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. 

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War in the Middle East – macro scenarios


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