<p>US federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, and civil unrest continues to threaten the Islamic regime in Iran. Plus, earnings season kicks off this week with the bank results.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4qNTLPG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US prosecutors investigate Jay Powell over revamp of Fed headquarters</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/49so7jx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran warns US against intervention</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4puVCrH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street headed for best investment banking year since pandemic</a></p><p><a href="http://ft.com/briefingsale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FT subscription sale</a></p><br><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</p><br><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by <a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victoria Craig</a>, and produced by Julia Webster and Marc Filippino and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. The FT’s executive producer is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Source: Federal Reserve, White House</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0e573ac5-7327-4552-80b6-64c5b55c205f" 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>