About this episode
Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF . Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul Sweeney March 27th, 2025 Featuring: 1) Julia Pollak, Chief Economist at ZipRecruiter, reacts to US jobless claims and President Trump's 25% auto tariffs announcement and looks ahead to PCE. The 25% auto tariffs will come into effect on April 3, initially targeting fully assembled vehicles, and will expand to include major automobile parts by May 3. Meanwhile, traders await February PCE data, with Bloomberg Economics writing that Core PCE is expected to show accelerated inflation. 2) Wendy Schiller, professor at Brown University, reacts to President Trump's auto tariffs announcement and how Washington will or will not push back, as well as the Signal text controversy. The EU, Canada, and other countries have criticized the 25% auto tariff implementation, coming April 3. President Trump and top allies are struggling to defend against criticism over the inclusion of a journalist in a Signal chat discussing military attacks in Yemen, after texts showed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealing specific operational details. 3) Melissa Otto, Head of TMT Research at Visible Alpha, on recent Mag 7 slides and yesterday's NASDAQ drop, and discusses whether big tech is actually "tariff-proof" or if they'll feel their effects. Tesla inched higher on the news as the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle company could avoid some of the tariff costs due to its US production. 4) Leslie Palti-Guzman, senior non-resident fellow at CSIS and NY University SPS Center for global affairs, joins for a discussion on energy and Russian gas flows as the Trump administration negotiates an end to the war in Ukraine, as well as how Houthi shipping disruptions could change after the Signal text controversy. 5) Ben McMillan, CIO at IDX Advisors, on how equities are reacting this morning to yesterday's tariff announcement and "uncertainty paralysis" in markets. The S&P 500 and other major stock benchmarks fell yesterday as concerns about the impact of a trade war on the economy and inflation resurfaced, driven in part by President Trump's 25% tariff announcement on auto imports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.