On this episode Andy Silvester sits down with Michael Hewson of CMC Markets and Susannah Streeter of Hargreaves Lansdown for their fortnightly chat. Today they discuss the idea of a windfall tax on energy companies; the January surge in retail consumer spending; and finally Andrew Bailey's request for Britons not to ask for pay rises.

Andy also takes us through other important stories of the day -- BP CEO Bernard Looney has rallied against Labour's proposition of the aforementioned windfall tax; SoftBank is preparing to take its subsidiary ARM public; and there's news about Ofgem.

On this episode Andy Silvester sits down with Michael Hewson of CMC Markets and Susannah Streeter of Hargreaves Lansdown for their fortnightly chat. Today they discuss the idea of a windfall tax on energy companies; the January surge in retail consumer spending; and finally Andrew Bailey's request for Britons not to ask for pay rises.
Andy also takes us through other important stories of the day -- BP CEO Bernard Looney has rallied against Labour's proposition of the aforementioned windfall tax; SoftBank is preparing to take its subsidiary ARM public; and there's news about Ofgem.

The City View is a new podcast from City A.M. - London's daily business and finance newspaper. City A.M. was launched 15 years ago under the strapline "business with personality" - and The City View podcast follows the same philosophy. Every day, City A.M. Editor Andy Silvester will open the podcast with a quick look at the headlines from the worlds of business, finance, economics and politics, before introducing his guest of the day. Guests will be industry leaders, economists, pundits, investors, journalists, politicians and senior figures from the City of London. Expect insight and analysis mixed with good conversation, humour and expertise as Andy and his guests attempt to make sense of the world in extraordinary times. 

The City View is a new podcast from City A.M. - London's daily business and finance newspaper. City A.M. was launched 15 years ago under the strapline "business with personality" - and The City View podcast follows the same philosophy. Every day, City A.M. Editor Andy Silvester will open the podcast with a quick look at the headlines from the worlds of business, finance, economics and politics, before introducing his guest of the day. Guests will be industry leaders, economists, pundits, investors, journalists, politicians and senior figures from the City of London. Expect insight and analysis mixed with good conversation, humour and expertise as Andy and his guests attempt to make sense of the world in extraordinary times.&nbsp;

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