Merryn Talks Money

Listen Now: Beak Capitalism from Odd Lots

24 Nov 2024

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In this limited series, Odd Lots explains some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through the medium of … chicken. Chicken occupies a uni...

How to Make Britain Prosperous Again with Sam Bowman

22 Nov 2024

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Sam Bowman, founding editor of the online magazine Works in Progress, now part of payment processing platform Stripe, joins to discuss why he thinks ...

The Farmers Are (Rightfully) Angry and UK Inflation Ticks Up

21 Nov 2024

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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss why UK farmers are angry about inheritance tax and what the l...

How Does the UK Pension Drawdown Work?

19 Nov 2024

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Hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek speak with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Stuart Trow, author of “The Bluffer’s Guide to Economics,” a...

Why AI-Driven Productivity Is a Decade Away in the UK

15 Nov 2024

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Economist Diane Coyle, currently the Bennett professor of public policy at the University of Cambridge, analyzes artificial intelligence’s potential...

Everybody Relax. We're Talking About Crypto.

13 Nov 2024

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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss the latest Bitcoin boom in the wake of Donald J. Trump’s co...

Is There a Smarter Way to Pay Your Taxes?

12 Nov 2024

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In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss a listener question about whether ...

Why Trump’s Victory Is Musk’s ‘Tech-Bro Coup’

08 Nov 2024

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On this episode of Merryn Talks Money, we discuss what the Republican’s second term means for the US, the UK and the Tesla CEO. Pippa Malmgren, eco...

A Dose of Cynicism from John and The Case for Becoming a Barrel Maker

07 Nov 2024

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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek chat about the unsurprising Bank of England decision to cut the UK's ...

DC and DB Pension Schemes: What They Are and How They Work

05 Nov 2024

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In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss a listener question about the diff...

Live Event: What Did Rachel Reeves Risk With Her First Budget?

31 Oct 2024

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In a live-recorded episode of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek are joined in London by Bloomberg Head of Economics and G...

What Japan’s Angry Voters Mean for Your Money and Falling Fertility

30 Oct 2024

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In this week's roundup, Merryn is back with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek. They focus on Japan. There was an election on Sunday that ...

The Best Way to Handle UK Student Debt

29 Oct 2024

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In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek answer a question from listener Hugo. He’...

Why Everything You Think You Know About Money Is Wrong

25 Oct 2024

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Author and economist David McWilliams joins Merryn to discuss his latest book Money: A Story of Humanity, and how the evolution of currency is central...

Gold’s Record-Breaking Run and Geopolitical Conspiracy Theories

23 Oct 2024

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In this week's roundup, Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek is joined once again by Bloomberg Opinion's Marcus Ashworth to talk macro theme...

How UK Parents Should Be Saving for Their Children

22 Oct 2024

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Hot on the heels of last week’s personal finance edition of Merry Talks Money, where we discussed Lifetime Individual Savings Accounts, or ISAs, th...

Listen Now: The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

20 Oct 2024

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When sports, business and culture collide, there’s often a deal to be made. Join Alex Rodriguez and Bloomberg correspondent Jason Kelly as they get ...

How Investors Should Approach The US Election with Liz Ann Sonders

18 Oct 2024

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“This has been an incredibly unique cycle, both in terms of the economy and the market,” says Liz Ann Sonders, managing director and chief invest...

Employer NICs Drama and The UK Inflation Slide

16 Oct 2024

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In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks to Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about what it means if the government increases employers' nat...

Using a Lifetime ISA to Get on the London Housing Ladder

15 Oct 2024

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On this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, our hosts discuss Lifetime ISAs and their usefulness in buying a home.See omnystudio.com/list...

How This Fund Manager Finds ‘Diamonds in the Dust’

11 Oct 2024

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Don’t meet with management, ignore narratives and avoid highly rated businesses—taken together that sounds like a recipe for fund failure. But for...

A Discomforting Signal From the UK Bond Market and Budget, Budget, Budget!

09 Oct 2024

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In this week's roundup, Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek is joined by Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marcus Ashworth. They discuss the UK ...

How Safe Is Your Pension Pot?

08 Oct 2024

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On this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss diversifying your UK pension.    They l...

How The World Lost Its Mind with Author Dan Davies

04 Oct 2024

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Author and former Bank of England regulatory economist Dan Davies joins this week to discuss his new book, The Unaccountability Machine, which describ...

UK Housing Perks Up, China's Bazooka Stimulus Sparks a Stock Rally

02 Oct 2024

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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss the stock market response to China's unprecedented stimulus...

Pensions Are Another Reason to Worry About the UK Budget

01 Oct 2024

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On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss pension drawdown with Tom McPhail,...

