Merryn Somerset Webb

@MerrynSW

UK Wealth, Editor at large, Bloomberg. Ex Ed in C @Moneyweek. Ex Columnist/Contrib Editor @FT Opinions personal. NED: THRG and Schroder Japan.Author #SharePower

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Joined August 2010

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Merryn Somerset Webb
@MerrynSW
3h
The City really is amazing. All the things the gov has chucked at it over the last decade and it just keeps going..
UK manages record share of assets on behalf of overseas clients
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Merryn Somerset Webb
@MerrynSW
3h
The whole Rich Dad thing was always a property thing. Brilliant on the way up with low rates. Tough on the way down. Kiyosaki will be fine. A good few overstretched ordinary people won't be. Esp if they own too many London flats.
'Rich Dad Poor Dad' self-help author Robert Kiyosaki is $1.2 billion in debt: report
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Merryn Somerset Webb
@MerrynSW
4h
Busy day. @John_Stepek and I are arguing about what type of lettuce we are now ruled by. The bond market has views, obvs. But if Truss was an iceberg lettuce, what is Burnham... I reckon one of the floppy ones. J not so sure. Let's vote. Is our newish PM
When you make a selection it cannot be changed
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Merryn Somerset Webb
@MerrynSW
4h
Remember how Andy Burnham is all about yer cost of living..
John Stepek
@John_Stepek
5h
Five-year swap rate at its highest level in the current Labour administration (highest since 2023). Not ideal for mortgage pricing.
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Merryn Somerset Webb
@MerrynSW
4h
Good effort from Dieter. But if we know one thing for sure, we know that the SNP aren't listening.
Sam Taylor
@staylorish
22h
Dieter Helm explains why - contrary to SNP rhetoric - Scottish renewables are *not* cheap. Because CfD prices are what matter, and they are high. He was giving evidence this morning to the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee at Holyrood.
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