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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 5h

Businessweek | Bloomberg New Economy

Highest US Tariffs Since the 1930s Redraw the International Trade Map

America’s trading partners are rushing to seal new trade deals to blunt the hit from Trump’s protectionism.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com Enda Curran

Highest US Tariffs Since the 1930s Redraw the International Trade Map

America’s trading partners are rushing to seal new trade deals to blunt the hit from Trump’s protectionism.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 5h

Opinion Newsletter | @johnauthers.bsky.social , Columnist

How Much Longer Will Consumers Tolerate Tariffs?

Markets are rebounding from Trump’s tariffs shock. The dynamic is different for consumers.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news... via @opinion.bloomberg.com

How Much Longer Will Consumers Tolerate Tariffs?

Markets are rebounding from Trump’s tariffs shock. The dynamic is different for consumers.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 21h

Public Radio Cuts Could Silence Classical Music in America

The vast majority of classical radio is broadcast by public stations, all of which are fighting to stay on the air.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen... via @washingtonpost.com @michaelbrodeur.bsky.social

Column | Public radio cuts could silence classical music in America

Sweeping funding cuts to public radio could deal a devastating blow to classical music communities.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 23h

Economics
Creative Destruction Theorists Win Nobel Prize for Economics
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com Charlie Duxbury

Creative Destruction Theorists Win Nobel Prize for Economics

Three academics from both sides of the Atlantic will share the 2025 Nobel Prize for economics for their work on the role of innovation in generating economic expansion.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 23h

World
Nor’easter Knocks Out Power, Snarls Travel Across East Coast
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Nor’easter Knocks Out Power, Snarls Travel Across East Coast

An early-season nor’easter swept across the East Coast, including New York City, triggering power outages and air and rail delays.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 23h

Economics | Inflation & Prices

Goldman Sees US Consumers Paying More Than Half of Trump Tariffs
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Katia Dmitrieva

Goldman Sees US Consumers Paying More Than Half of Trump Tariffs

Americans are set to pay more than half of President Donald Trump’s tariff costs as companies raise prices, according to economists of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 23h

Dispatch

How The Twilight Zone Smuggled Controversial Ideas Past TV Censors

Hundreds of fans gathered in Rod Serling’s hometown to celebrate The Twilight Zone creator who turned science fiction into bold social commentary.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Kelly Conaboy

How The Twilight Zone Smuggled Controversial Ideas Past TV Censors

Hundreds of fans gathered in Rod Serling’s hometown to celebrate The Twilight Zone creator who turned science fiction into bold social commentary.

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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 1d

What would happen if the the US adopted a formal policy of trying to keep interest rates low? Look to Japan, which now has an economy full of zombie companies

A Zombie Economy Could Be America’s Future

Over the next decade, the US economy will face two big challenges: higher interest rates and AI-generated disruption. Each invites the same solution: policies to keep rates below their market level.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“A destructive A.I., like a nuclear bomb, is now a concrete possibility. The question is whether anyone will be reckless enough to build one,” Stephen Witt writes.

Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

A destructive A.I., like a nuclear bomb, is now a concrete possibility; the question is whether anyone will be reckless enough to build one.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 1d

Opinion Newsletter| @johnauthers.bsky.social , Columnist

The Empire Struck Back. Is Return of the TACO Next?

China holds more cards. But in Trump’s favor so far, bond markets aren’t ‘yippy.’
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news... via @opinion.bloomberg.com

The Empire Struck Back. Is Return of the TACO Next?

China holds more cards. But in Trump’s favor so far, bond markets aren’t ‘yippy.’

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 1d

Stock Bubble Dread Grips Central Bankers in Washington: Eco Week
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com Craig Stirling @zschneeweiss.bsky.social Ros Krasny

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2d

With the China trade truce seemingly teetering on collapse, the fragility of Trump’s preference to cut one-to-one deals has been laid bare

Trump’s Dealmaking Diplomacy Grows Fragile as China Fires Back

President Donald Trump’s preference to cut one-to-one deals with allies and adversaries has been the hallmark of his self-proclaimed dealmaking magic, but with the China trade truce seemingly teetering on collapse, the fragility of such an approach has been laid bare.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 3d

The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels. China wants to sell the world its clean-energy technologies.

