The growing influence of China's renminbi
Ten years ago the Chinese government ended the renminbi's strict peg against the US dollar. Since then the currency has gained in stature in world trade, investment and as a reserve currency, reflecti...
29 Jul 201512min
China's stock market turmoil
Chinese equities have been in turmoil, suffering one of their worst days on record this week. FT Banking editor Martin Arnold asks Gabriel Wildau, the FT's correspondent in Shanghai, how damaging this...
28 Jul 20154min
Best of the FT podcasts: Corruption allegations, a regulator removed, and the danger of spreadsheets
Robert Shrimsley rounds up the best of the FT's week in audio and video, including a look at corruption allegations in Brazil, what the removal of a financial regulator says about changing political p...
24 Jul 20159min
Nigeria's pivotal moment
Much of the hope for Africa's progress in recent years has centred on Nigeria, with its emerging middle class and renaissance in business and the arts. Roula Khalaf asks William Wallis whether the cou...
23 Jul 20156min
Dilma Rousseff's precarious presidency
The Brazil president's second term in office has had a shaky start, with a barrage of corruption allegations fuelling discontent over the country's economic woes and even talk of impeachment. Fiona Sy...
22 Jul 20158min
UK financial watchdog tamed?
The City of London is celebrating the departure of Martin Wheatley as head of the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, asks Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspo...
21 Jul 20153min
A testing time for spreadsheets
Error rates in spreadsheets are frighteningly high and small mistakes can have significant impacts. But is this enough to justify testing in spreadsheets along the lines of what software developers do...
21 Jul 201511min
Best of the FT podcasts: Marathon negotiations and a drug baron's escape
Were the two big deals resulting from this week's marathon diplomatic talks about Greece and Iran worth celebrating? Henry Mance reviews what the FT commentators said.Also in the highlights of the wee...
17 Jul 20159min
