The City View: Susannah Streeter and Michael Hewson on the Fed taming inflation, and the Spring Statement

Today Charlie Conchie hosts The City View, talking to Hargreaves Lansdown's Susannah Streeter and CMC Markets' Michael Hewson. They discuss the Chancellor's Spring Statement amidst this morning's lacklustre public sector borrowing figures; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish remarks on inflation; and oil prices, their link to inflation, and their considerable fluctuation this week. Charlie also whistles through the headlines: Natwest is set to launch a Buy Now Pay Later product for customers later this year; and P&O's 800 laid-off employees have reportedly been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The City View is a new podcast from City A.M. - London's daily business and finance newspaper. City A.M. was launched 15 years ago under the strapline "business with personality" - and The City View podcast follows the same philosophy. Every day, City A.M. Editor Andy Silvester will open the podcast with a quick look at the headlines from the worlds of business, finance, economics and politics, before introducing his guest of the day. Guests will be industry leaders, economists, pundits, investors, journalists, politicians and senior figures from the City of London. Expect insight and analysis mixed with good conversation, humour and expertise as Andy and his guests attempt to make sense of the world in extraordinary times.