Welcome to This Is Money podcast, sponsored by Trading 212. I'm Georgie Vrost and joining me,

Anne Lee Boyce today is Helen Grain. And coming up, how the Iranian conflict will affect your finances,

from investments, energy bills and mortgages to prices at the pumps and at your local supermarket.

Also today, growth downgraded, unemployment rising,

borrowing, falling. But with events across the Middle East, will the outlook delivered in this

week's spring statement already be out of date? And some lighter news, thankfully, as the cash

ice a race heats up, Lee will give us the best deals around. Don't forget you to have to say.

With all the latest breaking money news, just go to this ismoney.com.uk. UK or download the app at first. There are fears that

the conflict in Iran could cause a new cost of living crisis. The events might be taking place

thousands of miles away, but they've led to a surge in energy prices that could fuel higher

inflation and raise interest rates impacting

our mortgages. The advice for investors, though, is to keep calm and carry on. Lee, Helen, welcome.

It goes without saying, obviously, that war is horrific and it always feels a little bit crass

to talk about mortgages, for example, when people are dying in the world, feels a very scary

place. But this finance podcast, and this is an event that is likely to impact in lots of

different ways, including Helen getting back from wherever she's been. We'll get on to that in a

minute. But Lee, fears of a new cost of living crisis. Overblown georgia i think you were bang on the money there

you know we're here in britain you know we largely feel relatively safe i think probably a lot of us

have that kind of feeling in the pit of their stomach maybe this is something like this is unfolding

that you can't help shake off and And of course, it's worrying times.

You know, we can't get away from the obvious.

Now, the cost of living spike that could be the result of this,

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