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Juliette Foster

The Weeks Update: Ghana's fragility

Juliette Foster
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Listen Again: Share Radio Afternoon

The Weeks Update: Ghana's fragility
Next month, the people of Ghana will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections against a backdrop of rising inflation and economic uncertainty. President John Dramani Mahama - who took power in 2012 - is looking to win a second term, though if he succeeds he'll face a series of uphill challenges. Second quarter GDP fell to 2.5% after a first quarter surge of 4.8%, while 30% of government revenue is paying off external debts, which according to anti-poverty groups is worsening Ghana's already fragile situation. Share Radio's Juliette Foster was joined in the studio by Tim Jones, Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer for the Jubilee Debt Campaign, and Professor John Weeks, Share Radio's regular economics commentator.

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Sarah Lowther

Facebook announce steps to prevent fake news - Media commentator Ray Snoddy explains

Sarah Lowther
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Share Radio Breakfast

Facebook announce steps to prevent fake news - Media commentator Ray Snoddy explains
Responding to accusations that fake news posted on Facebook helped Donald trump win the election, both Facebook and Google have announced steps to prevent fake-news websites from generating revenue through their ad-selling services. To find out more about this, Matt Cox spoke to media commentator Ray Snoddy.
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Matt Cox, Raymond Snoddy


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Sarah Lowther

The short-term impact of the US elections on trading and derivatives

Sarah Lowther
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Breakfast

The short-term impact of the US elections on trading and derivatives
When it became apparent six days ago that Donald trump was to become president elect, we were preparing for another day of post-EU referendum volatility. There was movement but it was muted, as traders responded to the statesmanlike tone of Trump’s victory speech. So what was the take from a traders perspective? Randy Frederick, MD of Trading and Derivatives at Charles Schwab, joined Share Radio Breakfast to offer an insight.
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Chris Bailey, Randy Frederick


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Sarah Lowther

How did the US elections affect investor behaviour?

Sarah Lowther
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Breakfast

How did the US elections affect investor behaviour?
How can investors keep up with the extraordinary pace of change in the past six days? Since US voters went to the polls on Tuesday, some investors have sold up and piled into safe havens like gold, only to see the financial markets do an unexpected about-face. With impeccable timing, the Open University Business School is staging its annual conference with the theme of "investor behaviour", and its Research Professor, Janette Rutterford, spoke to Share Radio's Nigel Cassidy about recent investor behaviour, and what it tells us about our understanding of finance.
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Nigel Cassidy, Professor Janette Rutterford


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Sarah Lowther

A new period of fiscal stimulus for the US, but can Trump’s policy pledges be achieved?

Sarah Lowther
Original Broadcast:

Share Radio Breakfast

A new period of fiscal stimulus for the US, but can Trump’s policy pledges be achieved?
As Donald Trump prepares to assemble his economic team, markets are rallying in expectation of a new period of fiscal stimulus. However, with Republicans in Congress set on strict deficit reduction targets, Mr Trump may be unlikely to achieve his policy pledges, including $1trn worth of spending on infrastructure. Robert Van Egghen has been speaking to Jim O'Sullivan, Chief US Economist at High Frequency Economics, who explained why the Republican party could stop Mr Trump from fulfilling his spending promises.
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Robert Van Egghen, Jim O'Sullivan


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Simon Rose

Gadgets and Gizmos - Episode 89

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Share Radio Evening Show

Gadgets and Gizmos - Episode 89
Gadgets and Gizmos with Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

John Phelan chief economist at Agrimoney discusses Trump and Hilary’s economic policies.

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Share Radio Evening Show

John Phelan chief economist at Agrimoney discusses Trump and Hilary’s economic policies.
Simon Rose was joined by John Phelan chief economist at Agrimoney to discuss Trump and Hilary’s economic policies. Trump seems to view trade as a zero sum game, a fight with winners and losers. He talks of the all the money the US supposedly 'loses' to China or wherever. What he fails to mention is the goods and services China 'loses' to the US in return for these bits of paper. Hilary thinks all government spending is investment and believes in myths like the minimum wage and the gender pay gap.

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Simon Rose

Employment outlook continues to grow in the UK but at a slower pace and real wages look likely to fall amid continued Brexit uncertainty

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Share Radio Evening Show

Employment outlook continues to grow in the UK but at a slower pace and real wages look likely to fall amid continued Brexit uncertainty
Employment outlook continues to grow in the UK but at a slower pace and real wages look likely to fall amid continued Brexit uncertainty That's according to the CIPD/Adecco Group Labour Market Outlook report which highlights finds that employers don't want and aren't ready for a hard Brexit To find out more about this I'm now joined by Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Analyst at the CIPD

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Simon Rose

Research shows that 30% of people admit to being victims of bullying in the workplace- according to byrne·dean training

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Share Radio Evening Show

Research shows that 30% of people admit to being victims of bullying in the workplace- according to byrne·dean training
Today is the start of Anti-Bullying Week which aims to shine a spotlight on bullying and encourage people to take action against bullying throughout the year. And it's not just an issue for the playground. Research shows that 30% of people admit to being victims of bullying in the workplace. To find out more about this Jinan Rahma spoke to Victoria Lewis - Chief Executive byrne·dean training and started by asking what counts as bullying in the workplace.

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Simon Rose

The number of people visiting our high streets and shopping centres has fallen for the second month in a row: BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor

Simon Rose
Original Broadcast:

The Share Radio Evening Show

The number of people visiting our high streets and shopping centres has fallen for the second month in a row: BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor
The number of people visiting our high streets and shopping centres has fallen for the second month in a row. Overall, retail footfall in October was 0.4% lower compared to the same time a year ago, but it was still better than September's fall of 0.9%. This is according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor, which found that customer traffic in shopping centres fell for the ninth consecutive month. Despite this, the 1.8% drop signalled an improvement on September's 2.5% drop. To discuss the findings in more detail, Simon Rose spoke to Diane Wehrle, Marketing and Insights Director at Springboard

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