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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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How Countries Are Grappling With The Gender Pay Gap
Globally, women make 50 percent less than men. In the U.S. and U.K., it's about 20 percent. Why? What are some countries trying to do to fix it? And is this…
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Why Older Workers Are the Key to the U.S. Economy
With the U.S. jobless rate at the lowest level since 2000, where can employers turn to fill positions and keep up with demand? There's a huge corps of Baby…
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How the Opium Wars Shaped China's Approach to Trump's Trade Threats
No need to be caught off guard by the latest tweet from Donald Trump about tariffs and China. The underlying nature of Western economic links with the Asian…
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What's Behind the Rise in Oil Prices
The U.S. is producing more oil than ever. So why are oil prices rising so much that a gallon of gasoline now costs almost $3? Wasn't shale oil supposed to make…
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How Argentina Ended Up With Interest Rates At 40 Percent
In Argentina, the cost of borrowing is shooting up to stratospheric levels with interest rates rising to 40 percent. The country's leadership promised a new…
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Why China Wants Sway Over Vanuatu
Listeners are probably familiar with China's economic and strategic ambitions in the South China Sea. But have you heard about what China is up to in Vanuatu?…
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Bonus: The Pay Check, a New Podcast
It’s a big, expensive, global mystery. Why do women still make less money—a lot less—than men? In the US, the average woman makes 80 cents to every dollar a…
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Everybody Gets a Job!
The U.S. unemployment rate may be at the lowest level since 2000, but some economists want the federal government to go further and guarantee a job for every…
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How Artificial Intelligence is Taking Over the Economy
From self-driving cars to robot-powered factories, artificial intelligence is taking over significant pieces of the global economy. But while this is good news…
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How Water Will Determine the Global Economy's Winners and Losers
For years, oil was the major determinant of which countries rose to -- and lost -- power in the global economy. Today, that commodity increasingly is water…
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Does This Crazy Stock Market Mean Trouble for the U.S. Economy?
It's been a wild ride for investors in the U.S. stock market these past couple months. Yet for all the chaos on Wall Street, Main Street seems to be doing…
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Why Populism Isn't All About Economics
What if it's not the economy, stupid? The Great Recession and the long, moderate expansion that's followed gets blamed for a lot of political upheaval. But…
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Who's Running China's Economy Now?
You've heard about Xi Jinping now becoming China's leader for life. But did you know about his new economic team? They are the ones who could help direct -- or…
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How The Uber Economy Helps Riders At The Expense Of Drivers
It may be hard to remember, but not too long ago, hailing a taxi in many cities was often a hassle. Ever since companies like Uber and Lyft entered the world…
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What's Behind the Great Trade Skirmish
Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum don't add up to a trade war. It's more like a frontier skirmish. But, what would a real conflict look like? Who…
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How Nafta Made Mexicans Fat
The North American Free Trade Agreement has been labeled everything from an unfair deal for U.S. workers to a boon for commerce across the continent. Less well…
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This Tropical Paradise Is the Scene of a New Cold War
The Maldives, known as an exotic and luxurious tropical vacation spot, is fast becoming one of the world's most important geopolitical footballs. China is…
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Coming Soon: Decrypted Season 2
Decrypted returns on March 6th with a brand new season. Here's a sneak peek of what's in store. We'll be releasing new episodes every Tuesday starting next…
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There's a Crisis Brewing in the Coffee Industry
There's a crisis in coffee. On Java, the Indonesian island that gives your morning shot its nickname, the bean is struggling. A booming Asian middle class is…
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Why Nearly A Tenth Of Denmark's Labor Force May Disappear
Almost one-tenth of Denmark's labor force is made up of foreign workers. But with quality of life standards increasing in eastern European countries, many of…
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Coming Soon: What'd You Miss This Week
This month, Bloomberg is excited to bring you a brand new show. Every Friday on What'd You Miss This Week, we'll feature the most interesting interviews from…
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Will Amazon Disrupt Health Care?
Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway recently announced they're joining forces to tackle America's expensive health care system. Health care is…
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Why a Big Gender-Pay Gap Exists for Selling Clothes
You may have heard of a gender-pay gap in America, but here's a statistic that's really eye-opening: Workers at men's apparel stores earn 56 percent more than…
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When Japanese People Die, Their Land Goes Into Purgatory
What happens to someone's land when the owner dies? In Japan, no one knows. In fact, no one knows who owns more than 10 percent of the nation's landmass --…
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As #MeToo Sweeps the World, Economics Profession Has Its Own Reckoning
An online discussion board where women are frequent subjects of vitriolic attacks. A lack of diversity in top positions. Strong evidence of discrimination…
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How Trump's Tax Cut Will Lead To NYC's Fall
The American South will keep rising and Dallas will eclipse New York. The city that never sleeps has had its obituary written plenty of times, but it may just…
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How a Secretive Conclave Decides When U.S. Recessions Happen
Whether the U.S. tips into recession this year or not, chances are you won't hear about it until well after it happens. That's because the decision on whether…
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Benchmark's Look Ahead to the Biggest Economic Stories of 2018
What will be the most surprising economic development of 2018? Who will be the most influential people that you haven't heard of? What kind of non-economic…
