The Sky News Business Podcast
Catch up on the day's big business and economics stories Monday to Friday. Reports, discussion and interviews from the heart of the City and beyond.
Latest episodes
Oct 23, 2023 • 22min
Oil, shoplifting and Vistry job cuts
Emma Crosby is joined by Olivia Gallarati, who's an oil markets analyst at Energy Aspects.Chris Noice from the Association of Convenience Stores speaks to Emma about shoplifting.And Vistry announces job cuts after a slump in demand.
Oct 20, 2023 • 19min
Retail sales, borrowing and AI
On today's episode of the Ian King Business podcast, economist Simon French looks into how the unusually warm weather in September led to a larger than expected fall in retail sales.Elsewhere, consumer confidence in the UK has suffered its biggest monthly drop since March 2020 - the month of the first Covid-19 lockdown.Ian also looks at UK government borrowing, and the artificial intelligence company behind the chatbot ChatGPT is reportedly in talks with investors about a possible sale of employee shares.
Oct 18, 2023 • 21min
Inflation, a Shell deal and EE branches out
The rate of inflation remaining unchanged at 6.7% features on today's episode of the Ian King Business podcast, where the chief executive of Saxo UK Charlie White-Thomson discusses its potential impact on the next interest rate decision.Premier Inn owner Whitebread continues to see strong demand and remains confident about the outlook, in its figures for the six months to August.And mobile phone operator EE has announced a shift from traditional telecoms services with a new digital platform.
Oct 17, 2023 • 21min
'No scope' for tax cuts, wage growth slows and Rolls Royce
On today's episode of the Ian King Business Podcast, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson suggests the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has no scope for unfunded tax cuts or spending increases – either this year or next, as he prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement next month, against the backdrop of a pending General Election.There's confirmation of job cuts at Rolls-Royce, first reported by Sky's city editor Mark Kleinman.And Ian explores the rapid rise of Fintech in Africa.
Oct 16, 2023 • 23min
Israel, spending and The Telegraph group
As the conflict in the Middle East enters its second week, we hear from the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about military support for Israel. Lisa Hooker from PWC talks about consumer confidence in the run-up to Christmas with Ian. And, Andrew Noble, from Par Equity, discusses venture capital investments.
Oct 13, 2023 • 21min
Microsoft, Farage and the IMF
As the UK competition watchdog gives the green light for Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard, Ian King is joined by the CMA chief executive, Sarah Cardell.Sky's Economics and Data Editor Ed Conway speaks with the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as he attends the IMF-World Bank meeting in Marrakesh.Sophie Lund-Yates at Hargreaves Lansdown speaks to Ian about the latest from the markets.
Oct 12, 2023 • 19min
Israel, the ex-Barclays boss, and a GDP bounce-back
On today's episode, the head of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, warns that the Israel-Hamas war is threatening an already murky global economic outlook. Ian King is joined by Sky's Economics and Data Editor, Ed Conway from Marrakesh.Former Barclay's chief executive Jes Staley says he'll appeal a decision handing him £1.8million fine and banning him from the City. Regulators say he misled them about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Sky's Business Correspondent Paul Kelso has the latest.Plus, Ian is joined by Chris Beauchanp, Chief Market Analyst at IG Group to discuss the latest on the stock market.
Oct 11, 2023 • 24min
Israel, AI and energy bills
As Israel strikes back at Hamas, Ian King looks at what the economic effects of the war might be for the region. Lucile Cornet, partner at Eight Roads Ventures Europe joins Ian to discuss why the rapid advance of Artificial Intelligence is being embraced by young workers.And Ian speaks to Gwenaelle Avice Huet, Executive Vice President of Europe Operations at Schneider Electric, the French energy solutions giant about energy bills.
Oct 10, 2023 • 15min
Israel, inflation risks and grocery prices
Ian King talks to George Lagarias from Mazars about the economic risks from the unrest in the middle east. He also discusses the fall in grocery price inflation with Tom Steel from Kantar. We also hear all the latest markets analysis from John Wyn-Evans, from Investec.
Oct 9, 2023 • 22min
Oil prices, Metro Bank and trends in the metal markets
Ian King talks to William Jackson at Capital Economics about the economic impact of what's happening in Israel. He's also joined by Sky's City editor Mark Kleinman as shares in Metro Bank rise after securing a new financing deal. And he discusses trends in metal markets with industry minister Nusrat Ghani and Jakub Stausholm from mining giant Rio Tinto.
