Panmure Liberum Chief Economist Simon French joins host Merryn Somerset Webb and senior reporter John Stepek to discuss why boosting the UK's growth should start with encouraging North Sea oil and gas production.

The book Simon recommends at the end of the interview is called Digital Minimalism.

Panmure Liberum Chief Economist Simon French joins host Merryn Somerset Webb and senior reporter John Stepek to discuss why boosting the UK's growth should start with encouraging North Sea oil and gas production.
The book Simon recommends at the end of the interview is called Digital Minimalism.

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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To Get The UK Growing Again, We Need Cheap, Secure Energy with Simon French

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Investors have flocked to gold in the past year, prompting the precious metal to notch a series of price records and eclipse its inflation-adjusted peak from 1980. Friday’sFed-announcement drama notwithstanding, the price of gold is up 13% so far this year. It even smashed through $5,000 per troy ounce last week—a first. What’s fueling the record-breaking run and where could the price go from here? On this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money, John Reade, market strategist for Asia and Europe at the World Gold Council, joins host Merryn Somerset Webb to offer some answers.

Please note this conversation was recorded on Wednesday, January 28.

Investors have flocked to gold in the past year, prompting the precious metal to notch a series of price records and eclipse its inflation-adjusted peak from 1980. Friday&rsquo;s <a href="https://links.message.bloomberg.com/a/click?_t=f574328d4d0c4c359b90d8e49b10e21d&amp;_m=eb444cf3c7404fbdb6c5670b6ec60d24&amp;_e=yEwLvdrXp8hVwN5vL5dKHp7ycDvmkl-h3hMmwH5TUi_cZh96gg18kcPf-jCNxuAVHDYI3N5B2ALC_U5k31wvFF6p8Z0GKZRWSX7Q_N21CRz7ECAOdgysgyQa6Ow6TETiH7r4iW68hOyY6CoeBgsDPzPnOVBI7SzQzwxMI3WcVUPMxBzvK_NI8aSaylVkbuFwTmCqT6XWPj9EKpbi2eI3sAT8_2Pq3XJc7d7kXb8HLG6btULB8eJjtXmR6N_lTIEzWQnq8Pzen8HWY99Slh59p8j-Awq8t3L_Q1yKJjze1Mp8u6Mz3telMgGTMp2oqWzbcx8nz62gteBMnWQt7MjROnkv09eJ66W_VNRaxysIJeA0yA3uMcVdjXX8UShUMMcdtBbJ3BxAGD1ISTBQTTA-KN7NmmroZreDdU3YIqxNRlhXtMUdRg7I7k-HtO7mFh3PNW2fXp4KmLbrQsxL1zhe4Q%3D%3D" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Fed-announcement drama notwithstanding</a>, the price of gold is up 13% so far this year. It even smashed through $5,000 per troy ounce last week&mdash;a first. What&rsquo;s fueling the record-breaking run and where could the price go from here? On this week&rsquo;s episode of Merryn Talks Money, John Reade, market strategist for Asia and Europe at the World Gold Council, joins host Merryn Somerset Webb to offer some answers. Please note this conversation was recorded on Wednesday, January 28.

Why the Price of Gold Reflects a Long-Term Shift

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Precious metals seem to be hitting new all-time highs almost every week. On this week's markets wrap, Money Distilled author and senior reporter John Stepek joins Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marcus Ashworth to debate what’s driving the rally. They also unpack US intervention in the Japanese currency market and explore how a weakening dollar could shape monetary policy in the eurozone.

Precious metals seem to be hitting new all-time highs almost every week. On this week's markets wrap, Money Distilled author and senior reporter John Stepek joins Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marcus Ashworth to debate what&rsquo;s driving the rally. They also unpack US intervention in the Japanese currency market and explore how a weakening dollar could shape monetary policy in the eurozone.

Markets Weekly: Gold’s Moves, Yen Intervention, and Fallout From a Weaker Dollar

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On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek break down the insurance cover that really matters as we head into 2026. They’re joined by Kevin Ryan, a consumer insurance expert and analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, who shares what’s shifting in the insurance market and what it means for your money.

On this week&rsquo;s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek break down the insurance cover that really matters as we head into 2026. They&rsquo;re joined by Kevin Ryan, a consumer insurance expert and analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, who shares what&rsquo;s shifting in the insurance market and what it means for your money.

How Much Insurance Do You Really Need? 

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To Get The UK Growing Again, We Need Cheap, Secure Energy with Simon French

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