What does unemployment data, GDP figures and market moves say about the economy?

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🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

This week we've had some worrying looking unemployment figures and disappointing GDP growth.
Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 soared within touching distance of 10,000, before hitting a Friday slump.
Mix it all together and what does it show about the UK economy? Lee Boyce, Helen Crane and Georgie Frost discuss.
Nationwide Building Society has promised to keep all of its branches open until 2030 while major banks exit the high street. Does it make business sense?
The Royal Mint has launched some yellow gold coins that has investors excited and what about gold's 'annoying little brother' silver - is it set to see prices soar?
Lastly, we reveal the tale of a reader who had their flights to Dubai cancelled by BA at the last minute... before being quoted £20,000 one-way by Emirates to get away for half-term.

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Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane

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0:00.0	Welcome to This Is Money Podcast, sponsored by Charles Stanley Direct. I'm Georgie Frost and joining me and Lee Boyce today is Helen Crane.
0:07.9	And coming up, some rather disappointing economic figures for the Chancellor to digest this week ahead of the budget.
0:14.2	Unemployment up, slower growth and warnings of worse to come.
0:17.8	Meanwhile, has the footsie run out of steam just before hitting the 10,000 mark?
0:22.5	Elsewhere nationwide makes a welcome promise to keep all branches open until at least 2030.
0:28.2	The Royal Mint launches limited edition yellow gold sovereign coins, and they're not cheap,
0:33.6	but forget gold, is it time to raid the silver cabinet? And we know school holiday flights go up, but this takes the biscuit.
0:40.9	Don't forget you start to date with all the latest breaking money news.
0:43.0	Just go to this ismoney.co.uk or download the app.
0:47.3	But first, worried about what the autumn budget might mean for your finances,
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1:18.3	Remember investment involves risk. Now back to the show. Right. A double dose of bad news for the
1:23.6	Chancellor this week as she prepares to hype taxes in the budget. Unemployment hit its
1:28.7	highest level since 2021 and the economy saw slower than expected growth of just 0.1% in the
1:35.2	three months to September. Analysts meanwhile have slashed next year's forecast and jobs
1:40.3	experts say last year's rises in the minimum wage and employer national insurance are still feeding through to today's job figures.
1:48.6	Lee, Helen, welcome.
1:50.4	Lee, put it all together, shake it all about a bit.
1:55.1	What does it all mean?
1:56.3	Why is it so significant so close to the budget?
1:58.6	Oh, is the budget done yet, George? Are we there?
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