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Articles by Stephanie Flanders
Merz Says EU to Avoid China Trade War as It Defends Itself (1) Original
German Chancellor said the European Union will ideally not need to use a to counter Chinese competition, but will defend itself against what he called a new dimension of aggressive practices from Asia’s biggest economy.
Merz Says EU to Avoid China Trade War as It Defends Itself
Eurostat (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the European Union will ideally not need to use a tough new set of trade powers to counter Chinese competition, but will defend itself against what he called a new dimension of...
Is Trump About to Lose Farm Country for the Republicans? Original
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify For decades, Kansas has been one of the safest states for Republicans. This year, that looks a little less certain.
What Happens If the AI Boom Never Pays Off?
A data center in Ashburn, Virginia Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP September 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM UTC The artificial intelligence industry has attracted extraordinary sums of money on the promise that it will transform productivity, cut...
What If AI Simply Ruins Your Job Instead of Taking It?
Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg June 25, 2026 at 6:24 AM UTC Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of how many jobs it will eliminate, but Sarah O’Connor argues the biggest concern may be not what it does to the quantity of...
Why 2026 Is Beginning to Look Like 1929
Photographer: Keystone/Hulton Archive June 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM UTC Almost a century after the Wall Street crash of 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin says he believes some of its most dangerous ingredients are reappearing.
Is the US Economy Dangerously Dependent on the Rich?
Illustration: 731; June 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM UTC The idea of a “K-shaped economy” has become one of the most persistent themes about the US economy: While some households continue to thrive, in particular the wealthy ones, everyone else falls...
BOE’s Bailey Says UK Banks Still Lack Access to Mythos
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said that British banks are still locked out of using Anthropic PBC’s powerful new AI tool, calling for a international approach to fighting cybersecurity threats.
Why the US Must Engage China on AI Safety Before It’s ‘Game Over’
US President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2025.
Development finance after Trump
The Trump Administration has closed the world’s largest bilateral aid programme, USAID and poured scorn on its past effectiveness. Other donors are also cutting their aid programmes at the same time as there is a growing chorus of concern around aid effectiveness. It has created ‘’ a perfect storm” in the world of development finance. Can there be a happy ending or is development another casualty of Trump’s new global disorder?
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The Long-Term Economic Damage From the Iran War
A ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
How China Is Winning the War With Iran
Chinese President Xi Jinping Photographer: Kyodo News/Kyodo News Stills April 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM UTC On this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders examines how the US-Israel war with Iran has presented China with two golden opportunities.
Iran Has a Lesson in Economic Warfare to Offer Trump
Drivers refuel tractor trailers with diesel fuel at a Chevron truck stop in Tracy, California, US, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
AI Is Being Built to Replace You—Not Help You
Photographer: Mark Ralston/AFP March 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM UTC On this episode of Trumponomics, Stephanie Flanders sits down with Nobel Prize–winning economist Daron Acemoglu to unpack one of the most urgent questions facing the global economy: how...
What You Know About Recessions Could Be All Wrong
Photographer: Johannes Eisele/AFP (Bloomberg) -- Everything we think we know about recessions is wrong—or at least mostly wrong—according to ExxonMobil Chief Economist Tyler Goodspeed.
Countdown to a Global Energy Shock
Photographer: Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- 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 paralyzed, Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery is shut and...
Warsh May Not Be the Hawk Wall Street Expects
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify Donald Trump has been touting his pick to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell as an economic boon, claiming Kevin Warsh will help deliver an improbable 15% rate of US...
Flash Points: Foreword
Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- The price of geopolitical rupture is no longer hypothetical.
How Trump’s Year of Disruption Has Only Helped China (Podcast) Original
Donald Trump returned to office promising once again to rein in China’s economic rise. Instead, his first year back has delivered Xi Jinping something close to the opposite: a world more open to Chinese exports, more willing to hedge against Washington and increasingly uncertain about the reliability of the US or its commitments.
How Trump’s Year of Disruption Has Only Helped China
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify Donald Trump returned to office promising once again to rein in China’s economic rise.
How the Powell Probe Could Blow Up Trump’s Fed Plans
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs last June Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images North America January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTC Donald Trump’s latest escalation in his war...
Podcast: Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Makes Oil Tool of American Power
An oil tanker anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port in Venezuela.
