On today's podcast:

1) US stocks are set to bounce back from Monday’s losses as investors nervously weighed up progress on trade talks with India and Tesla’s upcoming earnings. Gold topped $3,500 for the first time.

2) President Donald Trump warned the US economy may slow if the Federal Reserve does not move to immediately reduce interest rates, in his latest broadside against Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

3) Harvard University sued several US agencies and top officials for freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, significantly ratcheting up a high-stakes showdown with the Trump administration.

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Russophobia, Historically Considered - Prof Glenn Diesen interviewed by Prof Dan Klein