hs2 project

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tory conference is over, but the next one - Labour - looms large.

What will Sir Keir Starmer do with the new look rail plans? Will they resurrect HS2 or get into line behind Sunak's plans? And whilst the mood of the country may demand change, how confident is Labour or bringing them on side?

Editor: Tom Hughes

Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus

Producer: Laura FitzPatrick

Planning Producer: Alex Barnett

Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell

Video Producer: Will Gibson-Smith

You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents".

On today's podcast:
(1) Reports a key part of HS2 is about to be scrapped throw Rishi Sunak's pre-election narrative off track.

(2) Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann says interest rates have only just reached restrictive territory.

(3) Loretta Mester say the Federal Reserve will probably need to raise rates once more this year.

(4) Jamie Dimon said artificial intelligence is likely to make dramatic improvements in workers' quality of life, even if it eliminates some jobs. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes.

On today's podcast: 

(1) US Treasury yields soar after stronger labor market data pushes US rates bets higher.

(2) UBS's global wealth chief Iqbal Khan goes hunting for new assets as Swiss banking giant looks beyond the Credit Suisse takeover.

(3) Bloomberg understand the UK government plans to roll back an EU ban on free investment research for clients.

(4) Sweden and Turkey hold more talks on Sweden's path to join NATO, ahead of a major summit in Vilnius on Monday.  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.