The Fed changes course

美联储转变方向

FT News Briefing

2025-09-18

11 分钟
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The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time this year and China is banning its tech companies from buying AI chips made by Nvidia. Plus, how did the Swiss National Bank become one of the world’s top investors in US tech?  Mentioned in this podcast: Federal Reserve cuts rates by quarter point and signals more to come China bans tech companies from buying Nvidia’s AI chips  Switzerland’s US tech ‘whale’  Protesters against Trump state visit march through London  Credit: Reuters Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s 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 Thursday, September 18th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

  • The Federal Reserve is changing course, and China doesn't want Nvidia chips anymore.

  • Plus, one of the world's biggest tech investors is Switzerland.

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

  • The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point yesterday.

  • This is the first cut all year.

  • Fed Chair Jay Powell said recent economic data showed a cooling labor market,

  • and that means it's time to shift the central bank's approach.

  • Our policy had been really skewed toward inflation for a long time, really.

  • Now we see that there's downside risk clearly in the labor market,

  • and so we're moving in the direction of more neutral policy.