Guests on the podcast discuss the AI rally focus, key investment drivers, China's Third Plenum expectations, and how voters view Biden and Trump's economic track records. The podcast also explores market predictions, generative AI investment opportunities, Chinese economic reforms, US-China relations, and economic conditions with insights on business risks and market performance.

Gavin Esler chats with Mary Lovely, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute specializing in US-China trade, and Rebecca Harding, a trade economist with the British Foreign Policy Group. They dissect the implications of Trump's proposed tariffs and their potential to ignite a trade war. The conversation highlights concerns over rising inflation, the risks to American consumers, and how these policies may reshape global relations. They also explore China's strategic responses and the overarching shift from globalization to fragmentation in international trade.

Mary Lovely, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discusses the potential economic fallout from Trump's proposed tariffs, emphasizing their effects on daily American life. Stephen Vladek, a law professor, examines the implications of President Biden's judicial appointments and their impact on the federal judiciary. Meanwhile, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen shares poignant stories of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, caught in a life-or-death decision amidst ongoing violence and instability in their homeland.