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This news summary is based on a podcast episode from The Economist, published on July 18th, 2025. The podcast, titled "Teflon Don: Can the Economy Withstand a Trump Shock?", is part of their "Checks and Balance" series focusing on US politics and democracy. It examines the resilience of the global economy and the...
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This week, we examine whether Donald Trump will damage the resoundingly resilient economy. Jul 18th 2025|1 min readThe global economy has proven to be remarkably resilient. Growth has held up, but how much of a factor could Donald Trump play? His tariffs are set to take effect in the coming weeks, and he’s now mulling firing the independent Federal Reserve chairman.
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This news summary is based on a podcast episode from The Economist, published on July 18th, 2025. The podcast, titled "Teflon Don: Can the Economy Withstand a Trump Shock?", is part of their "Checks and Balance" series focusing on US politics and democracy. It examines the resilience of the global economy and the...
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SubscribeEnterpriseLog inSkip to contentSubscribeEnterpriseLog inWeekly editionThe world in briefWar in the Middle EastWar in UkraineUnited StatesThe world economyBusinessArtificial intelligenceArchive 1945Gamesundefined undefinedSubscribe to The EconomistUnlock unlimited access to all our award-winning journalism, subscriber-only podcasts and newslettersSubscribe to The EconomistUnlock unlimited access to all our award-winning journalism, subscriber-only podcasts and newslettersSubscribeManage accountLog outManage accountLog out←All episodesChecks and Balance | US politicsOur weekly podcast on democracy in America.
This week, we examine whether Donald Trump will damage the resoundingly resilient economy. Jul 18th 2025|1 min readThe global economy has proven to be remarkably resilient. Growth has held up, but how much of a factor could Donald Trump play? His tariffs are set to take effect in the coming weeks, and he’s now mulling firing the independent Federal Reserve chairman.
John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and James Bennet.Reuse this contentMore from Podcasts The Weekend IntelligenceThe hunt for Austin Tice, part 2Lost in Syria48:28 The IntelligenceThe ships are down: Houthis resume Red Sea strikes Also on the daily podcast: the first “climate visas” and remembering agronomist Simon Groot26:15 Money TalksCombat capitalism: how Ukraine built a war economyOur podcast on markets, the economy and business.
This week, lessons for the West on how to re-arm without re-industrialising35:47 The IntelligenceGown and out: are British universities broke?Also on the daily podcast: China’s amateur footballers and the politics of Superman20:43 Editor’s PicksArtist’s statement: why pop star forays into politics are seldom effectiveA handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist06:33 BabbageThe bomb (part 1): were nuclear weapons inevitable?
Our podcast on science and technology. The first episode of our four-part series on the past, present and future of nuclear weapons44:34
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