Preparing For Brexit

Europe has a big week ahead as David Cameron lays out the Conservative Party’s agenda in the Queen’s Speech and finance ministers from the world's largest economies (minus the suspended Russia) meet at the G7 summit in Germany.Key initiatives emanating from both these events could have a far-reaching impact on both British business and the country’s economy, which is expected to get an added boost from a revision to the annual GDP figures next week. Join Robert Miller, our presenter, Andrew Clark, deputy business editor, Philip Aldrick, economics editor, and Kathryn Hopkins, economics and property correspondent, to find out what to expect, where the finance ministers will socialise in Dresden, and which big companies, alongside Ireland’s Ryanair group, will be reporting results.Times subscribers can also sign up to the Times Business morning and lunchtime emails so you can keep up to date, wherever you are. Sign up here: home.thetimes.co.uk/myNewsSubscribe on iTunes:...

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Has Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, overstepped the mark with his call to the new Conservative government to call a referendum on EU membership “as soon as possible”?Or, as conspiracy theorists might suspect, does it suit the Tories’ purposes to get as much support as possible for an early vote on a question which is raising much concern among British business. In The Times Business podcast this week, Phillip Aldrick, economics editor, Robert Lea, industrial editor, and Andrew Clark, deputy business editor, discuss this issue and more with Robert Miller, our presenter.At a time when Britain’s lacklustre productivity is causing a big economic headache, Andrew and Robert reveal their take on how big UK companies such as Marks & Spencer, Babcock, Burberry, Royal Mail and National Grid are faring.And for the fashion-minded among you, Andrew even gives his view on M&S’s hotly anticipated new leopard skin coat and suede skirt which he said has set hearts aflutter among the...

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Interest rates, the Bank of England inflation report, your average weekly earnings and what's next for the house builders all covered in this week's Times Business podcast. Joining Robert Miller this week to discuss all these topics are Richard Fletcher, business editor, Philip Aldrick, economics editor and Kathryn Hopkins, property correspondent. The latest interest rate decision is out on Monday, delayed because of the election, and while nothing is expected, we could be offered a clue as to when a rate hike might occur in Wednesday's quarterly Inflation Report. As Andrew Sentance, for MPC member wrote for The Times last month, when the central bank does raise rates it should be gradual, both to avoid a big hike in the future and to provide scope to cut interest rates at some point, if needed [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article4404480.ece].We'll also get a snapshot of unemployment which could see the rate fall further from last month's 5.6 per cent, and there could also be...

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In the Times Business podcast we take a look at the biggest stories coming up in election week.Joining our presenter Robert Miller are Richard Fletcher, business editor, Philip Aldrick, our economics editor and Andrew Clark, our deputy business editor.It’s impossible to avoid the topic of the election and with the state of the economy playing a central role in the parties’ electioneering, focus will turn to the PMI data for the private sector, which could provide the last throw of the dice, but for which party?You can find out if all the predictions were right, as the news breaks, on our Business Now live blog: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/businessTimes subscribers can also sign up to the Times Business morning and lunchtime emails so you can keep up to date, wherever you are. Sign up here: https://home.thetimes.co.uk/myNews

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