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Feb 2025
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Trump 2.0 and the Potential Economic Imp...

MORGAN STANLEY
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Our Global Head of Fixed Income and Public Policy Research, Michael Zezas, joins our Chief U.S. Economist, Michael Gapen, to discuss the possible outcomes for President Trump’s immigration policies and their effect on the U.S. economy. 
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