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This week we've heard lots of talk about rising bond yields, from Japan to the UK and the US, and alongside this government debt is growing all around the world.
And that all plays into a feeling that many people have that life is about to get more expensive and that in many places interest rates are set to rise.
This week on Taking Stock, Rahul Tandon is joined by David Kuo, co-founder of The Smart Investorin Singapore and German business journalist Ellen Frauenknecht
Presenter: Rahul Tandon
Producer: Matt Lines
(Image: Passersby stand before a stock market indicator board in Tokyo, Japan, 02 September 2026. Tokyo stocks plunged as Japanese government bond yields rose to its highest level in 30 years and escalating attacks between the United States and Iran. By Franck Robichon, EPA/Shutterstock)

We dig into the finances behind "the beautiful game" after English football's Premier League just spent $4.7 billion on new players. What is behind football's richest competition and is its success sustainable?
(Photo: Stamford Bridge, London, England, 30 August, 2026. Chelsea's Cole Palmer celebrates scoring their fourth goal with Morgan Rogers. Credit: David Klein/Reuters)
Presenters: Will Bain and Rahul Tandon
Producer: Rebecca Smyllie

Allison Ellsworth, founder of ​Poppi soft drinks, started the beverage business as a kitchen experiment, with a Soda Stream and apple cider vinegar. She speaks to Leanna Byrne about pitching for funding on TV programme Shark Tank while nine months pregnant, relaunching during Covid lockdowns and becoming the number one soda on Amazon in the US and her $1.95 billion exit with PepsiCo.
Presenter: Leanna Byrne
Producer: Niamh McDermott and Victoriya Holland
You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
(Photo credit: Allison Ellsworth)

Think of an electric vehicle, and you'll probably imagine a Tesla. But China is the world's biggest EV exporter, despite being largely shut out of the US market. How has the country seemingly come from nowhere to dominate the world of electric mobility and how can its Evs be made so cheap?
Presenter: Felicity Hannah
Producer: Josh Martin
(Photo: A man looks inside the Changan Deepal S05 REEV during a press conference for the unveiling of the Chinese model at the WesBank Festival of Motoring in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 27, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Nqobile Dludla)

Emily Wither reports from Istanbul finding out why that 'Made in Turkey' label in so much of our clothing could disappear as the industry faces competition from countries like Egypt, Turkey battles huge inflation and hundreds of factories go bankrupt leaving tens of thousands out of work
(Photo: A worker in a Turkish garment factory in Istanbul works at a table. Credit: Emily Wither/Supplied)