Andrew "Andy" Verity

Andy Verity is the award-winning Economics Correspondent for BBC News, renowned for his authoritative reporting on finance, business and economic policy across BBC Radio, television and investigative programmes including Panorama, Newsnight and File on Four. His distinguished career includes multiple accolades as Personal Finance Journalist of the Year, eight years presenting Wake up to Money, and authoring Rigged, a groundbreaking exposé of interest rate manipulation that was serialised in The Times and contributed to criminal convictions being referred back to the Court of Appeal. Andy equips audiences with expert economic insight and clarity on complex financial matters, helping organisations navigate inflation, recession and market volatility with confidence and informed decision-making.

When Andrew Verity proposed a television series warning of an imminent housing market crash in 2007, few predicted how prescient his analysis would prove. The programme, BBC Two's The Truth About Property, attracted an unusually large audience and was recommissioned both before and after the 2008 financial crisis, establishing him as a broadcaster willing to challenge conventional economic wisdom. Since joining the BBC from The Independent, he has built a reputation for incisive economic reporting and fearless investigative journalism that holds power to account.

As Economics Correspondent for BBC News since 2014, Andy has covered the defining economic events of the past decade, from Brexit and the pandemic to post-pandemic inflation and the cost-of-living crisis. His work spans BBC Radio and television, including regular contributions to the Today programme, Radio Four's Six O'Clock News, and the BBC News channel, as well as investigative reporting for Panorama, Newsnight and File on Four. Earlier in his career, he won multiple accolades as Personal Finance Journalist of the Year and Personal Finance Broadcaster of the Year, and spent eight years presenting the BBC's daily financial programme and podcast Wake up to Money on Radio 5 Live. His investigative work has exposed corruption at the highest levels, including a Panorama film revealing the Bank of England's role in the Libor scandal and a 2022 podcast series, The Lowball Tapes, which uncovered evidence of an establishment cover-up during the financial crisis. In 2023, he published Rigged, a book serialised in The Times that presented evidence of central banks manipulating interest rates on a far greater scale than the traders who were jailed. Shortly after publication, the Criminal Cases Review Commission sent a key case back to the Court of Appeal. His courage in pursuing difficult stories was demonstrated in a 2018 documentary when he was physically assaulted whilst investigating money laundering, and in 2025, he presented a File on Four investigation exposing tax avoidance by sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich.

Andy helps audiences make sense of complex economic forces shaping their organisations and industries, translating technical financial developments into practical insights for strategic decision-making. Drawing on decades of reporting from the frontlines of economic policy and financial markets, he contextualises current challenges such as inflation, recession and market volatility within broader historical patterns, equipping leaders with the perspective needed to navigate uncertainty. As a moderator and event host, he creates dynamic conversations that challenge assumptions and spark fresh thinking about business resilience and economic opportunity. Audiences leave his sessions with a clearer understanding of the economic landscape, actionable intelligence for planning, and the confidence to make informed decisions in turbulent times.