FT News in Focus
1,329 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 133 ratingsNews features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.
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UK Biobank plays critical role in assessing global health risks
September 20, 2018 04:00 - 16 minutes - 22 MBThe UK Biobank, the world’s most comprehensive set of human health data, is providing a vital resource for global scientific and medical research. Darren Dodd talks to Clare Elwell, professor of medical physics at University College London, Cathie Sudlow, chief scientist at the UK Biobank and Clive Cookson, FT science editor, about how it came about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How one US port is dealing with Trump's trade war
September 19, 2018 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.55 MBAt the Port of Baltimore on the US east coast businesses fear the impact of the US-China tariff battle. The FT's world trade editor James Politi reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
IMF issues stark warning on Brexit
September 18, 2018 04:00 - 11 minutesIMF managing director Christine Lagarde has issued a stark warning about the 'substantial costs' to the UK of leaving the EU without a deal. Siona Jenkins discusses the warning and how serious the risk of a no-deal exit is with the FT's Chris Giles and James Blitz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
India's long-awaited gay rights victory
September 17, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBIndia's gay community is celebrating a recent supreme court ruling to decriminalise homosexuality. Jyotsna Singh discusses how the ruling came about and what happens next with Amy Kazmin the FT’s South Asia bureau chief. Read Amy's story here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Skripal poisoning suspects claim to be tourists
September 14, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBTwo Russian men accused by Britain of carrying out the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK town of Salisbury last March have appeared on Russian TV to deny any involvement. Katie Martin discusses the latest twist in the story with Max Seddon and David Bond Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Markets send Tesla a message
September 13, 2018 04:00 - 7 minutes - 4.94 MBAfter a rocky summer for Tesla and chief executive Elon Musk, the electric car maker’s share and bond prices have dropped. The FT's Elaine Moore explains what triggered the market moves, and whether it matters to the company's day-to-day operations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Europe's widening money laundering scandal
September 12, 2018 04:00 - 8 minutes - 11.3 MBLast week, it was Danske Bank. This week the Dutch Bank ING is at the centre of allegations that it failed to spot suspicious cross border money flows. Patrick Jenkins, the FT's financial editor, talks to Martin Arnold, banking editor, and Jim Brunsden, Brussels correspondent, about the latest money laundering scandal and what European regulators are doing about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
US tries to bring its longest war to an end in Afghanistan
September 11, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 13.7 MBThe US is pushing for a deal in Afghanistan amid tentative signs that the Taliban might be ready to end its war in exchange for a role in government. But Isis and others, including the Taliban, still pose a threat. The FT’s Katrina Manson returns to Kabul nearly ten years after her last visit, to report on her trip with Jim Mattis, US defence secretary, and dim prospects for peace Read Katrina's story here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Has banking culture changed since the financial crisis?
September 10, 2018 04:00 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MBTen years on from the financial crisis, Gillian Tett, the FT's US managing editor, talks to some of the leading figures in banking at the time to find out what lessons have been learnt. Watch the video here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Japan's flawed policy of female empowerment
September 07, 2018 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBThe Japanese prime minister's policy of promoting female economic empowerment, known as 'womenomics', has succeeded in increasing the female workforce, but is being held back by a culture of discrimination and long working hours, Kana Inagaki tells Naomi Rovnick. Read Kana's article here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Japan's flawed policy of female empowerment
September 07, 2018 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBThe Japanese prime minister's policy of promoting female economic empowerment, known as 'womenomics', has succeeded in increasing the female workforce, but is being held back by a culture of discrimination and long working hours, Kana Inagaki tells Naomi Rovnick. Read Kana's article here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nike faces backlash over Kaepernick ad campaign
September 06, 2018 04:00 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBNike has faced a consumer backlash, a sell-off in its shares and an attack from Donald Trump after it decided to use the American footballer Colin Kaepernick in a new ad campaign. Katie Martin talks to Shannon Bond and Andrew Hill about why the decision was so controversial and whether it will pay off in the end. Read Shannon's article here and Andrew's article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Crisis in Argentina
September 05, 2018 04:00 - 7 minutes - 5.36 MBWhat triggered the currency fallout in Argentina, and will Mauricio Macri's new austerity measures be enough to win over international investors? The FT's Benedict Mander explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alibaba goes to Russia
September 04, 2018 04:00 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBThe Chinese internet giant's proposed joint venture with Russia's Mail.ru sets the stage for a battle royale with Amazon for global dominance of the ecommerce market, James Kynge and Henry Foy tell Hannah Murphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What prompted Warren Buffett's move into India?
