Welcome to Money Distilled. I’m John Stepek. Every week day I look at the biggest stories in markets and economics, and explain what it all means for your money.
The new Merryn Talks Money podcast is out — it’s a special edition, where Merryn and I answer your questions with the kind help of Bloomberg writers Marcus Ashworth (not discussing house prices this time), Joe Easton and Eddie Spence. Bitcoin, gold — or a savings account? Has the Bank of England cost British taxpayers billions of pounds? What are the best finance books of all time? To hear us discuss all this and more, click here.