Feature interview: Berenberg Economist Kallum Pickering

Published: Dec. 15, 2022, 3:38 p.m.

The Bank of England raised interest rates by half a percentage point to 3.5% today, its ninth increase in a row as it continues to try and cool high inflation. The news came as nurses across much of the UK launched a historic strike, walking out of hospitals and onto picket lines after several years of falling pay and declining standards that have left the country\u2019s nationalized health care system in a state of crisis. Joining us to discuss the situation is Berenberg Bank Senior UK Economist Kallum Pickering.\nTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices