UBS economist put on leave over 'pig' row with China

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The chief economist at UBS has been put on leave after sparking controversy in China. His comments about the impact of African swine flu in China have caused a row, The Financial Times' Stephen Morris explains. Also in the programme, Swiss women went on strike on Friday in favour of "more time, more pay, more respect". We take a look at the level of gender disparity in the country. The BBC’s Daniel Gallas reports from São Paulo on protests across Brazil against Government proposals to reform pensions. Thousands of public workers take part in a general strike which has affected public transport, schools and banks. Plus, Kai Ryssdal, the host of our US partner show Marketplace, joins the show to tell us about a former Wall Street trader he met, who set out to learn more about poverty in America. And our reporter in California explains how the ongoing trade war between the US and China is posing a significant challenge for American winemakers. Finally, a small farewell message to Roger Hearing on his last programme as he is joined by Peter Ryan, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Senior Business Correspondent in Sydney, and Alexis Goldstein, an activist and financial reform advocate in Washington D.C. (Picture: A UBS Group AG logo is displayed atop the One Peking building in Hong Kong. Picture credit: S3studio/Getty Images)