Word on the Street

About Word on the Street

Welcome to Word on the Street, a weekly podcast from Barclays Bank where our experts help ordinary investors make sense of the latest news and events impacting the world’s financial markets. Please note that past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. All investments can fall as well as rise in value and you can lose some or all of your money. Additionally, this podcast does not constitute an investment recommendation.

Publisher

Barclays

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 May 2019

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

88 of 382 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #351 3 Lessons from 2025

   In keeping with annual tradition, the last episode of the year features two of our Senior Multi-Asset Strategists – Luke Pearce and Francis Addai – to reflect on 3 lessons from 2025. To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2026" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/outlook-2026-11-2025/ To read news and insights from Barclays Wealth Management, visit https://www.barclays.co.uk/wealth-management/news-and-insights/investments/ To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclay…tal-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - www.linkedin.com/company/barclays…ment-management/

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   11 Dec 2025

   #350 Central banks in focus

   This week, Sean Markowicz sits down with Francis Addai to discuss the latest round of central bank meetings and what it all means for investors. To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2026" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/outlook-2026-11-2025/ To read news and insights from Barclays Wealth Management, visit https://www.barclays.co.uk/wealth-management/news-and-insights/investments/ To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclay…tal-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - www.linkedin.com/company/barclays…ment-management/

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   26 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #349 A UK Budget Special

   Miles Sherry is joined by Sonia Fernandes from our Government Relations team, as they reflect on the key announcements from the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. To read news and insights from Barclays Wealth Management, visit https://www.barclays.co.uk/wealth-management/news-and-insights/investments/ To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclay…tal-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - www.linkedin.com/company/barclays…ment-management/

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#351 3 Lessons from 2025

Published 18 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That's a fair assessment. And perhaps to note, the unemployment rate. So you're looking at the population that's unemployed relative to the size of the labor force, right? So if you break that down further, it's actually a rising labor force also counts to the unemployment rate ticking up, right? […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

41 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

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Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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