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The economic saga in Britain includes another policy U-turn
Oct 14, 2022

The economic saga in Britain includes another policy U-turn

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Also, the finance minister is out. It's been a chaotic day there, and Victoria Craig from the BBC catches us up. We discuss more market chaos with Christopher Low of FHN Financial. Also, data shows that people remain unafraid to keep buying things in the face of inflation and other upsetting economic factors.

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Despite economic turmoil, consumers keep on spending

Oct 14, 2022
Seemingly contradictory economic indicators make people nervous, but they're not sure what to do about them.
Even in the face of inflation, consumers feel like spending due to low unemployment numbers and rising wages.
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The team

Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Jarrett Dang Digital Producer (gone fishing)
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
Nick Esposito Media Producer