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Addressing one of his biggest audiences at perhaps the lowest moment of his second term, President Donald Trump returned again and again in his State of the Union speech to the same message on the economy: Everything is going great.  A resolute Trump was determined to will Americans into a better economic mood, seeking to paint over the affordability concerns at the center of upcoming midterm elections with statistics and self-congratulation. "Inflation is plummeting. Incomes are rising fast. The roaring economy is roaring like never before," Trump boasted early in the nearly two-hour speech. Bloomberg Opinion Senior Executive Editor Tim O'Brien joins Stephen Carroll and Lizzy Burden on Daybreak Europe Radio with his thoughts.

Senior US officials say President Donald Trump's tariff defeat at the Supreme Court will not unravel trade deals negotiated with key US partners, as the administration moves to defend its assertive trade policies. Agreements reached with China, the European Union, Japan and South Korea remain in place, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on CBS's Face the Nation. However, Trump's pledge to reimpose tariffs at 15% on all nations could result in the UK facing the largest increase, up from its previous reciprocal tariff rate of 10%. Crawford Falconer, Former UK Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and currently senior advisor to Bradshaw advisory joins Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker on Bloomberg Radio to discuss.