Borrowing costs for the French government are outpacing some French corporations, and the threats to Turkey’s leading opposition party may be part of a wider push to change the country’s democracy. Plus, Chinese export controls on Germanium are forcing defence firms to seek new suppliers, and the failure of a little-known US car lender may spell trouble for the wider banking sector. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

French companies’ borrowing costs fall below government’s as debt fears intensify

Is this the end of Atatürk’s party?

China’s curbs on defence metal germanium create ‘desperate’ supply squeeze

Car lender’s failure hints at what’s under the hood in private credit

US justice department probes fraud allegations at subprime car lender Tricolor

Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, and Victoria Craig. Additional help from Alexander Higgins and Peter Barber. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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