There is one clear winner — for now

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 3d

Trump is making the US a less popular tourist destination, with Canadians particularly reluctant to visit

The Canadians Are Angry. Other Tourists Might Be, Too.

Early in President Donald Trump’s first term, there was much talk about whether his xenophobic utterances and immigration restrictions would decimate tourism to the US. In the end, they really didn’t.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 4d

Newsletter | Balance of Power

World Braces for Trump’s Peace-Prize Snub Backlash

Nobel committee decision certain to register as the latest in a lifetime of rejection by elites.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @bloomberg.com Justin Sink

World Braces for Trump’s Peace-Prize Snub Backlash

Nobel committee decision certain to register as the latest in a lifetime of rejection by elites.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 4d

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, for fighting for democracy at a time when an increasing number of countries slide into authoritarianism.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth and Ott Ummelas

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Maria Corina Machado

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, for fighting for democracy at a time when an increasing number of countries slide into authoritarianism.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 4d

Ray Dalio Warns of Soaring Debt and ‘Civil War’ Brewing in US
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Annika Inampudi, Francine Lacqua

Ray Dalio Warns of Soaring Debt and ‘Civil War’ Brewing in US

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio reiterated warnings that US government debt is rising too quickly, fueling a climate analogous to the years before World War II.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 4d

Japan’s Decades-Old Ruling Coalition to Split, Komeito Says
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Sakura Murakami and Yoshiaki Nohara

Japan’s Decades-Old Ruling Coalition to Split, Komeito Says

Japan’s ruling coalition has collapsed, according to the leader of Komeito, the junior partner to Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party, after the two sides failed to overcome their differences on...

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 4d

Peru’s Boluarte Ousted and Jerí Sworn in as President
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com Marcelo Rochabrun, Matthew Bristow, Jon Herskovitz

Peru’s Boluarte Ousted From Office as Ex-Allies Back Impeachment

Peru’s top lawmaker José Jerí was surprisingly sworn in as president early on Friday, following the ouster of his predecessor Dina Boluarte, who was one of the world’s most unpopular leaders.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 4d

Bessent’s Big Gamble on Argentina Has a Narrow Road to Pay Off
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com By Daniel Flatley and Manuela Tobias - w/Christopher Anstey, Josh Wingrove and Nicolle Yapur
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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 4d

I scored 39 out of 50 points on Dateline, @TheEconomist history game!

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Can you do better? economist.com/dateline

Dateline: The Economist history quiz

Can you guess when these extracts were published?

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Beth Stanton @bethstanton.bsky.social · 5d

#TreasuriesToday: Yields little changed in tiny daily ranges (3bp for 10Y). For 30Y, 50- & 200-day averages are on cusp of bearish cross. $22b 30Y reopening (2nd) at 1pm. WI yield 4.71% is between last two 30Y stops, ~5bp higher than Sept's. Next coupon auction is 20Y on Oct. 22.

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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 4d

Opinion Newsletter | @johnauthers.bsky.social , Columnist

This Isn't the Asset Boom Voters Wanted

Connecting the dots shows deepening pessimism about higher inflation.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news... via @opinion.bloomberg.com

This Isn't the Asset Boom Voters Wanted

Connecting the dots shows deepening pessimism about higher inflation.

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Beth Stanton @bethstanton.bsky.social · 6d

#TreasuriesToday: Yields lower by as much as 3bp, curve flatter. Auction cycle continues with $39b 10Y reopening (2nd) at 1pm. WI yield 4.10% is between last two 10Y results and ~7bp higher than last month's. New 3Y yield is just below Tuesday's 3.576% auction result.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 6d

Investors have parted with unprecedented sums of money to help AI fulfil its lofty promise. Will it ever pay off?

Why Fears of a Trillion-Dollar AI Bubble Are Growing

Investors have parted with unprecedented sums of money to help AI fulfil its lofty promise. But no one really knows how it will all pay off

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