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This is Money Podcast

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  • What you need to know about money each week and what the news means for you, from the UK's best financial website.
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  • Is the FTSE 100 finally having its moment in the sun?

    Is the FTSE 100 finally having its moment in the sun?
    Apr 26 2024
    You can wait a long time for a FTSE 100 record high but for peak-starved British investors this week delivered a bonanza.

    Four record highs were racked up by the FTSE 100, with only Wednesday's slight dip spoiling what would have been a perfect run over a week.

    The return to new highs on Thursday came as a mega-mining merger bid arrive from BHP for Anglo American - and that was followed swiftly by one of the UK's few tech stars Darktrace announcing it had accepted a bid on Friday.

    Are these the catalysts that fund manager Nick Train was talking about when he said it could take a big takeover to shake UK stocks out of their slumber and get the world investing in Footsie companies again?

    On this week's podcast, Georgie Frost, Tanya Jefferies and Simon Lambert look and what's moving the UK market, why it is judged to be cheap and whether you should invest.

    Plus, the top investment trusts for retirement investing and the latest twist in the state pension top-ups saga.

    Should we cut inheritance tax - or at least sort out the mess - as the take soars?

    And finally, are you a backseat driver? See if you can pass the test.
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    52 mins
  • Is there a risk that inflation falls and then spikes again?

    Is there a risk that inflation falls and then spikes again?
    Apr 19 2024
    53 mins
  • State pension boosted by 8.5% from this week - will it ever become means tested?

    State pension boosted by 8.5% from this week - will it ever become means tested?
    Apr 12 2024
    Older people received another boost to the state pension this week taking the full rate to over £11,000 a year.

    This year's increase of 8.5 per cent was thanks to the triple lock commitment - a guarantee the state pension will rise each year by the higher of CPI, wages or 2.5 per cent.

    What does the future hold? While there is plenty of speculation the state pension may become means tested, in reality it could be incredibly hard to implement.

    This week, Tanya Jefferies, Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Lee Boyce talk state pensions – and how they compare to other countries.

    And sticking on the theme, there is another delay for the Government’s new online state pension top-up service. When will it launch?

    NS&I has a four day IT meltdown that makes it a struggle for customers to log-in – and it suggests to one that she may have a ‘time drift.’ What does this bizarre explanation mean?

    Crane is on the Case once more, this time Eon is in the firing line after it insisted a part-time dance teacher used £95,000 worth of energy… in a month.

    And who on earth would hold an American Express card in their wallet with an APR 704.6 per cent? Lee has the answer.
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    55 mins
Economics Personal Finance
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