About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of inflation on U.S. politics, particularly in relation to President Trump's actions and the upcoming midterm elections.
What starts at the checkout line often ends at the ballot box. President Trump’s war in Iran is driving up the price of gasoline and groceries making inflation one of the defining issues in U.S. politics right now. With the midterms just months away, host Carmel Crimmins talks to Sally Buzbee, Reuters U.S. editor, and U.S. economics editor Dan Burns about the political and economic consequences of America’s affordability crisis. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further listening Kevin Warsh’s policy trap Prices Live podcast: The affordability gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Carmel Crimmins
Guests: Sally Buzbee, Dan Burns
Topics covered
- inflation
- U.S. politics
- affordability crisis
- gas prices
- midterm elections
Keywords
- Trump
- inflation
- gasoline prices
- groceries
- U.S. politics
- midterms
- affordability crisis
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Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Reuters
Products: gasoline, groceries
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Places: U.S.
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