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Radio 5 Live,25 Aug 2026,60 mins

As good as gold?

Wake Up to Money

Available for 29 days

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has threatened "economic D-Day" against any country doing business with Iran. We hear from a retailer worried that he could be left behind by a business rate review focusing on the hospitality sector. And as gold ticks up again, a jeweller tells us how he is adapting to fluctuating metal prices.

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