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The podcast presenters: James Sproule, Daniel Mahoney and Johan Löf

#237 It's high summer - but is there any heat in the global economy?

As we get ready to put away the microphones until September, there's just time to look ahead to the Bank of England's interest rate decision on July 30, and dig into what's happening in the US economy - why does it seem to be defying economic gravity?
Plus, what is happening with AI stocks and why?

With Daniel Mahoney, Cameron Willard and Johan Löf.

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Our expert hosts

James Sproule, UK Chief Economist

James Sproule was appointed as UK Chief Economist in May 2020. Between 2014 and 2017 he was the Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors (IoD). Prior to working at the IoD he was Head of UK Research with Accenture. He started his financial career as a merchant bank economist working with Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort. He regularly comments on macro-economic issues and a large part of his work involves travelling around the UK speaking to clients and businesses.

Daniel Mahoney, Senior Economist, UK

Daniel joined Handelsbanken as UK Economist in January 2022. He works with economists in Handelsbanken's other markets (Sweden, Netherlands, Norway), and provides economic insights to media outlets and the bank's branch and client network across the UK. Throughout his career, Daniel has published research and spoken to various media outlets on a wide range of economic policy areas.

Sonia Rothwell, UK
Strategic Content Lead

Sonia previously worked for many years at the BBC where she was a producer and reporter on business and personal finance. She was also a digital journalist at Channel 4 News. She leads our communications content strategy, and produces and presents the podcast.

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