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Emmanuel Macron, France's reforming president, has seen his popularity plunge as former political allies jump ship. Josh Noble talks to FT Paris correspondent Harriet Agnew about what has gone wrong for Mr Macron and what impact his reforms are having on the wider society.Read more on this topic here and here  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sunday's elections in Brazil could turn out to be the most polarising and unpredictable in the country’s recent history. Andres Schipani, FT Brazil correspondent, talks to Valentina Romei about who the leading candidates are and what issues voters are most concerned about.Read more on the Brazilian election here  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Earlier this year White House hawks encouraged President Donald Trump to stop issuing student visas to Chinese nationals, but the proposal was shelved over concerns about its economic and diplomatic impact. The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo reports from Washington.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Banks and asset managers are beginning to steer their EU trading operations from London to French capital. Patrick Jenkins discusses which banks are in the vanguard and what this trend means for London with Stephen Morris. He also speaks to Christian Noyer, former governor of the Bank of France, about what France has done to win over the banks. Music by Kevin Macleod  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can blockchain solve problems of origin, ownership and price in the art market? Josh Spero put this question to Georgina Adam, author of Dark Side of the Boom, Jess Holgrave from Codex Protocol, and Anne Bracegirdle from Christie's at the FT’s recent Weekend Festival in London. Dark Side of the Boom: The Excesses of the Art Market in the 21st Century is published by Lund Humphreys  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh angrily denied accusations that he had committed sexual assault when he testified at a dramatic Senate hearing on Thursday, after Christine Blasey Ford told the panel she was "100 per cent" certain that Mr Kavanaugh was the man who attacked her at an early 1980s high-school party. Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo describes how the day unfolded, and how the balance of the US high court will be determined.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What kind of health problems are advances in brain imaging helping to solve and how close we are to being able to read minds? Darren Dodd discusses the latest research with Clare Elwell, a professor of medical physics at University College in London, and FT Science Editor Clive Cookson  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former cricketer Imran Khan and his new government in Pakistan have inherited the widest budget deficit in years and an impending foreign currency crisis. Jyotsna Singh talks to the FT’s Kiran Stacey about the measures Mr Khan has taken during his first month in office to try to avert the crisis.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lehman is best known as the bank at the centre of the financial crash, but a book and a play about the brothers who founded the bank tell a different story, of immigration and entrepreneurship. Jan Dalley discusses the book and the play with Peter Chapman and Sarah Hemming  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The UK Biobank, the world’s most comprehensive set of human health data, is providing a vital resource for global scientific and medical research. Darren Dodd talks to Clare Elwell, professor of medical physics at University College London, Cathie Sudlow, chief scientist at the UK Biobank and Clive Cookson, FT science editor, about how it came about.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At the Port of Baltimore on the US east coast businesses fear the impact of the US-China tariff battle. The FT's world trade editor James Politi reports.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has issued a stark warning about the 'substantial costs' to the UK of leaving the EU without a deal. Siona Jenkins discusses the warning and how serious the risk of a no-deal exit is with the FT's Chris Giles and James Blitz.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

India's gay community is celebrating a recent supreme court ruling to decriminalise homosexuality. Jyotsna Singh discusses how the ruling came about and what happens next with Amy Kazmin the FT’s South Asia bureau chief.Read Amy's story here  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two Russian men accused by Britain of carrying out the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK town of Salisbury last March have appeared on Russian TV to deny any involvement. Katie Martin discusses the latest twist in the story with Max Seddon and David Bond  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a rocky summer for Tesla and chief executive Elon Musk, the electric car maker’s share and bond prices have dropped. The FT's Elaine Moore explains what triggered the market moves, and whether it matters to the company's day-to-day operations.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last week, it was Danske Bank. This week the Dutch Bank ING is at the centre of allegations that it failed to spot suspicious cross border money flows. Patrick Jenkins, the FT's financial editor, talks to Martin Arnold, banking editor, and Jim Brunsden, Brussels correspondent, about the latest money laundering scandal and what European regulators are doing about it.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The US is pushing for a deal in Afghanistan amid tentative signs that the Taliban might be ready to end its war in exchange for a role in government. But Isis and others, including the Taliban, still pose a threat. The FT’s Katrina Manson returns to Kabul nearly ten years after her last visit, to report on her trip with Jim Mattis, US defence secretary, and dim prospects for peace  Read Katrina's story here  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ten years on from the financial crisis, Gillian Tett, the FT's US managing editor, talks to some of the leading figures in banking at the time to find out what lessons have been learnt.Watch the video here  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Japanese prime minister's policy of promoting female economic empowerment, known as 'womenomics', has succeeded in increasing the female workforce, but is being held back by a culture of discrimination and long working hours, Kana Inagaki tells Naomi Rovnick.Read Kana's article here.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nike has faced a consumer backlash, a sell-off in its shares and an attack from Donald Trump after it decided to use the American footballer Colin Kaepernick in a new ad campaign. Katie Martin talks to Shannon Bond and Andrew Hill about why the decision was so controversial and whether it will pay off in the end.Read Shannon's article here and Andrew's article here  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.