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UK stress tests, racism at JPMorgan and predictions for 2020

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what the latest stress tests tell us about the health of UK banks, racism in US banking after recent revelations about the treatment of black customers at JPMorgan Chase, and predictions for the year ahead. With special guest Laurie Mayers, associate managing director at Moody's.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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HSBC targeted by Hong Kong protesters, SocGen M&A

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss why protesters in Hong Kong are targeting HSBC, whether Société Générale is in a position to merge with other banks and the challenges facing banking in 2020. With special guest John Garvey, Global Head of Financial Services at PWC.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, George Hammond, finance reporter, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Robert Armstrong, US finance editor and John Garvey, Global Head of Financial Services at PWC. Producer: Persis Love

 

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Barclays under fire on climate

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the pressure Barclays has come under to curb fossil fuel financing, a radical plan to overhaul regional banking in Japan, and the latest US bank results. With special guest Christian Wilson from ShareAction. 


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Robin Harding, Tokyo bureau chief, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon.  

 

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Davos News, Bank of America outlook and JPMorgan's shift towards Paris

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the outlook for Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase's decision to buy a second office in Paris. With special guest Brian Moynihan, chief executive of Bank of America. 


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Barclays bonuses, Goldman's consumer gamble and Amigo's share plunge

Matthew Vincent and guests discuss the double-digit fall in the 2019 bonus pool for Barclays investment bankers, Goldman Sachs's shift in focus towards consumers, and UK subprime lender Amigo's dramatic fall in value. With special guest Dr Monica Franco-Santos, reader in governance at the Cranfield School of Management.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

 

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Goldman's tech tie-ups, DBank's turnaround and bankers' misconduct

Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss Goldman Sachs and Amazon - another big tech tie-up for the Wall Street name, Deutsche Bank's profit targets, and what a case of stealing from a workplace canteen tells us about the current climate for ethics and compliance in banking. With special guest Russell Quelch of Redburn, the equity research house.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Robert Smith, capital markets correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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HSBC shrinks in the US and Europe

Matthew Vincent and guests discuss what's behind HSBC's decision to cut 35,000 jobs in the US and Europe, Jes Staley's future as boss of Barclays after another regulatory probe, RBS's new name, and Deutsche Bank's disappearing compliance contractors. With special guest Philip Augar, author of The Bank that lived a little: Barclays in the age of the very free market.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Emma Agyemang, FT Money reporter. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Coronavirus and the new oil price war

How are banks dealing with the market chaos caused by coronavirus and the new oil price war? Also, Bob Diamond has appointed his flamboyant former right-hand man at Barclays, Rich Ricci, as chief executive of Panmure Gordon, the lossmaking UK stockbroker he bought two years ago. What are the two musketeers now up to? And we also hear from special guest Katie Murray, chief financial officer of RBS.


Contributors: Host, Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicolas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Andrew Georgiades and Breen Turner.

 

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Introducing Behind the Money: Barclays and the legal fight over a 'controlling mind'

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


A costly investigation into the conduct of senior Barclays bankers during the 2008 financial crisis has raised questions about what it means to prosecute allegations of corporate crime, and whether Britain’s fraud laws need overhauling. The FT's Caroline Binham and Jane Croft report.

 

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Behind the Money: Ford, GM and the corporate dash for cash

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


When credit markets seized up earlier in March, more than 130 companies rushed to their lenders to draw down at least $124bn of emergency credit lines to shore up cash, with Ford and General Motors drawing among the largest amounts. We look at how the auto industry is preparing for the economic uncertainty that lies ahead. With the FT's Peter Campbell and Gillian Tett.

 

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Behind the Money: Running a small business during a global pandemic

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small business owner is navigating the current economic crisis. With Brendan Greeley, US economics editor for the Financial Times. 

 

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Behind the Money: Missing out on the US small business rescue

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


The Trump administration’s small business bailout programme has been plagued by problems from the start, with complaints that large companies crowded out the kinds of small enterprises and independent contractors it was designed to help. With a fresh round of funding on offer from Washington, we hear from several business owners trying to get their share, as well as the FT’s Laura Noonan who has been reporting on the programme since it launched. 

