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Why the Mexican peso is on a tear

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EU leaders will hold a call with US President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and the Mexican peso has emerged as an unlikely winner from Trump’s trade war. Plus, Trump has opened the door to Nvidia selling advanced AI chips to China, and the FT’s Kathrin Hille explains what’s next for Taiwan after the country’s failed recall vote. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

EU leaders to hold call with Trump ahead of Putin meeting over Ukraine

Peso soars as ‘carry trade’ reignites after tariff delays

Trump opens door to Nvidia selling advanced AI chips to China for a fee

Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within


Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.


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