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Learn more at city.com slash we are city. Hello and welcome to Money Talks. I'm Simon Long, an editor here at The

Economist and coming up on today's show. What impact might a no-deal Brexit have on interest rates in Britain?

The Bank of England has stressed that in fact in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the monetary policy could get looser, but it could actually get tighter.

And in sport, can coaching make all the difference?

Up to 30% of the variation of the team's performance can be ascribed to coaches. But first, the US Treasury has announced plans to re-privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The two companies have been in the form of government control since their record-breaking bailout in September 2008.

The plan for their futures from Stephen Nucin, the US Treasury Secretary,

calls Fannie and Freddie's status the last unfinished business of the financial

crisis.

You're right, they've been in conservatorship for too long and we want to make sure they're not

in conservatorship on a permanent basis.

The two so-called government-sponsored enterprises still pop up most of the country's mortgage

finance. In fact more than five5 trillion of housing-related securities sit on their

balance sheets.

That's nearly half the total outstanding in America.

I'm joined by Alice Fullwood, the economist's American Finance Correspondent.

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