Trumponomics
Episodes
Introducing: Leaders with Francine Lacqua
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a leader successful? Francine Lacqua interviews top CEOs and global industry leaders for candid lessons on leadership, management, and the ...
AI Is Being Built to Replace You—Not Help You
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Flanders sits down with Nobel Prize–winning economist Daron Acemoglu to unpack one of the most urgent questions facing the global econ...
What You Know About Recessions Could Be All Wrong
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everything we think we know about recessions is wrong—or at least mostly wrong—according to ExxonMobil Chief Economist Tyler Goodspeed. He...
Countdown to a Global Energy Shock
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oil and gas traders are confronting a potential worst-case scenario after the US-Israeli strike on Iran Saturday: the Strait of Hormuz is effectively ...
Exclusive: Rachel Reeves on Iran Shock, US Trade and Inflation Risks
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this bonus episode, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Britain's pending trade deal with the US won't affect its view on the conflict with Iran, as she ...
Introducing: Bloomberg This Weekend
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
'Bloomberg This Weekend' features unique conversations on business, news, lifestyle and culture. Join David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo Sat...
Trump’s Rosy Economic Message Faces a Reality Check
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders speaks with Josh Green, national correspondent at Bloomberg Businessweek, and Anna Wong, chie...
What Munich Means for the Shifting Global Order
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Host Stephanie Flanders is joined by Bloomberg News Editor in Chief John Micklethwait and Jennifer Welch, chief geoeconomics analyst for Bloomberg Eco...
Understanding Kevin Warsh's Plan for the Fed
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has been touting his pick to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell as an economic boon, claiming Kevin Warsh will help deliver an improbab...
How Trump’s Year of Disruption Has Only Helped China
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump returned to office promising once again to rein in China’s economic rise. Instead, his first year back has delivered Xi Jinping som...
Nigel Farage at Davos: 'The Consensus Era Is Over'
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel Farage sits down with Stephanie Flanders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos to argue that Brexit and Donald Trump weren&rsquo...
Live from Davos: Greenland Shock Tests Europe’s Spine—and Strategy—at WEF
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Donald Trump’s return is forcing allies, executives and investors to rethink how they deal with an economi...
How the Powell Probe Could Blow Up Trump’s Fed Plans
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Host Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg’s head of government and economics, is joined by Anna Wong, chief US economist for Bloomberg Economics, and B...
What Trump's Venezuela Attack Means for the Global Economic Order
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Stephanie Flanders examines the economic fallout of the US attack on Venezuela and Washington asserting effective control over the South Am...
The Year Ahead: Tariffs, AI and Fed Independence
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Stephanie Flanders is joined by Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Parmy Olson and Bloomberg News US...
The Other Insurance Cost Fueling the US Affordability Crisis
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How are rising insurance costs—both health and automotive—becoming a major driver of the affordability crisis spreading across America? An...
How Trump Sees Economic Survival at the Heart of National Security
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the Trump administration posted its 29-page national security strategy on Dec. 5, it presented foreign governments with a jarring reint...
What Happens If Kevin Hassett Becomes Fed Chair?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US President Donald Trump may soon name Kevin Hassett as the next Fed chair, subject to Senate confirmation. So what happens if he gets the job when J...
Live from Singapore: Keeping Globalization Alive Amid 'Geopolitical Climate Change'
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders sits down with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to unpack the shifting dynamics...
How Trump’s Tariffs Are Everywhere and Nowhere
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg’s head of government and economics, dives into what she calls &...
Democrats Find a Potent Political Weapon Named ‘Affordability’
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders explores how Democrats are repurposing President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign&nb...
Rahm Emanuel’s Recipe for America is Getting ‘Back to Basics’
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Trumponomics, we sit down with former White House Chief of Staff for Barack Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. A fo...
Mexico’s High-Stakes Gamble in Dealing With Trump
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Introducing: The Mishal Husain Show
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Make sense of the world with one essential conversation, every week. Mishal Husain, one of Britain's best interviewers, brings her signature blend of ...
Why China Is Gaining the Upper Hand in Trump’s Trade War with Arthur Kroeber
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gavekal Dragonomics’ Arthur Kroeber joins Trumponomics to discuss how the latest tit-for-tat reveals Beijing’s growing leverage in it...
