US Wages Economic War on Iran | Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition 8/20/2026

0 August 20, 2026 16:46

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Kailey Leinz discusses the latest from the Trump Administration. On today’s show, Ashton Analytics Founder Anna Ashton, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Third Way Senior Fellow Caitlin Legacki and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig.

Chapters
00:00:00 Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition
00:01:07 Market Update: Stocks Fall, Yields Rise
00:03:35 Walmart’s Warning on the U.S. Consumer
00:04:09 Trump Announces Economic Offensive Against Iran
00:05:25 What Trump’s Iran Economic Plan Could Include
00:06:03 China, Iranian Oil & Secondary Sanctions
00:07:05 Bessent Signals Bigger Treasury Buybacks
00:08:16 Debt, Deficits & Rising Borrowing Costs
00:09:52 China Faces Pressure Over Iran
00:11:16 Who Has the Upper Hand: Trump or Xi?
00:13:14 Could Iran Sanctions Trigger China Export Controls?
00:15:08 China, Data Centers & the AI Race
00:18:01 South Korea, China & U.S. Pacific Strategy
00:20:31 Treasury Buybacks Fail to Calm Bond Markets
00:21:24 Why Higher Interest Rates May Be Here to Stay
00:22:44 Political Panel on America’s $40 Trillion Debt
00:24:08 Can Washington Actually Cut Spending?
00:26:39 Bessent’s Intervention in the Bond Market
00:30:39 Can Trump’s Iran Economic Offensive Work?
00:32:35 Market Update: Yields, Bitcoin & Oil
00:35:08 White House Shake-Up & the CLARITY Act
00:36:36 CFTC Chair on the Future of Crypto Regulation
00:37:46 What Happens if the CLARITY Act Fails?
00:41:52 Iran War Trades & CFTC Investigations
00:44:08 War, Assassination & Geopolitical Prediction Markets
00:45:40 AI Compute Futures & the Race With China
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