Fund Manager Sees Energy Transition as Opportunity of a Lifetime

27 Sep 2024

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Foresight Group’s Bernard Fairman discusses the movement toward cleaner energy, a lucrative investment theme he sees playing out over 30 to 50 year...

Roundup: Labour Party Conference 'Vibes,' Budget Fears, and Why We Should Care the Ultra-Rich are Leaving

25 Sep 2024

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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss why the looming UK Budget has both consumers and businesses...

How Amateur Investors Can Maximize Their Returns

24 Sep 2024

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How realistic is achieving a 20% annual return as an amateur investor? On this week’s personal finance edition of podcast Merryn Talks Money, it do...

Looking to Outperform? Sell the US and Buy the UK

20 Sep 2024

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Looking for long-term outperformance? Sell the US and buy the UK. That’s the view of Fidelity’s Alex Wright, who joins this week’s Merryn Talks ...

Roundup: Fed Cut Fallout and Bank of England Holds

19 Sep 2024

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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss the Federal Reserve's bold interest-rate cut -- half a percen...

I'm 18. Is Saving Into My Workplace Pension Enough?

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn and Money Distilled author John Stepek discuss how to approach your pension savings, f...

Security, Bookmarked: Finance (Sponsored Content)

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Financial institutions have been a leading target for cyber crime since the dawn of the internet. But phishing schemes have become far more intricate,...

Has the British Equities Market Been 'Hollowed Out'?

13 Sep 2024

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Mark Slater, chairman and chief investment officer of Slater Investments Ltd., joins host Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss the state of the UK stock ma...

Roundup: Nervous Markets, The Oil Price Slide, UK Pensions to the Rescue

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss:1. Why Markets Are Still So Nervous2.The Oil Price Slide - Re...

Should You Pay Your Child’s University Fees?

10 Sep 2024

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In this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek weigh the pros and cons of taking out a student loan.See...

How the Election Will Affect US-China Relations

06 Sep 2024

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Merryn Somerset Webb and Diana Choyleva, chief economist at Enodo Economics, discuss what Choyleva considers one of the most important relationships i...

Roundup: Why Gold Is Having a Moment, UK Eco Health and A Tricky Day for Markets

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're trying something new: weekly episodes dedicated to Merryn and senior reporter and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discussing the b...

Live from Fringe: Why No One In Government Understands Anything with Ed Conway

01 Sep 2024

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From Day 3 of the Merryn Talks Money panel at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival from Adam Smith's Panmure House, our special panel discusses the economics...

Live from Fringe: How to Tax the UK’s Richest

29 Aug 2024

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From Day 2 of the Merryn Talks Money panel at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival from Adam Smith's Panmure House, our special panel discusses the Labour go...

Live from Fringe: What Would Adam Smith Think of the UK Deficit?

23 Aug 2024

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Ruffer Fund Manager Duncan MacInnes, Dominic Frisby, British author and comedian, and Adam Dixon, Adam Smith Chair in Sustainable Capitalism join Merr...

Listen Now: Misconception

11 Aug 2024

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Reality TV stars are freezing their eggs on camera. Lawmakers in DC are debating federal protection for IVF. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being...

Anne Applebaum Says Trump 2.0 Might Be Good News For Dictators

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Merryn and John are still OOO, enjoying their summer break, so on today's episode, we bring you a conversation between Stephanie Flanders and author a...

Money Stuff: The Podcast: Guy on Twitter: PSUS, Left, ETFs

02 Aug 2024

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As a special treat whilst Merryn and John are away, we're bringing you the latest episode of Money Stuff: The Podcast.Matt and Katie discuss Pershing ...

How to Trade in a Radically Reshaped Economy

26 Jul 2024

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On this week’s Merryn Talks Money, Lawrence McDonald, founder of The Bear Traps Report, joins to discuss his book How to Listen When Markets Speak:...

The Secret to a Contrarian Investor's Success

19 Jul 2024

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Alec Cutler of Orbis Investments joins to explain what’s behind his fund’s decade of strong returns. Plus, senior reporter John Stepek joins to di...

Why Holding For the Long Term Is For Amateurs

12 Jul 2024

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Cape Wrath Capital’s Adam Rackley explains why on this week’s Merryn Talks Money. He also discusses why he thinks the time for UK small caps is h...

Beware of the ‘Concentrated’ AI Chipmaker Bubble

05 Jul 2024

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MacroStrategy’s James Ferguson tells Merryn Talks Money there are better places to put your money. Plus, senior reporter and Money Distilled autho...

Why UK Bosses Need More Skin in The Game

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Activist investors are on a mission to persuade large British businesses to move from London’s stock market to those of New York. Liad Meidar, found...

This Swiss Private Bank Is Bullish on Britain, Japan and Copper

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money, Peter Kinsella, global head of FX strategy at Union Bancaire Privee Ubp SA, joins host Merryn Somers...

