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Aug 1, 2025 12 min

Trump’s tariffs kick into higher gear

from FT News Briefing

Apple revenues jump on strong iPhone sales and rebound in China and Donald Trump has reimposed tariffs on dozens of trading partners. Plus, Samsung seals a multibillion-dollar chipmaking deal with Tesla, and Ukraine reverses a policy that would take away autonomy from anti-corruption agencies. Mentioned in this podcast: Apple revenues jump on strong iPhone sales and rebound in China Trump reimposes tariffs on dozens of countries Ukraine restores independence of anti-corruption agencies Samsung’s $16.5bn Tesla deal will test chipmaker’s hopes for revival Globetrotter: Los Angeles with the FT Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, and Gavin Kallmann. Our 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

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