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How Trump’s Tariffs Plus Iran War May Help US Manufacturing

Ironically, America’s competitive edge has increased due to the conflict, as the price of natural gas soars for the rest of the world but falls in the US.

April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026

How Trump’s Tariffs Plus Iran War May Help US Manufacturing

Ironically, America’s competitive edge has increased due to the conflict, as the price of natural gas soars for the rest of the world but falls in the US.

TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-TARIFF-TRADE-DIPLOMACY

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

The Long-Term Economic Damage From the Iran War

Even with a ceasefire agreement, stranded vessels, rising fuel costs and the prospect of a US retreat from the Gulf are rippling through global trade.

UAE-MARITIME-TRANSPORT

April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026

The Iran War May Be Permanently Rewiring Global Energy Security

Cambridge Professor Helen Thompson warns that energy disruption triggered by the US-Israel attack on Iran is exposing deep vulnerabilities.

Fire on an oil tanker after it was hit in Iraqi waters, in an image released on March 12.

April 1, 2026

April 1, 2026

How China Is Winning the War With Iran

Beijing gets to be the global “adult in the room” while studying the military readiness and weaknesses of its chief rival.

National People's Congress in Beijing

March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026

Iran Has a Lesson in Economic Warfare to Offer Trump

Rising energy prices, shifting market expectations and Iran’s strategic leverage are reshaping the economic outlook — and testing US policy.

California Diesel Prices Top $7 A Gallon To Hit Record High

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026

AI Is Being Built to Replace You—Not Help You

Nobel Prize–winning economist Daron Acemoglu warns that multiple factors are driving a labor-replacement model, with potentially dire consequences for society.

Unemployed Americans line up as they wai

March 11, 2026

March 11, 2026

What You Know About Recessions Could Be All Wrong

ExxonMobil Chief Economist Tyler Goodspeed joins Trumponomics to explain why it takes a lot of economic ruin to tip a country into a downturn.

Unemployed Americans line up as they wai

March 4, 2026

March 4, 2026

Countdown to a Global Energy Shock

On Trumponomics, we discuss how long it would take for the Iran War to do major economic damage—and who might benefit from the conflict.

Qatar Seeks U.S. Foothold as LNG Dominance Fades

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

Warsh May Not Be the Hawk Wall Street Expects

Evercore ISI Vice Chairman Krishna Guha warns that investors may discover Donald Trump’s Fed Chair pick is more dovish than he looks.

Day Five Of The Spring Meetings Of The International Monetary Fund And World Bank

February 4, 2026

February 4, 2026

How Trump’s Year of Disruption Has Only Helped China

From Europe to Asia, “middle powers” are recalibrating their China policies as growing doubt in US leadership reshapes global trade and geopolitics.

2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit

February 2, 2026

February 2, 2026

Why the Price of Gold Reflects a Long-Term Shift

World Gold Council strategist John Reade explains the perfect storm that’s turning gold into a preferred safe haven.

Gold Tops $5,500 as Record Rally Gains Pace

January 19, 2026

January 19, 2026

Jeremy Grantham Says AI Is Indeed a Classic Market Bubble

The GMO co-founder explains why most investing “premiums” boil down to value—and why AI’s promise doesn’t spare it from a painful shakeout.

Daily life in London

January 14, 2026

January 14, 2026

How the Powell Probe Could Blow Up Trump’s Fed Plans

The much-criticized criminal inquiry triggered some rare GOP pushback. It may leave Powell at the Fed for longer while making rate cuts less likely.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Testifies During Senate Hearing On Capitol Hill

January 7, 2026

January 7, 2026

Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Makes Oil a Tool of American Power

The surprise US attack and capture of Nicolás Maduro could reshape energy markets and America’s approach to economic statecraft.

Oil Tanker anchored in Venezuela

December 24, 2025

December 24, 2025

The Year Ahead: Tariffs, AI and Fed Independence

The trade war could fully hit US consumers, a bubble might finally pop and Trump’s next Fed pick could upend markets. But right now, it doesn’t look bad.

Nine Drugmakers Strike Pricing Deals With Trump To Avoid Tariffs

December 17, 2025

December 17, 2025

The Other Insurance Cost Fueling the US Affordability Crisis

The GOP-led Congress is letting Affordable Care Act subsidies lapse, triggering a cost spike. But rising auto insurance bills are taking a toll on Americans, too.

US Military Carries Out Deadly Attacks On Three Boats In Pacific

December 11, 2025

December 11, 2025

This National Security Strategy Wasn’t Written for Europe

On this episode of Trumponomics, we explain how a bluntly worded document that has foreign capitals up in arms was probably aimed at Trump’s base.

President Trump Touts Inflation Focus In Pennsylvania

December 1, 2025

December 1, 2025

Why the AI Bubble Still Has Room to Grow

Economist Dambisa Moyo joins Merryn Talks Money to explain why the real danger of the artificial intelligence rally may be still ahead.

SEOUL AI FESTA

November 12, 2025

November 12, 2025

Democrats Find a Potent Political Weapon Named ‘Affordability’

On this week’s Trumponomics, we discuss how the party swept off-year elections by using Donald Trump’s campaign theme against him.

Inflation Tracks Up As Consumer Price Index Rises 2.7 Percent

November 5, 2025

November 5, 2025

Rahm Emanuel’s Recipe for America Is Getting ‘Back to Basics’

The former Chicago mayor says pouring money into research and education is the way to make the “American Dream” viable. He also won’t rule out a run for president.

Rahm Emanuel