Trump Tariffs Take Effect; Vicious Treasury Sell-Off

Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition

On today's podcast:
1) President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs are now in place, dealing a thunderous blow to the world economy as he pushes forward efforts to drastically reorder global trade.

2) China hasn’t immediately responded to the new US tariffs, a departure from the last two episodes when President Donald Trump hiked duties and Beijing hit back within minutes. 

3) A vicious sell-off in what are supposed to be the world’s safest assets has investors grasping for reasons behind the steep declines in Treasuries which accelerated Wednesday.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On today's podcast:
1) President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs are now in place, dealing a thunderous blow to the world economy as he pushes forward efforts to drastically reorder global trade.

2) China hasn’t immediately responded to the new US tariffs, a departure from the last two episodes when President Donald Trump hiked duties and Beijing hit back within minutes. 

3) A vicious sell-off in what are supposed to be the world’s safest assets has investors grasping for reasons behind the steep declines in Treasuries which accelerated Wednesday.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2025-04-09 26 min Transcript
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