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Here's Why

Here's Why

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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 Some Economic Data Matters More Than Others (Anniversary)
    May 30 2025

    It's been a year since we launched Here's Why. In that time we've brought you stories from the around the world about the global economy and how it's changing. To mark the occasion, we wanted to look back at one of our favourite episodes.

    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.

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    9 mins
  • Here's Why Obesity Drugs Are Changing the Food We Buy
    May 23 2025

    Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are now on weight loss drugs like Wegovy, known as GLP-1s. The food industry is taking notice too, with big companies leaning into more nutritional products to complement the effects of the drug. Deirdre Hipwell, who leads Bloomberg's team covering healthcare and consumer companies in Europe, joins Stephen Carroll to discuss.

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    9 mins
  • Here's Why China's Trade War Strategy Is Working
    May 16 2025

    The US and China have agreed to slash import tariffs for 90 days to allow for further negotiations. The deal is a major pullback of America's trade offensive, and comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken a defiant stance against Donald Trump. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Karishma Vaswani joins host Stephen Carroll to discuss.

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    9 mins

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