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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 ... more
FAQs about FT News in Focus:How many episodes does FT News in Focus have?The podcast currently has 1,706 episodes available.
June 26, 2015Investors hope for Argentine turnaroundInvestors are hoping for a turnaround in Argentina's economic fortunes after this year's presidential elections, but doubts have begun to emerge that the new regime will represent real change. Benedict Mander, FT correspondent in Buenos Aires, tells Jonathan Wheatley why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more7minPlay
June 24, 2015Atlantic Alliance back in businessNato defence ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss the reinvigoration of the alliance in the face of Russian aggression. The US is to make the biggest reinforcement of its forces in eastern Europe since the fall of the Soviet Union. Ben Hall discusses the development with Geoff Dyer and Sam Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more8minPlay
June 23, 2015Apple vs SpotifyApple is to change the terms of its upcoming subscription streaming service Apple Music, following an open letter by pop star Taylor Swift. What share of its streaming revenues will Apple pay to artists, and how will these changes affect current market leader Spotify? Ravi Mattu, FT technology editor, is joined by Robert Cookson, digital media correspondent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more6minPlay
June 23, 2015Debt crisis takes a toll on Greek banksNegotiations to avert a Greek default have been overshadowed by another growing concern: the country's banks, caught up in the turmoil through no fault of their own, are in danger of becoming insolvent. Patrick Jenkins talks to Ferdinando Giugliano and Martin Arnold about the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more6minPlay
June 23, 2015UK unveils stringent bank bonus regimeSenior managers at UK banks risk having their bonuses clawed back for as long as a decade if they take "material risks", under proposals unveiled by regulators that would give the UK one of the world's strictest regimes on bonuses and pay. Patrick Jenkins talks to Caroline Binham about the proposed rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more3minPlay
June 23, 2015The complexity of US taxesThe deadline for Americans abroad to file their taxes was June 15th. Lisa Pollack, FT columnist and expat, is joined by tax historian Joseph Thorndike to reflect on the complexity of US taxes for Americans everywhere. How did the system become so convoluted that in the tax year 2010, 59 per cent of Americans used paid preparers to file their returns rather than complete the forms themselves? To read Lisa's column on this topic, go to ft.com/ustaxes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more12minPlay
June 19, 2015The story of Cao Xiuzhen, a Shanghai trashpickerAs part of the FT's 'End of the migrant miracle' series, Shanghai correspondent Patti Waldmeir tells the story of Cao Xiuzhen who makes a living from the detritus of the city Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more11minPlay
June 19, 2015Tech bubbles then and nowBrent Hoberman rose to fame as co-founder of Lastminute.com, a British internet company that came to symbolise the dotcom excess of the year 2000. He’s reinvented himself as a serial entrepreneur and creator of exclusive start-up community Founders Forum. Caroline Daniel, editor of FT Weekend, asks him about regrets, what it’s like to raise money during a bubble and what’s changed in European tech over the last 15 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more12minPlay
June 19, 2015Best of the FT podcasts: US presidential hopefuls, world's biggest beer company and is there a tech bubble?Henry Mance negotiates the week's top stories in the time it takes for Greece and the EU to shout at each other and storm out of the room. This week: US presidential hopefuls, the world's biggest beer company and is there a tech bubble? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more9minPlay
June 18, 2015Yellen treads carefully on ratesCurrency investors were looking for signs of lift-off in interest rates this week, but Fed chair Janet Yellen wants the US central bank to tread very carefully. Roger Blitz, FT currencies correspondent, spoke to Stephanie Flanders, chief market strategist for Europe at JPMorgan Asset Management, about the Fed's message. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more4minPlay
FAQs about FT News in Focus:How many episodes does FT News in Focus have?The podcast currently has 1,706 episodes available.