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SpaceX Fever, Bitcoin's Bad Week and How to Get the UK Investing
On this week's markets wrap, John Stepek and Sam Unsted, editor of the Markets Today blog, explore the implications of SpaceX’s anticipated $75 billi…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Inheritance Tax Is Catching More People — Here's How to Fight Back
Inheritance tax is catching more families than ever, and recent rule changes will only extend the net even further. In this episode, hosts Merryn Som…
5 months ago
Why Africa’s Population Boom Could Power Its Next Growth Era
Could Africa’s long-misunderstood population boom become its greatest economic advantage? Economist and author Joe Studwell joins host Merryn Somerse…
5 months ago
Blair Versus Starmer - Can the Government Get Out of Britain's Way?
How can Keir Starmer - or whoever leads the country next - help to turn the UK’s fortunes around? Simon French, Managing Director, Chief Economist an…
5 months ago
What's the Smartest Way to Save in 2026?
Hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek take another listener question, this time around the pros and cons of ISAs, LISAs, and SIPPs. They debate …
5 months, 1 week ago
Price Controls, Britain's Struggling Jobs Market, and the SpaceX IPO
In Merryn's absence this week John Stepek and Sam Unsted, editor on the Bloomberg Markets Today live blog, discuss how weak UK economic data has actu…
5 months, 1 week ago
Your Questions Answered: Pensions, Capital Gains Tax and More
Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek answer listener questions on how retail investor flows, passive investing, and social media have reshaped market…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Investors Should Expect Lower Returns From Here
Merryn Somerset Webb speaks to Pictet Asset Management Chief Strategist Luca Paolini about why markets remain remarkably resilient despite geopolitic…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The UK Is Still Losing Cheap Stocks to Private Equity Bargain Hunters
For this week's second installment of the news round up, hosts Merryn and John discuss how cheap UK stocks are still being bought up by private equit…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Emergency Podcast: Why Britain's Political Turmoil Will End In Crisis
Why Britain Needs A Crisis To Turn The Country Around
Britain has once again been plunged into political turmoil. Despite rebellion in the ranks, Prim…
5 months, 3 weeks ago