On Memorial Day weekend, while most Americans were grilling burgers or remembering the fallen, Donald Trump was resetting the thermostat on global trade tensions. Again. In a now-familiar pattern - provoke, threaten, retreat - the former president walked back his threat to slam the European Union with a 50% tariff on imports, opting instead for a July 9 dead ... Show More
Yesterday
Wall Street Continues to Shift
<p>The global economy remains in flux, full of abrupt developments and shifting expectations. Yet the latest news shows that progress hasn't stalled. Tech giants are once again outperforming, central bankers are rekindling optimism among investors, and geopolitics is back to offe ... Show More
3m 54s
Nov 24
Trading on Whispers Alone
<p>With the data pipeline jammed, markets are stumbling through the dark - clutching at Fed whispers and trading on hunches rather than hard numbers. A nervous rally here, a tech wobble there, and a holiday season loaded with both promise and peril have left investors guessing at ... Show More
4m 49s
Jul 2025
Why Trump Pushed His Tariff Deadline
When President Trump paused most of his “Liberation Day” tariffs for 90 days last spring, the administration had hoped to cut dozens of trade deals. As trade advisor Peter Navarro put it, there could be "90 deals in 90 days." But as Trump’s deal deadline approached, it became cle ... Show More
18m 3s
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