May 2025

Trump suggests China tariffs will fall

President Trump says tariffs on China “will not be anywhere near 145%” but won’t be removed all together. It follows US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying he expected a ‘de escalation’ in US China tariffs.The International Monetary Fund has revised its global growth forecast ... Show More

53m 26s

Apr 2025

Traders on tenterhooks over new tariffs

As some of the World's largest economies get ready to face new tariffs, we find out what a battle on levy's could mean for the global economy.We hear from a Gulf Coast business feeling positive about the charges, and the predicament of a Californian retailer reliant on imports.El ... Show More

49m 27s

Apr 2025

Making sense of a turbulent time for the markets

We speak to experts in the world's two largest economies - the USA and China - about the impact of a tariff war, and whether stock markets around the globe will continue to fall as we saw on Monday. Rahul Tandon speaks to a footwear designer in California on how any international ... Show More

49m 30s

Apr 2025

Canada’s New Leader Is Ready To Take on Trump

Mark Carney, a former banker, won Canada’s national election on Monday. Carney ran on an anti-Trump platform, and he's promised to try to decouple his country’s economy from its biggest trading partner and, lately, its biggest threat. WSJ’s Vipal Monga explains how Trump’s trade ... Show More

16m 42s

Jan 2025

Canada's PM Trudeau: disaster in office, disaster on departure

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he is resigning. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is talking about annexing Canada and making it the 51st state. To discuss the disaster, political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Dimitri Lascaris, host of the indepen ... Show More

1h 6m

Feb 2025

Instant Reaction: Trump Tariffs Hit Mexico, Canada and China

US President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff threats to the European Union while saying he would speak with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, as stock markets sank following a hectic weekend that saw prospects for a trade war turn into reality. In remarks to reporters on Sunday ... Show More

10m 56s

Jan 2025

Tariffs Could Hit Canada Soon. Its Ex-Finance Minister Wants to Hit Back

Chrystia Freeland sent shockwaves through Canada when she resigned as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Finance Minister in December. Her public resignation letter blasted Trudeau for not doing enough to prepare for the second Trump administration. Now, she’s running to replace him ... Show More

33m 33s

Mar 2025

Trump: Economy In ‘Transition', Mark Carney Wins & Germany's Identity Crisis

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) President Donald Trump said the US economy faces “a period of transition,” deflecting concerns about the risks of a slowdown as his early focus on tariffs and federal job cuts causes mar ... Show More

16m 41s

Apr 2025

What does Mark Carney's election win mean for Canada?

In one of the greatest political comebacks in Canadian history, Mark Carney has kept the governing Liberal Party in power. It was an intense campaign dominated by tariffs and threats of annexation from US President Donald Trump. So, where does Canada go from here? In this episode ... Show More

23m 41s

Jan 2025

Canadian politics post-Trudeau

<p>China’s airlines are rapidly expanding into Europe, and we take a look at what’s next for Canada’s Liberal party following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation. Plus, Meta ends third-party fact-checking and Wall Street bankers gear up for an IPO revival.</p><br><p><stro ... Show More

10m 13s

May 2025

How will Carney take on Trump?

One hundred days into Donald Trump’s second presidency and he’s already swung another election. How will Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, emboldened by his victory at the polls, take on Trump? Host Anne McElvoy talks to Ralph Goodale, who has been at the centre of Canadian po ... Show More

30m 51s

Former Bank of Canada governor runs to r...