About this episode
Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF . Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul SweeneyApril 21st, 2025 Featuring: 1) Julia Coronado, President/Founder of Macropolicy Perspectives, joins to discuss the precarious position the Fed is put in amid incoming tariffs and the possibility of higher inflation, and when or if Jay Powell will cut rates this year. The dollar weakened sharply as traders reacted to the possibility that President Donald Trump will try to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. 2) Meghan Clark, professor at St. John's University, talks about the death of Pope Francis. He encouraged Catholics to embrace a more compassionate view on many issues but found it difficult to close the book on past abuses by clergy. He was 88, and passed away 7:35 a.m. Monday in Rome, the Vatican said in a statement. He had been hospitalized in Rome in mid-February with bronchitis, which progressed to pneumonia in both lungs — the last in a litany of respiratory and other medical challenges he had faced. On Sunday, he had met with US Vice President JD Vance. 3) Gautam Mukunda, Bloomberg Opinion contributor and Yale School of Management professor, joins for a discussion on politics and the forces pushing back or accepting certain norms being challenged by the Trump administration. President Trump is continuing his calls for a change at the head of the Fed, and there's growing pressure on US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid reports of turmoil at the Pentagon. 4) Drew Matus, Chief Market Strategist at Metlife Investment Management, brings us into the market open and discusses the prospect of a recession as the US enters "trade war hell." 5) Lisa Mateo joins with the latest headlines in newspapers across the US, including The Boston Globe looking into the best places to eat along the route of the Boston Marathon and Business Insider's story on men are getting cosmetic treatments and anti-aging procedures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.