EPISODE · Jun 13, 2026 · 1 MIN
The Open Bell — Coming Soon
from The Open Bell · host Alex Monroe
Here's something nobody tells you: the global economy doesn't ask permission before it rearranges your life.Interest rates, oil prices, currency moves, trade deals — these aren't abstractions happening to someone else. They're why your mortgage payment went up. They're why your weekly shop costs more than it did two years ago. And they're why your pension is doing whatever it's doing right now, whether you've checked it or not.I'm Alex Monroe, and The Open Bell is a daily financial podcast for curious, intelligent adults who want to understand markets — but don't work in them. Every weekday morning, plain English, around ten minutes.Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. The first episode drops soon.Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.
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Here's something nobody tells you: the global economy doesn't ask permission before it rearranges your life. Interest rates, oil prices, currency moves, trade deals — these aren't abstractions happening to someone else. They're why your mortgage payment went up. They're why your weekly shop costs more than it did two years ago. And they're why your pension is doing whatever it's doing right now, whether you've checked it or not. I'm Alex Monroe, and The Open Bell is a daily financial podcas...
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