On this week’s money and markets podcast Danni Hewson and Laith Khalaf discuss Opec+ shock cut to oil production which has stoked fear that central bankers might have to do more to tackle inflation if the price keeps rising. Fears of a global banking crisis might have faded but there were plenty of angry words directed at Credit Suisse’s chairman and CEO at the bank’s last ever shareholder meeting.
Virgin Orbit’s been put up for sale following January’s failed rocket launch meanwhile Cineworld is off the market at the struggling chain failed to find a buyer and instead is looking to raise almost £2 billion from its lenders and investors. There’s been plenty of M&A activity going on with beauty giant L’Oreal buying Australian Aesop and Glencore’s play for Canadian miner Teck was rejected but is there more cash in the kitty? Plus, Laura Suter chats to Jasmine Yeo fund manager at Ruffer Investment Trust about shoring up their defensive assets and house prices fall by the most in a month since 2009.
NatWest boss quits, Greek wildfires, parents raiding kids’ savings and emerging market recovery
Cooling inflation boosts UK stocks plus US banks enjoy a rate hike bonanza
Why Jeremy Hunt’s pension plan has flaws, how teenagers manage money and the attractions of investing in Vietnam
Govt crackdown on greedflation, US-China tensions, bumper tax on savings and Tesla’s record deliveries
New boss leads a turnaround at Rolls-Royce and Ocado in focus after Amazon bid rumours
Frasers’ game of Monopoly, car insurance pains and problems with Boots’ owner
Navigating the mortgage maze, higher interest rates hurting companies and why takeovers have fired up the biotech space
Bond market turmoil (again), Vodafone/Three mega merger, child savings trick and Argonaut’s Barry Norris
Reaction to Apple’s headset launch, 5% cash interest versus equity dividends, and how Bloomsbury Publishing is in a sweet spot
Bond market mania, Blackrock mining trust, energy price cap and Nvidia bumper profits
How to fix Vodafone’s problems and discover the US fast food giant impressing the market
Facebook fine, BT cuts jobs, US market update and Nationwide windfall
Japan index at 33-year high, US debt ceiling fears, cracks in the luxury goods market
The good, bad and the ugly of earnings season, plus calls for “One ISA” and the 100% mortgage aimed at renters
Economic impact of the coronation and the pros and cons of changing the listing rules for UK companies
Big tech, big brands and a clampdown on fake reviews
Takeovers, cash rate war, finfluencers, Netflix disappointment and investing in Japan
Fund manager views on banking crisis, IMF’s bleak forecast and a pension boost for grandparents
Pocket money trends, US tech bounce-back, savers and investors braced for big tax changes
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