 

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Expats in Dubai call for cut in their children’s school fees

Struggling parents demand help as work dries up due to coronavirus crisis




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Yemen ceasefire announced by Saudi-led coalition

Move in response to UN call to focus on preventing Covid-19 outbreak in war-torn country




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World’s worst humanitarian crisis deepens as coronavirus hits Yemen

UN official warns that war-ravaged country cannot deal with an outbreak of the disease




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Libyans suffer water and gas shortages as they confront Covid-19 

Worsening conditions in the capital increase threat posed by the virus




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Erdogan move to block minister’s resignation exposes  Turkish power struggle

President’s intervention over Suleyman Soylu suggests division at regime’s heart, analysts say




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The Arab medics battling coronavirus in Israel’s divided society

Community is politically marginalised but makes up one-fifth of doctors and a quarter of nurses




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Netanyahu strikes deal with Gantz to head unity government

Israeli leader returns for fifth term as prime minister as head of emergency coalition 




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Benjamin Netanyahu draws another winning hand

New unity government gives Israeli leader the manoeuvring room he needs




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How Israel’s Netanyahu secured his political survival

Shock unity deal with rival Benny Gantz delivers prime minister a record fifth term




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Ramadan under coronavirus: ‘It will be bittersweet’

Most mosques shuttered and gatherings banned as Islamic world prepares for holy month




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Coronavirus deepens frustrations of young in Middle East

Pandemic stopped protests in Iraq, Algeria and Lebanon, but crisis likely to fuel fresh wave of unrest




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Iran’s borders reopen as government seeks to revive regional trade

Islamic republic eases coronavirus restrictions in effort to boost struggling economy




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Egypt embassy building seized in battle over payout

Bailiffs’ move in Netherlands escalates dispute between businessman and Cairo




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UAE risks inclusion on financial watch list over money laundering

Financial Action Task Force said Gulf state not doing enough to stem dirty financial flows




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Letter from Beirut: amid the protests, dreams of the dance floor

Nightlife, resilient to war and terrorism, has been paralysed by coronavirus




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Egyptian opposition calls for probe into death of film-maker

Shady Habash died in prison aged 22 and had been held without trial for two years




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Billionaire vs president — Assad family dispute grips Syria

Rami Makhlouf’s complaints against his cousin show strains in power structure




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Abdullah al-Hamid, Saudi reformer, 1951-2020

An activist who dug his own course in pursuit of reform




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Tech consultants join Gulf’s fight against Covid-19

Demand for tech services expected partly to counter pandemic downturn




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How designers create collections in quarantine

Long studio sessions were once the norm, but design teams are adapting to a new, remote reality




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Mary Portas: The cull of retail businesses spells the end for mediocre malls

Too many big brands have been coasting for too long




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With prom cancelled, students mourn a missed milestone

Teens who don’t want to miss the rite of passage are dressing up for leavers’ balls on TikTok




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How much cuff should a man show?

Watching non-stop news has driven Nick Foulkes to distraction: what’s going on with everyone’s wrists?




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For fashion labels launched during the pandemic, what now?

In fashion, timing is everything. When coronavirus turned the world upside down, these new brands had to pivot quickly to survive




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Canada Goose to end use of virgin fur

Parka brand has no plans to change policy on down and says it is not bowing to pressure




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My favourite dress is everywhere. Should I care?

Helen Barrett discovered the perfect ‘austere but dramatic’ dress from The Vampire’s Wife. Then came the celebrities




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The online solutions to lockdown grooming problems

Tech-savvy stylists offer virtual consultations and algorithm-matched dyes




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The #stayhome essential grooming guide

Men — Resist the clippers with these eight hair savers




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The pitfalls of dressing for ‘virtual parliament’

The suits, the soft furnishings: a revealing glimpse of our MPs’ style choices




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Fashion writers’ recommendations for lockdown reading

Books that give creative inspiration and comfort during isolation




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Clothes . . . and other things that matter by Alexandra Shulman

Those who have struggled to ‘dress the part’ will find respite in the former Vogue editor’s essays




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How city-dwellers are dressing in lockdown

Street style is changing, with baggy shapes and Birkenstocks replacing tailored outfits




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Prada’s Raf Simons on his upholstery sideline

Why one of the biggest names in fashion also designs furniture textiles




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Trump’s support rallies around his flag in the Midwest

Republicans continue to give the US president high marks for his handling of coronavirus




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Elmhurst: neighbourhood at centre of New York’s Covid-19 crisis

Funeral homes are full in working class section of Queens where immigrants pursue American dream




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The road to recovery

The US requires a co-ordinated response on Covid-19 testing and getting people back to work




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Trump should leave virus response to the experts

Formation of regional coalitions offers a path to a staggered exit




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Trump cheers as anti-lockdown protests spread

Conservative activists vow to step up street demonstrations against business closings