FT News in Focus

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News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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03.25.2020
Introducing: The Rachman Review
Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots: Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are citizens reacting...
03.20.2020
Republican $1tn plan, Paul Tucker on damage limits
The FT News Briefing is a rundown of the global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. If you enjoy it, subscribe to the FT News Briefing wherever you get...
03.18.2020
Rana Foroohar on the trillion dollar fightback, Biden sweep
The FT News Briefing is a rundown of the global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. If you enjoy it, subscribe to the FT News Briefing wherever you get...
03.17.2020
World on lockdown, markets melt, hospitals suffer
The FT News Briefing is a rundown of the global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. If you enjoy it, subscribe to the FT News Briefing wherever you get...
03.16.2020
Introducing the FT News Briefing: Fed cuts to zero, airport pinch, hand sanitiser sale
Introducing the FT News Briefing. It is a rundown of the global business stories you need to know for the coming day, from the newsroom of the Financial Times. If you enjoy it, subscribe to the FT News Briefing wherever...
03.11.2020
Persecution of China's Uighur Muslims exposed
Growing a beard, praying in public and calling someone overseas. These are some of the 'offences' for which Uighur Muslims have been sent to internment camps in the Xinjiang region of China, according to a leaked document known as the...
03.09.2020
Will coronavirus cause a global recession?
As the coronavirus continues to spread, what is the risk that this will push the global economy into recession and what can central bankers and policymakers do to help avoid this? Katie Martin discusses the economic shock caused by the...
03.04.2020
Secrets of the South Pole
Antarctica is barely accessible to humans but the ice-covered landmass - and the oceans around it - shelter rich wildlife, including many penguins. It also holds the keys for understanding the future of our planet, which is why scientific research...
03.02.2020
Is India becoming a Big Brother state?
Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist policies have sparked protests and intercommunity violence across India. Against this backdrop, a proposed data protection bill that will allow his government free rein to spy on its citizens is causing particular concern. Madhumita Murgia discusses...
02.26.2020
Is Trump abusing his power over the judiciary?
The sentencing of Trump ally and political strategist Roger Stone was mired in controversy after the US president criticised a juror and the original prosecutors in the case. The same week, Donald Trump granted clemency to seven white collar criminals....
02.24.2020
Iran hardliners surf wave of despair
Victory for Iran's hardliners in this month’s parliamentary elections has come at the cost of a despondent population suffering under the weight of renewed US sanctions. With the future of the nuclear deal in doubt and isolationist leaders in the...
02.19.2020
The Gulf oil money flowing into sport
Arab Gulf leaders have been splashing out on sport. Officials in the Gulf states say the investment is part of their effort to diversify oil-dependent economies, but critics accuse them of using sport to deflect attention from poor human rights...
02.17.2020
Are oil and gas turning into stranded assets?
Investors have begun to shun companies that make their money from fossil fuels because of concerns about global warming. So what does this mean for the oil and gas companies whose future profits depend on continuing to exploit the hydrocarbon...
02.12.2020
K-pop: shaped by fans and shaken by scandals
K-Pop has never been more popular. However, a recent string of high profile controversies including a rape conviction and two suicides have sullied the image of the Korean cultural export. Edward White talks to Patricia Nilsson about what makes a...
02.10.2020
Can electric car pioneer Tesla maintain its momentum?
Shares in Elon Musk’s pioneering electric car company Tesla have skyrocketed. Tom Braithwaite discusses whether the company will be able to maintain its current momentum and hold off competition from traditional carmakers with Jamie Powell and Richard Waters. Contributors: Tom Braithwaite, companies...
02.05.2020
China's battle against the coronavirus
The full impact of the deadly Sars-like virus that has spread across China will take time to assess. But it’s clear there will be significant damage to the region’s economies and perhaps also to the reputation of China’s leaders for...
02.03.2020
Holding back the floods
Global warming is set to cause a significant rise in sea levels as the world's polar ice melts. The Netherlands is the best-protected delta in the world, with centuries of experience in holding back the floods. As climate change takes...
01.29.2020
Does the Fed have a communication problem?
The US Federal Reserve has begun to consult the public, particularly in poorer parts of the country about monetary policy. As a result, policy wonks at the central bank have begun to reconsider the impact of their decisions on communities...
01.26.2020
Putin seeks to secure his legacy with power shake-up
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has been in power for two decades and now it looks as though he intends to stay indefinitely. He has launched an overhaul of the country’s power structures that could allow him to extend his control...
01.22.2020
Are financial institutions waking up to climate change?
Questions about the future of fossil fuels are putting new pressure on companies and financial institutions. How are they responding and should they be doing more? Pilita Clark talks to Huw van Steenis, chair of the sustainable finance committee at...
01.20.2020
The multilateralist
Shortly before his departure as FT editor, Lionel Barber was granted a rare interview with Angela Merkel, whose period in office is nearing its end. In conversation with Marc Filippino, Mr Barber offers his thoughts on the German chancellor as...
01.15.2020
Exposing the problem with default data
Caroline Criado-Perez won the latest Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award with her book Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. She spoke to Andrew Hill, the FT’s management editor, about the...
01.13.2020
Mitsotakis surfs wave of optimism in Greece
After years of economic pain, Greece is in an upbeat mood. But can the country’s fresh political leadership overcome deep-seated problems holding back growth? Katie Martin discusses this question with Kerin Hope in Athens and Ben Hall, Europe editor. Contributors: Katie Martin,...
01.10.2020
The dwindling global telecoms dream
Two decades ago, international telecoms companies came close to dominating a global market. Nowadays however, the vision of a global telecoms company seems to be dwindling. Patricia Nilsson and Nic Fildes discuss why. Contributors: Patricia Nilsson, media correspondent and Nic Fildes, telecoms...
01.07.2020
What happened between the US and Iran?
Iranian military leader and commander of the Quds Forces, Qassem Soleimani, was killed on the 3rd of January in a targeted US air strike at Baghdad airport, Iraq. What did Soleimani mean to Iranians and why did the US order...
01.03.2020
Carlos Ghosn: The Great Escape
