On today's podcast:
1) President Donald Trump’s dramatic U-turn on tariff threats has isolated China as the primary target of his trade offensive, significantly narrowing Beijing’s options for immediate de-escalation.
2) European stocks opened sharply higher, tracking Wall Street’s late-Wednesday rally, after President Donald Trump paused most of his sweeping tariff hikes. US equity futures fell, however, suggesting the euphoria is already dissipating.
3) Five gut-wrenching days after Donald Trump’s America-versus-the-world trade war threw stock and bond markets around the world into disarray, he backpedaled and, in the process, pulled the financial system back from the brink.

Daybreak Weekend: Nvidia Earnings, Europe Airlines, Japan GDP
38:21

Trump-Xi Summit Wraps in Beijing; Jay Powell's Final Day as Fed Chair
20:50

Xi Warns Trump of Potential Conflict over Taiwan; Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh
14:38