September 03, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MBWhat prompted high profile investor Warren Buffett to move into India’s mobile payments sector? Jyotsna Singh talks to James Fontanella Khan in New York and Simon Mundy in Mumbai about the significance of Berkshire Hathaway's biggest ever investment in South Asia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sweden's political consensus under strain
August 31, 2018 04:00 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBSweden is undergoing something of an identity crisis as the party that has held sway for decades faces potential defeat at the ballot box. Patricia Nilsson speaks to Richard Milne, the FT’s Nordics correspondent, about what has gone wrong for the Swedish Social Democrats. Read Richard's FT magazine article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What next for Nafta?
August 30, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.03 MBThe FT's world trade editor James Politi explains how the US and Mexico came to a new bilateral agreement, where Canada stands and what the future holds for Nafta and North American industry. Read more from James on FT.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hong Kong Jockey Club overstates its largesse
August 29, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 15 MBThe elite Hong Kong horse racing club has enjoyed a gambling monopoly since colonial times thanks to its donations to good causes. But the FT's Hudson Lockett discovered that that the charity has been consistently overstating its largesse. Ravi Mattu talks to Hudson Lockett about his investigation. Read Hudson's report here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why young people worry about internet addiction
August 28, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBDarren Dodd discusses the WHO's decision to classify gaming disorder as a disease and why young people are worried about internet addiction with consultant psychiatrist Henrietta Bowden-Jones and Hannah Redler Hawes, curator of an upcoming exhibition on addiction and recovery at London's new Science Gallery. Sign up to the FT's weekly health briefing here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Why young people worry about internet addiction
August 28, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBDarren Dodd discusses the WHO's decision to classify gaming disorder as a disease and why young people are worried about internet addiction with consultant psychiatrist Henrietta Bowden-Jones and Hannah Redler Hawes, curator of an upcoming exhibition on addiction and recovery at London's new Science Gallery. Sign up to the FT's weekly health briefing here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cannabis in the US moves from black to white
August 27, 2018 04:00 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBAs more US states decriminalise the drug for medicinal or recreational use, Liberty Martin looks at the way America's black community has been excluded from profiting from the lucrative trade. Produced by Liberty Martin. Music credit: David Sappa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Maersk explores new Arctic Russian route
August 24, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBClimate change is opening up new commercial possibilities for shipping companies. Danish company Maersk confirmed this week that it was about to launch its first container ship on an Arctic route over the top of Russia. Katie Martin discusses the new route with the FT's Richard Milne and Henry Foy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What Cohen learnt from Trump before turning on him
August 23, 2018 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.78 MBMichael Cohen's court confessions show Donald Trump's former personal lawyer followed the business principles the president outlined in The Art of the Deal. Joshua Chaffin, the FT's New York correspondent, explains the details of his indictment, and how the verdict from the Southern District of New York could affect the special counsel's investigation. Read more on FT.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Italians outraged over Genoa bridge collapse
August 21, 2018 23:01 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MBBen Hall discusses the Italian government's response to the disaster and the penalties facing the company licensed to operate the bridge with Hannah Roberts in Rome and Elaine Moore, deputy editor of the FT's Lex column. Read more: Italy’s transport officials were warned over Genoa bridge 6 months ago Genoa bridge collapse exposes a scourge that is not just in Italy Genoa disaster shines light on Italy’s perceived inequalities Subscribe to the FT here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Ikea's expansion into India
August 21, 2018 04:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBSwedish furniture retailer Ikea had to overcome big regulatory hurdles to open its first store in India. Jyotsna Singh talks to Amy Kazmin, the FT's South Asia bureau chief about Ikea's ambitions for expansion in India and the prospects for making the venture a success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Spain is the new front line in Europe’s migration crisis
August 20, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 14 MBSpain's new prime minister Pedro Sánchez has become the latest EU leader to feel the heat from the Mediterranean migration crisis. Elaine Moore speaks to Michael Stothard, FT Madrid Correspondent, about the big rise in the number of migrants arriving this year and how the country is coping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are ecigarettes bad for your health?
