Why we're backing Brexit
Merryn and John explain why they're backing Brexit, and what's going on with sterling and interest rates. Plus, has oil hit bottom, and what's the deal with inflation (hint: it's alive and well)?
Feb 26, 2016•15 min
The MoneyWeek Podcast
MoneyWeek's editor-in-chief Merryn Somerset Webb and executive editor John Stepek discuss what's going on in the markets, and how it affects you and your wealth.
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Episodes
Gold miners, negative interest rates and the future of dividend stocks
Merryn and John talk about gold miners, rant about negative interest rates (for a change) and ponder the future of dividend stocks.
Feb 12, 2016•19 min
Merryn Somerset Webb interviews Anne-Marie Slaughter
Shaking up the workplace. Merryn Somerset Webb interviews Anne-Marie Slaughter on her new book Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family.
Feb 11, 2016•18 min
What central banks might do next
Merryn and John pat themselves on the back over a well-timed call on about the only thing that's going up these days; share the pains of looking at your portfolio when the market is falling hard; and fret over what central banks might do next – no speculation too outlandish.
Feb 08, 2016•19 min
Merryn Somerset Webb interviews Hugo Dixon
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to journalist and author Hugo Dixon about why he thinks Britain is better off in Europe than out of it.
Jan 29, 2016•46 min
Stand up for capitalism
Japan's big surprise, stand up for capitalism and driving made easy: Merryn and John talk about the ongoing descent into central banking madness, the way to protect capitalism from itself, and why Hyman Minsky was right about pretty much everything.
Jan 29, 2016•19 min
Learning to love the oil price crash
John Stepek talks to resources specialist Alex Williams about the crashing oil price, the state of global trade and why the popularity of ball bearings bears watching.
Jan 25, 2016•18 min
An unusual feeling of optimism
MoneyWeek Issue 776: Merryn and John find themselves in the unusual position of being on the optimistic side of the market. And Merryn reveals just how insane central bank policies are about to become.
Jan 15, 2016•22 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Craig Yeamen
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Jan 15, 2016•20 min
Dan Denning joins John Stepek
In the final show for 2015, Dan Denning from Capital and Conflict joins John Stepek to talk about three subjects: the biggest investment surprise of 2015, the most important investment story of 2015, and their favourite book recommendation for the New Year. Oil, interest rates, inflation, stocks, human greed, human nature, and future Artificial Intelligence that qualifies as a ‘mind’ are all discussed. Plus, how to live an investment life on your own terms.
Dec 22, 2015•35 min
John joins Capital & Conflict to discuss Project Income & buy-to-let
MoneyWeek editor John Stepek talks about the latest ‘roundtable’ in which investment experts talk about their best ideas and biggest risks for 2016. John also discusses ‘Project Income’ and the effort to give British investors better information on pensions and retirement. The cover-story in this week’s magazine is on the prospects for ‘buy-to-let’ investors in 2016.
Dec 11, 2015•21 min
Where will house prices go next?
It's all over for buy-to-let. Merryn and John talk about the property market - where will house prices go? Free money for all, what will come of Finland's basic-income experiment.
Dec 11, 2015•21 min
Gold miners: not all bad
Merryn and John talk about why gold miners are not uniquely bad businesses, look at the truth about global warming (and investment), and discuss worrying developments in the War on Cash.
Dec 07, 2015•22 min
The housing market and George Osborne's mini budget
Merryn and John talk about the changes to buy to let, the house market and George Osborne's mini budget.
Nov 26, 2015•28 min
The worrying outlook for British dividend stocks
Merryn and John talk about the long-term impact of the Paris attacks, collapsing oil prices and the worrying outlook for British dividend stocks.
Nov 20, 2015•14 min
George Osborne is coming after your pension savings
In this week’s show, Merryn and John discuss how George Osborne is coming after your pension savings, plus Britain's unfair tax credit system and the generosity of the welfare state.
Nov 13, 2015•16 min
The last 15 years
John and Merryn discuss the last 15 years of MoneyWeek. Commodities went from bust to boom and back again – is another boom on the horizon? Which market has changed the most? And just what do Aussie pensioners spend their money on?
Nov 06, 2015•24 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to R. Hutchings Vernon
Merryn somerset Webb talks to Hutch Vernon co-portfolio manager for the Flexible Equity strategy - brown advisory about American equities.
Nov 04, 2015•21 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Paul Hodges
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Paul Hodges about how the current wave of refugees could be the answer to Britain’s demographic time bomb.
Nov 02, 2015•25 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Gillian Tett
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to the FT’s Gillian Tett about interest rates, the bubbles in the US financial system, and how ‘silo thinking’ can be very bad for your wealth.
Nov 02, 2015•25 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks Peter Frankopan
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to author and historian Peter Frankopan about Britain's relationship with the new Silk Roads, and why we need to better understand China.
Oct 30, 2015•21 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Dan Hannan
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Conservative MEP Dan Hannan about the trouble with the European Union, and why Britain would be better off out of it.
Oct 23, 2015•13 min
Britain and China’s coy first date
In this week's MoneyWeek podcast, Merryn and John talk about Britain's new romance with China, the decline of the steel industry, and our position in the EU.
Oct 23, 2015•18 min
Robot farmers and EU nonsense
Merryn and John discuss this week's magazine. Merryn talks about how robots could take over our farms – and why that's a good thing – and John gets all worked up about nonsense EU statistics that just won't die.
Oct 16, 2015•17 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to David Smith
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Economics Editor of the UK Sunday Times and author David Smith, about his new book Something Will Turn Up.
Oct 16, 2015•39 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Matt Ridley
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Matt Ridley, about how, despite what many people want to believe, nobody is in control of the world economy – and that’s exactly how it should be.
Oct 08, 2015•26 min
What VW and the African aid industry have in common
Merryn and John discuss this week's magazine. It's all about skewed incentives this week: they explain why we can expect a lot more scandals like VW, why the aid industry is holding back Africa, and why big companies aren't anywhere near as safe as investors think. Oh, and they also talk about gin.
Oct 02, 2015•21 min
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Alex Perry
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to author Alex Perry about how the global aid industry is corrupting the continent of Africa and holding it back from realising its vast potential.
Oct 02, 2015•34 min
Austrian economics and Europe
Dan Denning of Capital and Conflict and MoneyWeek’s John Stepek talk to Dr Barbara Kolm, president of the Hayek Institute and director of the Austrian Economics Centre in Vienna about the European Union, immigration, and what low interest rates are doing to our morals.
Sep 25, 2015•36 min
The coming war on cash
Merryn and John talk about this week’s edition of MoneyWeek, including our panel of experts’ generally positive views on China; the danger that our cash is going to be taken away from us in the Bank of England’s latest wheeze to combat deflation; and a structured product that you might just want to invest in.
Sep 24, 2015•11 min
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