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Private Equity’s Indigestion Hurts More and More

Private Equity’s Indigestion Hurts More and More

What can private equity firms do in this volatile market? Seemingly nothing. Even with a tariff reprieve, barriers to buying and selling assets...

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Chris Hughes

Safe Havens May Not Be

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Matt Levine

Bully or Chicken — Playing Trump With Game Theory

Bully or Chicken — Playing Trump With Game Theory

To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . In one of the most lucrative social media posts of all time,...

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John Authers

104% Is Doubling Down on Dumb

104% Is Doubling Down on Dumb

To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . 104% it is. At the time of writing (midnight in New York), the...

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John Authers

He Tariffs, He Tariffs Not?

He Tariffs, He Tariffs Not?

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a mythical salamander of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here. Oh, to be Matt Levine: He sent his newsletter...

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Jessica Karl

This Is Europe’s Shot to Emerge From Silicon Valley’s Shadow

This Is Europe’s Shot to Emerge From Silicon Valley’s Shadow

Never let a good crisis go to waste is an adage Europe could use now. As it stares down the barrel of a loaded gun from Donald Trump, the region...

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Parmy Olson

US Exporters Won’t Thrive in a ‘Plus-One’ World

US Exporters Won’t Thrive in a ‘Plus-One’ World

President Trump’s tariffs look to bring investment and production back to the US. Some manufacturers will do so, as they vie to sell to America’s...

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Shannon Oneil

People Are Worried About Deleveraging

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Matt Levine

Inflation Is a Mind Game, Too

Inflation Is a Mind Game, Too

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says tariffs don’t cause inflation. “Tariffs are a one-time price adjustment,” he said Sunday on Meet the...

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Jonathan Levin

A Severe Test Lies Ahead for the Federal Reserve

A Severe Test Lies Ahead for the Federal Reserve

A bleak scenario is unfolding for the Federal Reserve. By imposing unexpectedly high, comprehensive tariffs on US imports, the White House is...

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Editorial Board

When the Clock Strikes Midnight, Americans Turn Into ‘Peasants’

When the Clock Strikes Midnight, Americans Turn Into ‘Peasants’

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a tiny spread of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here. I dunno, slapping a 104% tariff on a country that you...

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Jessica Karl

A Market Meltdown So Bad Trump Made Up a Word

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a sinkhole of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here. Sometimes it takes multiple mental leaps to understand...

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Jessica Karl

The Fed Must Resist Repeating Past Mistakes

The Fed Must Resist Repeating Past Mistakes

It’s easy to think that the Jerome Powell-led Federal Reserve has been one of the unluckiest on record. From the 2020 pandemic and its messy...

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Mohamed A. El-Erian

The Only Thing Dumber Than a Trade War Would Be a Real One

The Only Thing Dumber Than a Trade War Would Be a Real One

The trillions of dollars shed by markets in recent days should be ample proof of the foolishness of the White House’s tariff strategy. The costs of...

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Tariffs Leave Central Banks Out in the Cold

Tariffs Leave Central Banks Out in the Cold

Donald Trump has set about breaking the post-1945 trading system. He’s also remaking who rules the airwaves, and central banks have been pushed into...

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Daniel Moss

MAGA Voters Will Be Patient With Tariffs

MAGA Voters Will Be Patient With Tariffs

Wall Street is freaking out. Main Street isn’t exactly anxiety-free, either. The concern is justified. President Donald Trump has imposed import...

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David M. Drucker

‘Ghost of Jakarta’ Haunts a Fragile Oil Market

‘Ghost of Jakarta’ Haunts a Fragile Oil Market

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes — take Saudi Arabia pushing OPEC to boost production, seemingly to humble cartel cheaters. If it...

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Javier Blas

There's No Sign That Markets Have Had Enough Yet

There's No Sign That Markets Have Had Enough Yet

To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . Global markets underwent a seismic response to last Wednesday’s...

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John Authers

University Funding Should Be Reformed, Not Reduced

University Funding Should Be Reformed, Not Reduced

Six months before World War II ended in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote a letter to his top science adviser. Could the wealth of...

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Tariffs Are For Emergencies

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Matt Levine

Imagine the UK Liz Truss Moment, Only Global

Imagine the UK Liz Truss Moment, Only Global

The US is the closest thing to a global superpower we have. And that means when its leaders are in the grip of excessive overconfidence — similar...

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Lionel Laurent & Marcus Ashworth

Manic Monday Looks Like the End of the Beginning

Manic Monday Looks Like the End of the Beginning

To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . Call it Manic Monday. The US stock market started with another...

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John Authers

America’s Retirees Will Share Wall Street’s Pain

America’s Retirees Will Share Wall Street’s Pain

President Donald Trump has said his reciprocal tariff policy was meant to stand up for the American worker, whom he portrayed as the victim of a...

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Jonathan Levin

China Has Already Trade-War-Proofed Its Economy

China Has Already Trade-War-Proofed Its Economy

A common maxim of trade wars is that the best retaliation is not to retaliate at all. Such conflicts, after all, are counterproductive in the first...

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David Fickling

Tariffs Won’t Bring Back Union Jobs in Auto Factories

Tariffs Won’t Bring Back Union Jobs in Auto Factories

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are getting two thumbs down from pretty much everyone, including a few brave Republicans in Congress, but there is...

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Matthew Yglesias

We Need to Get Serious About Debt Reduction

We Need to Get Serious About Debt Reduction

This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion publishes each week based on web...

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Brooke Sample

Will Republicans Really Let the Global Economy Crash?

Will Republicans Really Let the Global Economy Crash?

When President Donald Trump was inaugurated, the US economy was the envy of the world, having managed an unmatched post-Covid comeback. Now, the...

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Nia-Malika Henderson

Tariffs Aren’t a Game Nintendo Wants to Play

Tariffs Aren’t a Game Nintendo Wants to Play

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a sincere recognition of the complexity of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. On Sundays, we look at the major themes...

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Tobin Harshaw

China Has a Chance to Play Elder Economic Statesman

China Has a Chance to Play Elder Economic Statesman

China has an opportunity to act as an elder statesman, thanks to the spectacular own goals of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Usually cast as a disruptor...

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Daniel Moss

Trump’s Trade War Looks Brutal for Finance, Too

Trump’s Trade War Looks Brutal for Finance, Too

President Trump’s mad trade war is all about goods, but financial services are also suffering from the White House’s arbitrary global tariffs. Bank...

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Paul J. Davies