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Ahead of an international corruption summit being hosted by David Cameron in London this week, the Head of Campaigns at ActionAid UK, Murray Worthy, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey. ActionAid has been campaigning for the reform of global tax rules to tackle tax dodging in the world's poorest countries.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Murray Worthy

Published: Tue 10 May 2016

The Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged Tuesday but downgraded its view of the economy. Sarah Lowther discusses the decision and outlook with Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management and Information at University of Shizuoka, Japan

Guests: Chris Bailey,Dr Seijiro Takeshita

Published: Tue 15 March 2016

The Caixin China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for February came in at a five-month low and below expectations. The reading means the sector has been shrinking for a whole year. Meanwhile in Japan, the Nikkei Manufacturing PMI dropped to its lowest level in eight months in February. So what’s going on? Seijiro Takeshita, Professor of Management and Information at the University of Shizuoka, discusses the negative sentiment live from Japan.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Dr Seijiro Takeshita

Published: Tue 1 March 2016

The concluding statement issued by finance ministers and central bank governors on Saturday was strong on rhetoric. But the meeting will disappoint the many who called for the G20 to be more active in addressing economic vulnerabilities and risks. So how did it all go down on the markets? David Kuo, CEO of The Motley Fool Singapore, joins Nigel Cassidy and Chris Bailey, Founder of financialorbit.com, to look at the reaction.

Guests: Chris Bailey,David Kuo

Published: Mon 29 February 2016

Simon Smith, Director and Head of Research at FX Pro, joins Share Radio to talk about the latest in the foreign exchange market. Sterling is still at lows against the dollar, so what is causing this? Simon also looks at safe havens, which are soaring, and discusses China ahead of the G20 Summit. Also, can you spot Simon's five hidden Bob Marley song references.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Simon Smith

Published: Wed 24 February 2016

Oil prices fell on Tuesday despite Saudi Arabia and Russia agreeing to freeze oil output at January levels if other producers follow suit. A potential stumbling block is Iran, after petroleum minister, Bijan Zangeneh, said that the country would "not forego its oil market share". Kevin Baxter, Global Commodities Spot News Editor at the Wall Street Journal, gives his opinion on the matter.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Kevin Baxter

Published: Wed 17 February 2016

Chris Bishop, Managing Editor of Forbes Africa, joins Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey from Johannesburg to discuss the start of the two-day African Energy Indaba. It's a regional event, but how much of these two days will be dominated by the global agenda?

Guests: Chris Bailey,Chris Bishop

Published: Tue 16 February 2016

It's London International Shipping Week and Steering group member Sean Moloney, Editor of Ship Management International Magazine, joins Mark Johnson and Chris Bailey to give an overview of the shipping industry.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Sean Moloney

Published: Mon 7 September 2015

Billy Bambrough speaks to Mark Williams, Chief Asia Economist at Capital Economics, and independent economist Chris Bailey, about the Chinese market slowdown and its effect on the economy.

Guests: Billy Bambrough,Mark Williams,Chris Bailey

Published: Mon 6 July 2015