Money with David Buik and Michael Wilson

This week David is joined by former Bank of England Chief economist and now chief executive of the Royal Society for Arts, Andy Haldane and Simon French, Managing Director and Head of Research at Panmure Gordon. Between them they discuss the state of the economy, the latest GDP figures, whether the latest budget will do anything for growth and what exactly has been the US Biden experiment...

In this special episode of the Money podcast, David and Michael are joined by Simon French, Managing Director, Head of Research at Panmure Gordon, to discuss what might be the last fiscal event before a general election. Did the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, blow the budget or did he manage to pull a rabbit out of the hat?

This week David and Michael are joined by Carol Bell, former Managing Director of the Global Oil & Gas Group at the Chase Manhattan Bank, former board member at the Development bank of Wales, Director at the Football association of Wales, and a professional analyst in the Energy sector, an advocate of net zero. How can net zero and business work together? Carol talks about thinking differently about energy, and how we use it, and how that needs to change.

David & Michael speak to Robert Lea, the industrial editor at The Times, who has been a financial and business journalist for the past three decades.

As we head towards a general election, and a likely change of government, Labour makes a U-turn on its £28bn green pledge, so what now for the UK's industrial strategy and climate credentials in the wider world?

David & Michael speak to the Director General of the Confederation of British Industry, Rain Newton-Smith, and they discuss why she decided to re-join the CBI, and has handled the recent crisis that the organisation has been through and how they attract all the brands that suspended their connection with the CBI to return. Also what does she want from the upcoming budget and how will the CBI work with Labour if they become the next government.

This week David & Michael are joined by Helen Thomas, CEO of Blondemoney.co.uk and they focus on a wide range of global issues including China, Africa and America, with a focus on how the US election will affect the markets through 2024.

This week David & Michael are joined by retail expert Neil Saunders and it's a deep dive into the December retail figures to see who were the winners and losers in the Christmas sales market.

This week David & Michael are joined by housing expert Henry Pryor and they discuss the current housing situation with a focus on the current interest rates and how they are impacting the housing market right now, are mortgages now easier to come by, and what are the predictions for house prices this year?

This week David & Michael speak to Steffan Williams, founder & partner of williamsnicolson - a strategic communications and change management consultancy about PR in the financial industry. They discuss the change in financial PR, and the strategy of maintaining a reputation in the face of social media and a modern internet. What is a the role of financial PR, and how much money is there in private equity at the moment?