Trumponomics

Cory Doctorow Says Be Skeptical of the AI Sales Pitch

Artificial intelligence companies are spending extraordinary sums on the promise that their technology will transform the global economy. Author and technology critic Cor

"The Economics Show": Breaking China’s rare earths chokehold

In the US-China trade conflict, rare earth metals are Beijing's ultimate trump card. Last year, China ramped up restrictions on these key industrial elements, spooking in

As Canada Turns From the US, Is China the Alternative?

With tensions rising between Canada and the US over the latest broadsides in President Donald Trump's trade war, the White House is threatening even more levies following

Why Inflation Could Be Good News for Japan

Can inflation in Japan be a sign of a healthier economy? On this week's episode of Trumponomics, Stephanie Flanders is joined by Taro Kimura, an economist with Bloomberg

Introducing: Our Town

Our Town from Bloomberg’s Big Take podcast follows residents of Gainesboro, Tennessee, after a group of far-right Christians moves in with plans for a radical social expe

What Is Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Trying to Say?

Kevin Warsh has spent his first three months as chair of the Federal Reserve pretty tight-lipped about his views on the economy, a stark contrast to how central bank poli

Why AI Isn't Actually Boosting Productivity

Why aren't we seeing the productivity boom the artificial intelligence industry has promised? Stephanie Flanders is joined by Oxford University professor and How Progress

The Tariff Trade-Off

US President Donald Trump's trade war may be here to stay, despite the fact that billions of dollars in tariff revenue has been refunded to companies after the Supreme Co

Can the US Actually Tax Billionaires?

As wealth becomes increasingly concentrated — and artificial intelligence threatens to shift even more income from workers to investors — has the US tax system become out

Are We Being Priced Out of Happiness?

Americans are spending less time with friends, nights out are getting more expensive and even major sporting events are becoming harder to afford. Stephanie Flanders spea

The $2 Trillion Global Arms Race

A new, $2 trillion global arms race is underway — but this time it's being driven by artificial intelligence, drones and hypersonic weapons. Stephanie Flanders is joined

The Midterms May Hinge on One Thing: How the Economy Feels

The economy may look resilient on paper, but voters aren't buying it. Bloomberg's senior national correspondent Nancy Cook and Stuart Paul, who covers the US and Canadian

What If AI Simply Ruins Your Job Instead of Taking It? (with Sarah O'Connor)

Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of how many jobs it will eliminate, but Sarah O’Connor argues the biggest concern may be not what it does to the quant

How Fast Can the World Recover From a Hormuz Shock?

For 100 days, the world watched as one of its most important energy chokepoints got choked. Now, as the Iran war appears to be easing, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Javier

Why 2026 Is Beginning to Look Like 1929 (with Andrew Ross Sorkin)

Almost a century after the Wall Street crash of 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin says he believes some of its most dangerous ingredients are reappearing. Joining Stephanie Flande

Is the US Economy Dangerously Dependent on the Rich?

The idea of a “K-shaped economy” has become one of the most persistent themes about the US economy: While some households continue to thrive, in particular the wealthy on

Why Is America Turning Against Big Business?

A Gallup poll reported last year that just 15% of Americans said they had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in big business, a record low. Since then, fear of art

The Great Bond Car Wreck — in Slow Motion

Across developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. As Opinion columnist and senior markets editor John Authers puts it, the phenomenon is truly g

Why the US Must Engage China on AI Safety Before It’s ‘Game Over’ 

Sebastian Mallaby of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence joins host Stephani

Will the Xi-Trump Summit Be Over Before It Starts?

As a high-stakes Trump–Xi summit looms, tensions over the Iran war and defiance of US sanctions threaten to derail what could be one of the year’s most consequential meet