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Trumponomics
Tariffs, crypto, deregulation, tax cuts, protectionism, are just some of the things back on the table when Donald Trump returns to the Presidency. To help you plan for Trump's singular approach to economics, Bloomberg presents Trumponomics, a weekly podcast focused on the Trump administration's economic policies and plans. Editorial head of government and economics Stephanie Flanders will be joined each week by reporters in Washington D.C. and Wall Street to examine how Trump's policies are…
Episodes
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The Baby Bust and the Global Economy
Growth has been slowing around the developed world — not just in recent months but for decades. One potential reason is that women are having fewer babies. On…
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The Trade War Has Already Caused a Recession for America's Factories
Stephanie Flanders returns with a new season of Stephanomics, bringing on-the-ground insights from Bloomberg's reporters and economists into the forces driving…
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Introducing Stephanomics Season 2
Stephanie Flanders, head of Bloomberg Economics, returns to bring you another season of on-the-ground insight into the forces driving global growth and jobs…
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Introducing Prognosis Season 3: Superbugs
On this new season of Prognosis, we look at the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines. You're probably more likely to have heard…
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Bretton Woods at 75 and the Other Mexico Border Crisis
Under pressure from President Donald Trump, Mexico is cracking down on migrants coming from its own southern neighbor, Guatemala. But the hit to the local…
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The View From Paris
The yellow-vest protests that shook France last year may be over, but the forces of political and economic anger continue to ripple around the world. Stephanie…
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In Spain, the Olive's Loss Is Aluminum's Gain
Donald Trump’s trade policies have created winners and losers around the world. Among the big losers so far, count Spanish olive farmers. Their exports to the…
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Is Populism the End or Salvation of Liberal Democracy?
This week we bring you a special conversation between host Stephanie Flanders and Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf. They try to make sense of the rise in…
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India: All Growth, No Jobs
This week we focus on the two giants of the global economy: China and India. At first glance, China seems to be shrugging off the effects of U.S. tariffs, but…
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Draghi and Diversity
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi earned the ire of Donald Trump this week with his farewell speech at a major annual conference. Editor Paul Gordon…
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A Nobelist on the Future of Work
Workers around the globe are in for a shock in coming decades as automation transforms the workplace and maybe destroys their jobs. But for Nobel-winning…
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Four Days a Week
If you live in the U.K., your workweek could soon be a day shorter if the political winds tilt more heavily toward the left. Jess Shankleman reports on how the…
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Trade War Footing
On this week's episode, former Obama administration official Wendy Cutler draws on her deep experience as a trade negotiator to offer her views on the tariff…
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Bloomberg Presents "What Goes Up"
“What Goes Up” is a new show from Bloomberg that tracks the main themes influencing global markets. Hosts Sarah Ponczek and Mike Regan speak with guests about…
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Bloomberg and Wondery Present: The Shrink Next Door
Marty Markowitz had his share of problems. His parents had recently died. He had troubles at work. A failing relationship. He needed someone to help him…
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The Streak Down Under
The longest economic expansion in the developed world may not be much longer for this world -- and that fear helped drive the shock election result in…
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Reinventing Germany's Economy
Germany's engineering prowess has driven the nation's economic success for decades. Now that model is being questioned thanks to rising protectionism, slowing…
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China's Millennials Are Changing the World
Where are there more millennials than in North America, Europe and the Middle East combined, who are vastly different from their parents' generation? China, of…
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Introducing: Business of Bees
These days about one in three bites of food you eat wouldn’t be possible without commercial bee pollination. And the economic value of insect pollination…
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Can't Stop, Won't Stop (Working)
Many older Americans are living longer and are happy to keep working. Others can't afford to retire. Those are just a couple of the reasons why people over age…
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Can Free Markets Revive Brazil?
Will a dose of free-market policies -- from a populist politician, no less -- finally bring Latin America's biggest economy back to life? On this week's…
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Can Technology Actually Save Jobs?
Of the many forces driving the wave of hiring across the U.S. in recent years, technology is typically not on the list because automation and artificial…
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Introducing "What Goes Up," A New Show From Bloomberg
On this new show from Bloomberg, hosts Mike Regan and Sarah Ponczek speak with expert guests each week about the main themes influencing global markets. They…
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This Country Is Winning the Trade War
The trade war between the U.S. and China is taking a toll on growth in the world's two largest economies, but there's another nation where the tariff battle is…
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The Fortnite Economy
Fortnite may be the biggest video-game phenomenon with more than 200 million registered players. It's also a good place to start if you want to understand…
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Coming Soon: Stephanomics
Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg's head of economics, takes you on location each week to bring the global economy to life. From Asia's factories to Brazil's ports…
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A Message For Benchmark Listeners
Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg's senior executive editor for economics, has some exciting news about what's coming in the Benchmark feed. See…
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Introducing "Works For Me," A New Podcast From Bloomberg
On this new show from Bloomberg, hosts Francesca Levy and Rebecca Greenfield navigate the productivity industry by way of their own experiences. In each…
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Big Data's Lens Into the U.S. Economy
Most U.S. economic data, such as jobs and consumer spending, is based not on actual data, but on surveys of Americans and businesses. What if you could look at…
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What Climate Change Means for the Global Economy
Wildfires and hurricanes are causing increasing destruction, part of how climate change is reshaping economies around the world. There are also business and…
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The Global Economy in 2019 and Beyond
With power-shifting elections, emerging-market turbulence and a trade war making waves, how does it all add up for the world economy in 2019? Catherine Mann…
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Why The Global Labor Market Is Shrinking
Look beyond headlines on unemployment and job creation and you'll see a bigger transformation. The global market for labor was boosted for three decades by a…
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Travel Genius, a New Show From Bloomberg
What’s the most sure-fire way to get a flight upgrade? How can you find the best, secret local restaurants by asking just one question? What's the first thing…
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Prognosis, a New Show From Bloomberg
Where does a medical cure come from? 100 years ago, it wasn't uncommon for scientists to test medicines by taking a dose themselves. As medical technologies…
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Writing a Book With Paul Volcker
Paul Volcker made his mark as the inflation-defeating chairman of the Federal Reserve. Now at age 91, he's just published a new memoir called "Keeping At It."…
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The U.S. Economy Is Doing Great. Why Isn't Housing?
