April 7, 2025· 24 min

What Trump's Tariffs Are Already Doing to World Trade

Ryan Petersen

Orality

Model

81%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,122 words)

M:29%

HostJoe Weisenthal(971 words)

M:29%

GuestRyan Petersen(2,375 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic26%

very, literally, obviously

Engagement84%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, so, now

Repetition100%

like (63x), know (57x), what (39x)

Parallelism69%

So why would I pay for stuff I..., And I'm Joe Weisenthal...., And we kinda got really into t...

Sound Patterns69%

35 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases4%

i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging16%

quite, could, might

Passive Voice2%

are increased, are applied, be divined

Abstract Nouns20%

investment, business, verizon.com/business

Subordination14%

because, until, therefore

Sentence Length31%

Avg: 12.9 words/sentence

Word Complexity46%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style16%

427 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style100%

exactly, apply, monthly

Description

It was just last Wednesday that President Trump announced his new tariff schedule with the rest of the world. And it's already having an effect. Companies are scrambling to get goods on planes or boats to beat the first deadline. Companies are already trying to get out of existing contracts. And some previously planned factory endeavors have even been put on hold. On this episode, we speak with Ryan Petersen, the founder and CEO of Flexport, to talk about what he's already seeing from the perspective of his business. We also talk about how tariffs are operationally implemented, and how things might change if the existing tariffs remain in place. Read More: Tariffs Are Dragging Down Even Companies Without US Exports Jeep Maker Stellantis Offers to Help Suppliers Pay Tariff Costs Only Bloomberg.com subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox — now delivered every weekday — plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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