{"podcast":{"title":"Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update","slug":"handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626","podcast_index_feed_id":3582626,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4bc355dc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.handelsbanken.co.uk","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/12610927/12610927-1751366212229-d44c76dacdf99.jpg","author":"Handelsbanken plc","episode_count":250,"summary":"Welcome to the Handelsbanken Insights podcast where we share news and commentary on the UK economy and property sector. New episodes each Monday. Handelsbanken is a local, relationship bank, built on sustainable values. Visit https://www.handelsbanken.co.uk/en/ to find out more about us and our unique model. Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/25058754/admin/dashboard/ See https://www.handelsbanken.co.uk/en/about-us/important-information for privacy information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T02:18:22.982560+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626"},"episode":{"title":"#216 Rates decision surprise and markets eye UK political risk","slug":"216-rates-decision-surprise-and-markets-eye-uk-political-risk","published_at":"2026-02-09T13:05:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626/216-rates-decision-surprise-and-markets-eye-uk-political-risk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/handelsbanken-uk/episodes/216-Rates-decision-surprise-and-markets-eye-UK-political-risk-e3erenl","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4bc355dc/podcast/play/115243189/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-9%2Fe882a12c-8dd1-6b08-43e4-7b380065740c.mp3","summary":"Daniel Mahoney and James Sproule unpick the latest Bank of England rates decision following a surprise pivot by the MPC. Plus, has a recent report rattled markets by suggesting the chancellor has run out of &quot;fiscal headroom&quot;? And following the departure of the Downing St Chief of Staff, is political risk for UK assets weighing on markets? All in under 15 minutes. We'd love to hear what you think, why not leave a review wherever you're listening?","meta_description":"Daniel Mahoney and James Sproule unpick the latest Bank of England rates decision following a surprise pivot by the MPC. Plus, has a recent report rattled…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":778,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626/episodes/216-rates-decision-surprise-and-markets-eye-uk-political-risk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626/216-rates-decision-surprise-and-markets-eye-uk-political-risk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}