Episodes

  • China’s hike, tariff politics, Hollywood and brain drain

    China’s hike, tariff politics, Hollywood and brain drain
    Apr 11 2025
    Beijing raises U.S. tariffs to 125% but calls time on further retaliation. The political fallout for President Trump as recession fears pummel the dollar. Hollywood is in China’s crosshairs on trade. Plus, Europe eyes a potential intellectual windfall by luring over scientists hit by U.S. job cuts. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Find the latest Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Trump U-turn, China tariffs hit Christmas and Moon vs. Mars

    Trump U-turn, China tariffs hit Christmas and Moon vs. Mars
    Apr 10 2025
    President Donald Trump’s stunning reversal on tariffs brings relief for investors, even as he ratchets up a trade war with China - where producers of artificial Christmas trees report no U.S. orders as tariffs bite. Plus, Trump’s nominee to lead NASA says simultaneous missions to the Moon and Mars are possible. Find our recommended read here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Find the latest Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Trump’s trade war, bond selloff, Ukraine and China

    Trump’s trade war, bond selloff, Ukraine and China
    Apr 9 2025
    Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs kick in, including a 104% duty on Chinese goods. It deepens a global trade war, triggering carnage on global markets and sending U.S. bonds plunging. Consumers are waiting for the impact. Plus, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says two Chinese men fighting for Russia have been captured in eastern Ukraine. Find our recommended read on Hezbollah here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Find the latest Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • SCOTUS on deportations, China tariffs, Trump adviser spat and Iran

    SCOTUS on deportations, China tariffs, Trump adviser spat and Iran
    Apr 8 2025
    The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to keep deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members using a 1798 law, but with certain limits. China refuses to bow to what it called "blackmail" from the U.S. over tariffs - which have also sparked White House infighting. Plus, Trump's surprise announcement on direct nuclear talks with Iran. Find our recommended read here: Astronomers spot two white dwarfs doomed to die in a quadruple detonation Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Trump's tariff 'medicine', market spasms, Netanyahu and measles

    Trump's tariff 'medicine', market spasms, Netanyahu and measles
    Apr 7 2025
    Donald Trump has warned foreign governments they would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs, delivering more pain for global financial markets. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes Trump will ease tariffs imposed on Israel when the two meet in Washington. A second child with measles has died in Texas, in an outbreak that has resulted in nearly 500 cases and has spread across 22 states. Find our recommended read on a new discovery in the Sahara desert here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Find the latest Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • RFK Jr's cuts to US health

    RFK Jr's cuts to US health
    Apr 5 2025
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to streamline what he calls a bloated health bureaucracy. Job cuts at the FDA, CDC and NIH this week saw pharma stocks drop and raised concerns about the country's readiness to fight health threats like the measles outbreak. On this episode of Reuters World News, health editors Michele Gershberg and Caroline Humer explain what we know about the cuts, and how the industry is reacting to moves by Trump’s health czar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Stock shock, tariff math and Friday night massacres

    Stock shock, tariff math and Friday night massacres
    Apr 4 2025
    The world reels from President Trump’s sweeping tariffs with $2.4 trillion wiped off U.S. shares and governments vowing retaliation. We look at the tariff math and its impact on poor countries, plus what’s being discussed in the White House. And, as night falls in Washington on Fridays, the federal firings begin. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Tariff stress, Musk and Myanmar

    Tariff stress, Musk and Myanmar
    Apr 3 2025
    President Trump's tariffs pile more stress onto a struggling world economy. Elon Musk's high-profile involvement in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race raises questions over whether he has become a political liability. And Myanmar’s deadly earthquake may bring a diplomatic payoff for its junta chief. Find our recommended read on the bidders to buy TikTok here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Find the latest Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins