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.

Hosted on Acast. See

... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about FT News in Focus:

How many episodes does FT News in Focus have?

The podcast currently has 1,706 episodes available.

FT News in Focus episodes:

September 19, 2018 How one US port is dealing with Trump's trade war
At 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.
...more
9min
September 18, 2018 IMF issues stark warning on Brexit
IMF 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.
...more
12min
September 17, 2018 India's long-awaited gay rights victory
India'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.
...more
11min
September 14, 2018 Skripal poisoning suspects claim to be tourists
Two 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.
...more
11min
September 13, 2018 Markets send Tesla a message
After 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.
...more
8min
September 12, 2018 Europe's widening money laundering scandal
Last 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.
...more
9min
September 11, 2018 US tries to bring its longest war to an end in Afghanistan
The 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.
...more
10min
September 10, 2018 Has banking culture changed since the financial crisis?
Ten 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.
...more
14min
September 07, 2018 Japan's flawed policy of female empowerment
The 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.
...more
8min
September 06, 2018 Nike faces backlash over Kaepernick ad campaign
Nike 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.
...more
10min

FAQs about FT News in Focus:

How many episodes does FT News in Focus have?

The podcast currently has 1,706 episodes available.