Share Sounds presented by Sandra Kilhof related to Politics - World

US consumer confidence data is released later today and to look ahead to it, Nandini Ramakrishnan, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, joins Sandra Kilhof and Mark Johnson to discuss, as well as assessing the US economy after 'Black Monday'.

Joe Aldridge speaks to Amy Grace, Head of Wind at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and Dr David Toke, Reader in Energy Politics at the University of Aberdeen, about the importance of international relations to the renewable energy industry.

David Stubbs, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, discusses the US non-farm payroll data due to be released later, with Share Radio's Sandra Kilhof and Sara Sjölin.

David Jane, Co-Manager of Miton's Multi Asset Fund Range, joins Sandra Kilhof in the Share Radio studio to discuss Chinese and Western responses to crises in equity markets.

Billy Bambrough speaks to Stephanie Flanders, Chief Market Strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, and wealth manager Jonathan Davis about the falling volume of world trade.

Chinese shares have been tumbling, despite recent attempts by the government to prop-up valuations. Billy Bambrough speaks to David Kuo, CEO of The Motley Fool Singapore, and John Hardy, of tradingfloor.com, to look at the cause of the fall, whilst predicting what to expect from the Chinese government as a result.

With Nikkei buying the FT Group from Pearson for £844 million, Japan's biggest business newspaper is set to gain far more influence. Billy Bambrough's been investigating how much power financial media corporations have and whether they should be more tightly regulated. He speaks with financial commentator Frances Coppola and IG analyst Chris Beauchamp.

John Kavulich, President of the US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, speaks to Billy Bambrough about the new diplomatic relationship between the US and Cuba, and the economic impact it will have.

With Iran set for a return to the global economy after reaching a deal with the international community, Billy Bambrough speaks to Virendra Chauhan, oil analyst at Energy Aspects, and Ole Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy at Saxo Bank, about the potential for change in the global oil markets as a result.

Dan Hodges, Political Commentator at The Telegraph, joins Share Radio for his weekly discussion on the latest political and international stories. This week, he talks to Sandra and Mark about Calais' migrant crisis, Scotland's crown estate and the USA's new spy scandal.