Podcast Ian King

Ian King has the latest analysis on the shock fall in inflation with our Economics and Data Editor, Ed Conway. But what does that mean for interest rates? We get the view of Melissa Davies from Redburn Atlantic. Ian's also speaking to Mike Hawes from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders about reports of a delay on the ban on new petrol an…

Ian King's speaking to Guy Singh-Watson from Riverford about an appeal for supermarkets to treat farmers more fairly; former Governor of the Bank of England Lord Mervyn King talks about inflation; there's also Colin Hunt from Allied Irish Bank, as well as Rich Wagner from Cashplus Bank; and we get analysis of the markets from Dr Jimmy Muchechetere …

Ed Conway joins Ian King for analysis of former Prime Minister Liz Truss' speech on the economy - her first since leaving office. Ian also talks to Sir Martin Sorrell about recession fears making advertising clients nervous and Paul Larbey, Chief Executive of Cambridge-based software company Bango discusses a rise in sales. *While we've got you...p…

Britain's biggest steelworks is to receive 500 million pounds in government support - but at a cost of thousands of jobs. Ian King is joined on the programme by Gareth Stace, Director General of UK Steel. The Financial Times' Motor Industry Correspondent, Peter Campbell discusses the walkouts among US car makers in one of the sector's biggest pay d…

All eyes will be on Wall Street this afternoon, as the UK-based chip designer - Arm Holdings - returns to the stock market. Ian King is joined by Senior Technology Reporter, Arjun Kharpal from CNBC to discuss its significance. Ahead of an ECB decision on interest rates today, he's also joined by Sphia Salim of Bank of America. While Justin Ash, Chi…

Following the shock resignation of BP chief executive Bernard Looney, Ian King speaks with the firm's former head of strategy, Nick Butler to find out what it will mean for the business. The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July according to official figures. Ian discusses the reasons why with the head of Saxo UK, Charlie White Thomson. He also speaks …

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to the head of retail at Kantar about prices at the supermarkets. He also discusses how wages are outstripping inflation for the first time in two years. And Ian speaks to our city editor Mark Kleinman about the future of The Telegraph.Bởi Sky News

Ian King and Sky's business correspondent, Paul Kelso talk about confirmation BMW will build its next-generation electric Mini in Oxford. A rescue deal to buy some Wilko stores has collapsed, Ian speaks to Julie Palmer, Regional Managing Partner at the corporate rescue and recovery practice, Begbies Traynor Group about what this means for employees…

Ian King speaks to the chief executive of Scottish Power about why there’s been a blow for ministers and their plans for a greener UK. Plus, hear from the chief executive of Zopa Bank about its planned expansion. And chairman of the policy committee at the City of London Corporation joins the show to discuss a package of reforms and initiatives tha…

Ian King speaks to Aldi's UK and Ireland chief executive about its new target of opening another 500 stores. Plus, we hear from Vauxhall's managing director as the firm's plant in Ellesmere Port becomes the first in the UK to solely manufacture electric vehicles.Bởi Sky News

Ian King speaks to our City Editor, Mark Kleinman, about who's potentially being lined up as the new chairman of NatWest Group. And the chief executive of The Restaurant Group joins the show to discuss its latest underlying earnings.Bởi Sky News

Ian King speaks to our City Editor Mark Kleinman about Wilko's latest lifeline. Plus, hear from the director of insight at the British Retail Consortium about UK sales and consumer confidence. And the chief executive of STV Group joins the show to discuss its latest profits and why it's a tough time for commercial broadcasters.…

Ian King speaks to an oil markets analyst from Energy Aspects about the latest fuel prices. The chief executive of UK letting and estate agents firm - Belvoir - joins the show to discuss its pre-tax profits. And we hear how last week's failure at National Air Traffic Control affected Ryanair.Bởi Sky News

Ian King looks at half-year results from NatWest and the ongoing fall out after Nigel Farage claimed his bank account was shut. The Executive Director of Zoopla joins Ian to discuss how the increase in interest rates is impacting the housing market, and the Chief Executive of Frugalpac Malcolm Waugh discusses the sustainable bottling company with h…

Ian King looks over the latest results for companies - particularly in the energy sector. He's joined by Andrew Bell, Chief Executive of Witan Investment Trust to discuss the change in interest rates at the US Federal Reserve. And Nick Luff from RELX talks about their analytics business and ongoing recovery from the pandemic.…

Ian King reports on the fall-out of Coutt's closure of Nigel Farage's bank account which has resulted in some changes to the sector and a big meeting at the Treasury this morning. Meanwhile, the chief executive of Lloyds banking group Charlie Nunn joins Ian to discuss half-year profits.Bởi Sky News

