Behind the Money: KKR, Bain and private equity’s push into Japan
When international private equity groups first entered Japan at the turn of the 21st century, newspapers criticised them as vulture funds and politicians steered clear of public contact. Today, it’s a...
24 Joulu 202521min
Political Fix: Labour's year in review
This is an episode of Political Fix, the FT weekly podcast that takes you into the corridors of Westminster to unwrap, analyse and debate British politics with a regular panel of FT correspondents. It...
23 Joulu 202537min
Tech Tonic: Defying death
How much do we really know about ageing? For decades, scientists have been trying to understand the biology of the ageing process - what happens to our bodies as we get older? And is it possible to sl...
22 Joulu 202536min
The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Power, plutocracy and political economy
In this final episode of their series for the FT's The Economics Show, FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman consider listeners’ questions and comments ranging fro...
21 Joulu 202543min
Claer Barrett on spending wisely during the holidays
The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also the most expensive. Between gifts, food and travel, people can end up spending a lot of money this year. The Financial Times’ c...
19 Joulu 202512min
India’s central bank governor cheers ‘goldilocks’ economy
BP chief executive Murray Auchincloss has said he will step down after less than two years in the role, India’s central bank governor expects the country’s interest rates to remain low for a ‘long per...
18 Joulu 202511min
JPMorgan swaps cash for Treasuries
Investors are snapping up Venezuela’s defaulted debt, JPMorgan Chase has withdrawn almost $350bn in cash from its account at the Federal Reserve since 2023, and the US unemployment rate rose to its hi...
17 Joulu 202510min
EU-Mercosur trade deal hangs in the balance
Shell’s merger chief departed after a bid to acquire rival BP was quashed internally, and the EU’s top trade official warns the bloc would lose global credibility if it fails to approve its trade deal...
16 Joulu 202510min
