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Apr 2025
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Making sense of a turbulent time for the...

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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 tariff battle will affect their business.

And we find out about the housing crisis in Spain that led to hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to streets across the country over the weekend.

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

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