Why Now Is the Moment for Bitcoin and Gold

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Regular listeners of the Merryn Talks Money podcast know that Merryn Somerset Webb usually ends her interviews with one question. If you had to invest...

Reasons to Put Your Money in a ‘Fragile’ Europe

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Merryn Talks Money, host Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Daniel Avigad, partner and fund manager at Lansdowne Partners, a global i...

Living Longer Means Rethinking How You Work Right Now

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If aging doesn’t happen all at once, why should retirement? That’s the question Merryn Somerset Webb explores with economist and author Andrew J S...

How To Protect Your Pension From a New Government

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A general election in the UK has been called for July 4. What does that mean for your money—and is there anything you can (or should) do in advance ...

The Argument Against Relative Performance

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tellworth’s John Warren tells Merryn Talks Money investors aren’t interested in a manager’s record versus an index—they just want to make m...

Why Everyone Believes What They Want to Believe with Alex Edmans

10 May 2024

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On this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money, London Business School professor and author Alex Edmans joins to discuss his new book, May Contain Li...

Making the Case for Active Investing

03 May 2024

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Downing Fund Managers’ Simon Evan-Cook joins this week to talk about the case for active versus passive investing. Cook says Jack Bogle, founder of ...

Why Sunak May Quit Ahead of a July 4th Election

25 Apr 2024

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Get ready for a UK election this summer, says Helen Thomas, an ex-adviser to former Conservative finance minister George Osborne and CEO of BlondeMon...

Why the UK Stock Market May Be Slowly Dying with Peel Hunt's Charles Hall

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Peel Hunt head of research Charles Hall tells Merryn that pension funds, wealth managers and individuals are pulling money out at an alarming rate. Pl...

How to Reach Net Zero Within a Capitalist System

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many people contend that getting to net-zero emissions means smashing capitalism. While its destruction seems unlikely, another path would be to work ...

Why Anthony Scaramucci Is Predicting Trump Will Lose with In the City

05 Apr 2024

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Merryn Talks Money will return with an all-new episode next Friday. In the meantime, here's an election-related episode from our friends at In the Cit...

Listen Now: The Big Take

26 Mar 2024

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The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters aroun...

Why Capitalism May Soon Be Dead with Bernard Connolly

22 Mar 2024

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Is capitalism dead? It’s getting there, says economist and author Bernard Connolly, but it isn’t dying a natural death. Instead, he contends it’...

Why Politics Mean You Won't See a Recession in 2024 with Julian Brigden

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Julian Brigden of Macro Intelligence 2 Partners explains why you should get used to higher-for-longer when it comes to the Federal Reserve and interes...

Investment Trusts May Be the Right Place for Your Money

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Investment trusts occupy an interesting niche in the UK market. They are listed companies whose business is to own shares in other companies, or to ow...

Introducing: The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

04 Mar 2024

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The Deal, hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, features intimate conversations with business titans, sports champions and game-changing entrepren...

Lyn Alden Makes the Case for Bitcoin, Explains Why Money is Falling Behind the Times

01 Mar 2024

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Investment and macroeconomic analyst Lyn Alden joins to explore the history and future of money. Discussing her book Broken Money: Why Our Financial S...

BONUS: Listen to This Before You Blow Your Bonus

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re lucky enough to get a bonus this season (sorry, Barclays bankers), it’s time to give some thought on how to successfully save or spend ...

The ‘Soft Landing’ Skeptics Are Still Out There with Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid

23 Feb 2024

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Jim Reid, Deutsche Bank’s global head of economics and thematic research, joins to explain why he thinks a US downturn may still be on the way. He ...

Why Nuclear Power Should Be Ramped Up

16 Feb 2024

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Kathryn Porter, an energy consultant at Watt-Logic, contends the increase in mining needed to obtain critical minerals necessary for the energy transi...

BONUS: How to Really Buy a Used Car

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Automobiles are often the second-most expensive item people buy, and yet many go into the process unprepared. Ashley Winston, creator of Palmdale Car ...

How to Invest in the Coming Space Gold Rush with Tim Marshall

09 Feb 2024

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There could be a “gold rush” in space, says Tim Marshall, author of The Future of Geography and a former diplomatic and foreign affairs editor at ...

Kwasi Kwarteng Says Sunak Should Feel Free to Cut Taxes

02 Feb 2024

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The former Chancellor of the Exchequer explains that the Tory prime minister has been “liberated” to tackle the UK’s tax burden. But will he in ...

Ed Yardeni Says The Roaring Twenties May Be Back

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Making parallels between the Spanish flu pandemic and Covid-19, the Wall Street veteran says a growth boom could be coming. He also discusses what he ...

