<p>Donald Trump is pushing ahead with another 50 per cent tariff on Chinese goods, and there are questions about what will happen to nearly $2tn worth of pledges to invest in the US because of the levies. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains why a selloff in US Treasuries could mean a world of hurt for markets. </p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Eew1S8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump to proceed with extra 50% tariff on China as trade war escalates</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4iVjGkQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US tariffs threaten almost $2tn of investment pledges by global companies </a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4crIZIU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Markets could get a lot worse — and quickly</a></p><br><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6887c5ac-df7f-4536-8e73-c77b612018dd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
