FT News in Focus

Deutsche Börse is seeking to merge with the London Stock Exchange, potentially creating an important bridge between the London and Frankfurt financial centres. But it is not the only prospective bidder. Patrick Jenkins, FT financial editor, discusses the development and its implications for investment banks with Lee McCormack, market infrastructure expert, and Laura Noonan, FT investment banking correspondent. Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who heads Poland's Law and Justice Party, is leading a conservative counter-revolution that some see as anti-democractic. Henry Foy, the FT's Warsaw correspondent, was granted a rare interview. He talks to Gideon Rachman and Neil Buckley about the encounter.

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Iranians go to the polls on Friday in the first major test of public opinion since last summer’s nuclear accord. President Hassan Rouhani is seeking a mandate to press on with long-promised reforms. Najmeh Bozorgmehr, FT Tehran correspondent, talks to voters about their intentions.

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Would a vote to leave the European Union be good for Britain's economy? John Redwood, Conservative politician, and Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, discuss the question in the third and final of a series of FT debates on Brexit. To read more on Britain's referendum on Europe, go to ft.com/eu-referendum

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Would a British vote to leave the European Union be a disaster for the City of London? Howard Shaw of investment bank Shaw Capital and Gina Miller of investment managers SCM Private discuss the question in the second of a series of FT debates on Brexit. To read more on Britain's referendum on Europe, go to ft.com/eu-referendum

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Would a UK vote to leave the European Union this year benefit Europe? Peter Mandelson, the Labour politician, and Daniel Hannan, a Conservative member of the European parliament, discuss the question in the first of a series of FT debates on Brexit. To read more on Britain's referendum on Europe, go to ft.com/eu-referendum

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China's appetite for acquiring overseas companies was dealt a major setback this week as regulatory fears hindered two potential takeovers. How will this affect the $44bn ChemChina deal to acquire Swiss agribusiness Syngenta and other large-scale deals? US M&A correspondent James Fontanella-Khan explains.

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What are the justifications for the call from Federal Reserve of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari that the major banks should be broken up, and are his motivations political or in the best interests of society and investors? Lex US editor Sujeet Indap and US banking editor Ben McLannahan discuss. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

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Apple has taken a stand against a US court order that it must help the FBI unblock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Ravi Mattu discusses the FBI request and Apple's response with Sam Jones, FT defence and security editor, and Tim Bradshaw, San Francisco correspondent. Music by David Sappa.

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The diversified mining group is targeting an extra $3bn to $4bn of asset sales this year as it seeks to recover from the commodities rout. Matthew Vincent asks James Wilson, FT mining correspondent, what's behind Anglo's plan and whether it can succeed.

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