Here's Why

Oct 25 2024 26 ep. 7 mins 2.1k

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Here's Why: Where we take one news story and explain it in just a few minutes with help from our experts at Bloomberg.

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Here's Why Company Earnings Are So Difficult to Forecast

Oct 25 2024 10 mins

What would YOU like to hear about on Bloomberg? Help make shows like ours even better by taking our Bloomberg audience survey.Every earnings season, investors keenly watch to see whether companies are meeting, beating or missing expectations. But how are these expectations set, and is anyone able to accurately predict what companies will say? Bloomberg Intelligence's Chief Equity S

Here's Why Europe is Unprepared To Defend Itself

Oct 18 2024 7 mins

The war in Ukraine, the rise of China and the possible return of Donald Trump have all highlight the risks to Europe and how the lack of defense spending over years has left the continent perilously exposed. How big is Europe's fighting force and does it have the capability to act were it to face a real threat? Bloomberg's Executive editor Flavia Krause-Jackson joins host Caroline

Here's Why Governments Just Keep Piling Up Debt

Oct 11 2024 9 mins

Government borrowing jumped during the pandemic, but big stimulus plans like the Inflation Reduction Act have added to the mountains of public debt. How worried should we be about how much each country owes, and are austerity policies inevitable to bring it under control? Bloomberg's Head of Economics and Government Stephanie Flanders joins host Stephen Carroll to discuss. See omny

Here's Why China's Stock Markets Just Work Differently

Oct 04 2024 7 mins

Investors in Chinese shares are used to seeing wild swings in prices. The market rally on September 30 was the biggest one-day gain since 2008, but it came after months of declines. Why are Chinese equity markets so volatile? Our Managing Editor for Asia Equities, Lianting Tu, joins host Stephen Carroll to explain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's Why Some Economic Data Matters More Than Others

Sep 27 2024 9 mins

CPI, PCE, GDP, PMIs and JOLTS are all data points closely monitored by markets. They help us understand where the economy is, can give us hints on where it's going. But are all of these numbers equally important? Our global economy reporter Enda Curran joins Stephen Carroll to discuss how to separate the signal from the noise.Anchor, Bloomberg Radio See omnystudio.com/listener for

Here's Why The Dream of a Borderless Europe Could Be Fading

Sep 20 2024 7 mins

The village of Schengen in Luxembourg lends its name to one of Europe's most ambitious agreements - creating a free travel area that now extends to 29 countries. But increased worries over migration, and other crises including Covid-19, have led to the return of border checks, and a quiet fizzling of the dream of a borderless Europe. Is it in terminal decline? Our Germany Correspon

Here's Why Dollar Dominance Is In Question

Sep 13 2024 7 mins

The world runs on dollars. It's the most commonly used currency in international transactions, an important reserve for central banks around the world, and a safe haven in troubled times. There are, however, some countries trying to move away from King Dollar, so what effect is it having? Bloomberg's Senior Washington Correspondent Saleha Mohsin wrote a book on the subject, called

Here's Why Calendar Months Matter to Markets

Sep 06 2024 7 mins

Like the weather, the markets have seasonal trends. January is usually good; September is bad. So how do money managers trade around these periods, and what could upset the usual expectations? Our Markets Live Managing Editor Kristine Aquino joins Stephen Carroll to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's Why Europe is Worrying About Gas This Winter, Again

Aug 30 2024 7 mins

Two and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Europe's energy woes still aren't resolved. Current prices are much lower than the all-time high of €300 per megawatt-hour in 2022 but are still double what they were before Putin's invasion. Our senior energy reporter Stephen Stapczynski joins to explain why there are concerns about supplies of gas in the

Here's Why We Pay So Much Attention To What Central Bankers Say

Aug 23 2024 7 mins

Central bankers are like celebrities in the finance world: every word they say gets closely scrutinised. Did their comments always elicit such interest, and do they ever tell us anything they shouldn't? Bloomberg Opinion columnist and avid central bank watcher, Daniel Moss, joins Stephen Carroll to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.