The former boss of Nissan and Renault has performed a stunning vanishing act. Earlier this week, he fled from his house in Tokyo and took a private jet to Lebanon, evading bail conditions, police, prosecutors and private detectives, and avoiding...
12.27.2019
The year business went 'woke'
2019 was the year when Saudi Arabia launched a long awaited share offering in state oil company Aramco, when Softbank lost its gloss, when accounting giants tightened their belts and when capitalism went 'woke'. Janine Gibson discusses the corporate year...
12.23.2019
Trump exposed
Two recent books about the Trump administration have shed a damning light on the character of the man who occupies the White House. The FT’s Edward Luce and Frederick Studemann discuss Crime in Progress by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch...
12.18.2019
New UK government brings change and uncertainty
Last week Boris Johnson lead the conservative party to its biggest victory in over 30 years on a promise to “get Brexit done”. What should the UK expect from its new government and how has business reacted to the election?...
12.15.2019
China steps up bid for tech self-reliance
Beijing has ordered government offices and public institutions to remove all foreign computer equipment and software within three years as part of its bid for self-reliance in office technology. Malcolm Moore discusses the ramifications for Chinese and US companies and...
12.11.2019
Malta murder case throws spotlight on corruption in Europe
Allegations of high-level corruption have convulsed the Mediterranean island state of Malta and shocked the rest of Europe. Public anger has been unleashed by dramatic recent developments in the investigation into the killing of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in...
12.10.2019
Paul Volcker's message for the next generation
Paul Volcker, who died at the weekend, was one of the most influential monetary policy makers of the 20th century. The FT’s Gillian Tett spoke to the former central banker at his home in New York last year about his views...
12.06.2019
UK parties are missing the mark on climate change
As the UK general election approaches, all parties are stepping up their rhetoric on climate change. What are their manifesto pledges and are they even realistic? Jim Pickard and Nick Butler talk to Leslie Hook about what a new government...
12.04.2019
Can innovative finance help save the world’s wildlife?
Wildlife conservation used to be largely financed by wealthy donors and governments. Now, efforts to attract institutional investors are showing significant potential, as a recent Rhino Bond launched by the Zoological Society of London, the FT’s seasonal appeal partner this...
11.28.2019
Why Taylor Swift is taking on the music industry
Taylor Swift’s anger over the sale of her back catalogue shines a light on the role of investment in today’s music industry. Anna Nicolaou and Jamie Powell tell Alex Barker about Swift’s dispute with her former record label and how...
11.27.2019
UK election heralds end of austerity
Britain's party leaders have made lavish promises to win favour with voters ahead of next month's election. Chris Giles, FT economics editor, discusses the main parties' pre-election pledges and their likely impact on the economy with Siona Jenkins. Contributors: Siona...
11.25.2019
Why pensions across the world are in crisis
Around the world a pensions crisis is looming. Retirees are having their pensions cuts while governments and fund managers look for new strategies. Josephine Cumbo, pensions correspondent and Robin Wigglesworth, global finance correspondent tell Claer Barrett why pension funds are...
11.22.2019
Russia's undaunted voice of dissent
Alexei Navalny has been a thorn in the side of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for a decade, braving persecution and imprisonment and remaining apparently undaunted. Max Seddon met him for lunch in a food court in southeast Moscow and he...
11.21.2019
Martin Wolf's economics reading list
This selection of economics must-reads from the last six months take on capitalism, inequality, trade, AI, the law and more. Martin Wolf tells Frederick Studemann about the books we should all be reading this winter. Watch a video of the conversation...
11.19.2019
When work gets in the way of sleep
A sleep loss epidemic is making its mark on the workplace, but what are its causes and what should businesses do to ensure their fatigued employees get a good night’s kip? Louise Aston and James Wilson talk to Darren Dodd about...
11.14.2019
Modi economic miracle falls flat
India has gone from being known as the world’s fastest growing large-economy to a country in the midst of a sharp economic slowdown. Jyotsna Singh discusses what’s gone wrong and what can be done to revive growth with Amy Kazmin,...
11.13.2019
How medical websites share our data
Hundreds of millions of people turn to the web each day to seek answers to medical concerns. But the information they share is far from secret. Madhumita Murgia, the FT's European technology correspondent, has been looking into what happens to the...
11.12.2019
What makes a Gen Z?
How does Generation Z date? Why are they more politically engaged than the generation before them and what is the digital psyche? Flora Macdonald Johnston asks John Burn-Murdoch, Rebecca Watson and Madison Darbyshire to explain what's driving the next generation. If...
11.07.2019
Ukraine's role in the US impeachment inquiry
Ukraine has found itself at the centre of the US impeachment inquiry, just as new president Volodymyr Zelensky set out to fulfill his election promise to end corruption. Pilita Clark asks Ben Hall, the FT's Europe editor, what it is...
11.06.2019
Fiat Chrysler finds new merger partner in Carlos Tavares
Will PSA’s Carlos Tavares prove to be a better merger partner for Fiat Chrysler than Renault and help create the world's fourth-largest carmaker? Katie Martin discusses the terms of the proposed mega merger and the characters behind the deal with...
11.05.2019
How can we survive without plastic?
Start-ups and consumer giants are trying to find a solution to the deluge of plastic packaging that ends up in landfill or polluting our oceans. Finding a solution will be far more complex than just recycling more, Leila Abboud and...
10.31.2019
Weinstein accuser tells her story
Rowena Chiu, former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, tells the story of her alleged abuse by the former Hollywood producer and discusses how to prevent non-disclosure agreements from being used to silence the victims of crime with Pilita Clark and Kate...
10.30.2019
Brexit: the final chapter?
The stage has been set for the next, potentially decisive, act of Brexit after the UK parliament voted to back a December election and the EU formally signed off a delay to Britain’s departure until the end of January. David Bond...
10.29.2019
Why a French luxury group wants to buy Tiffany’s
The French luxury goods group LMVH has made a surprise $14.5bn offer for Tiffany’s, the New York jeweller immortalised in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Harriet Agnew and Vanessa Holder talk to Katie Martin about whether the takeover bid...
10.25.2019
Inside the Hong Kong protests
The FT's Sue-Lin Wong spent several months with members of Hong Kong's youthful pro-democracy movement and their supporters. She tells Andreas Paleit what she learnt about their hopes and fears for the future. Read Sue-Lin's magazine story here Contributors: Andreas Paleit, companies...

