On the basis of this year's share price gains, you could be forgiven for thinking diversified miner BHP Billiton is in recovery mode. But near-term uncertainty dominates the investment case. In this special podcast we find out why, and ask whether now is the time to get optimistic about the company's future.IC natural resources reporter Alex Newman reports for this special podcast.Produced by Dominic Toms. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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On this week's show deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley asks special guest Mihir Kapadia, chief executive officer of Sun Global Investments, whether the rally in emerging markets debt can continue.The team also discuss what effects the Olympics could have on the Brazilian market and how the first UK interest rate cut in seven years affects savers and investors.

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Family fortunes: IC 'patriarch' John Hughman and the team discuss why family businesses make great investments, and air their views on a busy week on the markets.

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In this week's personal finance podcast the team consider whether Japan's strong performance of recent years can continue. They are joined by Darius McDermott, managing director at Chelsea Financial Services.They also look at what markets have been doing in July and highlight a commodity fund which has turned its performance despite a difficult time for this sector.

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Rate cuts, booze, bioelectronics & more in the weekly podcast with editor John Hughman and guests

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On this week's show deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley asks Adrian Lowcock, head of investing at AXA Wealth, if the recent liquidity problems that have affected property funds could also hit the bond sector.The team also provide an update on one of the funds that had had to suspend investor redemptions – M&G Property Portfolio – and explain why business property relief investments can be a good way to mitigate inheritance tax.

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Data disagreement and mapping the world's best oilfields. John Hughman is joined by news editor Bradley Gerrard and commodities correspondent Alex Newman. They discuss the latest post-Brexit manufacturing figures, which may be a cause for concern, and look at this week's cover story about the world's most exciting oilfields.

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On this week's show deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley explains why Investors Chronicle's ETF portfolios for income have held up well over the past few months. The team also consider the merits of UK small and mid-caps, and bonds funds. They are joined by Colin Low, managing director of Kingsfleet Wealth.

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Technology's big week: the Pokémon craze and Arm's crazy evaluation. Listen to this week's show with John Hughman and the team.

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On this week's show the team discuss how to boost your income in the current low interest environment with Patrick Connolly, certified financial planner.They also consider how best to access commercial property and provide an update on some recent major moves in the ETF market.

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