August 17, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBAre e-cigarettes a good way of getting people to give up smoking or just another way of feeding people’s tobacco addiction? Darren Dodd discusses different attitudes towards e-cigarettes and vaping in the US and Europe with the FT’s Camilla Hodgson and Linda Bauld, an expert in cancer prevention and tobacco control. Sign up to the FT's weekly health briefing here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Advice for UK students on exam results day
August 16, 2018 13:51 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBAndrew Jack discusses this year's A-level results, a key staging point for UK students hoping to go to university. What's the best advice for students who haven’t achieved the grades they needed? Hannah Morrish of The Student Room, Alex Scharaschkin of the AQA exam board and Ucas’s Helen Thorne offer their advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why soaring US profit margins pose a challenge for investors
August 16, 2018 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.53 MBAfter two consecutive quarters of blockbuster corporate earnings some analysts are worried share market values have reached a cyclical peak. The FT's Nicole Bullock and John Authers discuss what it all means for US equities. Read more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Turkey's currency crisis
August 15, 2018 04:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBThe Turkish lira has lost more than 40 per cent of its value since the start of the year and the slide has been exacerbated by a war of words between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump. Daniel Dombey discusses the currency crisis, what caused it, and its wider impact with Laura Pitel and Martin Arnold Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
China investment in Bangladesh worries India
August 14, 2018 03:29 - 6 minutes - 9.52 MBJyotsna Singh talks to the FT’s South Asia correspondent Kiran Stacey about why India is worried about China's growing investment in neighbouring Bangladesh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Summer heatwave takes a toll on health
August 10, 2018 08:42 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBDarren Dodd discusses the impact of climate change on human health with Leslie Hook, FT environment correspondent, and Laurie Laybourn-Langton, director of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Home sales slow in summer playground of New York elite
August 09, 2018 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.7 MBHome sales in the Hamptons have slowed this year as the rising cost of credit and changes to the US property tax rules discourage buyers from investing in vacation properties along Long Island's south shore. Ben Foldy explains what the local picture might reveal about the US economy. Read Ben's story here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Indra Nooyi’s legacy at Pepsico
August 08, 2018 04:00 - 6 minutes - 8.78 MBIndra Nooyi is to step down from PepsiCo after a 12-year tenure at the head of one of the world’s biggest consumer goods companies. Tom Braithwaite talks to our consumer industries editor Scheherezade Daneshkhu about Ms Nooyi’s legacy and about why there has been so much change at the top of the big food and beverage groups recently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Britain's department stores face tough times
August 07, 2018 04:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBHouse of Fraser, once considered a jewel in the crown of Britain’s retail sector, has fallen on hard times and now faces liquidation if it can’t find a rescuer. Ursula Milton discusses whether it can survive and what its decline says about the state of the UK retail industry. Check out our subscriber offer at ft.com/offer50 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tackling the junk food that causes obesity
August 03, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBDarren Dodd discusses the latest measures to tackle the problem of poor diet and obesity with Tim Rycroft of the Food and Drink Federation, and Graham MacGregor of the campaign group Action on Sugar and Salt. Take up our subscriber offer at www.ft.com/offer50 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Facebook exposes campaign to influence upcoming US election
August 01, 2018 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.55 MBOn Tuesday Facebook exposed the first disinformation campaign designed to influence the upcoming US midterm elections. The FT's San Francisco correspondent Hannah Kuchler explains the scope of the campaign, and what details we have about who might be behind it. Read more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why has the ozone hole recovery slowed?
