Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. Every episode features a relaxed but in-depth conversation with a fund manager, a strategist, a Bloomberg expert or just someone Merryn finds particularly interesting in any given week. Listen in for the kind of insights and explanations everyone can use to help them make better saving and investing choices.
What this show covers
personal financemarketsGoldInterest ratesinvestingAI investingBond marketsInheritance taxHousing marketPensionsBond yieldsAI infrastructureChinagovernment debtestate planning
What listeners will find here
Why this guest thinks commodities may be at the start of a longer run
Commodities are the focus here, with Adam Rozencwajg arguing the bull market may still be in its early stages. He and Merryn Somerset Webb dig into gold’s path, the idea that US shale has peaked, and where oil and uranium could offer opportunity.
Bond stress, inheritance tax, and what “normal” rates mean now
European bond markets take center stage as John Stepek and Bloomberg’s David Goodman examine whether the widening France-Germany yield gap echoes the eurozone debt crisis. The episode also looks at why higher-for-longer rates are straining governments and how inheritance-tax proposals could further jam the housing market.
Mortgage rates are rising: practical options for homeowners and first-time buyers
Rising mortgage rates and higher repayments are the focus here, with John Stepek and mortgage broker Anthony Emmerson exploring ways homeowners might reduce the impact. The episode also looks at first-time buyer openings, falling flat prices, and what a proposed Help to Buy scheme could mean.
Why smart investors still make irrational moves
Psychological bias is the focus here, as Merryn Somerset Webb talks with Alex Edmans about why even sophisticated investors get tripped up by emotion, herd behavior, and overconfidence. The episode explores how recognizing those instincts can lead to better decisions and potentially better returns.
Do Labour’s pension, care and housing promises add up?
Pension reform, social care and first-time-buyer support are at the center of this episode, alongside a look at what bond yields are signaling. Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek weigh the costs, the market reaction and why a new Help to Buy plan may backfire for some buyers.
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