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EMEA News Director Rosalind Mathieson and editor Jennifer Surane join Francine to unpack the headlines from Bloomberg’s inaugural Women, Money & Power event that took place in London this week. Key topics include the outlook for private markets, what another term in the US for Donald Trump means for markets, policy and economies, and the outlook for Europe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute of International Economics, joins David Merritt and Allegra Stratton to discuss the economic fallout of France's political crisis, the economic effects of Donald Trump's plan for tariffs, and the challenges facing the budget put forth by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this week’s In the City , Nat Benjamin, executive director for financial stability strategy and risk and a member of the Financial Policy Committee at the Bank of England, joins hosts Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton to discuss the central bank’s latest financial stability report. “The value of this exercise is to put the spotlight on these things in peacetime,” Benjamin explains. “So everyone gets prepared for when shocks happen.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
On this episode of In the City , we discuss whether female leaders are taken less seriously than their male counterparts, and what businesses can do about it. Mary Ann Sieghart, author of "The Authority Gap" and visiting professor at the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, joins hosts Francine Lacqua, David Merritt and Allegra Stratton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this limited series, Odd Lots explains some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through the medium of … chicken. Chicken occupies a unique position in the US diet, but issues facing the poultry industry illustrate wider points about the development of the US economy and the decisions being made about how it's structured and who benefits from it. So why has the chicken industry evolved in the way that it has? What’s been driving the price increases in eggs and meat? And what does it ...
On this week’s episode of In the City , Bloomberg reporter Ben Stupples, who reports on the world of ultra-wealth, joins hosts Francine Lacqua and David Merritt to talk about the global wealth hubs that are stepping up their charm offensive to lure away UK non-doms. Become a Bloomberg.com subscriber using our special intro offer at bloomberg.com/podcastoffer . You’ll unlock deep reporting, data and analysis from reporters around the world, plus access to a suite of subscriber-only newsletters. S...
In this live recording of In the City , Raspberry Pi founder and Chief Executive Officer Eben Upton and board member Sherry Coutu discuss how the computer maker’s public debut became a bright star in an otherwise gloomy London listings landscape, and they discuss what future shocks the company may have to tackle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alastair King became London's 696th lord mayor last weekend. He joins Francine and Allegra to share his plan for his year in the job. King says his priorities include regulatory reform, investing in and adopting new technologies, and leveraging the diversity of London's communities. He also discusses his plans for a global tour showcasing the capital's financial industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Donald Trump is heading back to the White house. What impact will that have on the US-UK relationship? To discuss what this redefined relationship may look like, hosts Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton are joined by Sir Nigel Sheinwald. Sir Sheinwald served as Foreign Policy and Defence Advisor to the Prime Minister from 2003 to 2007, then became the UK ambassador to the US from 2007 to 2012. He is also a Non Executive Director of Invesco Ltd, and is Chair of the Royal Institute of Internatio...
Be in the know this election with Bloomberg Podcasts. Follow Bloomberg News Now for up-to-the minute election results, all night long. And go deeper with The Big Take podcast, featuring in-depth global analysis of the US election every day this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of Voternomics , hosts Allegra Stratton and Stephanie Flanders discuss decisions by US executives not to endorse either Vice President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the presidential election. From Warren Buffet to the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post , Charles Elson, founding director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, argues such displays of impartiality are a “return to the tradition.” Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer and Elon, Inc. podcast contributor Max ...
Since her appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer in July, Rachel Reeves warned that the Autumn Budget would be full of tough measures, including steep tax hikes and spending cuts meant to address the budgetary morass left behind by the last government. Her warnings were followed by a decline in business and consumer confidence, an uptick in voluntary liquidations and even some reports of capital flight. Now that the budget has been revealed, Bloomberg reporter Philip Aldrick tells In the Cit...
On this episode of Voternomics , we discuss former US President Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed favorite word: tariffs. While mainstream economists warn that hiking taxes on certain imports is bad for business, not everyone appears to be of the same mind. That became evident last week during Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait’s interview of Trump before the Economic Club of Chicago. The crowd’s enthusiastic reaction to the Republican presidential candidate’s talk of tariffs suggeste...