Bitcoin or Gold? Oaktree’s Howard Marks Sees Little Difference

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just like gold, Bitcoin is `only worth what people will pay for it,’ says Oaktree Capital Management co-founder Howard Marks. He discusses crypto, e...

Introducing: Bloomberg Daybreak Europe Edition

16 Jan 2024

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As you await this week's Merryn Talks Money conversation with OakTree's Howard Mark , check out another podcast from our team here at Bloomberg: Daybr...

What 2024 Holds for the UK Economy with Simon French and Laura Foll

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All too many commentators on the UK economy are “default decliners,” according to Simon French, chief economist and head of research at UK investm...

An ‘Outrageous’ Prediction That American Capitalism Is Ending with Steen Jakobsen

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Saxo Bank has published the latest in its annual series of “outrageous predictions,” and among the bigger calls is that American capitalism is e...

Regenerative Farming’s Promise for the Planet with Peter Byck

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor and filmmaker Peter Byck says lessons from ancient bison herds can make cattle farming less of a climate disaster and more profitable. Merry...

Why New Rules Are Needed to Avoid War in Space: Pippa Malmgren

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As the US and China vie for supremacy, Pippa Malmgren, economist, author and former adviser to US President George W. Bush, says the threat of conflic...

Introducing: Bloomberg News Now

14 Dec 2023

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Bloomberg News Now is a comprehensive audio report on today's top stories. Listen for the latest news, whenever you want it, covering global business ...

The Kokou Agbo-Bloua Aftershow

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Senior Reporter John Stepek joins Merryn to discuss her conversation with Kokou Agbo-Bloua, the Societe Generale global head of economics, cross-asset...

SocGen’s Global Head of Economics Argues a US Downturn Is Inevitable

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recessions aren’t like they used to be, says Kokou Agbo-Bloua, The Societe Generale global head of economics, cross-asset and quant research conte...

The Edward Chancellor Aftershow

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Merryn and senior reporter John Stepek discuss the conversation with financial historian Edward Chancellor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

The Revenge of the Zero-Rate World Is Coming with Edward Chancellor

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Financial historian Edward Chancellor tells Merryn how low rates resulted in capital being misallocated, and why that’s bad news for any soft landin...

The Barry Norris Aftershow

22 Nov 2023

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Merryn and senior reporter John Stepek discuss the conversation with Argonaut’s Barry Norris. Links of research/stories referenced in the show and ...

Hedge Fund Boss Barry Norris's ‘Moral Case’ for Fossil Fuel Investing

17 Nov 2023

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Argonaut’s Barry Norris, whose fund has been making money by shorting renewable energy firms, joins Merryn Talks Money to explain.Links of research...

The Jonathan Asante Aftershow

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Merryn Somerset Webb and senior reporter John Stepek reflect on Asante’s assessment of the current EM landscape, debate his argument for choosing In...

Why Emerging Markets Can Still Be a Good Bet

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Emerging markets have had a bad stretch, but fund manager Jonathan Asante explains how picky investors can make them work. After taking a break from t...

Introducing: Elon, Inc.

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At Bloomberg, we’re always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David...

The Cathie Wood Aftershow

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cathie Wood says she would unambiguously bet on Bitcoin — rather than gold or cash — to safeguard against the possibility of deflation in the comi...

ARK'S Cathie Wood Hasn’t Lost Faith in the Future

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Despite a rough few years for her Innovation exchange-traded fund, Ark Investment Management founder Cathie Wood still sees a bright future. She joins...

Where Have All the Companies Gone?

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the UK, there are 70% fewer listed companies today than in 1996. Around the world, equity markets are getting progressively smaller as the number ...

The Duncan Lamont + Douglas Abbott Aftershow

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why have equity markets around the world, and in the UK in particular, been shrinking? According to Duncan Lamont and Douglas Abbott of Schroders, the...

The Paul Johnson Aftershow

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The way the British government funds itself is complicated—ridden with fiscal drag and stealth levies. Everyone seems to hate the system for someth...

Can the UK Fix Its Troubled Tax System?

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Institute for Fiscal Studies Director Paul Johnson joins this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money to explain how the seemingly impossible can be a...

BONUS: The Housing Market Where Renters Can Make a Fortune

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a new series, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek are examining housing markets across the globe to see how they’re holding up, and if there are...

The Jeremy Grantham Aftershow

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The reckoning for markets is picking up speed, says GMO co-founder Jeremy Grantham, and as a result investors for should be wary of the US. On this we...

Jeremy Grantham Says No One Should Invest in the US

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2021, Jeremy Grantham was telling anyone who would listen that global asset markets were in one of the biggest bubbles of all time—and that a rec...

Seema Shah Warns: US Recession Still Coming. What Does That Mean For Your Money?

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you think the US is heading for a soft landing, you might have another thing coming. That’s according to Seema Shah, the chief global strategist ...