Sonja Hutson
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2,426 appearances
40 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3d ago
Sonja Hutson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 40 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 13.
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Good morning from the Financial Times.
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Today is Tuesday, August 25th, and this is your FT News briefing.
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The US threatened to pile more economic pressure on Iran, and private equity growth funds are having a moment.
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Plus, JP Morgan is loosening its lending approach to court wealthy AI clients.
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I'm Sonia Hudson, Informark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant wants to inflict a lot more economic pain on Iran and countries with financial ties to it.
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Bessant announced a number of new sanctions yesterday.
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He also threatened to cut off anyone doing business with Iran from the US financial system.
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The idea is to put pressure on Tehran as the two countries haven't been able to reach a deal to end the war.
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I'm joined now by the FT's Abigail House Loaner to learn more.
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Hi, Abby.
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Hi.
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So give us the details.
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What exactly did the Treasury announce?
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Did Besson say how much time that he's giving these entities and countries to cut ties with Iran?
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And Abby, who could actually get hit hardest by these expanded sanctions?
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What about the timing of all this?
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You know, why is Donald Trump's administration making this threat now?
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Do we have a sense of how much of a difference these economic measures could really make and also how long it would take to see that impact?
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Abigail House Lohner covers US foreign affairs for the FT.
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