Show Notes
At a time of enormous economic upheaval and uncertainty prompted by President Trump’s trade war, we asked our listeners what they wanted to understand about this financial moment.
Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times, tries to answer some of those questions.
Guest: Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter, in a reading clouded by messy trade data.
- Video: How Mr. Trump’s shifting tariffs could accelerate a recession.
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