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9 May 2025
How tariffs are impacting companies and why activist investors aren’t necessarily villainsDanni Hewson and Dan Coatsworth go deep into the world of tariffs on this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast. They’ll discuss the latest movements, the latest industries in the firing line, and what...
6 May 2025
Investment Trust Show: how trusts fared in the market sell-off and recovery, opportunities in Asia, and the boring side of techGet the latest on takeovers, wind-downs and manager changes in the world of investment trusts on this month’s special edition of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast. [1:25].
Dan Coatsworth chats about which trusts were...
1 May 2025
Market rebounds, first 100 days of Trump’s second term and State Pension underpayment scandal.This week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast starts with some positive news for investors who managed to hold their nerve through the Liberation Day sell-off [01:32]. But Dan Coatsworth also has a stream of...
24 April 2025
Tesla, Netflix, Premium Bonds, gold prices and tariff turmoil continuesIn this week’s AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast, Charlene Young and Laura Suter break down the latest headlines affecting your finances and investments.
We cover Tesla and Netflix earnings (05:11), how political...
17 April 2025
Tariff turmoil, Tesco warns of price wars and an update on AJ Bell fundsOn this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money and Markets Danni Hewson and Tom Sieber from Shares magazine dig into what has been another ridiculously busy week for markets.
They track what’s been going over the past 7...
14 April 2025
Deep Dive #3: How to make the most of the pension freedomsIt’s ten years since George Osborne introduced his landmark private pension reforms, known as the ‘pension freedoms’. In this AJ Bell Money and Markets Deep Dive, we explore whether the pension freedoms have been a...
10 April 2025
Everything investors need to know about the global market sell-offIt’s been an eventful week and this episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast explores the key reasons behind the global market sell-off and what might happen next. Dan Coatsworth explains why shares slumped and he...
7 April 2025
Investment Trust Show: investing in financials, mining and smaller companies, and how and why trusts borrow moneyEver wondered exactly who invests in investment trusts? The AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast has the answer on this week’s episode. [01:13]
Dan Coatsworth talks to Nick Brind from Polar Capital Global Financials Trust...
4 April 2025
Tariffs unsettle markets and tax year end tipsOn this episode of the AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast Danni Hewson and Charlene Young discuss what has been a volatile first quarter for markets [1:55] as companies and investors try to navigate Donald Trump’s tariffs...
26 March 2025
Spring Statement special: What Rachel Reeves’ economic plans mean for your moneyThis week’s AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast takes a closer look at the key items from Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Spring Statement.
There were big changes to economic and inflation forecasts by the Office for Budget...
24 March 2025
Deep Dive #2: Artificial IntelligenceIn the second instalment of our Deep Dive series, AJ Bell Money & Markets explores Artificial Intelligence, one of the biggest technological advancements of our era which threatens to change the world we live in, and...
21 March 2025
US recession fears mean a Trump slump, UK supermarkets gear up for price wars and gold reaches record highsIn this week's episode we bring you up to date on the latest US and UK interest rate decisions.(00:14)
Danni Hewson and Charlene Young discuss why the gold price has reached another record high, why possible price wars...
13 March 2025
Surviving the market turmoil, how to get the most from an ISA, Alliance Witan’s debut resultsIf you’re trying to understand the turmoil on the markets, don’t miss this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast. Dan Coatsworth explains what’s going on, what might happen next, and how to keep your cool...
7 March 2025
Markets rattled by trade war fears, a deep dive into BAE and what next for GreggsOn this episode of the AJ Bell money and markets podcast Dan Coatsworth and Danni Hewson assess the impact on markets after Donald Trump brought in 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Is a global trade war inevitable and...
3 March 2025
Investment Trust Show #12: how to pick a trust, why European markets are racing ahead, best and worst performers, Greencoat UK Wind deep diveDan Coatsworth explores some of the best and worst performing trusts so far this year and what this tells us about investor appetite towards certain parts of the market. [01:15]
We’ve been very thin on the ground for new...
27 February 2025
Apple’s big investment plans, BPs net zero reset, energy bills to rise, and top dividend investment trusts to watchThis week on the AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast, Danni Hewson and Laura Suter dive into the latest market news, including Apple’s big investment plans [01:19] and BP’s plans to roll back it’s green investment after...
21 February 2025
UK bank results, a surprise jump in inflation and are Elon Musk's politics starting to hurt his business interestsIn this week’s episode, Charlene Young and Laith Khalaf mull over the latest numbers from the UK banking sector after Barclays, NatWest and HSBC have posted their full year results. [1:30]
There’s also been a slew of UK...
17 February 2025
Deep Dive #1: How to protect your money from the rising tax tideWelcome to the first episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets Deep Dive podcast. This is a new series which will take a long look at some of the key issues in markets and personal finances. First up we’ll be diving into a...
13 February 2025
UK interest rate cut impact, what’s behind the FTSE 100 rally and Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAIIn this week’s episode, Charlene Young and Danni Hewson look at what’s happened since the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee cut the base rate to 4.5% last Thursday. Expectations for a cut were high so has the...
6 February 2025
How tariffs shock markets, Alphabet’s big challenge, and why we want to see changes to the Lifetime ISAWelcome to the latest episode of the AJ Bell Monet & Markets podcast.
Tariffs have been on everyone’s minds this week and they’ve caused some big movements on the markets and dominated the discussion for many companies...
3 February 2025
Investment Trust Show #11: Fighting off activist investors and the attractions of JapanInvestment trusts have been all over the news as activist investor Saba targets seven companies with the hope of gaining control and becoming the investment manager. Herald (HRI) shareholders have already voted Saba down...
30 January 2025
US tech selloff, taxpayer frustrations, Guinness selloff denied and emerging market insightsIn this week’s episode, Dan Coatsworth and Laura Suter discuss the recent selloff in US tech stocks, and what sparked the market turmoil [01:32]. They also look at WHSmith’s potential sale of its UK business [06:27], and...
23 January 2025
Markets brace for Trump 2:0, FTSE 100 hits new record high, regulators under pressure as the UK goes for growthOn this episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast, Dan Coatsworth is joined by AJ Bell Investment Director Russ Mould to discuss how markets reacted to Donald Trump’s return to the White House [00:02:14]. From...
16 January 2025
UK inflation in surprise fall, Chancellor comes out fighting and warnings from BP, JD Sports and PageGroupThe AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast team start this week’s episode with some good news as UK inflation took a surprise dip in December to 2.5%. Does this mean the chances of a February rate cut have jumped? Rachel Reeves...
10 January 2025
The big investment trust vote, UK retail’s tough outlook and the future of Lifetime ISAsOn this week’s AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast, we dive into a story about seven investment trusts under attack from an activist investor. The big retail companies have started to report on Christmas trading and not...