Italian and French bonds meet in the middle

意法债券相遇在中点

FT News Briefing

2025-08-19

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US President Donald Trump floated the prospect of US security guarantees for Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking for options after India got hit by extremely high US tariffs, Soho House has agreed to a take-private deal, and Softbank is buying $2bn worth of Intel shares. Plus, the FT’s Leila Abboud explains why more Italian bonds are starting to look a little more like French bonds.  Mentioned in this podcast: Trump floats US security guarantees for Ukraine in meeting with Zelenskyy French borrowing costs close in on Italy’s as investors fret over debts Donald Trump tariffs threaten Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ drive Soho House agrees $2.7bn take-private deal SoftBank to buy $2bn in Intel shares as it grows US investments Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry and Gavin Kallmann. Our 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Good morning from the Financial Times.

  • Today is Tuesday, August 19th, and this is your FT News briefing.

  • Donald Trump is floating security guarantees for Ukraine,

  • and U.S. tariffs are pushing India closer to China.

  • Plus, French bonds are slipping down to Italy's level.

  • The market basically telling you that they're starting to see these two countries as of similar risk profiles is just a real moment to take stock of.

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

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  • President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday.

  • Well, thank you very much.

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