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Back to EpisodesWes Streeting plunges markets into chaos, British brands trail behind the US, and the housing market slumps
Season 1
Episode 11
Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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Rumours of Wes Streeting's resignation plunged bond markets into chaos on Wednesday as trader feared prolonged political uncertainty. Sam Norman elaborates on how the Health Secretary's rumoured plot has decimated Rachel Reeves's fiscal headroom.
Meanwhile, new data from Kantar and the University of Oxford suggests British brands are lagging behind their global competitors with just HSBC making a power list of the world's most powerful brands.
Plus: how the war in Iran continues to wreak havoc on the UK's real estate market.