Trumponomics
Summary
Trumponomics is hosted by Stephanie Flanders covering Geopolitics, Inflation, Tariffs, and Federal Reserve. Notable guests include Mark Zandi (Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics), The Great Bond Car Wreck, Sebastian Mallaby (Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations), and Weekend Listen. Episodes span from Apr 2026 to Jun 2026.
The U.S. economy is increasingly 'K-shaped,' with growth heavily dependent on the spending of the top 20% of income earners, whose wealth is tied to a strong stock market. This reliance on a narrow...
Global government bond yields, particularly in the US, UK, and Japan, are surging to multi-decade highs, signaling a significant investor revolt against fiscal indiscipline in developed economies. ...
The US-China AI competition is a central geopolitical tension, with Chinese labs only about six months behind the US frontier. There's a critical opportunity for cooperation on AI safety, as China ...