China gives IPOs the green light
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 28 March 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
US President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs hit carmaker shares and Chinese financial authorities have told some companies they can start launching mainland initial public offerings. Plus, protesters in Turkey are worried about the future of their democracy.
Mentioned in this podcast:
China opens path to revival in A-share listings
Donald Trump’s tariffs throw car industry into turmoil
Turkish protesters rise up against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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, Katie McMurran, 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.
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| 0:00.0 | We're Equinor, an energy company searching for better. Currently, we supply 27% of the UK's gas, |
| 0:07.0 | 15% of its oil, and we're playing our part in the UK's energy transition. In 2023, we invested |
| 0:14.1 | 20% of our global gross spend in renewables and lower carbon solutions. Today, our wind farms power |
| 0:20.0 | 750,000 homes, |
| 0:22.0 | and we expect this to grow to over 7 million UK households. |
| 0:25.7 | We're an energy company searching for better. |
| 0:28.2 | Equinore.co.uk. |
| 0:34.3 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:36.7 | Today is Friday, March 28th, and this is your FT News briefing. |
| 0:42.2 | The car industry has hit the skins, and Chinese authorities are giving IPOs the green light. |
| 0:49.9 | Plus, protesters in Turkey are worried about their democracy. |
| 0:54.5 | There's been arrests of journalists, academics, a talent agent. |
| 0:59.6 | Anybody who has come out and been critical of the government is a potential target. |
| 1:05.8 | I'm Sonia Hudson, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:15.6 | Thank you. and here's the news you need to start your day. Shares in car companies took a hit yesterday. |
| 1:19.3 | Investors were reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on automotive imports. |
| 1:27.3 | One analyst told the F.TT that when you factor in additional tariffs |
| 1:31.6 | that are expected next week, levies could end up being as high as 50% on some vehicles. Now, |
| 1:39.6 | almost half of all the cars sold in the U.S. are imported, and even those that are assembled in America |
| 1:46.3 | get the majority of their parts from overseas. General Motors stock slid more than 7% yesterday, |
| 1:54.0 | and Ford was down roughly 4%. |
| 1:56.5 | Spring is in the air for companies looking to list publicly in China. |
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