What's FT News in Focus about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

FT News in Focus episodes:

Introducing: The Rachman Review

Republican $1tn plan, Paul Tucker on damage limits

Rana Foroohar on the trillion dollar fightback, Biden sweep

World on lockdown, markets melt, hospitals suffer

Introducing the FT News Briefing: Fed cuts to zero, airport pinch, hand sanitiser sale

Persecution of China's Uighur Muslims exposed

Will coronavirus cause a global recession?

Secrets of the South Pole

Is India becoming a Big Brother state?

Is Trump abusing his power over the judiciary?

Iran hardliners surf wave of despair

The Gulf oil money flowing into sport

Are oil and gas turning into stranded assets?

K-pop: shaped by fans and shaken by scandals

Can electric car pioneer Tesla maintain its momentum?

China's battle against the coronavirus

Holding back the floods

Does the Fed have a communication problem?

Putin seeks to secure his legacy with power shake-up

Are financial institutions waking up to climate change?

The multilateralist

Exposing the problem with default data

Mitsotakis surfs wave of optimism in Greece

The dwindling global telecoms dream

What happened between the US and Iran?

Carlos Ghosn: The Great Escape

The year business went 'woke'

Trump exposed

New UK government brings change and uncertainty

China steps up bid for tech self-reliance

Malta murder case throws spotlight on corruption in Europe

Paul Volcker's message for the next generation

UK parties are missing the mark on climate change

Can innovative finance help save the world’s wildlife?

Why Taylor Swift is taking on the music industry

UK election heralds end of austerity

Why pensions across the world are in crisis

Russia's undaunted voice of dissent

Martin Wolf's economics reading list

When work gets in the way of sleep

Modi economic miracle falls flat

How medical websites share our data

What makes a Gen Z?

Ukraine's role in the US impeachment inquiry

Fiat Chrysler finds new merger partner in Carlos Tavares

How can we survive without plastic?

Weinstein accuser tells her story

Brexit: the final chapter?

Why a French luxury group wants to buy Tiffany’s

Inside the Hong Kong protests