This year’s G-20 summit in Brazil revealed a new reality: The world order is shifting as President Joe Biden wraps up his final months in office and President-elect Donald Trump returns to power.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Flavia Krause-Jackson and host David Gura join the show from Rio de Janeiro to talk through the gathering of the world’s largest economies and how they’re preparing for a new geopolitical era.

This year’s G-20 summit in Brazil revealed a new reality: The world order is shifting as President Joe Biden wraps up his final months in office and President-elect Donald Trump returns to power.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Flavia Krause-Jackson and host David Gura join the show from Rio de Janeiro to talk through the gathering of the world’s largest economies and how they’re preparing for a new geopolitical era.

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As the US Turns Inward, the World Order Realigns

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A slate of new data this week painted a tepid but slightly optimistic picture of the US economy: Consumer prices declined in June for the first time in six years, jobless claims ticked down and retail sales rose modestly. So why doesn’t the data match up with how Americans are feeling?

On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder talks to Bloomberg’s Reade Pickert and labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards about what the data does (and doesn’t) tell us about the state of the US economy.

Read more: How’s Inflation? Depends How It’s Measured


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Hosted by Sarah Holder; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Reade Pickert; Edited by Aaron Edwards.

Fact-checking by Victor Swezey, Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Engineering by Sean Carter.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

A slate of new data this week painted a tepid but slightly optimistic picture of the US economy: Consumer prices declined in June for the first time in six years, jobless claims ticked down and retail sales rose modestly. So why doesn&rsquo;t the data match up with how Americans are feeling?
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder talks to Bloomberg&rsquo;s Reade Pickert and labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards about what the data does (and doesn&rsquo;t) tell us about the state of the US economy.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-07-13/multiple-us-inflation-rates-would-better-capture-economic-reality">How&rsquo;s Inflation? Depends How It&rsquo;s Measured </a>
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Hosted by Sarah Holder; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Reade Pickert; Edited by Aaron Edwards.
Fact-checking by Victor Swezey, Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Engineering by Sean Carter.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

Inflation Is Cooling. Why Are Americans Still Sweating?

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President Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure showed earnings unlike anything Americans have seen from a sitting US president: $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency, 21,000 securities trades and millions from his resorts and golf clubs.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg campaign finance reporter Bill Allison joins host Sarah Holder to look at the ethical concerns the disclosure raises and what — if any — political fallout could follow.

Read more: 
Trump Reports at Least $1.4 Billion in 2025 Crypto Earnings 
Trump Reports Receiving About $120,000 in Sports Events Tickets
Trump Financial Disclosure Shows 21,000 Trades in 2025

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Hosted by Sarah Holder; Produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Bill Allison; Fact-checking by Victor Swezey; Engineering by Alex Sugiura; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 2025 financial disclosure showed earnings unlike anything Americans have seen from a sitting US president: $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency, 21,000 securities trades and millions from his resorts and golf clubs.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg campaign finance reporter Bill Allison joins host Sarah Holder to look at the ethical concerns the disclosure raises and what &mdash; if any &mdash; political fallout could follow.
Read more:&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-30/trump-reports-at-least-1-2-billion-in-crypto-earnings-for-2025?srnd=undefined">Trump Reports at Least $1.4 Billion in 2025 Crypto Earnings</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/trump-reports-receiving-about-120-000-in-sports-events-tickets?srnd=undefined">Trump Reports Receiving About $120,000 in Sports Events Tickets</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-02/trump-financial-disclosure-shows-21-000-trades-in-2025">Trump Financial Disclosure Shows 21,000 Trades in 2025</a></li>
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Hosted by Sarah Holder; Produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Bill Allison; Fact-checking by Victor Swezey; Engineering by Alex Sugiura; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

All the President's Profits

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China’s men’s soccer team has qualified for the World Cup just once, despite millions in investment and a personal push from President Xi Jinping to turn the nation into a footballing powerhouse.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host Oanh Ha speaks with Eric Zhu of Bloomberg Economics and Mark Dreyer, sports writer and author of Sporting Superpower, about why the country’s top-down engineering approach fails to capture the grassroots magic of the game and how academic pressure continues to push many young players off the field.

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Hosted by Oanh Ha; Produced by Yang Yang and Naomi Ng; Edited by Patrick Hirsch, Julia Weaver; Fact-checking by Julia Press; Engineering by Taka Yasuzawa Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

China&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s soccer team has qualified for the World Cup just once, despite millions in investment and a personal push from President Xi Jinping to turn the nation into a footballing powerhouse.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, host Oanh Ha speaks with Eric Zhu of Bloomberg Economics and Mark Dreyer, sports writer and author of Sporting Superpower, about why the country&rsquo;s top-down engineering approach fails to capture the grassroots magic of the game and how academic pressure continues to push many young players off the field.
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Hosted by Oanh Ha; Produced by Yang Yang and Naomi Ng; Edited by Patrick Hirsch, Julia Weaver; Fact-checking by Julia Press; Engineering by Taka Yasuzawa Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

Xi Jinping Loves Soccer. Why Is China’s Team So Bad?

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As the US Turns Inward, the World Order Realigns

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