Stocks Slide as Credit Stress, War and AI Fears Weigh | The Close 2/27/2026
Original Report
Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Robinhood Markets’...
Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Robinhood Markets’ Stephanie Guild, Generate:Biomedicines’ Mike Nally, S&P Global’s Simon Gallagher, Inflation Insights’ Omair Sharif, Lightshed Partners’ Rich Greenfield, Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer, Institute for Advance Study’s Alondra Nelson, Hornets Sports and Entertainment’s Shelly Cayette-Weston, Raising Cane’s Aj Kumaran, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller. (Source: Bloomberg)
Glass House Analysis
International economic policy has concrete impacts far beyond diplomatic circles. Tariffs show up in the price of goods at stores, supply chain disruptions affect whether products are on shelves, and trade tensions can mean job losses in export-dependent industries. The globalized economy means that decisions made abroad can affect workers and consumers domestically.
Inflation is the silent tax that erodes purchasing power, hitting hardest those who can least afford it. When grocery bills rise faster than wages, families face impossible choices between food, medicine, and rent. Unlike market volatility that mainly affects investors, inflation touches everyone who buys groceries, fills a gas tank, or pays rent.
The implications extend beyond the immediate news cycle. Every economic development creates ripples that affect employment, prices, and opportunities in ways that may not be immediately visible but are deeply felt. By tracking these connections, we can better understand how the economy truly works—not as an abstract machine, but as a human system shaped by and shaping the lives of millions.
Enjoyed this analysis?
Get the Glass House Briefing every morning—market news that actually makes sense, delivered free to your inbox.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
More Stories
Anthropic to sue Trump administration after AI lab is labelled security risk
Pentagon has banned the start-up from government contracts in feud over military use of its technology
Core PCE Instantaneous Inflation at 3.6% in January, Same in February?
Using the Cleveland Fed nowcast for February, y/y inflation will be 3%, instantaneous at 3.2%, 3.6% instantaneous using Goldman Sachs estimate based on today’s PPI release. Figure 1: Instantaneous...
Trump admin blacklists Anthropic as AI firm refuses Pentagon demands
"The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
US court blocks landmark law limiting social media use for children
Judge rules Virginia does not have right to restrict ‘minors’ access to constitutionally protected speech’