About this podcast
Stephanomics is for people who want to understand what’s really driving the global economy in a world of disruption. Each week, Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders connects the dots between geopolitics, trade, technology, policy and markets—to make sense of what’s happening now and what might happen next.
Episodes
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- What Happens When AI Replaces the Economists? · 32 minJason Furman, the former White House chief economist now at Harvard University, has used artificial intelligence to build a platform that can do work once handled by teams of…
- Reintroducing Stephanomics · 2 minThe Stephanomics podcast is back. Every week, host Stephanie Flanders takes one big question about the global economy and follows it wherever it leads. From trade and technology…
- The Midterms Changed Washington. Will They Change the Economy? · 34 minThe historic Democratic midterm victory will reshape Washington come January, but what will it actually change for the US economy? Stephanie Flanders is joined by Oren Cass…
- Has the US-Israel War With Iran Supercharged the EV Transition? · 19 minHow has the conflict changed people’s car-buying habits — and could it accelerate the global shift to electric vehicles? In this episode, Stephanie Flanders is joined by…
- Germany’s New Approach to Global Trade · 30 minWhat does Germany’s economic strategy tell us about the shifting global order? Stephanie Flanders is in Germany at the Berlin Global Dialogue, where she speaks with Chancellor…
- Live from New Delhi: What the World's Financial Leaders Fear Most · 35 minWhat does the global economy look like from the rooms where some of the world’s biggest investment and business decisions are made? Stephanie Flanders is in New Delhi for…
- Is Trump About to Lose America’s Farmers? · 29 minDonald Trump’s wars, both the global trade version and the real one on Iran, are increasing costs for America’s farmers -- traditional followers of the Republican president who…
- Why Governments Can’t Unplug From Elon Musk · 32 minElon Musk may be an extreme figure, but the authors of Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed argue he represents a much bigger dynamic that's quickly taking shape, one where…
- The Tough AI Questions Looming Over the Xi-Trump Summit · 28 minAs Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with US President Donald Trump in Washington, this week's episode of Trumponomics asks whether the world’s leading AI powers can move beyond…
- Why 5% Treasury Yields May Be Just the Beginning · 26 minThe US 10-year Treasury yield has breached 5%, but the forces pushing borrowing costs higher may run much deeper than the latest economic shocks. Stephanie Flanders is joined by…
- Cory Doctorow Says Be Skeptical of the AI Sales Pitch · 36 minArtificial intelligence companies are spending extraordinary sums on the promise that their technology will transform the global economy. Author and technology critic Cory…
- "The Economics Show": Breaking China’s rare earths chokehold · 32 minIn the US-China trade conflict, rare earth metals are Beijing's ultimate trump card. Last year, China ramped up restrictions on these key industrial elements, spooking industry…
- As Canada Turns From the US, Is China the Alternative? · 30 minWith tensions rising between Canada and the US over the latest broadsides in President Donald Trump's trade war, the White House is threatening even more levies following Prime…
- Why Inflation Could Be Good News for Japan · 28 minCan inflation in Japan be a sign of a healthier economy? On this week's episode of Trumponomics, Stephanie Flanders is joined by Taro Kimura, an economist with Bloomberg…
- Introducing: Our Town · 2 minOur Town from Bloomberg’s Big Take podcast follows residents of Gainesboro, Tennessee, after a group of far-right Christians moves in with plans for a radical social experiment…
- What Is Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Trying to Say? · 29 minKevin Warsh has spent his first three months as chair of the Federal Reserve pretty tight-lipped about his views on the economy, a stark contrast to how central bank policymakers…
- Why AI Isn't Actually Boosting Productivity · 29 minWhy aren't we seeing the productivity boom the artificial intelligence industry has promised? Stephanie Flanders is joined by Oxford University professor and How Progress Ends…
- The Tariff Trade-Off · 26 minUS President Donald Trump's trade war may be here to stay, despite the fact that billions of dollars in tariff revenue has been refunded to companies after the Supreme Court…
- Can the US Actually Tax Billionaires? · 24 minAs wealth becomes increasingly concentrated — and artificial intelligence threatens to shift even more income from workers to investors — has the US tax system become outdated?…
- Are We Being Priced Out of Happiness? · 24 minAmericans are spending less time with friends, nights out are getting more expensive and even major sporting events are becoming harder to afford. Stephanie Flanders speaks with…
- The $2 Trillion Global Arms Race · 27 minA new, $2 trillion global arms race is underway — but this time it's being driven by artificial intelligence, drones and hypersonic weapons. Stephanie Flanders is joined by Becca…
- The Midterms May Hinge on One Thing: How the Economy Feels · 24 minThe economy may look resilient on paper, but voters aren't buying it. Bloomberg's senior national correspondent Nancy Cook and Stuart Paul, who covers the US and Canadian…
- What If AI Simply Ruins Your Job Instead of Taking It? (with Sarah O'Connor) · 29 minArtificial 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…
- How Fast Can the World Recover From a Hormuz Shock? · 36 minFor 100 days, the world watched as one of its most important energy chokepoints got choked. Now, as the Iran war appears to be easing, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Javier Blas and…
