150. The firms paying off their pandemic debt

Lesley Dunn, co-manager of Baillie Gifford Strategic Bond fund, talks to us about how company balance sheets are recovering after the pandemic. She discusses the amount of money firms had to borrow to keep themselves afloat in lockdown, the price they had to pay to do so, and how some are now looking to reduce their debt. Lesley also gives her view on inflation and discusses the investment case for Netflix’s bond – despite the company “burning cash” in its bid to create original content.