FT News in Focus

By Financial Times

News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.

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October 05, 2018 Resignations shake Macron's dream of inclusive government
Emmanuel Macron, France's reforming president, has seen his popularity plunge as former political allies jump ship. Josh Noble talks to FT Paris correspondent Harriet Agnew about what has gone wrong for Mr Macron and what impact his reforms are having on the wider society.

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October 04, 2018 What are the key issues for Brazilian voters?
Sunday's elections in Brazil could turn out to be the most polarising and unpredictable in the country’s recent history. Andres Schipani, FT Brazil correspondent, talks to Valentina Romei about who the leading candidates are and what issues voters are most concerned about.

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October 03, 2018 How Chinese students became a target of US foreign policy discussions
Earlier this year White House hawks encouraged President Donald Trump to stop issuing student visas to Chinese nationals, but the proposal was shelved over concerns about its economic and diplomatic impact. The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo reports from Washington.
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October 02, 2018 Paris wins business as post-Brexit trading hub for banks
Banks and asset managers are beginning to steer their EU trading operations from London to French capital. Patrick Jenkins discusses which banks are in the vanguard and what this trend means for London with Stephen Morris. He also speaks to Christian Noyer, former governor of the Bank of France, about what France has done to win over the banks. Music by Kevin Macleod
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9min
October 01, 2018 Can blockchain democratise the art market?
Can blockchain solve problems of origin, ownership and price in the art market? Josh Spero put this question to Georgina Adam, author of Dark Side of the Boom, Jess Holgrave from Codex Protocol, and Anne Bracegirdle from Christie's at the FT’s recent Weekend Festival in London.

Dark Side of the Boom: The Excesses of the Art Market in the 21st Century is published by Lund Humphreys

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14min
September 28, 2018 How the Kavanaugh hearing unfolded
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh angrily denied accusations that he had committed sexual assault when he testified at a dramatic Senate hearing on Thursday, after Christine Blasey Ford told the panel she was "100 per cent" certain that Mr Kavanaugh was the man who attacked her at an early 1980s high-school party. Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo describes how the day unfolded, and how the balance of the US high court will be determined.
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12min
September 26, 2018 Shining a light on the brain
What kind of health problems are advances in brain imaging helping to solve and how close we are to being able to read minds? Darren Dodd discusses the latest research with Clare Elwell, a professor of medical physics at University College in London, and FT Science Editor Clive Cookson
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September 24, 2018 Imran Khan's austerity drive
Former cricketer Imran Khan and his new government in Pakistan have inherited the widest budget deficit in years and an impending foreign currency crisis. Jyotsna Singh talks to the FT’s Kiran Stacey about the measures Mr Khan has taken during his first month in office to try to avert the crisis.
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September 21, 2018 The Lehman story: an American parable
Lehman is best known as the bank at the centre of the financial crash, but a book and a play about the brothers who founded the bank tell a different story, of immigration and entrepreneurship. Jan Dalley discusses the book and the play with Peter Chapman and Sarah Hemming
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September 20, 2018 UK Biobank plays critical role in assessing global health risks
The 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.
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