Trade deals, rate cuts and filling Warren Buffett’s shoes

On this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast Danni Hewson and Charlene Young take stock of which trade deals have been struck in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariff policies and assess how markets and some of those big US stocks like Nvidia have performed.[2:09]   A week after the Bank of England cut its base rates they consider where interest rates are likely to go next and whether the cut has been passed on in the form of mortgage and savings rates. [11:58]  Latest data shows the UK labour market is showing further signs of strain but the weather’s given consumer spending a boost with positive updates from Wickes, Marston’s, On the Beach and Next. [18:27] Marks and Spencer has updated markets on the cyber-attack which is still preventing online deliveries from the high street stalwart but can it keep customers on side? [26:08]  Dan Coatsworth talks to Emily Barnard from Edinburgh Investment Trust about tariffs on the pharmaceutical sector and where AstraZeneca and GSK stand with weight-loss drugs [29:53]  And Tom Sieber from Shares Magazine has been talking to fund managers about the surprise retirement of investing legend Warren Buffett. [45:40]