A divided Bank of England

英格兰银行四分五裂

FT News Briefing

2025-08-08

12 分钟
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Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Miran to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, and the Bank of England lowered rates by a quarter per cent in a close vote. Plus Europe’s weapons factories are expanding fast and US President Donald Trump threatens a 100 per cent tariff on chips excluding Apple.  Mentioned in this podcast: https://www.ft.com/content/298bf95e-49ec-4d9f-8948-b7f72cf4ffdd BoE cuts rates with a hawkish shift in its outlook Europe builds for war as arms factories expand at triple speed Donald Trump threatens 100% tariff on chips but with carve-out for Apple Sign up here for the Chris Giles on Central Banks newsletter. Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Sam Giovinco, Gavin Kallmann and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Our intern is Michaela Seah. 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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  • Good morning from the Financial Times.

  • Today is Friday, August 8th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

  • There might be a new face at the Federal Reserve soon,

  • and the Bank of England had a tough time getting on the same page yesterday.

  • Plus, U.S.

  • President Donald Trump says he wants to put 100% tariffs on semiconductor imports.

  • But there is a major carve-out.

  • I'm Marc Filippino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

  • U.S.

  • President Donald Trump nominated a new governor to the Federal Reserve yesterday.

  • Stephen Myron is chair of the Council of Economic Advisors.

  • He'll get to vote on interest rate decisions,