What’s caused the UK’s growth problem and how can we fix it? Does the UK need more domestic investment? Should our economists be able to predict crises?
As interest rates are left unchanged at a 16-year high of 5.25%, join Robert as he interviews Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist of the Bank of England.
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Nov 2022
Gerard Lyons: Is Britain's economy up to scratch?
The UK economy is in a hole. Inflation is high, interest rates are rising, public debt is soaring and, according to the Bank of England, Britons face two years of recession. Stephen Sackur speaks to Gerard Lyons, an economist and sometime adviser to governing Conservative politic ... Show More
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Oct 2022
U.K. Economy: All Eyes on the U.K.
<p>As the U.K. deals with a bout of market volatility, political transitions, and sticky inflation, how will policy makers and the Bank of England respond, and where might the U.K. economy be headed from here? Chief Cross-Asset Strategist Andrew Sheets and U.K. Economist Bruna Sk ... Show More
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Mar 2024
The Intelligence: Fed reckoning
America’s central bank left rates untouched, to widespread market delight. Why is this economic cycle confounding expectations so much, and how to bring it to a gentle end? We look at the modern fortunes of Vodafone, a once-mighty telecoms firm that is slimming down to get health ... Show More
21m 28s
Jun 2024
The UK economy’s broken. Can Labour fix it?
As Election Day looms, the one thing everyone can agree on is that the British economy is in a pretty parlous state. So, what's Labour offereing to get Britain out of its stagflation doom-loop, and will it work?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of T ... Show More
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