A sigh of relief on US-China tariffs

The US struck Iran for the second night in a row, and the IMF warned that renewed conflict in the Middle East would drive up global inflation. Plus, US oil producers and refiners are set to post record profits from the Iran war. Mentioned in this podcast:Nato summit live news: Tr ...  Show more

US President Donald Trump threatened to remove all American troops from Europe and is reviving his calls to take over Greenland, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will run for president, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigned as an MP to force a by-election in wh ...  Show more

Trump cuts fentanyl tariffs on China, reaches rare earths deal with Beijing. (00:22) OpenAI eyes record-breaking $1 trillion IPO - report. (01:49) Microsoft (MSFT) restores Azure after global outage. (02:27) Episode transcripts seekingalpha.com/wsb.Show links: Biggest stock mover ...  Show more

Tariffs against China were the centrepiece of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” trade plans. Our correspondent explains the significance of a new 90-day hiatus. Will Ukraine and Russia come to the negotiating table this week (7:51)? Why new techniques to compress the contrast betwe ...  Show more

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China slapped tariffs on a range of US products and announced a probe into Google moments after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on goods from Beijing, reigniting a trade war ...  Show more

Tariffs against China were the centrepiece of Donald Trump’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/07/america-and-china-prepare-for-an-alpine-trade-clash?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.c ...