{"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":"#227 UK local election results raise political risk, and our latest Global Macro Forecast","slug":"227-uk-local-election-results-raise-political-risk-and-our-latest-global-macro-forecast","published_at":"2026-05-11T13:22:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626/227-uk-local-election-results-raise-political-risk-and-our-latest-global-macro-forecast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/handelsbanken-uk/episodes/227-UK-local-election-results-raise-political-risk--and-our-latest-Global-Macro-Forecast-e3j70g6","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4bc355dc/podcast/play/119816134/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-11%2F6f9f8865-007f-6719-070f-bc0cc97408d0.mp3","summary":"Our latest Global Macro Forecast includes a number of possible scenarios for the world's combined economies. Global Head of Forecasting Johan Löf looks at which is currently the most likely. Plus: political risk has risen following a bad set of results in the UK local elections for the Labour Party - what do markets think of them and have they changed the path of interest rates? Senior UK Economist Daniel Mahoney explains. Why not share this episode on social media and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts? Presenters: Daniel Mahoney, Johan Löf Producer: Sonia Rothwell 🔗 Read: April 2026 Global Macro Forecast 🔗 Read: UK political risk may exacerbate financial market movements arising from geopolitical risk","meta_description":"Our latest Global Macro Forecast includes a number of possible scenarios for the world's combined economies. Global Head of Forecasting Johan Löf looks at…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":988,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/handelsbanken-insights-economic-update-3582626/episodes/227-uk-local-election-results-raise-political-risk-and-our-latest-global-macro-forecast/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-3582626/227-uk-local-election-results-raise-political-risk-and-our-latest-global-macro-forecast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}