Whack of all trades: America’s economy
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 28 March 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
No surprises here: The Economist reckons tariffs are a terrible trade tool. But what is most clearly harming American businesses and scaring off investors is persistent uncertainty about them. Our correspondent sees the effects of one non-military donor to Ukraine: help not to fight but to preserve something worth fighting for (10:57). And why “Adolescence” tops Netflix’s viewing numbers the world over (19:54).
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| 0:07.0 | A solution to tired, distracted drivers. |
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| 0:12.0 | The future of transport. |
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| 0:32.7 | The Economist |
| 0:35.6 | The Economist. |
| 0:44.4 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:46.1 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:51.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:01.3 | There's been much talk and posturing about who's providing how much aid to Ukraine. |
| 1:06.2 | We look at a donor that's quietly been helping the country's economy, its entrepreneurs, |
| 1:11.6 | even its cultural sector, and sharing wisdom about recovery from disaster. And we take a look at adolescence, which has topped the Netflix viewing figures in more than 70 countries. |
| 1:19.6 | Our correspondent says that despite the name of the series, its troubling themes are not just about adolescence. |
| 1:34.2 | First up, though. |
| 1:44.5 | America's economy had been remarkably strong. |
| 1:47.6 | There are indications that it is slowing right now, |
| 1:51.0 | largely as a result of Donald Trump's policies. |
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