The gold brick road

Wake Up To Money

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Sean looks at jump in the price of gold to a two week high as the US government seeks to end the federal shutdown.

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has given her clearest sign yet that Labour's manifesto will be broken when she delivers her Budget later this month.

And one year after hitting big screens for the first time, the Wicked Witch of the West is back, providing a much-needed boost to the nation's cinema industry.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Hello, I'm Kimberly Wilson. I'm a psychologist, and in my new podcast, Complex, I'll be your guide
0:14.4	through all the information and misinformation that's out there about mental health.
0:19.0	I'm joined by expert guests covering topics
0:21.8	from people pleasing to perfectionism,
0:24.2	burnout to empathy,
0:25.9	to find tangible advice
0:27.3	so we can understand ourselves a little better.
0:30.5	Complex with me, Kimberly Wilson.
0:33.0	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:37.1	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:41.4	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:44.7	Hello, welcome, it is Wake Up to Money.
0:47.0	We've got hints, hints, and more hints.
0:49.2	The Chancellor's given her biggest hint yet
0:51.4	that she'll be breaking Labor's manifesto pledge at the budget in a few weeks' time.
0:57.1	We'll find out what that means for taxes, spending on benefits, on income tax, whatever that might mean.
1:04.0	We'll get into that.
1:05.1	The shutdown of the US government looks like it could be coming to an end.
1:09.8	Markets begin to respond worldwide.
1:12.7	A pretty buoyant day on the Futsi 100.
1:14.6	New record highs there and the Wicked Witch is back.
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