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Benchmark's Look Back at the Biggest Economic Stories of 2017
What was the year's most surprising economic development? Who were the most influential people that you haven't heard of? What were the non-economic…
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This Market Says Maybe America Isn't So Great Again Yet
America's GDP is growing at an amazing 3 percent! Unemployment is at the lowest level in 16 years! The stock market is reaching a new record high every day!…
TrumponomicsThe Trade War Didn't Happen. Here's Why and What's Next
Wait! There wasn't a trade war this year. Wasn't Donald Trump's election supposed to mean a rejection of open commerce between nations? Bloomberg's Andrew…
TrumponomicsHaving a Resume Gap Is Becoming Less of a Job Hurdle
For many women and an increasing number of men, it's been hard to get a job again if you take some time off for family reasons and have a long gap on your…
TrumponomicsComing Soon: Trillions, a New Podcast
Money goes where it's treated best. That simple truth is a big reason why more and more money—trillions, in fact—flows into a powerful, low-cost tool that's…
TrumponomicsHow a Red State City Fell in Love With Muslim Immigrants (Rebroadcast)
Benchmark takes the week off for the Thanksgiving holiday and re-runs an episode from March. Post-industrial Midwestern America helped propel Donald Trump to…
TrumponomicsBig Data Goes Where Economies Fear to Tread
Figuring out the global economy has always involved looking at the data. But only in recent years has big data, such as that contained in satellite imagery…
TrumponomicsTrump's Big Gamble on a New Fed Chief
By picking Jerome Powell to replace Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chief, President Donald Trump is making a historic gamble that his five predecessors did…
TrumponomicsMexico Didn't See Trump Coming
Mexico just didn't see it coming. The free-trade backlash and anti-Mexican rhetoric that helped fuel Donald Trump's rise came as a surprise to officials and…
TrumponomicsA Crash Course in Refugee Economics
The biggest challenge refugees face is economic. A couple of financial market insiders are here to help and have recruited some of the biggest names on Wall…
TrumponomicsCreating Catalonia From Scratch
How do you create a new country? For Catalonians looking for independence from Spain, secession can give you an emotional high, but what about the bills? Every…
TrumponomicsPuerto Rico's Economic Devastation Can Barely Be Measured
Before Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico three weeks ago, the U.S. territory's economy was already in shambles, thanks in part to an overload of…
TrumponomicsForget Oil. Religion Is Big Business in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia may be best known for its vast supply of oil, but outside of that industry, Islamic tourism is one of the kingdom's biggest businesses. Hajj, the…
TrumponomicsWill the World's Most Powerful People Lose Their Jobs?
Some of the planet's most powerful people may be out of a job in the next two years. Beginning in the next few months, terms start ending for the central…
TrumponomicsNorth Korea's Unlikely Economic Boom
North Korea seems an unlikely place for capitalism to take hold. But markets are playing a bigger role in daily life in the country. While that's created a…
TrumponomicsThis Food Company Is the Lehman Brothers of Croatia
A troubled company threatens a nation's entire economy. It's not Lehman Brothers a decade ago -- and it's not even a bank. No, this time it's Agrokor…
TrumponomicsIndia's Surprising Economic Partition
As India and Pakistan celebrate their 70th birthdays, Benchmark looks at the economic partition of colonial India into the two independent nations. The…
TrumponomicsMost Companies Talk Creativity; Few Walk It. Art Can Help
Western Capitalism is supposed to thrive on Joseph Schumpeter's idea of creative destruction. Yet few companies really nurture creativity. Beancounters loom…
TrumponomicsThucydides's Trap Has Implications for Economics, Not Just Conflict
What is Thucydides's trap and how does it foretell the future of U.S.-China economic ties? Much has been said about China's strategic challenges to America…
TrumponomicsMake America Pay Its Bills. Again.
What is the U.S. debt ceiling, where did it come from and why does it matter? This time the familiar Washington ritual has a twist. And investors are starting…
TrumponomicsSetting a New Benchmark With Our 100th Episode
The Benchmark crew celebrates the podcast's 100th episode with a trip through highlights as picked by hosts and producers, both past and present. From the…
TrumponomicsWhere the U.S. Still Rules in Asia
Why does the U.S. still dominate discussion in a major Chinese city? On a multi-week trip to Asia, Dan discovers a surprising place where America's dominance…
TrumponomicsWhy Everyone Needs to Care About the Fed's Shrinking Balance Sheet
The Federal Reserve said this week that it's about to try something that's never been done on this scale in the annals of central banking: reduce its $4.5…
TrumponomicsWhat Our Trump Time Machine Got Right -- and Wrong -- About the Economy
One year ago, the Benchmark crew ventured into the future -- July 2017 -- to imagine what was then all but unimaginable: How would the U.S. economy fare in the…
TrumponomicsYou Just Missed Your Chance to Get Rich on Toronto Real Estate
Home prices in Canada's largest city have been on a tear. But the party could be on the verge of ending, at least temporarily. The Bank of Canada's decision…
TrumponomicsThe One Caveat Hanging Over Jobs in America
The U.S. labor market looked pretty strong in June, with more Americans getting jobs and unemployment close to a 16-year low. All strong, with one glaring…
TrumponomicsThe World's First Modern Financial Crisis: 1997 Edition
Twenty years ago this week, a momentous event more than a century in the making finally occurred: Hong Kong's handover to China. Turns out, that wasn't even…
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Why New York's Summer of Hell Matters to More Than Commuters
New York subway riders and commuters, already mired in a miserable year, are bracing for a summer like no other amid rising delays, service cuts and…
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Sushi Robots Show Way to Surprise Japanese Recovery
Surprise! Japan's economy is no longer down and out. Instead, it may just be the next big growth surprise. Almost three decades since the collapse of Japan's…
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Mafia Making a Racket With Chili-Pepper Inflation
Central banks tend to be more comfortable pulling levers of economic policy than being on the front line of crimefighting. For the monetary gurus of Indonesia…
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Why Millions of Americans Still Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck
Millions of middle-class Americans face an unexpected reality in today's era of economic growth: their paychecks vary so much that paying bills and saving for…
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Brazil's Real Problem Is Economics -- Not Graft
What on earth is going on in Brazil? Less than a year after impeaching one president for fiddling fiscal accounts, her successor is on the ropes amid…