Ex-New York Fed President Bill Dudley on Trump and Central Bank Independence
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders sits down with former New York Fed President Bill Dudley for a candid conv...
Is Government Debt Too High and How Much Should We Care?
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Trumponomics, we explore the global surge in government debt and why investors still seem unfazed, especially when it comes to the U...
Why This US Government Shutdown Is Different
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode of Trumponomics explores why the current US government shutdown may be different from previous iterations, why it may l...
Managing the News in the Age of Trump
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Who Loses—and Maybe Wins—From Trump’s New H-1B Fee
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders explores US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa...
Is Trump Bringing an End to US Free Market Capitalism?
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg’s head of government and economics, is joined by Bloomberg managing editor Shelly Banjo and senior reporter I...
Trump Isn’t the Only Reason the Price of Money Is Rising
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the price of money rising and what does US President Donald Trump have to do with it? Stephanie Flanders is joined by Bloomberg Economics' Jami...
Why Are Stocks Hitting Records Amid US Uncertainty?
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, we explore the curious moment in markets where most investors see equities as overvalued but don’t want to sell...
What Is the Anti-Trumponomics Agenda?
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a little more than seven months since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, and much has been made of his administrat...
Is Economic Self-Sufficiency a Myth?
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Stephanie Flanders speaks with journalist and author Ben Chu to unpack his latest book, Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails. As ...
Why the End of US Dollar Dominance Is Now Possible
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, we explore the impact of President Donald Trump’s economic policies on the standing of the US dollar,...
The Unintended Consequences of Trump’s Tariff Strategy
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With US President Donald Trump’s self-imposed Aug. 1 deadline having come and gone, trading partners across the globe are digesting what his new...
The Promise and Peril of Trump’s Big AI Plan
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Trumponomics, we unpack the promise and peril for America of Trump’s AI vision. Host Stephanie Flanders is joined by Michae...
Is Trump Right About the Fed Getting It Wrong?
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, we discuss whether Jerome Powell has overestimated the risk of inflation stemming from the US trade war. Joining us a...
Trump’s Financial Reforms: Needed Correction or Ticking Time Bomb?
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we examine whether Donald Trump’s efforts to deregulate traditional finance and move crypto further into the mainstream are laying th...
Will Trump’s Bill Trigger a ‘Big, Beautiful’ Energy Crunch?
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we explore how the legislation’s attack on renewable energy may push up electricity bills and damage US competitiveness in AI. The ta...
What Will Be the Economic Fallout of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown?
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, we focus on US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, what’s at stake for businesse...
Bonus: Cathie Wood Says the Trump Era Is Reviving Corporate Risk Appetite
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month host Stephanie Flanders sat down with Cathie Wood, the founder, CEO and chief investment officer of ARK Investment Management, at t...
Can the World Count on ‘TACO’ Anymore?
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Trumponomics, we explore whether Donald Trump’s attack on Iran changes the calculus on his “reciprocal” tariffs a...
Why Oil Prices Are Decoupling From Geopolitical Threats
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, we ask what Israel’s war with Iran, Donald Trump’s public musings about sending America to figh...
Live from Hong Kong: Why China Can Afford to Wait for a Deal, and the US Can’t
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Flanders leads a panel from the Hong Kong Invest conference to unpack the latest round of high-stakes trade talks between the US and China, ...
Bonus: How Is Trump Changing US Economic Competitiveness?
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of US economy will emerge from the policies of Donald Trump? Will it be more or less competitive and resilient than what the president inher...
What Happens If Trump Doesn't Pull Back on His Trade War?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re checking in on the status of Donald Trump’s trade war. Host Stephanie Flanders is joined by Anna Wong, chief US economist...
Why Tariffs Can’t Fix America's Economic Malaise
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Framed as a tool to protect American workers, rebalance trade and revive the nation’s domestic industry, the tariffs levied by Donald ...
Live from Qatar: What Does Trump Mean for the Middle East?
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg’s Head of Government and Economics, leads a panel from the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha to explore the questi...
Stephen Moore Is Bullish on America. Is He Right To Be?
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re stepping back from the recent series of reversals, deals and temporary ceasefires in Donald Trump’s trade war to ask a few questions...
Live from Milken: Looking to Nixon for a Peek at Trump’s Future with Niall Ferguson and Fareed Zakaria
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Historian and commentator Niall Ferguson and CNN host and author Fareed Zakaria join this week’s Trumponomics to place Donald Trump's ambitious ...
