure and sticking by his plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the month, and the UK will roll out new regulations to protect children’s data online. Plus, the FT’s legal correspondent, Kate Beioley, talks about the lawsuit that Lebanese lawyers have filed against a UK-registered chemicals company over the 2020 Beirut port blast. Biden refuses to extend evacuation as Taliban blocks Afghans from airport, with US trade correspondent Aime Williamshttps://www.ft.com/content/a42b6570-d037-41c9-9e35-a0e6779a2e87UK targets social media, gaming and videos with new Children’s Codehttps://www.ft.com/content/705e0468-bfcf-4f5d-b777-c25785d950cb?Lebanese lawyers sue UK-registered company over Beirut port blast, with legal correspondent, Kate Beioleyhttps://www.ft.com/content/57e43122-04e5-4cc2-8fea-9ba910da5673BBQ stocks: Wall Street feels the thrill of the grillhttps://www.ft.com/content/6a2946b6-2124-4185-8cfa-f493a1f1d1a2?The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/f23d324d-b17e-4f6a-bacd-dad8fed54493At an emergency G7 meeting US president Joe Biden will hear calls from western allies to negotiate with the Taliban for an extension to the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan while facing the humiliating prospect that the Islamist militants may veto the idea, and a US pandemic assistance programme is set to end early next month, leaving millions of gig workers without the support they’ve come to rely on. Biden squeezed between allies and Taliban on Afghan deadline - with George Parker, political editorhttps://www.ft.com/content/38838e4f-c55c-4504-9f5b-b7b7f8d904f8Taliban finances swelled by proceeds of Afghanistan’s shadow economy - with Stephanie Findley, South Asia correspondenthttps://www.ft.com/content/25b48967-2d8c-4acd-8699-e0cbdf164cb8US gig workers carry on the fight for rights as jobless aid comes to an end - with Amanda Chuhttps://www.ft.com/content/09b8b6aa-c545-4499-a615-d256cfa4e62eSHOWNOTES LIVE FT WEBINAR: Join FT correspondents and guests to discuss The Fall of Afghanistan: What Next? on Wednesday 25 August. Sign up for an FT subscriber webinar at ft.com/afghan-webinarThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.