The UK Is Still Losing Cheap Stocks to Private Equity Bargain Hunters
The UK Is Still Losing Cheap Stocks to Private Equity Bargain Hunters  
Podcast: Merryn Talks Money
Published On: Fri May 15 2026
Description: For this week's second installment of the news round up, hosts Merryn and John discuss how cheap UK stocks are still being bought up by private equity firms; and how rising inflation could put a stop to the highly-concentrated surge in US equity markets. They also talk about changes to the Premium Bond prize rate which mean the odds of winning are set to improve and consider how governments could make wider use of lottery-style fundraising.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.