FT News Briefing

Tensions escalate between Iran and Israel

An interest rate cut could be on the table for the Federal Reserve’s next meeting, conflict in the Middle East is intensifying, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.7% on Wednesday. Plus, the FT’s Barney Jopson explains the recent wave of backlash against tourists.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/4dm9Zsw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Powell says September rate cut ‘on the table’ after Fed notes ‘some further progress’ on inflation </a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/46pxr65" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Assassinated: the arch-enemies of Israel killed in twin strikes</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3ychQds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The cost of Europe’s backlash against tourists</a>   CREDIT: The Telegraph  The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Mischa Frankl-Duval, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4548d5e4-bd55-464d-ab0d-34a0e11d9e24" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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