{"podcast":{"title":"This is Money Podcast","slug":"this-is-money-podcast-832470","podcast_index_feed_id":832470,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69a5aa3811f5657dedfff2bd","website_url":"http://www.thisismoney.co.uk","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69a5aa3811f5657dedfff2bd/show-cover.png","author":"This is Money","episode_count":659,"summary":"What you need to know about money each week and what the news means for you, from the UK's best financial website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T08:21:35.231108+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-money-podcast-832470"},"episode":{"title":"How low will interest rates go... and will they stall earlier than we think?","slug":"how-low-will-interest-rates-go-and-will-they-stall-earlier-than-we-think","published_at":"2025-12-19T20:14:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-money-podcast-832470/how-low-will-interest-rates-go-and-will-they-stall-earlier-than-we-think","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-money-podcast-832470","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8821839","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69a5aa3811f5657dedfff2bd/e/tag%3Aaudioboom.com%2C2025-12-19%3A%2Fposts%2F8821839/media.mp3","summary":"The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the fourth time this year. The base rate is now the lowest it's been since 2023 but a split vote means markets and economists are now question how much lower they will go. On this podcast, Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Simon Lambert discuss what a 3.75 per cent base rate means for borrowers, savers and investors... and more importantly where rates are going next. Plus, the social media savings tricks that Gen Z love - and what the rest of us can learn from them. Where has the highest household income and why how it is balanced matters. How to not get caught out by a counterfeit Christmas. And finally, another thorny question about a fence... but what's the answer? Merry Christmas from all of us at the This is Money Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia. Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmedia Follow us on X @dmgnewmedia Email us hello@dmgmedia.co.uk Text us  020 7938 6000. Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane Producer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the fourth time this year. The base rate is now the lowest it's been since 2023 but a split vote means mark…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2980,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-money-podcast-832470/episodes/how-low-will-interest-rates-go-and-will-they-stall-earlier-than-we-think/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-money-podcast-832470/how-low-will-interest-rates-go-and-will-they-stall-earlier-than-we-think.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}