The housing market is one of the few sectors of the U.S. economy that isn't sharing in the recent pickup in growth. Purchases are slowing down, builders aren't…
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Coming Soon: The New Economy
Bloomberg’s head of economics Stephanie Flanders calls on Bloomberg's worldwide network of reporters and expert commentators to cast a fresh eye on looming…
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Bonus: One Belt, One Road, Part 4
In the final episode of our special series on China's Belt and Road initiative, we go to Europe to learn more about how that continent is involved with the…
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Coming Soon: The ETF Story
The creation story of the first exchange-traded fund is actually the best way to understand how they work. And it's not just educational, it's entertaining…
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What Makes Some Emerging Markets Always Win?
Why do some emerging markets consistently succeed while others flame out? Anu Madgavkar, partner at McKinsey Global Institute, shares the secret sauce with…
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Kai-Fu Lee on the Great Game to Dominate Data
Don't fret too much about tariffs and trade deficits. The real competition between the U.S. and China will be in artificial intelligence and data, says Kai-Fu…
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Bonus: One Belt, One Road, Part 3
In the third episode of this four-part series on China's Belt and Road initiative, we look at Kenya and how Chinese investment in cargo and commuter railways…
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"Best Economy" Ever? A Historian Tackles Trump's Claim
The job numbers are strong and GDP growth looks great, but is it really the "best economy" in U.S. history as President Donald Trump says? Robert Gordon, a…
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Jeffrey Sachs On Making Foreign Policy Reflect Economics
For all the current strength of American economy, the country lacks the economic clout to bend the world to its liking. The U.S. lacks a foreign policy that…
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Bonus: One Belt, One Road, Part 2
In the second of this four-part series on China's Belt and Road initiative, we talk to Haslinda Amin, who hosts the second episode of Bloomberg's TV series on…
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Brazil's Wild Election Holds Key to Region's Economy
Can South America's largest economy get any worse? It may all depend on the outcome of next month's presidential election in Brazil. The campaign has already…
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How Trade War is Reshaping China
The force of the trade war unleashed by Donald Trump goes beyond peeved farmers and pricier gadgets. The entire economic model of modern corporations is up for…
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Bonus: One Belt, One Road, Part I
As a special bonus, we’re bringing Benchmark listeners the first peek at a four-part series on China’s Belt and Road Initiative. President Xi Jinping calls it…
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Big Questions Are Hanging Over the Auto Industry
The auto industry is being buffeted from all sides. Consumer tastes have shifted, forcing manufacturers to retool product lines. President Donald Trump is…
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How Economics Shaped The End of WWII
Economic divisions in the U.S. brought an end to World War II as much as the atomic bombs. On the anniversary of Japan's surrender, historian Marc Gallicchio…
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Americans Get Lots of Government Money, And They Still Hate Washington
Why do so many Americans ignore their hip pocket? Portions of the country where citizens are increasingly dependent on government programs, like Kentucky, have…
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What You Need to Know About Turkey's Financial Crunch
Turkey's currency plunged this month after President Donald Trump stepped up economic sanctions in a dispute over a detained pastor. It was already going…
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Bitcoin's Big Problems
Bitcoin was recently called a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster by one of the world's leading authorities on finance and…
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We'll All Be Eating Bugs Sooner Than You Think
It's not tastebuds or the latest fetish at trendy health food stores that's driving the boom in bug gastronomy. Broad economic forces like climate change and…
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Alaska: Front Line in the Global Trade War
President Donald Trump's trade war is hitting a wide variety of goods produced in America, and Alaska's fisheries are caught in the crossfire. The industry has…
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How America's China Trauma Strains Alliances
Trump's election wasn't a fluke. Nor are tariffs a passing fad. They reflect deep-seated trauma at the country's decline relative to China. So enraged and…
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Why India-China Comparisons Miss The Point
How many times have you heard India and China mentioned in the same breath? We may be looking at the South Asian giant all wrong. The best comparison might be…
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Why China's Population Is About to Plunge
Is a trade war or surging debt the biggest threat to China's economy? Try declining fertility. While the nation recently relaxed its one-child policy, such…
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How Falling Fertility Threatens the Global Economy
Around the world, women are having far fewer children than they were 50 years ago. This decline in fertility threatens to cause falling populations in many…
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How Will a Trade War Impact China's Economy?
The U.S. and China are on the verge of a trade war, one that President Donald Trump says will be easy to win. So how will it really impact China's economy? Is…