Ben Squared Podcast: 24th March 2026: Middle East Scenario Analysis, Long-term Strategy and the UK Mortgage Market
About this episode
The episode discusses potential scenarios for the Middle East conflict, long-term investment strategies, and the UK mortgage market's impact on the economy.
In the latest Ben Squared podcast the resident pairing discuss potential ‘high level’ scenarios for how the Middle East conflict may unfold, accompanied by probabilities, market predictions, and a whole heap of caveats and disclaimers. This scenario analysis is then discussed in the context of longer-term investment strategy, and the impact that has (or hasn’t) had. Finally, some time is dedicated to the UK mortgage market which is moving at quite a pace and presenting an increasing threat to the UK economy. This podcast was recorded on 24th March 2026. *This podcast is for UK Professional Clients Only. Capital at Risk. Past performance does not predict future returns. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Ben Squared
Topics covered
- Middle East conflict
- long-term investment strategy
- UK mortgage market
- market predictions
- scenario analysis
Keywords
- Middle East
- UK mortgage market
- investment strategy
- market predictions
- scenario analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Invesco
Books & works: Ben Squared podcast
Places: Middle East, UK
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