What might negative interest rates mean for UK banking services?

Published: April 3, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

Fancy earning interest on a \xa310,000 loan? We\u2019ll find out about what negative interest rates mean for consumers in Denmark and what might happen if they were introduced here. Felicity Hannah talks to Niels Arne Dam, Chief Economist at Finance Denmark and Paul Pester, former CEO of TSB and currently the chair of research and ratings agency Fairer Finance.

Women\u2019s finances have been hit harder than men\u2019s by the Covid crisis, so could that risk a widening wealth gap and how do we fix it? Maike Currie, investment director at Fidelity Investments and Professor Annamaria Lusardi, head of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at The George Washington University School of Business have some ideas.

And, if you\u2019re eating too much chocolate this weekend then you\u2019re not alone! But can that tell us anything about how you plan your pension, your investments, your savings? Or does it just mean you like chocolate? Felicity talks to Dr Pragya Agarwal, a behavioural data scientist and Claire Walsh, a chartered financial planner.

Researcher: Jonelle Awomoyi\nProduction Co-ordinator: Janet Staples\nSound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot\nProducer: Ben Carter\nEditor: Emma Rippon