War, inflation and how central banks are handling it all

Apple delivered another quarter of strong sales growth driven by what the tech giant called its “most popular” iPhone model ever, and we explore how some of the world’s biggest central banks are dealing with the energy shock from the Iran war. Plus, can Tinder win women back to its platform, and why the UK’s local elections next week will be a big test for the Labour government. Mentioned in this podcast: Apple credits ‘most popular’ ever iPhone for booming sales ​​ ECB and BoE warn of rate rises as they grapple with Middle East shock Can Tinder win back women? What Labour’s likely meltdown means for the UK Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino , and produced by Victoria Craig, Fiona Symon, and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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War, inflation and how central banks are handling it all is an episode from FT News Briefing by Forhecz Topher.

This episode is 11:58 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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