We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Rachel Ziemba, founder of Ziemba Insights. She is an expert in sanctions and trade policy with a focus on oil markets in the Middle East. Her substack has the ever-more relevant name of "Weaponized Economy".     

We asked: 

• What happens to the oil price given the Iran/Israel conflict?
• What will be the response of the GCC countries and China?
• How will Trump's trade policies affect GDP? 
• Can sanctions ever really work? 
• Would China dump US Treasuries? 
• Will Russia come back into the fold? 
• Is Trump the strongest strongman?