Entrepreneur and angel investor Rachel Delacour joins Allegra Stratton to discuss why a new EU sustainability law will impact business in the UK and elsewhere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the immediate aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd by members of the Minneapolis Police Department, countless companies in cities everywhere responded to the worldwide uproar and Black Lives Matter movement by pledging more diversity, equity and inclusion. Bloomberg reporter Tiwa Adebayo, who has been investigating the progress of these initiatives across London, joins In the City to explain what’s happened in the four years since. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
On this episode of Voternomics . hosts Stephanie Flanders, Allegra Stratton and Adrian Wooldridge are joined by reporter Ailbhe Rea to discuss Stephanie's exclusive interview with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the International Investment Summit in London, and his pushback over capital gains taxes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Conservative minister Richard Harrington joins In the City to discuss Labour’s rhetoric and whether the party can bring back foreign investment. Plus, Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker on what the City makes of the government's first 100 days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What will office districts do if back-to-the-office stalls? Canary Wharf Group Chief Executive Officer Shobi Khan explains how his company is revitalizing the famous center of finance on this episode of In the City . Canary Wharf, Khan tells hosts Francine Lacqua, David Merritt and Allegra Stratton, is no longer the “suit and tie” financial district of ten years ago. What was just blocks of banks now hosts residences, laboratories and cultural destinations, he says, with potential plans for a th...
Standard Chartered’s Bill Winters joins David Merritt and Francine Lacqua to talk climate finance, the UK’s Autumn Budget, and European M&A from the United Nations General Assembly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The UK’s new Labour government is pinning its hopes for growth on private investment in everything from green energy to housing, but there’s an unexpected stick in the spokes: Thames Water. Since the debt-ridden water company was declared “uninvestable” by its shareholders in March, foreign investors have been asking: If the monopoly provider of a bare necessity to nearly a quarter of the UK’s population doesn’t yield guaranteed returns, then what does? On this episode of In the City , UK econom...
Ralph Schlosstein, chairman emeritus of Evercore, joins to discuss what Harris and Trump administrations would mean for boardrooms. Plus, crypto reporter Emily Nicolle joins to discuss why former President Donald Trump seems to have had a change of heart on the digital currency he once denounced as a “scam.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Editor Katherine Griffiths and reporter Ben Stupples join to discuss the growing number of the UK's ultra-wealthy people considering an exit, what's driving them away and why the government should care. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this special episode of Voternomics , we discuss whether moods are shifting around US Vice President Kamala Harris and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Hosts Stephanie Flanders, Adrian Wooldridge and Allegra Stratton discuss with special guests Bloomberg Editor in Chief John Micklethwait and Senior Executive Editor of Bloomberg Opinion Tim O'Brien. The episode was recorded in front of an audience as part of an event co-hosted by Pi Capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
London’s luxury real estate market appeared to be in a funk of late—and with little hope of improvement given the looming tax shake-up for the super wealthy. Or so it seemed. An increasing number of US billionaires and multimillionaires have been relocating to the UK, which has changed the landscape, Bloomberg reporter Damian Shepherd joins hosts Francine Lacqua, David Merritt and Allegra Stratton to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Former Trade Representative and Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman discusses what the world can expect from Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, and how Harris is breaking from Joe Biden. Hosted by Stephanie Flanders and Adrian Wooldridge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The positive vibes are flowing at the Democratic National Convention, but what about policy proposals? On this special episode of Voternomics , Bloomberg Senior Executive Editor for Economics Stephanie Flanders heads to Chicago to find out how—if at all—a Kamala Harris presidency would alter the US government’s approach to the economy. Flanders spoke with economist Heather Boushey, a member of President Joe Biden’s Council of Economic Advisors who has previously served as president and chief exe...
Economists and policymakers have descended on Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week for its famous, eponymous economic policy symposium. Among those attending are US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. On this week’s episode of In the City, senior reporter Phil Aldrick joins hosts Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton to discuss what signals the two men might send on monetary policy plans for the US and UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...
Reality TV stars are freezing their eggs on camera. Lawmakers in DC are debating federal protection for IVF. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in slick startups that market fertility treatments for all. But this rapid growth has revealed cracks in the system. Misconception , a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, follows reporter Kristen V. Brown on her own intimate journey as she uncovers the business of fertility. Along the way, she finds a fractured industry — a profit-driv...
The aftermath of far-right violence in the UK has triggered some soul searching on the part of social media giants. Google EMEA President Matt Brittin says inflammatory online rhetoric and misinformation like that which followed the stabbing deaths of three young girls requires greater scrutiny. Brittin joins Francine Lacqua on this episode of In the City. He also discusses what he considers the UK’s emerging advantage in the region following Labour’s landslide victory, and AI's role in the prod...
As part of our summer reading series, Allegra Stratton sits down with Tim Marshall to discuss his new book, The Future of Geography: How The Competition In Space Will Change Our World. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