Ian King discusses the latest figures from the company behind Marmite and Dove soap, Unilever with Charlie Huggins, Manager of the Quality Shares Portfolio at the investment service, Wealth Club. He's also joined by Lisa Hooker from PwC who unpicks data from their consumer confidence survey. And Jo Robinson from EY-Parthenon examines rising profit …

Ian speaks to Ryanair's chief financial officer about a surge in profits after a strong Easter. Plus, we discuss artificial intelligence and how among the many activities tipped to be disrupted by AI, is foreign language learning. And why producers of single malt Welsh whisky have received a huge boost.…

On Ian King's show - all the latest business stories including: David Dagger from the Institute of Customer Service talks about the dangers of companies using AI to handle customer engagement. Anthony Impey from Be the Business explains why small firms in the UK lag behind their G7 counterparts on productivity. Lexi Novitske from the African tech g…

On Ian King's show - we've got the latest on soaring supermarket prices... Sarah Cardell from the Competition and Markets talks about their review of food inflation among the big grocery chains, and concerns that consumers may struggle to compare prices; there's also Charlie Kerr from With Intelligence talking about its future within the asset mana…

Ian King's show has all the top business stories and analysis. Tim Symes from the law firm Stewarts talks about a rise in insolvencies; Chris O'Shea from Centrica discusses net zero targets; and Andrew Bud from iProov discusses his app which could cut queues at Eurostar.Bởi Sky News

On Ian King's show: Rachel Barton from Accenture speaks about their new survey suggesting UK companies are considerably more confident than their European counterparts; Chris Sheldrick from What 3 Words tells us about their latest deal with the Mongolian government; and there's Julien LaFargue from Barclays Private Bank with the latest from the mar…

A deadline is extended for Microsoft's multi-billion dollar takeover of the games publisher Activision Blizzard. Also - how a multi-million pound takeover of the firm behind Franco Manca and The Real Greek will affect the UK restaurant chains. And a new 2-billion-dollar agreement encorouaging investors to reduce carbon emissions - following Joe Bid…

On today's episode, Ian King takes us through the economic picture for May, which reveals a contraction in part down to the King's Coronation Bank Holiday. The chief executive of Wood Group tells us how the British firm intends to lead the transition to green energy. And how the results from Watches of Switzerland show luxury goods remain one of th…

We hear from the governor of the Bank of England who warns nearly a million mortgage holders will see their monthly repayments jump in the coming years but it says the number of households with high mortgage burdens remains well below the 2008 peakBởi Sky News

As wages continue to grow at a record pace and the average pay excluding bonuses rises, Ian talks to Raoul Ruparel from the Centre for UK Growth at Boston Consulting Group. He's also joined by Nottinghamshire and England cricketer Stuart Broad, who discusses his career as a small business owner. Plus, what do the Chancellor's plans to reform the pe…

Thames Water secures 750-million pounds extra from shareholders. BT confirms it's looking for a new chief executive after Philip Jansen said he intends to step down. And new research suggests details of more than a third of all global mergers and acquisitions leakBởi Sky News

Ian King speaks to the CEO of money transfer platform CAB Payments about its debut on the London Stock Exchange. Plus hear from a chief investment officer at M&G about the value of government bonds or gilts. And the chief executive of UK company Element joins the show to discuss the Online Safety Bill.…

Ian King speaks to Currys' CEO about a dip in its latest profits and sales. Plus, we hear from the Chair of UK Finance about why we should be accelerating the transformation of our capital markets. And venture capital firm Balderton joins the show to discuss its launch of a well-being platform.Bởi Sky News

Ian King speaks to the chief executive of AO World about how the online electrical goods retailer has returned to profit. Plus, we hear from the editor of The Banker to discuss its annual Top 1000 World Banks ranking. And find out why Leicester City are going to be fined up to 880-thousand pounds by the competition watchdog.…

Ian King speaks to the chief executive of Sainsbury's about passing savings onto customers. He also finds out about software that automates workflow processes by chatting to the chief executive of ActiveOps. He also looks at issues faced by small and medium-sized enterprises in accessing financing.Bởi Sky News

Ian King speaks to the chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority about supermarket fuel prices. Plus, we hear from the boss of communications firm SEC Newgate, which is to receive $100-million in new equity. And the CEO of the Management Consultancies Association joins the show to discuss artificial intelligence.…

The UK has avoided recession. Emma Crosby's sitting in for Ian King, and is joined by a leading economist as revised GDP figures show slight growth for the first quarter of the year. Plus she's talking to he boss of Nationwide as the building society warns continued mortgage rate hikes are threatening a 'significant drag' on the housing market, and…

Ian King talks to correspondent Ashna Hurynag about the future of Thames Water and Wei Li, from BlackRock discusses predictions for global monetary policy. He also interviews the Chief Executive of Ceres Power - Phil Caldwell about the London Stock Exchange and Michael Sugden, Chief Executive at VCCP talks about AI in advertising.…

