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Dec 14, 2023 • 21min

Interest rates, Currys and FIFA

As the Bank of England holds the base rate of interest steady at 5.25% Ian speaks to Gurpreet Gill of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.FIFA has announced a record-high year for the amount of money spent on agents - with English teams spending by far the most. Our sports correspondent Rob Harris has more.George Lagarias Chief Economist at Mazars Wealth Management discusses the latest news from the markets.
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Dec 13, 2023 • 16min

Pensions triple lock, GDP and wine

After the economy showed an unexpected month-on month contraction for October, Ian King discusses the current outlook with Melissa Davies, Chief Economist at Redburn Atlantic.A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies recommends the triple lock on pensions be scrapped - saying it should instead be linked to earnings. Ian speaks to the report author Jonathan Cribb.And the cost of opening Europe's largest fine wine storage facility has hit profits at Berry Bros & Rudd. The company's chief executive, Emma Fox joins Ian on the programme.
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Dec 12, 2023 • 15min

Wages, unemployment and mid-contract price rises

Ian King discusses the latest wages and employment data with Simon French, Chief Economist and Managing Director at Panmure Gordon.Mid-contract price rises linked to inflation for mobile, broadband and TV plans could be banned under new proposals from the regulator. Ofcom wants wants payment increases to be spelt out when you first agree to the deal. Ian speaks with Richard Tang, Chief Executive of Zen Internet to find out what it means for the industry.And Unilever says it's "surprised" and "disappointed" by an allegation it's been misleading shoppers with its environmental claims. The competition watchdog is investigating the company for exaggerating how "natural" its products are.
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Dec 8, 2023 • 17min

Boots, mortgages and starting salaries

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to the managing director of Boots UK about its new concept store. He also discusses starting salaries with the chief economist at KPMG. And interest rates are falling on a two-year fixed mortgage.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 24min

Spending, Soames and the Science of Failing Well

In today's episode, Ian King discusses the new president of the CBI - Rupert Soames - with Sky's city editor Mark Kleinman.He also speaks about spending figures released by the British Retail Consortium.And Ian welcomes Profressor Amy Edmondson onto the show to discuss her latest book - 'Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well'.
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Dec 4, 2023 • 24min

Telegraph Media Group, house prices and economic decline

Ian King speaks to Sky's Mark Kleinmen about some breaking news over the future of the Telegraph.Rightmove's Property Expert Tim Bannister shares his insight into the housing market and its future. And Ian is joined by Paul Watters, head of corporate credit research at S&P Global.
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Dec 1, 2023 • 21min

COP 28, Castore and the Markets

Ian King speaks to Coen van Oostrom - the founder and chief executive of property developer Edge, about reducing emissions.Founder of sportswear brand Castore Tom Beahon talks to Ian about the company being valued at £950million.And George Largarias -- Chief Economist at Mazars Wealth Management discusses latest developments in the markets
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Nov 30, 2023 • 13min

Alistair Darling, Robinhood and the markets

Former Chancellor Lord Alistair Darling has died, Ian King is joined by David Smith, Economics editor of The Sunday Times to discuss his work. The trading app Robinhood launches in the UK, its co-founder anc chief executive, Vlad Tenev discusses the move.Scott Douglas, Director at the corporate finance advisors Centrus joins Ian to speak about the markets.
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Nov 29, 2023 • 17min

Brand prices, Amazon shop and newspaper sale

Ian King speaks to CMA chief executive Sarah Cardell as the body has accused branded goods' suppliers of contributing to higher price inflation. Amazon's UK country manager John Boumphrey also speaks, as the tech giant launches an in-person pop up store in the run up to Christmas, where shoppers can buy quality returned products for the first time. And there's an update on the sale of the Telegraph and Spectator newspapers - Sky News City Editor Mark Kleinman speaks on this.
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Nov 28, 2023 • 25min

Green aviation, stocks and deep tech

On today's episode, Ian discusses the first flight to travel from London to New York powered only by plant-based fuel, such as cooking oil.He also talks to Dr Jeremy Silver, Chief Executive of Digital Catapult, about deep tech.And speaks to Guy Ellison, Head of Listed Equities at Investec Wealth and Investment about three major US stock indexes being on track for the best monthly performances in more than a year.

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