July 30, 2018 04:00 - 11 minutes - 16.3 MBLeslie Hook, FT environment correspondent, discusses recent evidence that companies in China have been flouting rules banning the use of CFCs, with Steve Montzka and Matt Rigby, authors of a recent ozone report in Nature, and Julian Newman of the environmental investigations agency Take up our subscriber offer at ft.com/offer50 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Corporate America responds to global trade war
July 27, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.11 MBCompanies are growing increasingly concerned about the Trump administration's trade policies as they start to count the cost of its tariff battles with China and Europe. The FT's North America correspondent Patti Waldmeir and global trade editor Shawn Donnan tell Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson what the trade war means for corporate America's bottom line, and whether a ceasefire in the trade battle with the EU will ease concerns. Read more on global trade at FT.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Spotify's global expansion hits a snag
July 25, 2018 04:00 - 5 minutes - 4.04 MBThe music streaming service is turning to India to find new subscribers and to justify its $33bn valuation, but record labels are resisting the expansion. The FT's Anna Nicolaou explains. Read Anna's story here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pakistan prepares for general election
July 24, 2018 04:00 - 7 minutes - 9.71 MBPolls ahead of Wednesday’s election in Pakistan show a dead heat between Shehbaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party led by the country’s former cricket captain Imran Khan. The election should be Pakistan’s only second transition from one civilian administration to another, but it has also been called one of the country's dirtiest in recent years. Jyotsna Singh talks to Kiran Stacey about the election's importance and what to expect aft...
What the yield curve tells us about the US economy
July 20, 2018 04:00 - 8 minutes - 6.1 MBBen Bernanke, former chair of the Federal Reserve, earlier this week warned against reading the US yield curve, or the difference between short term and longer term Treasury yields, as an indicator of a looming recession. Joe Rennison explains how the shape of the yield curve has changed over the past year, and whether it indicates a forthcoming economic downturn. Read Joe's story here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New rules stifle entrepreneurship in Cuba
July 18, 2018 10:42 - 7 minutes - 11 MBCuba is to end its freeze on issuing licences for private businesses, but the government has also issued new regulations aimed at limiting profits and increasing tax revenues that will have the effect of stifling entrepreneurship. Hannah Murphy discusses the impact of the new rules with the FT's Latin America editor John Paul Rathbone. Check out our subscriber offer at ft.com/offer50 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Botched Air India sale exposes flaws in Modi's privatisation plan
July 16, 2018 12:02 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBNarendra Modi is planning to privatise large parts of Indian industry. But his botched attempt to sell Air India has revealed big flaws in the plan. Jyotsna Singh talks to Kiran Stacey, the FT’s South Asia correspondent, about what went wrong Read Kiran’s story here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump's tower of secrets
July 12, 2018 17:27 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBFT investigative reporter Tom Burgis talks to Esther Bintliff about the links he uncovered between a shadowy world of post-Soviet money and the future president of the United States. Image credit: Hellovon Read Tom's report here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Uighur children caught up in China security crackdown
July 11, 2018 18:10 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBAs the Trump administration struggles to reunite migrants and their children forcibly separated at the US border, China has been separating families on a far larger scale as part of a crackdown against ethnic Uighurs. The FT’s Emily Feng tells James Kynge how children have been caught up in the crackdown. Read Emily's report here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money laundering scandal hits Danske Bank
July 10, 2018 17:51 - 3 minutes - 5.38 MBDenmark's biggest bank, previously a darling of the investor community, has become mired in a money laundering scandal related to the Magnitsky Case. Patrick Jenkins talks to Richard Milne, the FT's Nordic correspondent, about the scandal and what it tells us about the state of bank regulation in Europe. Read Richard's article here Listen to Banking Weekly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
British woman killed by nerve agent used in Skripal attack
July 09, 2018 16:52 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBBritish woman Dawn Sturgess has died after coming into contact with the nerve agent novichok, four months after a former Russian double agent and his daughter were poisoned in the same area. Elaine Moore talks to the FT's defence correspondent David Bond about what we know so far. Read David Bond's article here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
India's north south divide
July 06, 2018 04:00 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBNew revenue sharing proposals are causing growing discord between regional parties and the government in Delhi, the FT's Amy Kazmin tells Jyotsna Singh. Read Amy's article here Become an FT subscriber Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Supermarkets team up in search for improved profits
July 04, 2018 04:00 - 5 minutes - 7.11 MBTwo of Europe’s biggest supermarkets, Carrefour in France and Tesco in the UK have agreed to team up to purchase supplies, hoping their combined purchasing power will enable them to win better deals from suppliers and beat off competitors. Vanessa Houlder discusses the pressures the supermarkets are facing in their search for profitability with the FT’s Harriet Agnew and Jonathan Eley Read more on the Tesco-Carrefour deal here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.