{"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":"#221 BoE rate cut unlikely as Iran war enters third week","slug":"221-boe-rate-cut-unlikely-as-iran-war-enters-third-week","published_at":"2026-03-16T13:07:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626/221-boe-rate-cut-unlikely-as-iran-war-enters-third-week","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/handelsbanken-uk/episodes/221-BoE-rate-cut-unlikely-as-Iran-war-enters-third-week-e3gh2dt","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4bc355dc/podcast/play/117000061/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-16%2F033be46f-8627-bf10-b0be-ef16c61e097b.mp3","summary":"The Bank of England will announce its decision on UK interest rates this week, in the shadow of continuing conflict in the Middle East. Our UK Chief Economist James Sproule joins Sonia Rothwell to unpack the implications. And following news of flat month-on-month GDP figures for January, where does that leave the UK economy as it faces the effects of the Iran war? All in under 15 minutes. Don’t forget to rate us wherever you’re listening. Handelsbanken Research War in the Middle East – macro scenarios","meta_description":"The Bank of England will announce its decision on UK interest rates this week, in the shadow of continuing conflict in the Middle East. Our UK Chief Econo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":739,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626/episodes/221-boe-rate-cut-unlikely-as-iran-war-enters-third-week/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-3582626/221-boe-rate-cut-unlikely-as-iran-war-enters-third-week.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}