#163 Rachel Reeves and the Mansion House "manifesto"
On Handelsbanken Insights this week with Sonia Rothwell and Daniel Mahoney. The Chancellor's hotly-anticipated speech at the Mansion House revealed more detail on Rachel Reeves' plans for the UK econo...
18 Nov 202412min
#162 Trump and the art of the international trade deal
Following the results of the US election, this week James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney look at how Donald Trump will approach trade deals compared with his predecessor. Plus, alongside the latest cut in...
11 Nov 202412min
#161 Rachel Reeves' first Budget: digested 🧮
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010, and the first one ever delivered by a female chancellor. James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney have pulled together some of the most imp...
4 Nov 202414min
#160 🗽 US elections: How would a Trump "wall of tariffs" affect the UK economy?
In a special episode of the podcast, our UK Chief Economist James Sproule is joined by our Head of Forecasting, Johan Löf to discuss the impact next week's US elections could have on the global - and ...
28 Okt 202414min
#159 ⏳ Budget countdown: the IFS has some ideas
As the minutes count down to the actual Budget, this week the team discusses what the respected think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinks are the Chancellor's options as it publishes its Gree...
21 Okt 202413min
#158 🔭 Looking ahead to inflation and employment figures
It's an interesting week for data which could influence the Bank of England's next interest rates decision. James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney discuss what the inflation and labour market figures might ...
14 Okt 202412min
#157 Do buoyant US jobs numbers bode well for UK interest rates?
This week on the podcast, James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney explain why much better than expected US jobs figures affect the interest rates outlook in the UK. Plus, why has UK business investment been ...
7 Okt 202412min
#156 September flash PMIs, and introducing our new regular feature!
James Sproule joins Sonia Rothwell on this week’s Economic Update, to chat about the economic news you need to know. They discuss what the latest flash PMI numbers say about the prospects for the UK e...
30 Sep 202414min
