Inflation joy: good news for pensioners and borrowers

The AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast team give you the latest insights on issues affecting your personal finances, investments and pensions.

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Dan Coatsworth explains why there has just been a brief shock on the markets around fears of a new banking crisis.

You can also hear why Unilever won’t be splitting off its ice cream arm in mid-November as previously planned.

Dan and Charlene dissect the latest UK inflation data and explain why it was treated with widespread celebration. The inflation figure strengthens the argument for interest rate cuts and gives people in retirement clarity on how much the state pension will pay from next April, as September’s inflation result is used in the calculation.

The government has issued a white paper that points to changes around the costs of going to university, and the funding methods available.

Tom Sieber talks about the latest property market trends

Dan tunes into the latest results from Netflix

Charlene has some worrying statistics about pensioners being hit by tax on savings accounts.

To round things off, we conclude our conversations with various experts on what could happen if there is an AI bubble and that bubble bursts. Danni Hewson caught up with Julian Bishop from Brunner Investment Trust

Dan talks to Marcel Stötzel from Fidelity European.