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Shawn Donnan

Washington, D.C.

Senior Writer at Bloomberg News

Senior writer, Bloomberg @economics. Ex @FT. Aussie. Red Sox nation. Opinions mine alone. RTs not endorsements. [email protected]

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Articles

  • 5 days ago | bloomberg.com | Shawn Donnan

    With his decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities and join Israel’s war on Iran, President Donald Trump has injected new geopolitical risks into an already fragile global economy. It also makes what comes next in his trade and economic conflicts all the more important. It should be causing some recalculations. And perhaps deleting a popular meme.

  • 5 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Shawn Donnan |Swati Pandey

    U.S. strikes on Iran’s three main nuclear facilities come at a fragile moment for the global economy, and the outlook now hinges on how forcefully the Islamic Republic retaliates. The World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the International Monetary Fund have all downgraded their global growth forecasts in recent months.

  • 6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Shawn Donnan |Swati Pandey

    (Bloomberg) -- US strikes on Iran’s three main nuclear facilities come at a fragile moment for the global economy, and the outlook now hinges on how forcefully the Islamic Republic retaliates. The World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the International Monetary Fund have all downgraded their global growth forecasts in recent months.

  • 6 days ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Shawn Donnan |Swati Pandey

    Shawn Donnan and Swati Pandey / Bloomberg Sat, 21 June 2025 at 6:26 pm GMT-4 3 min read In the extreme scenario in which the Strait of Hormuz is shut, crude could soar past US$130 per barrel US strikes on Iran’s three main nuclear facilities come at a fragile moment for the global economy, and the outlook now hinges on how forcefully the Islamic Republic retaliates.

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Shawn Donnan

    When Donald Trump gets down to business with his fellow Group of Seven leaders in the Canadian Rockies on Monday, top of the agenda will be the latest conflict between Iran and Israel and the threat it poses to both Middle East stability and the global economy. And yet hanging over it all will be the trade wars the US president has launched against his fellow G-7 leaders and others who might be wondering: Is America still an engine of growth or a drag on economic activity?

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Shawn Donnan
Shawn Donnan @sdonnan
14 May 25

Such a great piece of reporting from @byHeatherLong here. The big takeaway: Even the tariff winners aren’t convinced they are the answer. https://t.co/Tg5wwzXK1n

Shawn Donnan
Shawn Donnan @sdonnan
10 May 25

Countries like Cambodia, Lesotho and Mauritius are on the priority list. So striking how few major US trading partners are on this list…

Josh Wingrove
Josh Wingrove @josh_wingrove

The Trump administration’s early tariff target list includes small trading partners like Fiji and Lesotho as the U.S. looks for quick “template” deals. The U.S. has guarded the list. ⁦@Alicia_Diaz23⁩ and I write about it here: https://t.co/paef81JbnT

Shawn Donnan
Shawn Donnan @sdonnan
10 May 25

US & Chinese officials have been talking for hours today. Does that mean substantive talks? Maybe. Though this is first time they have sat down face to face. They’ve got lots of grievances to air… Team Trump’s goal this weekend 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://t.co/jUHwxkx5da