How Italy could decide the EU’s response to tariffs

意大利如何决定欧盟对关税的回应

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2025-04-07

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The UK plans to introduce a lighter regulatory regime for private equity and hedge funds, and Italy may block an EU plan to respond to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Plus, popular ‘private browsing’ apps hosted by Apple and Google may violate American sanctions, and the trade war has triggered the biggest sell-off in the US junk bond market since 2020.  Mentioned in this podcast: Apple and Google app stores host VPNs linked to sanctions-hit Chinese group Britain to dilute rules for private equity and hedge funds Meloni under pressure to back EU ‘bazooka’ against Trump tariffs Tariffs spark US junk bond sell-off as recession risk mounts The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. 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. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Today is Monday, April 7th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

  • The UK is looking to make things easier for private equity, and Italy holds the key to Europe's response on tariffs.

  • Plus, popular apps on Google and Apple mobile stores might have connections to China.

  • It's not immediately clear that you're dealing with a company that's linked to a Chinese sanctioned entity.

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  • The UK government is expected to introduce lighter regulations today for private equity and hedge funds.

  • The Treasury plans to lift the size requirements for certain rules.

  • Instead of kicking in for firms managing 100 million pounds in assets, it'll now apply to those with 5 billion.

  • The government is hoping that'll make it easier for smaller firms to meet reporting requirements,

  • and it'll get rid of some overlap with other rules.

  • Ultimately, officials hope that these changes will encourage more investment.

  • The move is part of a bigger initiative in the UK to cut red tape for businesses and kickstart the country's stagnant economy.

  • Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Maloney, is in a difficult position.