Doomed traders: Trump’s tariff fallout
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Since Donald Trump announced punishing tariffs on “Liberation Day” last week, stock markets have fallen and governments and businesses scrambled to respond. Our correspondent discusses the impact on the global economy. Do personalised diets really improve gut health (9:16)? And gasp at the science of how seals spend so long underwater without breathing (16:13).
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| 0:00.0 | Self-driving cars. Are you on board? |
| 0:03.0 | They're job-stealing robotaxies. |
| 0:05.0 | Engineering marvels. |
| 0:07.0 | A solution to tired, distracted drivers. |
| 0:09.0 | Productivity boosting personal chauffeurs. |
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| 0:25.0 | Mishkan De Rea. It's business, but it's personal. |
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| 1:02.5 | The Economist. |
| 1:15.6 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:17.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:26.6 | You may have noticed that gut health is really having a moment, as is the idea that your body and my body might respond differently to what we eat. |
| 1:36.3 | But not everyone is convinced. Our correspondent choose over the evidence. |
| 1:42.7 | And there are days when I can't quite believe the range of stories that cross my desk. |
| 1:47.6 | And this one, on how it seals, spend so long underwater without breathing, isn't something |
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