Business Matters
China now faces 125% US tariffs in trade war
In a dramatic change of policy, US President Donald Trump hikes China tariffs to 125% on goods entering the United States. Most other countries will now see a 90-day pause on higher import taxes. The pause means a "universal 10%" tariff will be in place for all countries, other than China, the White House said. Markets soared following the announcement with all three main US indices closing up more than 6%. Throughout the program, Rahul Tandon will be joined by two guests: Emily Peck, Axios US Markets correspondent in New York, and Han Lin, The Asia Group China Country Director in Shanghai.
10 apr. 2025 - 49 min 27 sek
Traders on tenterhooks over new tariffs
As some of the World's largest economies get ready to face new tariffs, we find out what a battle on levy's could mean for the global economy. We hear from a Gulf Coast business feeling positive about the charges, and the predicament of a Californian retailer reliant on imports. Elsewhere Rahul Tandon speaks to a Malaysian economist and a garment manufacturer in Bangladesh to find out how the tariffs implemented by US President Donald Trump are being felt around the World. Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.
9 apr. 2025 - 50 min 05 sek
Making sense of a turbulent time for the markets
We speak to experts in the world's two largest economies - the USA and China - about the impact of a tariff war, and whether stock markets around the globe will continue to fall as we saw on Monday. Rahul Tandon speaks to a footwear designer in California on how any international tariff battle will affect their business. And we find out about the housing crisis in Spain that led to hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to streets across the country over the weekend. Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.
8 apr. 2025 - 49 min 30 sek
Trillions lost as Trump tariffs trigger market mayhem
Wall Street has just wrapped up one of its most volatile weeks in years, with investors rattled by Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on global imports. The fallout? Trillions wiped from US stock markets—the S P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all plunging more than 5%, with tech stocks entering bear market territory. What does this mean for trade on the ground? Gene Seroka, head of the Port of Los Angeles—the busiest container port in the US—tells us how these tariffs could disrupt the flow of goods across the Pacific. As panic ripples through the markets, we ask: should people nearing retirement be worried? Maria Johannssen of AON breaks down the risks to global pension funds heavily invested in Wall Street. Also in the programme: TikTok gets yet another reprieve in the US. But who’s really in line to buy it? We look at the high-stakes politics and business deals shaping its future. And finally— our reporter gives us an insight into the thinking inside Microsoft, and the celebrations as it turns 50 years old.
5 apr. 2025 - 50 min 03 sek
Donald Trump defends tariffs on US imports
Donald Trump defends tariffs on US imports. This is despite Wall Street suffering its worst day since the early months of the Covid pandemic. The Dow Jones fell by nearly four percent. Pharmaceuticals have been excluded from the 20% tariffs on all EU exporters. Gareth Sheridan, the founder of Nutriband inc. from Dublin tells us more And why have Japanese convenience stores caught the attention of North America. The BBC’s Ruth Alexander reports
4 apr. 2025 - 52 min 57 sek
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs
President Donald Trump has announced comprehensive new import taxes on all goods entering the United States, marking a significant shift in global trade policy. The proposal establishes a minimum tariff rate of 10 percent on all imports. Rahul Tandon gathers reactions on the potential implications of these tariffs.
3 apr. 2025 - 51 min 14 sek
What do we know about ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs?
What do we know about Donal Trumps ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs? On Wednesday Trump will announce the tariffs the US will impose on its trading partners Argentina’s poverty rate has fallen dramatically. Argentinien journalist Fermin Koop tells us more And Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan have been confirmed as part of the all-star line-up who will play members of the Beatles in four major new films about the band
2 apr. 2025 - 52 min 57 sek
Businesses prepare for Trumps ‘Liberation Day’
Businesses prepare for Trumps ‘Liberation Day’ as the United States heads towards massive introduction of import taxes later this week Japan is one of the US’s biggest investors. How will they cope with tariffs? We hear from Stephen Nagy Professor at the International Christian University in Tokyo. We also hear from Cleveland-Cliffs steel, a US steel company that supports the implementation of tariffs
1 apr. 2025 - 52 min 21 sek
Myanmar Earthquake: How aid gets to where it’s needed
Myanmar's military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, has made a rare request for international help after a powerful earthquake hit the centre of the country, flattening buildings and bridges. The US vice president, JD Vance, has accused Denmark of underinvesting in the security of Greenland and leaving it vulnerable. And Rahul Tandon will discuss how Dua Lipa has won the dismissal of a lawsuit that accused her of copying her hit single Levitating from two other songs. We will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world – From the US, Andy Uhler, Journalism fellow at the University of Texas Energy Institute and Columbia University's Centre on Global Energy Policy – and Nga Pham, a journalist based in Taiwan.
29 mars 2025 - 52 min 25 sek
Canada PM says the US is ‘no longer a reliable partner’
The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said the United States is no longer a reliable partner after President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on car imports. Rahul Tandon speaks to businesses in both the US and Canada. China's biggest company, Tencent Holdings, has made more than a billion-dollar investment in a new spin-off company of the French gaming giant Ubisoft, which owns franchises including Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. And if you speak a language other than English, are there terms that English just doesn’t have or can't do justice to? Well, the Oxford English Dictionary feels your pain, and so it's incorporating "loan words" – words that would be coined as "untranslatable". We will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world – Dante Disparte, Head of Policy at the Libra Association, who is in Washington, and Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist and columnist for The Tribune, who is in Delhi, India.
28 mars 2025 - 52 min 44 sek