Trumponomics

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 President Elect's return to the White House? Stephanie speaks with Anna Wong, Chief US Economist for Bloomberg Economics and Josh Green, National Correspondent at Bloomberg Businessweek.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Turchin, a professor and author specializing in historical societal cycles, joins Bloomberg's experts to discuss America's political landscape. He highlights anti-incumbency sentiments driven by pandemic impacts and inflation, as well as the limited influence of technology and AI on elections. The conversation probes the challenges for democracy, elite overproduction, and the growing threat of civil unrest. Turchin advocates for a societal reconfiguration akin to New Deal principles to address wealth concentration and restore political balance.

Tim O’Brien, a senior executive editor at Bloomberg Opinion and author of "TrumpNation," and John Authers, Bloomberg’s senior editor for markets, dive into the economic future under a potential second Trump presidency. They discuss how Trump’s fiscal policies could impact interest rates and Corporate America. The conversation reveals the complexities of balancing elite interests with those of marginalized voter demographics, and explores the lingering effects of tariffs and protectionism on the current market landscape.

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 Sheinwald joins Allegra Stratton and Francine Lacqua to discuss what this redefined relationship may look like. Sir Sheinwald served as Foreign Policy and Defence Advisor to the Prime Minister from 2003 to 2007, then became the UK ambassador to the US from 2007 to 2012. He is also a Non Executive Director of Invesco Ltd, and is Chair of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, also known as Chatham House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 electorate, whether the rules of the game have changed in relation to US democracy and how Trump’s foreign policy could influence international relations.This episode also features the quick reaction installment of Bloomberg’s Big Take podcast. Big Take hosts Sarah Holder and Bloomberg's Wendy Benjaminson break down how election day played out and get reactions from around the world. Big Take is a daily podcast from Bloomberg News, which brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 with The Big Take podcast, featuring in-depth global analysis of the US election every day this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of Voternomics, hosts Allegra Stratton and Stephanie Flanders discuss decisions by US executives not to endorse either Vice President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the presidential election. From Warren Buffet to the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post, Charles Elson, founding director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance,  argues such displays of impartiality are a “return to the tradition.” Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer and Elon, Inc. podcast contributor Max Chafkin also joins this episode to explain Elon Musk’s devotion to Trump and the potential consequences for his company and the country. What is Tesla set to win or lose in this election? And will Musk be given a government role by Trump should he win? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Voternomics, we discuss former US President Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed favorite word: tariffs. While mainstream economists warn that hiking taxes on certain imports is bad for business, not everyone appears to be of the same mind. That became evident last week during Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait’s interview of Trump before the Economic Club of Chicago. The crowd’s enthusiastic reaction to the Republican presidential candidate’s talk of tariffs suggested that many of America’s Midwest businesspeople might take a different view. Hosts Stephanie Flanders, Adrian Wooldridge and Allegra Stratton discuss the roots of Trump’s love of tariffs with Micklethwait himself and consider whether an “America First” approach could win short-term gains for some parts of the US economy, even if it undermines global trade and weakens America’s global standing in the long-term.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephanie, Allegra and Adrian are joined by reporter Ailbhe Rea to discuss Stephanie's exclusive interview with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the International Investment Summit in London, and his pushback over capital gains taxes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Sam Dagher joins from Dubai to discuss the dilemma facing Arab governments. Also on the episode is Eugene Kandel, a former adviser to Netanyahu who joins from Jerusalem to discuss the economic cost the continuing war is having for Israel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.