In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek chat about the unsurprising Bank of England decision to cut the UK's key interest rate to 4.75%. And they discuss the increase in the cost of university fees and once again explain why the student loan system is so broken. 

In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek chat about the unsurprising Bank of England decision to cut the UK's key interest rate to 4.75%. And they discuss the increase in the cost of university fees and once again explain why the student loan system is so broken.

Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. Every episode features a relaxed but in-depth conversation with a fund manager, a strategist, a Bloomberg expert or just someone Merryn finds particularly interesting in any given week. Listen in for the kind of insights and explanations everyone can use to help them make better saving and investing choices.

Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. Every episode features a relaxed but in-depth conversation with a fund manager, a strategist, a Bloomberg expert or just someone Merryn finds particularly interesting in any given week. Listen in for the kind of insights and explanations everyone can use to help them make better saving and investing choices.

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A Dose of Cynicism from John and The Case for Becoming a Barrel Maker

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Hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss the latest Nvidia news in which the company predicted its sales could rise by around 70% in the next fiscal year, beating analysts' expectations. Despite the positive outlook, Nvidia's share-price bump was relatively muted, suggesting investors are becoming more skeptical about artificial intelligence valuations and the financing of the technology boom.

Hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss the latest Nvidia news in which the company predicted its sales could rise by around 70% in the next fiscal year, beating analysts' expectations. Despite the positive outlook, Nvidia's share-price bump was relatively muted, suggesting investors are becoming more skeptical about artificial intelligence valuations and the financing of the technology boom.

Markets Wrap:  Predictions Meet AI Skepticism

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Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Daniel Doll-Steinberg, Co-Founder & Partner at EdenBase, an investment firm that invests in quantum computing, about why the next great technological leap may arrive sooner than investors expect. They explore how quantum could transform drug discovery, finance and encryption. They also look at how investors can get meaningful exposure to the quantum boom, what “Q-Day” really means for Bitcoin, and why understanding philosophy goes hand-in-hand with understanding quantum. 

Merryn Somerset Webb talks to Daniel Doll-Steinberg, Co-Founder &amp; Partner at EdenBase, an investment firm that invests in quantum computing, about why the next great technological leap may arrive sooner than investors expect. They explore how quantum could transform drug discovery, finance and encryption. They also look at how investors can get meaningful exposure to the quantum boom, what &ldquo;Q-Day&rdquo; really means for Bitcoin, and why understanding philosophy goes hand-in-hand with understanding quantum.&nbsp;

What Happens When Quantum Computing Actually Works?

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Hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek are both back from their holidays and this week unpack the surge in global bond yields and how governments might respond. They also look at a study which suggested that Small Language Models (SLM) could make today’s vast AI data-centre buildout unnecessary, posing a substantial risk to hyperscalers and investors.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.07885

Hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek are both back from their holidays and this week unpack the surge in global bond yields and how governments might respond. They also look at a study which suggested that Small Language Models (SLM) could make today&rsquo;s vast AI data-centre buildout unnecessary, posing a substantial risk to hyperscalers and investors. <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.07885">https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.07885</a>

Markets Wrap: Higher Yields, Higher Gold

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A Dose of Cynicism from John and The Case for Becoming a Barrel Maker

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