Viewsroom
Breakingviews columnists talk about the big numbers, crunchy deals and nasty spats in global business and economics, offering a weekly dose of financial insight that goes beyond the concise and provocative views readers get from our columns every day.
Episodes
July 17, 2025 • 21 mins
Europe is still reeling after the US president announced 30% levies on all exports. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate how Brussels and others can react, and why, given the thus far measured response, Trump has reason to push even harder.
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July 9, 2025 • 26 mins
The budget law passed by the US president’s Republican Party may add $3 trln to the debt while cutting healthcare, green energy and more. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the consequences for firms across the globe that were banking on an American boom.
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July 2, 2025 • 20 mins
The Japanese steelmaker pushed its $14.9 bln bid for United States Steel past the line with some big concessions. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the golden share it handed to the US government and what this means for others eyeing stateside expansion.
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June 25, 2025 • 17 mins
CoreWeave, Circle Internet Group and Chime Financial all enjoyed dizzying success after their stock market debuts. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why investors are scrambling to own these companies and how scarcity may be adding to their allure.
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June 19, 2025 • 23 mins
The outbreak of armed conflict between the two nations is a perilous new front in the ongoing Middle East hostilities. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the dissonance between a mild market response and the manifold paths to further escalation.
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June 12, 2025 • 25 mins
The Tesla and SpaceX billionaire boiled over with criticism of the US president after leaving his government cost-slashing role. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the tale of the tape for the bruising bust-up.
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June 5, 2025 • 26 mins
Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon.com and Meta Platforms are set to spend $320 bln this year on data centres and other kit to power advanced chatbots. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why investors are willing to support a long game that will yield a return.
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May 28, 2025 • 20 mins
Amid the tariff volatility, shares of companies from Burberry to Hasbro have gyrated when reporting financial results. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate why investors are rattled, how CEOs are responding, and whether the listed life looks less appealing.
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May 21, 2025 • 18 mins
The yellow metal’s value rose by over a third in the past year, as volatile markets and a sliding dollar highlight the oldest safe haven. On this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the degree to which investors may be seeking a hedge against the whims of states.
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May 14, 2025 • 22 mins
The US inked a deal with the UK and agreed to freeze triple-digit tariffs on China. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain what these agreements reveal about the Trump administration’s negotiating hand, and what trade is likely to look like in the future.
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May 7, 2025 • 24 mins
The Sage of Omaha is preparing to step down, handing the reins of Berkshire Hathaway over to Greg Abel. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the challenge of putting an enviable cash pile to work in the shadow of an investing legend’s track record.
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May 1, 2025 • 24 mins
The Li clan is facing political hurdles as it tries to offload the docks business to BlackRock for $23 billion. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why China objects, and why it might create bigger problems for inward investment.
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April 24, 2025 • 25 mins
Across multiple administrations and both political parties, the United States has steadily sought to contain the rise of the People’s Republic. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the measurable extent of the break between the global titans.
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April 17, 2025 • 29 mins
Stocks and government bonds have steadied following dramatic falls triggered by the US president’s trade war. Yet the policy may yet do lasting damage. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists examine the possible long-term effects on US Treasuries and the dollar.
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April 10, 2025 • 27 mins
President Trump’s import-levies bonanza, however it evolves, is arbitrary enough to upend easy assumptions about how the White House, the Federal Reserve and American trade partners can or will proceed. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists gauge the fallout.
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April 3, 2025 • 22 mins
The buy-now-pay-later firm is pushing through a still-thin pipeline toward a listing. Despite a high-tech sheen, it’s less tied to the big themes of the moment than recent disappointing offerings. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate its prospects.
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March 27, 2025 • 25 mins
The transatlantic trustbusting consensus forged by Lina Khan and Margrethe Vestager is already fraying. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists discuss if it will lead to mergers involving national champions such as GSK and BP, and in turn remedy some economic ills.
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March 20, 2025 • 21 mins
After years of setting the global pace, the S&P 500 Index has dropped 9% from its peak while Hong Kong and Europe benchmarks rise. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss whether trade wars and threats to the rule of law portend a durable shift.
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March 13, 2025 • 24 mins
The nation known for anti-deficit orthodoxy faces an economic slowdown and US antagonism. Likely Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s response: boost spending by more than 500 bln euros. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast Breakingviews columnists discuss the jolt to the whole continent.
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March 6, 2025 • 21 mins
Beijing’s leap in developing silicon smarts, embodied in DeepSeek’s shockingly cheap model, will challenge US attempts to restrict cutting-edge technology. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate whether it will destabilize the AI market.
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