Michael Barr
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Michael Barr is a media professional and host. He is best known as a host of the Bloomberg Business of Sports Podcast.
12 episodes featuring Michael Barr
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Tariffs ease as Iran holds firm on Hormuz
The episode connects tentative trade de-escalation with Middle East tensions, market pressure, AI risks, and the political consequences of disruption.
Sep 28, 2026 · 22 min
Equity Mates Investing Podcast
AI accountability meets higher rates and battered super apps
The episode connects unresolved questions about autonomous-system responsibility with the market, superannuation and valuation pressures shaping investment decisions.
Sep 27, 2026 · 41 min
Up First from NPR
Storms, redistricting and mortgage rates test the country
The episode connects immediate weather threats and a consequential court ruling with economic pressure already reshaping the housing market.
Sep 26, 2026 · 16 min
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Trump-Xi truce tests U.S.-China strategy as Hormuz talks move markets
The episode connects fragile great-power diplomacy, possible Middle East de-escalation, and weather and market risks shaping the morning ahead.
Sep 25, 2026 · 27 min
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Trade truce pauses U.S.-China tensions as markets price inflation
The episode connects a fragile diplomatic pause with unresolved trade disputes and bond-market pressures that could shape policy and global growth.
Sep 24, 2026 · 25 min
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Trump’s Iran optimism meets demands, party pressure and Xi’s visit
The episode tests whether renewed U.S.–Iran diplomacy offers a real path forward as domestic politics, energy prices and China complicate the outlook.
Sep 23, 2026 · 22 min
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Trump-Xi talks test trade, AI and geopolitical restraint
The episode connects fragile U.S.-China negotiations, Greenland security plans and Iran diplomacy to markets, military posture and global trade.
Sep 22, 2026 · 22 min
Receipts with Catherine Rampell
Fed pressure tests the economy’s surprising resilience
The episode connects economic stability to the credibility of institutions that political pressure could weaken.
Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 1m
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Trump-Xi talks test whether AI rivalry can yield guardrails
The episode connects diplomacy, energy markets, security alliances and public-health disputes to a broader question of how governments manage escalating risk.
Sep 21, 2026 · 23 min
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Trump weighs tariff delay ahead of Xi summit
The timing of new China tariffs could shape a broader trade bargain while markets also confront war, tighter monetary policy, and debt risks.
Sep 18, 2026 · 22 min
Receipts with Catherine Rampell
Canada Turns Away From Trump as Institutions Face Pressure
The episode connects Canada’s realignment with Europe to a broader warning about inflation, central-bank independence, disappearing tax data, and weakened accountability.
Sep 18, 2026 · 57 min
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Fed hike tests Trump’s tolerance for higher borrowing costs
The episode connects a unanimous Fed rate increase to inflation risks, possible further hikes, and widening political pressure on monetary policy.
Sep 17, 2026 · 21 min