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🗓️ 29 August 2025
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Some World Trade Organization members are preparing to unveil a new grouping to boost “trade openness”, and the FT’s Katie Martin unpacks the lack of market moves after Nvidia’s outlook. Plus, a four-month “ninja stealth rally” has driven Tokyo’s equity market to record highs.
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Singapore, UAE and other small nations to launch trade partnership
Nvidia growth outlook hit by China uncertainty
Japan’s ‘ninja stealth rally’ draws in global investors
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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.
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| 1:08.0 | from the Financial Times. Today is Friday, August 29, and this is your |
| 1:11.8 | FT News briefing. There is a stirring of a trade partnership by small nations within the |
| 1:17.6 | world trade organization, and Japan is enjoying a so-called ninja rally. Plus, investors are |
| 1:24.5 | unfazed by Nvidia's not so great outlook. |
| 1:28.1 | But... |
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| 1:32.9 | nope, this does not make sense, and at some point, something's got to give. |
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