Merryn Talks Money

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.

Are Shared Ownership Properties Actually Worth it?

As hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek, continue on with part 3 of their UK housing mini-series, they help answer a listener question on the pros and cons of buying a shared ownership property in the UK. They are joined by Ray Boulger, of independent mortgage brokers, John Charcol. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 abr 2025 - 13 min 05 s

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Why Economists Are Looking at Economics All Wrong

(This interview was recorded before the market chaos of this week.) On this week s episode of Merryn Talks Money , Merryn Somerset Webb sits down with economist James Galbraith, who says there s a problem with economists. The problem, he says, is that almost all of them are working with the wrong models. They look at economics in terms of equilibrium, as though the natural destination of an economy is some kind of stable state, Galbraith says. But absolutely nothing else tends to equilibrium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 abr 2025 - 36 min 02 s

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Trump, Trade Wars and the Basis Trade

In this week's roundup, Merryn Somerset Webb, speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about trade wars, the end to American exceptionalism and President Donald Trump might actually be winning. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-09/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-basis-trade-spooking-markets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 abr 2025 - 22 min 41 s

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Why Hiring a UK Mortgage Broker Is Probably a Good Idea

In this week s installment of Merryn Talks Your Money , hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and Money Distilled author John Stepek continue their UK housing mini-series. On this episode, they question the value-add of mortgage brokers when buying a home in Britain. How essential are they? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 abr 2025 - 15 min 26 s

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Why This Is China’s Year in Markets

It wasn t long ago that China was considered uninvestable and that the exceptional US market was the only game in town. That s not the case anymore. According to Edward Cole, Man Group s head of multi-strategy equities, nothing is permanently exceptional or uninvestable. Once you accept that premise, the great rotation currently underway makes a lot more sense. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 abr 2025 - 39 min 46 s

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Tariffs, Brexit Benefits and the Minimum Wage

In this week's roundup, Merryn Somerset Webb, speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about how US tariffs have highlighted a benefit of Brexit and why they believe the minimum wage is too high. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 abr 2025 - 16 min 54 s

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How to Buy a House in the UK Right Now

We're kicking off our special series on how to navigate the UK housing market. Professor Yolande Barnes at University College London joins host Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss the market as a whole: what s the outlook for home prices, what s the best strategy when purchasing your first property and why the UK is at risk of an oversupply in houses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 abr 2025 - 24 min 40 s

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There’s a Stock Picker’s Paradise Waiting for You

Alyx Wood, chief investment officer of UK-focused hedge fund Kernow Asset Management, joins Merryn this week. We discuss his contrarian approach to investing, where he is short, where he is long, and why he's decided to focus on UK equities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 mar 2025 - 40 min 36 s

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Spring Statement Reaction: Reeves’s Margin of Safety Looks Too Narrow

In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement. They discuss what it means for your money, and why despite the Chancellor s cuts and tweaks, the UK s fiscal head room remains inadequate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 mar 2025 - 22 min 42 s

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Where to Invest $1 Million Right Now

Bloomberg personal finance reporter Suzanne Woolley is back on Merryn Talks Your Money . She discusses her latest in the 'Where to Invest' series, where four investment experts share suggestions on where they'd put $1 million right now. Ideas include European stocks, multifamily housing and art. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 mar 2025 - 19 min 22 s

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