- Why 2026 Is Beginning to Look Like 1929 (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) · 37 minAlmost a century after the Wall Street crash of 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin says he believes some of its most dangerous ingredients are reappearing. Joining Stephanie Flanders on…
- Is the US Economy Dangerously Dependent on the Rich? · 23 minThe 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…
- Why Is America Turning Against Big Business? · 25 minA Gallup poll reported last year that just 15% of Americans said they had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in big business, a record low. Since then, fear of artificial…
- The Great Bond Car Wreck — in Slow Motion · 28 minAcross developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. As Opinion columnist and senior markets editor John Authers puts it, the phenomenon is truly global…
- Why the US Must Engage China on AI Safety Before It’s ‘Game Over’ · 35 minSebastian Mallaby of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence joins host Stephanie…
- Will the Xi-Trump Summit Be Over Before It Starts? · 28 minAs a high-stakes Trump–Xi summit looms, tensions over the Iran war and defiance of US sanctions threaten to derail what could be one of the year’s most consequential meetings…
- Kevin Warsh Eyes Fed ‘Regime Change’ With Less Talk, New Models · 26 minOn the day of what could be Jerome Powell’s final Federal Reserve meeting as chair, Trumponomics shifts focus from a largely uneventful near-term outlook for rates to a more…
- Will Mythos Ruin or Save the Global Financial System? · 27 minA new artificial intelligence model blindsided policymakers at meetings of the International Monetary Fund, raising fears of faster, more-sophisticated cyberattacks on the global…
- How Trump’s Tariffs Plus Iran War May Help US Manufacturing · 33 minIt’s now been one year since Donald Trump’s sweeping attempt at global tariffs, and the economic fallout has been more nuanced than either critics or supporters predicted. On…
- The Long-Term Global Economic Damage From the War With Iran · 23 minOn this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders examines how the US-Israel war with Iran has choked one of the world’s most vital shipping routes and tested the…
- How China Is Winning the War With Iran · 32 minOn this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders examines how the US-Israel war with Iran has presented China with two golden opportunities. The conflict provides Beijing…
- Iran’s Lesson for Trump in Economic Warfare · 24 minA month into the US–Israel war with Iran, the global economy is already feeling the strain — such as surging oil prices and shifting interest rate expectations. Host Stephanie…
- AI Is Being Built to Replace You—Not Help You · 36 minStephanie Flanders sits down with Nobel Prize–winning economist Daron Acemoglu to unpack one of the most urgent questions facing the global economy: how is artificial…
- What You Know About Recessions Could Be All Wrong · 32 minEverything we think we know about recessions is wrong—or at least mostly wrong—according to ExxonMobil Chief Economist Tyler Goodspeed. He argues downturns aren’t the inevitable…
- Countdown to a Global Energy Shock · 30 minOil 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…
- Exclusive: Rachel Reeves on Iran Shock, US Trade and Inflation Risks · 25 minOn this bonus episode, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Britain's pending trade deal with the US won't affect its view on the conflict with Iran, as she discusses the UK's economic…
- Introducing: Bloomberg This Weekend · 1 min'Bloomberg This Weekend' features unique conversations on business, news, lifestyle and culture. Join David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo Saturdays and Sundays for…
- Trump’s Rosy Economic Message Faces a Reality Check · 31 minOn this episode of Trumponomics, host Stephanie Flanders speaks with Josh Green, national correspondent at Bloomberg Businessweek, and Anna Wong, chief US economist for Bloomberg…
- What Munich Means for the Shifting Global Order · 29 minHost Stephanie Flanders is joined by Bloomberg News Editor in Chief John Micklethwait and Jennifer Welch, chief geoeconomics analyst for Bloomberg Economics, to unpack the Munich…
- Understanding Kevin Warsh's Plan for the Fed · 31 minDonald 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 growth. But…
- How Trump’s Year of Disruption Has Only Helped China · 27 minDonald 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…
- Nigel Farage at Davos: 'The Consensus Era Is Over' · 27 minNigel Farage sits down with Stephanie Flanders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos to argue that Brexit and Donald Trump weren’t shocks, but the opening…
- Live from Davos: Greenland Shock Tests Europe’s Spine—and Strategy—at Davos · 38 minAt the World Economic Forum in Davos, Donald Trump’s return is forcing allies, executives and investors to rethink how they deal with an economic superpower that keeps everything…
- How the Powell Probe Could Blow Up Trump’s Fed Plans · 26 minHost Stephanie Flanders, Bloomberg’s head of government and economics, is joined by Anna Wong, chief US economist for Bloomberg Economics, and Bloomberg News senior Washington…
- What Trump's Venezuela Attack Means for the Global Economic Order · 28 minThis week, Stephanie Flanders examines the economic fallout of the US attack on Venezuela and Washington asserting effective control over the South American country. The…
- The Year Ahead: Tariffs, AI and Fed Independence · 48 minHost Stephanie Flanders is joined by Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Parmy Olson and Bloomberg News US politics editor Mario Parker to…