How Donald Trump Became India’s New Best Friend
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Trumponomics, we discuss why India stands to gain from the US trade war with China and the rest of the world. Host Stephanie Flande...
Trump May Not Be Done With Powell Yet
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the long-term implications of Donald Trump's attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell? Host Stephanie Flanders is joined by Krishna Guh...
How China Can Weather Trump’s Trade War with Nouriel Roubini
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Trumponomics, we speak with economist Nouriel Roubini about the all-out trade war US President Donald Trump has kicked...
Is This America's Liz Truss Moment?
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Trumponomics, we discuss what the rollout of President Donald Trump’s tariff plan has taught us about the Admini...
The Roots of Trump’s Global Trade War with Martin Wolf
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US President Donald Trump’s administration said it’s still finalizing plans to unveil what could be a barrage of new tariffs on America&rs...
What Happens When US Economic Data Can’t Be Trusted?
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With President Donald Trump firing independent regulators and killing off advisory committees, David Wilcox, director of US economic research for Bloo...
Taking the Long View on America’s Economic Upheaval
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik explores the possibility that the Trump administration is being more strategic than it seems. Orlik offe...
Understanding the World View of Trump's Big-Picture Economist
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we try to understand a possible "Mar-a-Lago Accord" and the views of Stephen Miran, nominee to lead the White House Council of Economic Adv...
Is a Trump Recession on the Way?
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of the “Trump bump” we were talking about at the beginning of the year, a combination of mass terminations across the federal gove...
Will Musk Trigger a Government Shutdown?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Stephanie Flanders speaks with Joshua Green, national correspondent at Bloomberg Businessweek, and editor Laura Davison about the likelihood...
Evolving Money: The Regulation Revolution (Sponsored Content)
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just as it took the British government a century to catch up to Jonathan Swift’s innovative person-to-person loan program, the U.S. government h...
How Does Wall Street Feel About Trump Now?
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One month in, Wall Street’s view on Donald Trump is evolving. Guest host Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, ...
Live From Munich: Trump Hands Europe the Bill for Ukraine
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to end Russia’s war on Ukraine in a day. Weeks into his presidency, that hasn’t hap...
Scott Bessent’s Uphill Battle Against America’s Debt
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Dudley, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and former New York Federal Reserve Bank president, and Bloomberg Economics Chief US Economist Anna Wong jo...
Live from NYC: What Is Trumponomics 2.0?
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a live taping before an audience in New York, host Stephanie Flanders was joined by Bloomberg political correspondent Nancy Cook and Bloomberg...
What Is Trump's Endgame With Tariffs?
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we ask what it is exactly US President Donald Trump may be trying to accomplish with his tariff threats and trade wars. Stephanie Flanders,...
How Will Trump’s Immigration Raids Affect American Workers?
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Trumponomics, we look at how Trump's immigration policies will affect the nation’s economy, and especially whether it will ...
Live from Davos: The Real Conversations Around Trump's Return
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, once a hub of globalism and progressive ideals, is now seeing a shift towards embracing the ideol...
Does the Bond Market Have It In for Donald Trump?
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bond market investors have been extremely busy so far this year, pushing up the cost of government borrowing—especially in the US but also aroun...
Introducing Trumponomics
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To help you plan for Trump's singular approach to economics, Bloomberg presents Trumponomics, a weekly podcast focused on the Trump administration's e...
Bonus: How Markets Might Be Wrong About Trump
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with a bonus episode of Voternomics for your holiday listening. We're tackling the question: what markets might be getting wrong about the ...
History’s Sobering Warning About America’s Future
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On our final episode of Voternomics, Peter Turchin, author of End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration, joins Blo...
Wall Street Wanted Trump. Now They Have to Deal With Him
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, we focus on the future of the US economy during a second Trump administration, and what it means for interest rates and Corp...
In the City: What Does Trump’s Victory Mean for UK-US Relations?
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is heading back to the White house. What impact will that have on the US-UK relationship? On this week's In the City podcast, Sir Nigel S...
Trump's Decisive Victory: What Does It Tell Us and What Comes Next?
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Allegra Statton and Adrian Wooldridge discuss Donald Trump’s decisive election win. They question what Trump’s win can tell us about the US ...
