{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/68e706add798804c9e7ec117?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Quantitative easing is under the microscope ","description":"<p>Donald Trump has said Israel and Hamas have agreed the first step in his plan for a Gaza ceasefire, and Washington wants its companies exempt from EU climate rules. Plus, Chinese customs agents are going after a wide range of US semiconductor tech, and central bankers around the world are facing criticism for a widely used monetary tool.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4o6PoxF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed first phase of Gaza peace plan</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3VSyuqH\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/46Weybp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">China launches customs crackdown on Nvidia AI chips</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/46ZMXGw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The populist shadow hanging over central banks and QE</a></p><p><br></p><p>The FT News Briefing has been nominated for Signal’s listener’s choice award for best Daily Podcast. <a href=\"https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/shows/genre/daily-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vote for us here!&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Fiona Symon, Lucy Baldwin, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Michael Lello. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/492c4a42-c985-4a20-bd4e-1213c31af6b8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}