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Ed Bowsher

Global markets surge to record highs

Ed Bowsher
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Global markets surge to record highs
Global stocks have continued their climb, outdoing previous record highs in 2015, but the FTSE 100 has retreated in early trading. Are markets too high now? Rachel Winter, senior investment manager at stockbroker Killik & Co, joined Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher to discuss this and the day's top economic stories.
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Ed Bowsher

Solid UK employment stats but productivity still poor

Ed Bowsher
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Solid UK employment stats but productivity still poor
Today's UK job market figures were encouraging with unemployment flat but wage growth was less than expected and productivity remained sluggish. And in the US, interest rates are back in the headlines with Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen indicating rate rises. Ben Kumar, investment manager at Seven Investment Management, joined Share Radio's senior analyst for more on this.
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Ben Kumar

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Ed Bowsher

Can wage growth keep up with inflation?

Ed Bowsher
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Can wage growth keep up with inflation?
UK inflation rose to a 31-month high of 1.8 percent in January, up from 1.6 percent in December. But is wage growth keeping up with inflation? Samuel Tombs, Chief Economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher for more on this.
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Samuel Tombs

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Ed Bowsher

Brexit 'fear factor' unravelling

Ed Bowsher
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Brexit 'fear factor' unravelling
As the FTSE 250 posts another record high, is it down to pre-Brexit 'project fear' concerns easing? Plus flat consumer spending figures and UK employers relying on EU workers are already reporting staff shortages. Jasper Lawler, senior market analyst at London Capital Group, joined Ed Bowsher to talk through this and the day's big economic stories.
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Jasper Lawler

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Robyn Dwyer

Market Wrap: Britain's industrial sector ends 2016 strongly

Robyn Dwyer
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Market Wrap: Britain's industrial sector ends 2016 strongly
Share Radio's Robyn Dwyer brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the businesses of Britain and the world. To help put the day's events in context, Robyn was joined by Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher. On today's show: Britain's manufacturing industry grew faster than expected in December climbing 2.1% compared to November; UK's largest pub retailer and brewer Greene King has reported a strong festive trading period but slow sales growth; shares in Sears have surged by more than 39% so far today.
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Ed Bowsher

FTSE gains boosted by China trade data, UK industrial sector ends 2016 strongly, City of London at risk after Brexit, and more - with JP Morgan's Nandini Ramakrishnan

Ed Bowsher
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FTSE gains boosted by China trade data, UK industrial sector ends 2016 strongly, City of London at risk after Brexit, and more - with JP Morgan's Nandini Ramakrishnan
Nandini Ramakrishnan, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to look at today's biggest macro stories. FTSE climbed to a three-week high boosted by trade data from China showing better than forecast growth in imports and exports in January. According to the Office for National Statistics, UK industrial sector performed better than expected in December with manufacturing production climbing 2.1% compared to November. A Senior German banking regulator Andreas Dombret said that London will probably lose its status of 'the gateway to Europe' for vital financial services following Brexit.
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Nandini Ramakrishnan

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Ed Bowsher

European politicians renew calls for 'Grexit'

Ed Bowsher
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European politicians renew calls for 'Grexit'
A Greek departure from the Eurozone is back on the agenda after a leading German politician said that Greece would be better off without the Euro. Zsolt Darvas, Senior Scholar at Bruegel, joined Share Radio's deputy editor Ed Bowsher to discuss this some more.
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Zsolt Darvas

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Ed Bowsher

UK rents to rise faster than property values, 'Grexit' concerns, Britain's 'exit bill' and more

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UK rents to rise faster than property values, 'Grexit' concerns, Britain's 'exit bill' and more
UK rents are set to rise faster than property values over the next five years - but what does this mean for the wider economy? Political players say Greece would be better outside the Eurozone, plus how will the EU calculate Britain's final 'exit bill'? Richard Perry, market analyst at Hantec Markets Limited, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher for today's big economic stories.
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Richard Perry

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Robyn Dwyer

Trump boycotts gain momentum - but can they work?

Robyn Dwyer
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Trump boycotts gain momentum - but can they work?
Following Donald Trump's rise to power, boycotts are on the up. Amazon, Uber and Budweiser are just some of the big names caught up in this - and it's coming from both sides of the political divide. But are the boycotts having an effect? And could a wider boycott on US goods spread to the UK? Share Radio's Peta Fuller reports.
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Glen Goodman

Could a rate rise be on the cards?

Glen Goodman
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Could a rate rise be on the cards?
Are interest rates too low? One of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee members has signalled she's on the verge of voting for a rate rise. And Brexit will cost UK 30,000 finance jobs according to a think tank. Ben Kumar, ‎investment manager at Seven Investment Management, joined Share Radio's Glen Goodman to talk through the day's big economic stories.
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Ben Kumar

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