Listen Now: US Election Coverage on Bloomberg Podcasts
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Be in the know this election with Bloomberg Podcasts. Follow Bloomberg News Now for up-to-the minute election results, all night long. And go deeper w...
Why Endorsing Candidates Has Become ‘Terrible’ for Business
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Voternomics, hosts Allegra Stratton and Stephanie Flanders discuss decisions by US executives not to endorse either Vice ...
Why So Many Businesses Like Trump’s Promise of Tariffs
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Voternomics, we discuss former US President Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed favorite word: tariffs. While mainstream economists ...
Did Keir Starmer Manage to Settle the City’s Nerves?
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie, Allegra and Adrian are joined by reporter Ailbhe Rea to discuss Stephanie's exclusive interview with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the ...
Will the Middle East War Lead to a Second Arab Spring?
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the economic toll the widening conflict is taking and how it could affect the political future of the region. Bloomberg reporter ...
Macron’s Lonely Mission to Save Europe
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we bring you highlights from Stephanie's conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Berlin Global Dialogue. He defends his d...
What Centrist Politics Is Getting Wrong
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Centrist politics is doing it wrong, Michael Ignatieff says. He would know: In 2011 he led Canada's Liberal Party to a historic defeat -- a "painful" ...
Is Kamala Harris Better for American Business?
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ralph Schlosstein, chairman emeritus of Evercore, joins to discuss what Harris and Trump administrations would mean for boardrooms.Plus, crypto report...
In the City: Why the Super Rich Are Thinking of Leaving the UK
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Editor Katherine Griffiths and reporter Ben Stupples join hosts Francine Lacqua and Allegra Stratton to discuss the growing number of the UK's ultra-w...
Reaction Podcast: Harris Goads Trump Into a Debate on Her Terms
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US Vice President Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive in their first and maybe only debate, baiting him about attendance at his campaign r...
Voternomics Live: Harris and Starmer Fight to Keep Their Momentum Going
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Voternomics, we discuss whether moods are shifting around US Vice President Kamala Harris and UK Prime Minister Keir Starm...
In the City: Wealthy Americans Are Coming for London's Pricey Homes
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voternomics fans, here's another podcast you might enjoy: In the City. It's hosted by Allegra, with Bloomberg TV's Francine Lacqua and head of media...
What Foreign Policy Under Harris or Trump May Look Like
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Trade Representative and Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman discusses what the world can expect from Kamala Harris or Donald...
What Will a Kamala Harris Economy Look Like?
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The positive vibes are flowing at the Democratic National Convention, but what about policy proposals? On this special episode of Voternomics, Bloombe...
How Politics Will Expand Into the Final Frontier with Author Tim Marshall
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The rapid commercialization of space is launching the world into an “era of astropolitics,” journalist and author Tim Marshall tells host Allegra...
Fareed Zakaria Explains Why Today Is Just Like the 1920s
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Democratic powers in Europe, as well as Japan and Australia could be left out on a limb should Donald Trump win the US presidential election in Novemb...
Anne Applebaum Says Trump 2.0 Could Be Good News For Dictators
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A network of dictators from China to Venezuela could be the beneficiaries of a welcoming White House should Donald Trump win the US election come Nove...
Can Kamala Harris Win? The Obstacles Facing Her Candidacy
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Joe Biden announced Sunday he’s no longer seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination, saying his exit from the race was in the best inter...
How America Will Pivot and Ask Allies to Pay If Trump Wins
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What could a second Donald Trump presidency look like, should he defeat US President Joe Biden in November, and how could the Republican’s policies ...
A ‘Reasonably Optimistic’ Take on the French Election Surprise
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the Paris Bureau, host Stephanie Flanders speaks with Jean-Claude Trichet, former European Central Bank president and Bank of France governor, Bl...
Winning Was the 'Easy Part' for Starmer: Now What?
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a special edition of Voternomics, the former CEO of Legal & General Nigel Wilson urges the new UK government to be bold and act fast. He speaks...
What Does (And Doesn't) Labour Do First?
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abrdn Chairman Douglas Flint joins this week to explain why he thinks the new government needs to build up transportation and education. Senior report...
Democrats Face the Aftermath of Biden’s Debate Performance
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Voternomics, Tim O’Brien, senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion and author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being th...