{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/63dbddff3c0b1d001184d950?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How will new Bank interest rate pain impact me?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The Bank of England heaps more misery on Londoners with mortgages and credit card debt as the interest rate hits its highest level since 2008 - when Gordon Brown was prime minister.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>- Base rate jump to four per cent now, up 0.5 per cent</p><p>- Tenth successive hike</p><p>- Bank of England tries desperately to curb soaring inflation</p><p>- What hike means for personal finances and food bills</p><p>- Now 2.3 million UK households say they missed essential payments amid cost-of-living crisis</p><p>- Oil giant Shell reports record mega-profits of more than £32 billion - fresh calls for new windfall tax</p><p>- Expert analysis with Dr Jo Michell, associate professor of economics at UWE Bristol.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}