“The Outlook for the UK and US Economies and Financial Markets”, Helen Thomas, Blonde Money

The IRF is joined by Helen Thomas, the Founder & CEO of Blonde Money. ----more----   In this podcast Helen reflects on Rishi Sunak’s premiership so far and assesses the prospects for the UK economy and financial markets in the year ahead. She discusses the outlook for economic growth, inflation and monetary policy.    Helen compares the outlook for interest rates and government bond yields in the US and the UK, noting key differences between the policies of the US Fed and those of the Bank of England. She concludes with an assessment of the differing prospects for Wall Street and the London stock market in an era of numerous international uncertainties and potential financial instabilities.   Helen has a distinguished career in both finance and politics. She was an adviser to the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. She also created the Financial Markets Reform Programme for the think tank, Policy Exchange.    Founded in 2014, Blonde Money is an independent consultancy firm that analyses and monitors mispriced risks in financial markets in the USA, UK and EU.