The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Trump’s ‘vibecession’
FT News Briefing30 Nov 2025

The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Trump’s ‘vibecession’

As President Donald Trump approaches the one-year anniversary of his second term in office, the FT’s chief economics commentator Martin Wolf, and Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman sit down to discuss the US economy and the state of American democracy. Are American consumers finally feeling the effect of Trump’s tariffs? Is AI to blame for the frozen labour market? Or is the spectre of a weakening democracy and plutocracy to blame for slumping consumer sentiment? In the first of four weekly episodes, Wolf and Krugman unpick the US and world economy, with Krugman explaining why he’s less pessimistic now than he was earlier this year.


Subscribe and listen to this series of The Economics Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen to podcasts.


Read Martin’s column here.


Subscribe to Paul’s Substack here.


Find Paul’s cultural coda here.


Find Martin’s cultural coda here.


Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music and sound design by Breen Turner.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(2113)

Thursday, November 15

Thursday, November 15

Uber's revenue growth slows, the inventor of American blue jeans returns to Wall Street, and US natural gas supply is short for a cold winter. Plus, the FT's editorial director Robert Shrimsley tells ...

15 Nov 20188min

Wednesday, November 14

Wednesday, November 14

Italy defies the EU spending rules, US crude oil breaks a losing streak record, and German chancellor Angela Merkel calls for the creation of a unified European Army. Plus, the FT's Westminster bureau...

14 Nov 20188min

Tuesday, November 13

Tuesday, November 13

iPhone sales could be reaching a peak, California wildfires are also affecting power companies and insurers, and the Brexit negotiations could be reaching an 'end game'. Plus, FT banking editor Laura ...

13 Nov 20187min

Monday, November 12

Monday, November 12

Two of the worlds biggest oil producers are at odds, the clock on a Brexit deal is running out, and Europe considers new regulations on big tech. Plus, why countries are dropping out of a UN pact to g...

12 Nov 20188min

Friday, November 9

Friday, November 9

The Federal Reserve clears the way for a US rate rise next month, European IPOs hit a rough patch and Poland overturns a ban on a nationalist march. Plus, US and Chinese security officials meet today ...

9 Nov 20188min

Thursday, November 8

Thursday, November 8

Chipmaker Qualcomm warns investors that slower Chinese demand and a feud with Apple over its chips will weigh on the December quarter results, the EU calls for regulators to investigate data brokers a...

8 Nov 20187min

Wednesday, November 7

Wednesday, November 7

Democrats take control of the House of Representatives, Republicans clinch a number of closely-watched seats and investors focus on what is next on trade. Plus, Lionel Barber on what the new balance o...

7 Nov 20189min

Tuesday, November 6

Tuesday, November 6

Theresa May set to warn pro-Brexit ministers time is running out for a deal with the EU, private equity groups scale back their UK investments and Apple and Amazon shares take a hit. Plus, as American...

6 Nov 20189min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

aftonbladet-krim
svenska-fall
p3-krim
rss-krimstad
flashback-forever
aftonbladet-daily
politiken
rss-krimreportrarna
spar
rss-vad-fan-hande
rss-sanning-konsekvens
motiv
blenda-2
rss-flodet
rss-frandfors-horna
dagens-eko
svd-ledarredaktionen
grans
olyckan-inifran
rss-aftonbladet-krim