On this week’s episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg’s head of government and economics, dives into what she calls “the curious case of the everywhere, nowhere tariffs.”

Since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, his sweeping new trade levies—pitched as a way to “liberate” the US economy—have dominated headlines and whipsawed markets. But where are the real effects? Flanders is joined by Anna Wong, Bloomberg Economics’ chief US economist, and Brad Setser, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to untangle who’s actually paying for these tariffs, how they have affected the US economy so far, and whether there’s any evidence they’re accomplishing any of Trump’s stated goals.

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On this week’s Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders explores how Democrats are repurposing President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign theme—affordability—as their own political cudgel, and whether it could lead to more victories in 2026. Bloomberg political correspondent Nancy Cook and The Atlantic writer Annie Lowrey join to unpack the politics and policy behind America’s enduring cost-of-living crisis.

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On this week’s Trumponomics, we sit down with former White House Chief of Staff for Barack Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. A  former Democratic congressman and ambassador to Japan, Emanuel—who won’t rule out a run for president in 2028— joins host Stephanie Flanders to share his “pro-America” economic agenda, arguing that the real reason US politics has turned fraught is that “the American dream has become unaffordable.”

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On this week's Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders focuses on Mexico, one of America's largest trading partners and a nation with a lot at stake in Donald Trump's global trade war. Flanders is joined by Alex Vasquez, Bloomberg economy and government reporter in Mexico City, and Felipe Hernandez, who covers Latin America for Bloomberg Economics. They discuss how Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has  navigated Trump’s chaotic tariff threats and retreats and what’s at stake for her country’s economic future. The episode unpacks how Mexico might just turn the trade tables on the Republican president and, even outgrow the US by 2030.

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Gavekal Dragonomics’ Arthur Kroeber joins Trumponomics to discuss how the latest tit-for-tat reveals Beijing’s growing leverage in its standoff with Washington.

After a period of quiet, the trade war between the US and China reignited in recent weeks when Washington expanded its export controls and Beijing hit back with restrictions on rare-earth exports. China expert Arthur Kroeber explains that both nations are using their economic networks as instruments of power, but that Beijing appears to be gaining the upper hand.

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In this special bonus episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders sits down with former New York Fed President Bill Dudley for a candid conversation about the future of the Federal Reserve. Dudley offers rare insider insight into the balancing act facing Chair Jerome Powell—weighing sticky inflation, artificial intelligence-driven growth and a shaky labor market—while warning of the mounting threat to Fed independence posed by Donald Trump.

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This week on Trumponomics, we explore the global surge in government debt and why investors still seem unfazed, especially when it comes to the US. Joining the conversation are Jason Furman, former chair of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, and Rupert Harrison, former adviser to UK Chancellor George Osborne. Recorded live in Bloomberg's London offices at an event for the Society of Professional Economists, they discuss whether rising debt levels are finally reaching a breaking point and what it could mean for the world economy.

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This week’s episode of Trumponomics explores why the current US government shutdown may be different from previous iterations, why it may last longer than most and how it could end up triggering a recession. 

With the shutdown in its second week, host Stephanie Flanders, head of government and economics, and her guests Matthew Glassman, senior fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University, and Anna Wong, chief US economist for Bloomberg Economics, discuss how this standoff is actually a deeper struggle over presidential power. 

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This week, we're widening the lens a bit with a panel from the Bloomberg event "Women, Money and Power." Host Stephanie Flanders spoke with Alessandra Galloni, editor in chief of Reuters, and Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of The Economist, about how their news agencies are grappling with the sheer volume of news coming out of Washington and the Trump administration's aggressive approach to the media. They discuss press freedom challenges, the global impact of “Trumponomics” and how their newsrooms balance independence, fairness and resilience amid political and economic upheaval.

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