Podcast: The Year Ahead: Tariffs, AI Hype and Fed Independence Original
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify On this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders is joined by Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Parmy Olson and...
The Other Insurance Cost Fueling the US Affordability Crisis
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify On this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders examines how rising insurance costs—both health and automotive—are becoming a major driver of the...
This National Security Strategy Wasn’t Written for Europe
Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg December 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM UTC When the Trump administration posted its 29-page national security strategy on Dec.
How Trump’s Tariffs Are Everywhere and Nowhere
They are easy to announce and even easier to debate, but finding their real impact on the economy is much harder—at least for now.
Live Q&A: Where Asia Stands as US and China Redefine Global Trade in the Age of AI
As the New Economy Forum wraps in Singapore, key questions are emerging: What’s next for Asia’s economies as the US and China redraw global trade? How is the region adapting to the rise of AI, tech controls and security-first industrial strategy?
Democrats Find a Potent Political Weapon Named ‘Affordability’
Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM UTC On this week’s Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders explores how Democrats are repurposing President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign theme—affordability—as...
Rahm Emanuel’s Recipe for America is Getting ‘Back to Basics’
Rahm EmanuelPhotographer: Philip Fong/AFP November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM UTC On this week’s Trumponomics, we sit down with former White House Chief of Staff for Barack Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Why China Is Gaining the Upper Hand in Trump’s Trade War
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify 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...
Why This US Government Shutdown Is Different
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.
Who Loses-and Maybe Wins-From Trump’s New H-1B Fee
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify 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 applications, which...
Is Trump Bringing an End to US Free Market Capitalism?
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify In fewer than nine months Donald Trump has begun to transform the way America does business, moving from free market capitalism to an increasingly state-sponsored...
Trump Isn’t the Only Reason the Price of Money Is Rising
Bloomberg Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world For Customers Support Americas+1 212 318...
Why Are Stocks Hitting Records Amid US Uncertainty?
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 just yet.
What Is the Anti-Trumponomics Agenda?
If the Democrats return to power, should they revert to neoliberalism, adopt their own version of economic populism or perhaps something in between?
Is Economic Self-Sufficiency a Myth?
A worker welds a metal door during production at the Metal Manufacturing Co. facility in Sacramento, California.
Why the End of US Dollar Dominance Is Now Possible
On this episode of Trumponomics, we look at whether Donald Trump’s economic policies will be what finally breaks the greenback’s back.
The Unintended Consequences of Trump’s Tariff Strategy
(Bloomberg) -- 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 threatened tariffs might mean for them.
Trump's Interest Rate Obstacle Is Bigger Than Powell
By Jamie Rush, Tom Orlik and Stephanie Flanders - Bloomberg Economics President Donald Trump wants lower interest rates. Achieving that objective will require overcoming bigger obstacles than Fed Chair Jerome Powell. There are structural forces that drive the cost of borrowing, and right now they're pointing up. Governments and businesses are piling on debt to pay for tax cuts, military spending, and AI investments - which means more demand for credit.
The Promise and Peril of Trump’s Big AI Plan
Photographer: Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg July 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM UTC President Donald Trump’s recent artificial intelligence summit marked the unveiling of a sweeping and aggressive 23-page action plan aimed at establishing US dominance in the...
Is Trump Right About the Fed Getting It Wrong?
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify It’s no secret Donald Trump wants Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, hoping such a move would give a boost to the economy.
Trump’s Financial Reforms: Needed Correction or Ticking Time Bomb?
On Trumponomics, we discuss whether the administration’s race to loosen regulations, particularly on crypto, is setting the stage for another financial crisis.
Podcast: Will Trump’s Bill Bring on a ‘Big, Beautiful’ Energy Crunch?
On Trumponomics, we explore how the legislation’s attack on renewable energy may push up electricity bills and damage US competitiveness in AI.
What Will Be the Economic Fallout of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown?
Subscribe to Trumponomics on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Trumponomics on Spotify On this episode of Trumponomics, we focus on US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, what’s at stake for businesses and the economy, what harm has been...
Can the World Count on ‘TACO’ Anymore?
In this episode of Trumponomics, we explore whether Donald Trump’s attack on Iran changes the calculus on his “reciprocal” tariffs and a looming deadline.
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