Why the oil price has shot up, consumer rights as Wilko collapses, and what a surge in shoplifting tells us about consumer finances

The price of oil has gone up by more than 25% in two months, creating a new inflationary headwind for consumers and businesses. Dan Coatsworth talks to AJ... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Wed, 13/09/2023 - 16:28

Shares and the stockmarket, Pensions, Personal finance

Wilko’s collapse, M&S back in the FTSE 100, Barratt Homes blames Trussonomics for slump in demand and UK listing rule changes

We’re back from our summer break! And there is lots of markets news to cover – Danni Hewson has got an update on what happened over the summer and also the... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Thu, 07/09/2023 - 14:10

Market analysis, Shares and the stockmarket, Personal finance, Investments

NatWest boss quits, Greek wildfires, parents raiding kids’ savings and emerging market recovery

This week Danni Hewson and Laura Suter will be diving into all the detail on the news that NatWest’s boss Alison Rose has quit amid the Nigel Farage furore... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Wed, 26/07/2023 - 17:47

Market analysis, Investing for children

Cooling inflation boosts UK stocks plus US banks enjoy a rate hike bonanza

On this week’s AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast Dan Coatsworth and Danni Hewson dig through the latest UK inflation data which has... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Fri, 21/07/2023 - 08:25

UK, Pensions, Shares and the stockmarket, Investment trusts

Why Jeremy Hunt’s pension plan has flaws, how teenagers manage money and the attractions of investing in Vietnam

Tom Selby considers Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s strategy to boost the average pension pot by £1,000 a year and why the plan has flaws... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Fri, 14/07/2023 - 08:50

Pensions, Personal finance, Investing education, Investment trusts

Govt crackdown on greedflation, US-China tensions, bumper tax on savings and Tesla’s record deliveries

This week Laura Suter is shedding light on all the government moves aimed at easing the cost of living pressure on our finances,... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Thu, 06/07/2023 - 16:24

New boss leads a turnaround at Rolls-Royce and Ocado in focus after Amazon bid rumours

In the second in a series of bonus podcasts from the Shares magazine team to accompany AJ Bell’s Money & Markets podcast, Tom... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Tue, 04/07/2023 - 09:14

UK, Market analysis, Shares and the stockmarket

Frasers’ game of Monopoly, car insurance pains and problems with Boots’ owner

Dan Coatsworth chats about retailer Frasers which seems to be playing a long running game of high street Monopoly. He also explains why car insurance... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Thu, 29/06/2023 - 08:43

Market analysis, Shares and the stockmarket, Personal finance, Investment trusts

Navigating the mortgage maze, higher interest rates hurting companies and why takeovers have fired up the biotech space

This week’s podcast explores the market reaction to UK interest rates going up once again.

Laura Suter talks to David Hollingworth from mortgage... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Thu, 22/06/2023 - 16:15

Market analysis, Shares and the stockmarket, Personal finance, Investment trusts

Bond market turmoil (again), Vodafone/Three mega merger, child savings trick and Argonaut’s Barry Norris

This week Danni Hewson and Laura Suter have got a lot of big Government data that both the Bank of England and homeowners aren’t exactly thrilled by – and... Read more

Money & Markets Podcast | Fri, 16/06/2023 - 11:07

UK, World markets, Market analysis, Shares and the stockmarket, Funds, Personal finance