Nobody Trusts Truss's Economic Credibility

Douglas McWilliams, Chief Executive & Founder, CEBR

14-Oct-22 07:30

Nobody Trusts Truss's Economic Credibility

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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss looks set to abandon her deeply unpopular mini budget and its tax cuts after weeks of volatile financial market. We speak to Douglas McWilliams, Chief Executive and Founder of CEBR, for his views on this, and whether the Governor of the Bank of England will keep to his promise to end the bond purchasing program.

Image credit: EPA-EPE

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Chong Tjen San

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Categories: markets, economy, international

Tags: liz truss, UK mini budget, uk economy, bank of england,

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