FT News in Focus

The FT's Robert Wright discusses the UK government's controversial decision to back a new runway at London's overcrowded Heathrow airport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Okt 20162min

Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, one of Europe's most troubled lenders, has announced a new restructuring plan. Martin Arnold is joined by the FT's Christopher Thompson and Filippo Alloatti o...

25 Okt 20169min

In a US election dominated by character attacks, coal country stands out as a region where a single policy question — what to do about unemployed miners — still eclipses all else. The FT's Barney Jop...

24 Okt 20167min

The military campaign to recapture Iraq's second city of Mosul from Isis is the biggest test yet for Iraq's armed forces and allied militias. The FT's Erika Soloman reports from northern Iraq on how ...

20 Okt 20162min

Goldman Sachs has led an impressive performance by US banks in the latest round of quarterly results. Patrick Jenkins, the FT's financial editor, discusses Wall Street's bounce back with Alistair Gray...

18 Okt 20164min

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte heads to China this week for talks that will test whether his anti-US rhetoric will lead to a fundamental security shake-up on Asia’s seas. James Kynge discusses t...

17 Okt 20166min

Malcolm Moore discusses the merits of the decision to award the prestigious literature prize to a singer songwriter, with FT journalists Ed Crooks and Robert Wright.Music credit: All Along the Watchto...

13 Okt 20165min

South Africa's finance minister Pravin Gordhan has been summoned to a court on fraud charges. The charges relate to his time at the head of the South African Revenue Service, but many observers believ...

12 Okt 20169min