Auf wiedersehen, adieu, so long, au revoir to the banks
We tried hard this week not to talk too much about Britain's exit from the European economic bedrock as it jumps headfirst into bed with Donald Trump’s protectionist America. Instead, and in related n...
27 Jan 201753min
From Brexit plans to Trump, it's just got real - what does that mean for your money?
This week will go down in history for a couple of major events.A new US president being sworn in is always big news but that happens every four years. OK, Donald Trump might shake things up a bit if...
20 Jan 201748min
Will the FTSE keep rising? We've never had it so good, or have we?
Investors have been cheered by a stunning start to 2017 for the FTSE 100, which racked up a record-breaking run of closing highs.But does that mean we should be confident or worried? The FTSE 100 is m...
13 Jan 201750min
Fed up with bad news... listen to the optimism edition of the This is Money podcast
The glass is half full and we’re on the hunt for a silver lining as we look forward to what's in store for our finances in 2017.We also cast a quick glance back at the most entertaining money stories ...
6 Jan 201752min
Economics, politics and Marmite – 2016 – an unusual year in focus
The phenomenal successes of British athletes at the Rio Olympics were quickly forgotten in 2016 as a confusing, unpredictable mix of politics and economics took over. The peculiarities began before Br...
23 Des 201652min
The third annual supermarket Christmas dinner taste test and some economics
It might be the only time in history that four five-course supermarket Christmas dinners are taste-tested on live radio over a discussion about the state of the economy. There’s really not much more o...
16 Des 201651min
What drives you mad. How mortgage lending works. The end of the world.
It’s amazing isn’t it? We’re a service economy with a heavy reliance on financial services but when it comes to customer services and financial services, we’re useless.Our email inbox is permanently f...
9 Des 201650min
How safe are your bank, your energy firm and your gig tickets?
An energy firm collapsed this week, but even if you were one of GB Energy's customers you might not have even realised.If you've ever wondered where all those strangely named energy firms have come fr...
2 Des 201651min
