
How Does the UK Pension Drawdown Work?
Hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek speak with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Stuart Trow, author of “The Bluffer’s Guide to Economics,” about pension drawdown, which is a way to access your pensi...
19 Marras 202428min

Why AI-Driven Productivity Is a Decade Away in the UK
Economist Diane Coyle, currently the Bennett professor of public policy at the University of Cambridge, analyzes artificial intelligence’s potential economic impact—from people’s jobs to their product...
15 Marras 202431min

Everybody Relax. We're Talking About Crypto.
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 confirmation as President Elect. Is there more room fo...
13 Marras 202419min

Is There a Smarter Way to Pay Your Taxes?
In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss a listener question about whether setting up a limited liability company is a good str...
12 Marras 202416min

Why Trump’s Victory Is Musk’s ‘Tech-Bro Coup’
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, economist, author and former adviser to Republican Presi...
8 Marras 202442min

A Dose of Cynicism from John and The Case for Becoming a Barrel Maker
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 key interest rate to 4.75%. And they discuss the i...
7 Marras 202413min

DC and DB Pension Schemes: What They Are and How They Work
In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss a listener question about the difference between UK defined benefit and defined contri...
5 Marras 202416min

Live Event: What Did Rachel Reeves Risk With Her First Budget?
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 Government Stephanie Flanders and former UK Office ...
31 Loka 202451min



















