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REITs Explained: How Real Estate Investment Trusts Work and What Moves Their Prices
Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek are joined by Bloomberg’s Jack Sidders to break down how Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) work and why they…
2 months, 1 week ago
Modern Monetary Theory: Free Money or Fiscal Fantasy?
Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Panmure Liberum Chief Economist Simon French to unpack Modern Monetary Theory—the idea that governments issuing thei…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Markets Weekly: AI Sparks Market Rotation, UK Political Risk, and the Pensions Property Debate
On this week's markets wrap, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss a sharp market rotation driven by growing fears that AI will disrupt …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What Reform Plans to Do If It Takes Over the UK with Richard Tice
With talk of an early UK election swirling, Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice joins Merryn Somerset Webb to make the case that his party is ready to …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The 'Boring' Industries the UK Can’t Afford to Lose
Merryn Somerset Webb is joined by Sky News economics editor Ed Conway, author of Material World, to explain why the real engines of modern life aren’…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Emergency Pod: Is It All Over for Bitcoin?
In this emergency bonus episode of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek unpack a sudden crypto selloff that has seen Bitcoin tumb…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Markets Weekly: Tech and Crypto Slide, BOE Surprise, Turbulence for Gilts and Pound
On this week's Merryn Talks Money markets round up, Bloomberg senior reporter, John Stepek is joined once again by Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marcus…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Best of: How Do You Pick the Best Wealth Manager?
For today's show we're bringing you an evergreen episode that we found really insightful last summer and the lessons remain valid for today.
The more …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Why the Price of Gold Reflects a Long-Term Shift
Investors have flocked to gold in the past year, prompting the precious metal to notch a series of price records and eclipse its inflation-adjusted p…
3 months ago
Markets Weekly: Gold’s Moves, Yen Intervention, and Fallout From a Weaker Dollar
Precious metals seem to be hitting new all-time highs almost every week. On this week's markets wrap, Money Distilled author and senior reporter John…
3 months ago