Understand The Economy Episodes Available now
- All
- Available now (16)
- Next on (0)

The Economy: 5. Banks
6/16 What are banks and what do they do with our money?

The Economy: 4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares
5/16 Who lends the government money and why? And what exactly does the stock market do?

The Economy: 3. Economic Growth and GDP
4/16 What is economic growth, and what happens if there isn鈥檛 any?

The Economy: 2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates
3/16 What鈥檚 the Bank of England got to do with mortgage rates?

The Economy: 1. Inflation
2/16 What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up?

Welcome to Understand: The Economy
1/16 Everything you need to know about the economy and what it means for you.