Thomas Black

6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Thomas Black

This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a carefully curated compendium of Bloomberg Opinion’s opinions. Sign up here. Here’s a loaded question. Who would you rather have at the helm of the US economy: President Donald Trump, or Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell? For me at least, the answer is easy — it’s the headline to this item.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Thomas Black

It was inevitable that Boeing Co. would get caught up in the tariff storm unleashed by President Donald Trump. Even amid all its stumbles since fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019, the planemaker remains the US’ manufacturing export champion. That puts a big target on its back.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Thomas Black

NowOn a recent New York-Tokyo flight, I bumped into a former Bank of Japan official. A senior, battle-tested one who has ostensibly seen it all. He was on the job during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Russia’s default in 1998, the Lehman Brothers crash in 2008, the “taper tantrum” of 2013, the …

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Thomas Black

During a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Jared Isaacman, the nominee for NASA administrator, was — in a twist on the Will Smith ’90s tune — gettin’ squishy wit it. Isaacman danced uncomfortably around pointed questions about whether he would stick to the space agency’s plan to first establish a permanent presence on the moon with the continuing Artemis program or prioritize the big challenge of sending a human to Mars, as his close associate Elon Musk would prefer. Sen.

1 week ago | stripes.com | Thomas Black

A view from orbit looking obliquely across the surface of the moon. (Ernie T. Wright, NASA/AP) During a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Jared Isaacman, the nominee for NASA administrator, was — in a twist on the Will Smith ’90s tune — gettin’ squishy wit it.