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Oil rise: Trump gets the jitters
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After oil prices climbed to nearly $120 a barrel yesterday, Donald Trump signalled a possible abrupt end to the conflict in Iran. Markets calmed, but the course of the war remains unclear. Why China’s government has said little about Iran. And how a hippy grocery store became America’s swankiest supermarket.
Guests and host:
- Edward Carr, deputy editor of “The Economist”
- Simon Rabinovitch, Beijing bureau chief
- Avantika Chilkoti, global business correspondent
- Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Iran, Donald Trump, Brent Crude, financial markets, Asia, oil shock
- Chinese foreign policy, Wang Yi
- Erewhon, food prices, supermarkets
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