About this episode
Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF . Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel Today’s Podcast Features are: Sam Fazeli, Bloomberg Intelligence, Director of Research for Global Industries and Senior Pharmaceuticals Analyst, discusses President Trump attempting to slash drug prices for Americans by more closely aligning their costs to lower prices paid abroad, renewing and expanding upon a failed push from his first term. Nathan Dean, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Policy Analyst, discusses talks between Washington and Beijing to temporarily lower tariffs and de-escalate the trade war. The tariff arrangement will see the combined 145% US levies on most Chinese imports reduced to 30% and the 125% Chinese duties on US goods will drop to 10% for three months to give the countries time to negotiate a broader agreement on trade. James Abate, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Centre Asset Management, discusses the latest on the markets. Investors betting the US-China trade reprieve marks the end to an all-out tariff war that had threatened to tip the world into a recession sent stocks rallying, while spurring a slide in defensive corners of the market from bonds to gold and haven currencies. Brant Standridge, President, Consumer and Business Banking at Huntington Bank, discusss Huntington's expansion as banks pull back, and overall growth story. Huntington is a top-10 U.S. regional bank and a Fortune 500 company with $204 billion in assets. It’s one of the only regional banks to post growth in the first quarter of 2025, driven by increased loans and deposits, expanded net interest margin, growth of fee revenues, and rigorous expense management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.