Global Market Meltdown Deepens; Trump Retains Tariff Stance

Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition

On today's podcast:

 1) The carnage in financial markets unleashed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs is continuing unabated as equities get pummeled and US stock futures show that last week’s $5 trillion wipeout isn’t over.

2) President Donald Trump and his economic team dismissed investors’ fears of inflation and recession, offering no apologies for the market turmoil sparked by sweeping global tariffs and defiantly insisting a boom is on the horizon. 

3) Traders expect the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates another five times this year as the US administration’s trade tariffs ignite fears of a global recession.

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On today's podcast:

 1) The carnage in financial markets unleashed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs is continuing unabated as equities get pummeled and US stock futures show that last week’s $5 trillion wipeout isn’t over.

2) President Donald Trump and his economic team dismissed investors’ fears of inflation and recession, offering no apologies for the market turmoil sparked by sweeping global tariffs and defiantly insisting a boom is on the horizon. 

3) Traders expect the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates another five times this year as the US administration’s trade tariffs ignite fears of a global recession.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2025-04-07 26 min Transcript
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