Emma Crosby talks to business correspondent Paul Kelso about the crisis at Thames Water and interviews CNBC correspondent Annette Weisbach about discussions at the European Central Bank over interest rates. She also talks to chief executive of Devant - Richard Bremer about European Union plans on road safety.…

After the Bank of England raised interest rates to 5%, Ian King analyses the impact on mortgage customers with Simon French from Panmure Gordon and Polly Gilbert, managing director of mortgage broker Tembo. There’s a focus on female owned business with Winnie Chiu, president of Dorsett Hospitality International, and on women in engineering with Dr …

Ian King speaks to Sanjay Raja, Chief U.K. Economist for Deutsche Bank Research about interest rates; Allan Wilen, Economic Director at Glenigan about the construction industry. He also interviews Douglas Lamont, Chief Executive of Tony's Chocolonely about ethical chocolate and Matt Gudinski, Chief Executive of Mushroom Group talks about 50 years o…

After UK inflation remained at the same level in May, Ian King’s reflects on the figures with HSBC economist Liz Martins. Managing Director for Operations at the World Bank, Anna Bjerde, speaks about how the rebuilding of Ukraine can be managed and financed. Parker Conrad from HR platform Rippling discusses how companies like his support businesses…

Ian King's speaking to Hortense Mudenge, from Rwanda Finance Limited about the fintech boom in Africa; Ray Boulger at John Charcol about mortgage rates; Kevin Craven from ADS is speaking from the Paris Airshow; and Dr Jack James Marlow at Skyrora talks about 3D printing and space launches. Plus there's Alicia Forry at Investec, Darran Garnham from …

The average 2 year fixed rate mortgage rises to more than 6-percent, the CEO of Vodafone UK chats about why he wants to merge with rival Three and why the North of England is becoming increasingly attractive to overseas investorsBởi Sky News

On today's episode, Tesco's chief executive Ken Murphy says he believes we're past the peak in inflation, and has denied profiteering from higher food costs as quarterly sales rise. Ian King discusses all that with the head of UK equities at Investec Wealth and Investment, Guy Ellison. ITV confirms it's 'actively' looking into buying the production…

The UK economy returns to growth in April, helped by shopping and nights out. Shell to cut spending in the coming years, while giving more to its shareholders. Find out why Generative AI could add more than 4 trillion dollars to annual global productivity. And from toy to screen, Ian's speaking to the Chief Executive of Mattel about Barbie: The Mov…

Rishi Sunak calls for Britain to become a global leader in business technology investment, as London Tech Week gets underway. A rebrand for the former UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank, as HSBC unveils its new tech banking plans. And new research suggests students want a wider range of technolgy subjects at school - including Esports.…

Following the news that the windfall tax on oil and gas companies will be scrapped if wholesale costs fall below a certain level, Ian discusses the government’s plans with David Waterhouse, chief executive of Offshore Energies UK, and National Gas chief executive Jon Butterworth. Vicky Pryce, independent member of the British Chamber of Commerce’s …

Ian King speaks to Sheldon Mills of the Financial Conduct Authority as the regulator tightens controls over how crypto assets are marketed. He also speaks to Liz Steward of BAE Systems ahead of the Space-Comm Expo at Farnborough this week. And as Wizz Air announces a net loss of more than €535million for the year to March, Ian is joined by the airl…

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is warning the UK will have one of the highest inflation rates in the G20 this year. Ian King speaks to the chief economist at the OECD, Clare Lombardelli about the likely impact. The founder of meal subscription service, FoodHak shares how the company is incorporating AI into its business …

Ian King speaks to the head of the British Chambers of Commerce about a new business council that will rival the CBI. He's also joined by the Secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce UK, Chris Southworth, ahead of a meeting on Digital trade taking place today. And as NatWest acquires a major stake in financial technology business,…

Today on the Ian King Podcast, Wilfred Frost speaks a senior economist at Nationwide about house prices. He also discusses the difficulties in the car market due to supply chain issues with Autotrader's chief executive. And could sustainable cruise ships transform the industry? Wilfred speaks to the executive chairman of MSC Cruises about becoming …

On today's episode, Wilfred Frost sits in for Ian King. He discusses the removal of mortgage deals and the impact on house buyers. Wilfred also speaks to the chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing about record book sales. And it's been a Hollywood fairytale for Neat Burger - hear from boss Zack Bishti.…

Wilfred Frost stands in for Ian King and talks to Stuart Rose, the head of Asda, about hopes that food inflation in the UK might have peaked. Marta Krupinska, co-founder and chief executive of Curate, and UK Lead at Google for Startups discusses carbon extraction with Wilfred and Chief Executive of Hollywood Bowl, Stephen Burns, is interviewed abou…